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

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High-technology establishments as a percentage of all business establishments, by state: 2003, 2004, and 2006–2008

	All business establishments						High-technology establishments						High-technology establishments/business establishments (%)
	2003	2004	2006	2007	2008		2003	2004	2006	2007	2008		2003	2004	2006	2007	2008
United States	7,223,240	7,366,978	7,585,035	7,689,821	7,587,695		590,417	603,642	633,727	650,707	646,195		8.17	8.19	8.35	8.46	8.52
Alabama	99,453	100,521	103,236	105,388	103,690		6,347	6,407	6,613	6,783	6,754		6.38	6.37	6.41	6.44	6.51
Alaska	19,037	19,309	19,838	20,146	19,870		1,345	1,358	1,494	1,538	1,489		7.07	7.03	7.53	7.63	7.49
Arizona	120,966	125,330	137,532	142,649	139,876		10,433	10,901	11,942	12,540	12,269		8.62	8.7	8.68	8.79	8.77
Arkansas	64,058	65,127	66,647	67,513	66,558		4,012	4,142	4,373	4,550	4,675		6.26	6.36	6.56	6.74	7.02
California	822,751	838,615	875,682	889,726	876,984		77,614	79,288	85,514	87,815	86,312		9.43	9.45	9.77	9.87	9.84
Colorado	143,398	146,937	154,254	157,570	156,426		15,532	16,027	17,259	18,016	18,047		10.83	10.91	11.19	11.43	11.54
Connecticut	91,207	92,710	93,232	93,444	92,428		7,827	7,794	7,810	7,868	7,736		8.58	8.41	8.38	8.42	8.37
Delaware	24,739	25,344	25,563	25,476	25,134		3,964	3,907	3,700	3,573	3,407		16.02	15.42	14.47	14.02	13.56
District of Columbia	19,357	19,503	20,967	20,957	21,051		2,589	2,695	3,062	3,158	3,111		13.38	13.82	14.6	15.07	14.78
Florida	458,823	483,693	516,185	522,710	506,466		38,118	40,165	43,678	44,745	44,285		8.31	8.3	8.46	8.56	8.74
Georgia	208,350	214,200	225,577	231,418	227,233		18,820	19,424	20,825	21,586	21,402		9.03	9.07	9.23	9.33	9.42
Hawaii	30,950	31,538	33,063	33,321	32,862		2,097	2,152	2,325	2,305	2,294		6.78	6.82	7.03	6.92	6.98
Idaho	39,582	41,205	45,599	47,284	46,133		2,515	2,582	2,912	3,107	3,083		6.35	6.27	6.39	6.57	6.68
Illinois	310,589	315,093	320,756	324,628	321,441		27,606	28,200	28,821	29,222	29,265		8.89	8.95	8.99	9	9.1
Indiana	147,073	149,050	151,024	152,604	149,891		9,626	9,858	10,158	10,355	10,132		6.55	6.61	6.73	6.79	6.76
Iowa	80,745	81,334	82,542	83,008	82,207		4,316	4,324	4,548	4,679	4,659		5.35	5.32	5.51	5.64	5.67
Kansas	74,637	75,600	76,261	76,984	75,958		5,716	5,900	6,035	6,076	6,004		7.66	7.8	7.91	7.89	7.9
Kentucky	90,358	91,598	92,700	93,428	92,471		5,453	5,585	5,769	5,850	5,893		6.03	6.1	6.22	6.26	6.37
Louisiana	101,933	102,866	101,647	104,459	103,877		7,218	7,192	7,439	7,574	7,670		7.08	6.99	7.32	7.25	7.38
Maine	40,519	41,131	41,941	42,409	41,683		2,466	2,541	2,612	2,612	2,642		6.09	6.18	6.23	6.16	6.34
Maryland	132,782	135,699	140,021	141,076	138,416		13,428	13,974	14,632	15,151	15,009		10.11	10.3	10.45	10.74	10.84
Massachusetts	177,910	175,426	174,997	176,304	173,933		17,183	17,305	17,107	17,470	17,434		9.66	9.86	9.78	9.91	10.02
Michigan	236,221	237,392	235,245	234,971	228,890		16,937	16,988	17,049	17,321	16,773		7.17	7.16	7.25	7.37	7.33
