Source: Census Bureau, special tabulations (2011) of 1989–2008 Business Information Tracking Series via NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2012.

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Net high-tech business formations as a percentage of all business establishments, by state: 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008

	All business establishments					Net high-technology business formations					High-technology formations/business establishments (%)
	2004	2006	2007	2008		2004	2006	2007	2008		2004	2006	2007	2008
United States	7,366,978	7,585,035	7,689,821	7,587,695		11,598	14,031	15,113	-2,768		0.16	0.18	0.2	-0.04
Alabama	100,521	103,236	105,388	103,690		63	134	141	-65		0.06	0.13	0.13	-0.06
Alaska	19,309	19,838	20,146	19,870		22	66	55	-32		0.11	0.33	0.27	-0.16
Arizona	125,330	137,532	142,649	139,876		357	446	464	-236		0.28	0.32	0.33	-0.17
Arkansas	65,127	66,647	67,513	66,558		123	98	114	131		0.19	0.15	0.17	0.2
California	838,615	875,682	889,726	876,984		1,099	2,633	1,929	-973		0.13	0.3	0.22	-0.11
Colorado	146,937	154,254	157,570	156,426		490	509	751	148		0.33	0.33	0.48	0.09
Connecticut	92,710	93,232	93,444	92,428		-47	44	62	-124		-0.05	0.05	0.07	-0.13
Delaware	25,344	25,563	25,476	25,134		-52	-78	-131	-153		-0.21	-0.31	-0.51	-0.61
District of Columbia	19,503	20,967	20,957	21,051		66	195	143	-25		0.34	0.93	0.68	-0.12
Florida	483,693	516,185	522,710	506,466		1,743	1,009	873	-322		0.36	0.2	0.17	-0.06
Georgia	214,200	225,577	231,418	227,233		642	734	731	-228		0.3	0.33	0.32	-0.1
Hawaii	31,538	33,063	33,321	32,862		51	90	-30	-14		0.16	0.27	-0.09	-0.04
Idaho	41,205	45,599	47,284	46,133		54	151	185	-10		0.13	0.33	0.39	-0.02
Illinois	315,093	320,756	324,628	321,441		452	243	545	65		0.14	0.08	0.17	0.02
Indiana	149,050	151,024	152,604	149,891		208	164	171	-78		0.14	0.11	0.11	-0.05
Iowa	81,334	82,542	83,008	82,207		12	150	97	-14		0.01	0.18	0.12	-0.02
Kansas	75,600	76,261	76,984	75,958		160	114	41	-31		0.21	0.15	0.05	-0.04
Kentucky	91,598	92,700	93,428	92,471		116	42	48	46		0.13	0.05	0.05	0.05
Louisiana	102,866	101,647	104,459	103,877		-38	195	225	121		-0.04	0.19	0.22	0.12
Maine	41,131	41,941	42,409	41,683		81	31	0	49		0.2	0.07	0	0.12
Maryland	135,699	140,021	141,076	138,416		475	278	478	-56		0.35	0.2	0.34	-0.04
Massachusetts	175,426	174,997	176,304	173,933		156	193	304	-141		0.09	0.11	0.17	-0.08
Michigan	237,392	235,245	234,971	228,890		44	27	267	-408		0.02	0.01	0.11	-0.18
Minnesota	148,276	150,896	151,304	148,641		185	39	276	-278		0.12	0.03	0.18	-0.19
Mississippi	60,364	60,442	61,727	60,793		7	83	79	52		0.01	0.14	0.13	0.09
Missouri	153,584	154,177	154,201	152,165		195	279	62	-7		0.13	0.18	0.04	0
Montana	34,570	36,550	37,645	37,228		108	98	87	80		0.31	0.27	0.23	0.21
Nebraska	50,803	51,822	52,452	52,064		64	98	144	32		0.13	0.19	0.27	0.06
Nevada	55,713	61,061	62,706	61,721		169	207	181	-32		0.3	0.34	0.29	-0.05
New Hampshire	38,707	39,273	39,363	38,812		30	13	-23	0		0.08	0.03	-0.06	0
New Jersey	240,013	242,649	242,967	238,080		-80	38	-77	-393		-0.03	0.02	-0.03	-0.17
New Mexico	44,071	45,814	46,763	46,091		37	98	93	-1		0.08	0.21	0.2	0
New York	509,873	514,992	518,608	517,873		702	274	977	20		0.14	0.05	0.19	0
North Carolina	212,457	221,898	227,444	224,757		514	692	559	-53		0.24	0.31	0.25	-0.02
North Dakota	20,763	21,286	21,477	21,514		-1	34	52	43		0	0.16	0.24	0.2
Ohio	271,078	269,398	269,855	263,353		204	111	205	-273		0.08	0.04	0.08	-0.1
Oklahoma	87,180	89,440	91,054	91,186		75	236	245	22		0.09	0.26	0.27	0.02
Oregon	104,966	110,317	113,054	111,266		156	141	309	93		0.15	0.13	0.27	0.08
Pennsylvania	300,832	303,507	304,721	302,568		474	278	233	177		0.16	0.09	0.08	0.06
Rhode Island	29,900	30,322	30,299	29,713		67	8	69	-54		0.22	0.03	0.23	-0.18
South Carolina	100,947	105,060	107,685	106,501		175	230	294	25		0.17	0.22	0.27	0.02
South Dakota	24,693	25,419	25,797	25,624		16	9	76	42		0.06	0.04	0.29	0.16
Tennessee	131,355	134,776	137,547	136,321		39	372	99	-75		0.03	0.28	0.07	-0.06
Texas	489,782	508,092	520,405	521,383		401	1,221	1,588	231		0.08	0.24	0.31	0.04
Utah	62,644	68,612	71,722	71,301		283	382	397	-16		0.45	0.56	0.55	-0.02
Vermont	22,072	22,261	22,298	22,067		42	22	37	-4		0.19	0.1	0.17	-0.02
Virginia	188,533	196,849	200,131	197,376		845	986	844	-162		0.45	0.5	0.42	-0.08
Washington	170,848	179,368	183,984	181,688		346	476	657	52		0.2	0.27	0.36	0.03
West Virginia	40,732	40,480	40,415	39,579		16	-13	40	19		0.04	-0.03	0.1	0.05
Wisconsin	143,739	145,590	146,019	143,830		215	66	78	-12		0.15	0.05	0.05	-0.01
Wyoming	19,262	20,175	20,705	20,722		37	85	69	54		0.19	0.42	0.33	0.26