Minnesota	145,364	148,276	150,896	151,304	148,641		12,834	13,055	13,348	13,590	13,257		8.83	8.8	8.85	8.98	8.92
Mississippi	59,565	60,364	60,442	61,727	60,793		3,269	3,274	3,336	3,405	3,469		5.49	5.42	5.52	5.52	5.71
Missouri	149,753	153,584	154,177	154,201	152,165		9,562	9,745	10,130	10,238	10,178		6.39	6.35	6.57	6.64	6.69
Montana	33,616	34,570	36,550	37,645	37,228		2,108	2,229	2,415	2,515	2,564		6.27	6.45	6.61	6.68	6.89
Nebraska	50,213	50,803	51,822	52,452	52,064		2,797	2,864	3,072	3,257	3,269		5.57	5.64	5.93	6.21	6.28
Nevada	53,080	55,713	61,061	62,706	61,721		5,387	5,493	5,975	6,087	6,024		10.15	9.86	9.79	9.71	9.76
New Hampshire	38,119	38,707	39,273	39,363	38,812		3,511	3,559	3,554	3,575	3,603		9.21	9.19	9.05	9.08	9.28
New Jersey	237,097	240,013	242,649	242,967	238,080		24,286	24,256	24,534	24,688	24,307		10.24	10.11	10.11	10.16	10.21
New Mexico	43,386	44,071	45,814	46,763	46,091		3,322	3,385	3,553	3,658	3,635		7.66	7.68	7.76	7.82	7.89
New York	500,559	509,873	514,992	518,608	517,873		35,926	36,706	37,346	38,368	38,308		7.18	7.2	7.25	7.4	7.4
North Carolina	207,500	212,457	221,898	227,444	224,757		14,869	15,426	16,908	17,671	17,582		7.17	7.26	7.62	7.77	7.82
North Dakota	20,371	20,763	21,286	21,477	21,514		964	972	1,035	1,075	1,117		4.73	4.68	4.86	5.01	5.19
Ohio	269,202	271,078	269,398	269,855	263,353		19,875	20,120	20,347	20,486	20,127		7.38	7.42	7.55	7.59	7.64
Oklahoma	85,633	87,180	89,440	91,054	91,186		6,859	6,965	7,301	7,512	7,536		8.01	7.99	8.16	8.25	8.26
Oregon	102,462	104,966	110,317	113,054	111,266		7,500	7,659	8,083	8,453	8,525		7.32	7.3	7.33	7.48	7.66
Pennsylvania	297,040	300,832	303,507	304,721	302,568		22,266	22,796	23,486	23,778	23,930		7.5	7.58	7.74	7.8	7.91
Rhode Island	29,172	29,900	30,322	30,299	29,713		1,976	2,043	2,059	2,108	2,076		6.77	6.83	6.79	6.96	6.99
South Carolina	98,735	100,947	105,060	107,685	106,501		5,869	6,048	6,551	6,942	6,978		5.94	5.99	6.24	6.45	6.55
South Dakota	24,314	24,693	25,419	25,797	25,624		1,206	1,234	1,266	1,347	1,397		4.96	5	4.98	5.22	5.45
Tennessee	129,458	131,355	134,776	137,547	136,321		8,196	8,226	8,772	8,980	8,882		6.33	6.26	6.51	6.53	6.52
Texas	481,804	489,782	508,092	520,405	521,383		45,062	45,522	47,520	49,237	49,419		9.35	9.29	9.35	9.46	9.48
Utah	60,011	62,644	68,612	71,722	71,301		5,474	5,716	6,531	6,960	6,913		9.12	9.12	9.52	9.7	9.7
Vermont	21,747	22,072	22,261	22,298	22,067		1,453	1,498	1,535	1,570	1,548		6.68	6.79	6.9	7.04	7.01
Virginia	182,783	188,533	196,849	200,131	197,376		18,868	19,758	21,678	22,607	22,482		10.32	10.48	11.01	11.3	11.39
Washington	166,229	170,848	179,368	183,984	181,688		13,171	13,480	14,411	15,138	15,116		7.92	7.89	8.03	8.23	8.32
West Virginia	40,225	40,732	40,480	40,415	39,579		2,257	2,259	2,308	2,352	2,343		5.61	5.55	5.7	5.82	5.92
Wisconsin	141,560	143,739	145,590	146,019	143,830		9,035	9,249	9,438	9,591	9,609		6.38	6.43	6.48	6.57	6.68
Wyoming	18,804	19,262	20,175	20,705	20,722		1,353	1,396	1,558	1,625	1,656		7.2	7.25	7.72	7.85	7.99