Innovation in Small Business
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Awards
What does this mean?
SBIR and STTR awards allows for comparisons across states.
Why does this matter?
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) applications are thoroughly vetted for likelihood of successful commercialization, so awards indicate innovations with market potential.
North Carolina Ranking
15 / 51
* Source: Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer
Region Comparison
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Innovation in Small Business
Innovation in Small Business
State | 2010-01 | 2011-01 | 2012-01 | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 |
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Alabama | 144 | 137 | 113 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 109 | 138 | 102 | 78 |
Alaska | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Arizona | 150 | 131 | 87 | 91 | 103 | 86 | 97 | 114 | 97 | 108 |
Arkansas | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
California | 1,392 | 1,231 | 1,184 | 1,081 | 1,136 | 1,051 | 1,146 | 1,250 | 1,101 | 1,064 |
Colorado | 327 | 282 | 223 | 216 | 231 | 228 | 265 | 269 | 273 | 258 |
Connecticut | 116 | 101 | 66 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 57 | 70 | 76 |
Delaware | 39 | 32 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 48 | 41 | 29 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Florida | 186 | 164 | 159 | 133 | 139 | 141 | 153 | 173 | 177 | 157 |
Georgia | 83 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 55 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 58 | 84 |
Hawaii | 34 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 32 | 33 |
Idaho | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Illinois | 158 | 132 | 120 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 136 | 136 | 127 | 143 |
Indiana | 86 | 59 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 56 |
Iowa | 22 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Kansas | 19 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 19 |
Kentucky | 42 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 23 |
Louisiana | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
Maine | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Maryland | 321 | 273 | 266 | 250 | 257 | 265 | 255 | 295 | 274 | 223 |
Massachusetts | 863 | 769 | 686 | 600 | 570 | 579 | 549 | 654 | 598 | 530 |
Michigan | 213 | 142 | 120 | 120 | 113 | 140 | 114 | 126 | 125 | 112 |
Minnesota | 85 | 73 | 79 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 79 | 98 | 77 | 84 |
Mississippi | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Missouri | 61 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 43 | 61 | 54 |
Montana | 33 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Nebraska | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
Nevada | 20 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
New Hampshire | 89 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 94 | 82 |
New Jersey | 190 | 153 | 136 | 118 | 114 | 105 | 122 | 122 | 102 | 106 |
New Mexico | 98 | 80 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 70 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 51 |
New York | 337 | 287 | 265 | 217 | 226 | 251 | 229 | 248 | 242 | 235 |
North Carolina | 126 | 111 | 109 | 123 | 124 | 119 | 136 | 159 | 182 | 160 |
North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ohio | 286 | 237 | 240 | 172 | 199 | 203 | 205 | 231 | 233 | 234 |
Oklahoma | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
Oregon | 95 | 86 | 96 | 58 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 77 | 63 | 73 |
Pennsylvania | 281 | 245 | 209 | 169 | 217 | 218 | 212 | 225 | 235 | 190 |
Rhode Island | 21 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
South Carolina | 30 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 29 |
South Dakota | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
Tennessee | 49 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 54 |
Texas | 318 | 269 | 247 | 239 | 240 | 219 | 258 | 264 | 251 | 242 |
Utah | 18 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 |
Vermont | 443 | 418 | 341 | 311 | 303 | 304 | 300 | 347 | 314 | 298 |
Virginia | 142 | 127 | 118 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 114 | 110 | 101 | 111 |
Washington | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
West Virginia | 75 | 72 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 43 |
Wisconsin | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Wyoming | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
U.S. Average | 140 | 123 | 112 | 99 | 104 | 100 | 104 | 116 | 111 | 103 |
Innovation in Small Business 2
State | 2010-01 | 2011-01 | 2012-01 | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 |
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Alabama | 144 | 137 | 113 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 109 | 138 | 102 | 78 |
Alaska | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Arizona | 150 | 131 | 87 | 91 | 103 | 86 | 97 | 114 | 97 | 108 |
Arkansas | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
California | 1,392 | 1,231 | 1,184 | 1,081 | 1,136 | 1,051 | 1,146 | 1,250 | 1,101 | 1,064 |
Colorado | 327 | 282 | 223 | 216 | 231 | 228 | 265 | 269 | 273 | 258 |
Connecticut | 116 | 101 | 66 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 57 | 70 | 76 |
Delaware | 39 | 32 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 48 | 41 | 29 |
District of Columbia | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Florida | 186 | 164 | 159 | 133 | 139 | 141 | 153 | 173 | 177 | 157 |
Georgia | 83 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 55 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 58 | 84 |
Hawaii | 34 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 32 | 33 |
Idaho | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Illinois | 158 | 132 | 120 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 136 | 136 | 127 | 143 |
Indiana | 86 | 59 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 56 |
Iowa | 22 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Kansas | 19 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 19 |
Kentucky | 42 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 23 |
Louisiana | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
Maine | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Maryland | 321 | 273 | 266 | 250 | 257 | 265 | 255 | 295 | 274 | 223 |
Massachusetts | 863 | 769 | 686 | 600 | 570 | 579 | 549 | 654 | 598 | 530 |
Michigan | 213 | 142 | 120 | 120 | 113 | 140 | 114 | 126 | 125 | 112 |
Minnesota | 85 | 73 | 79 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 79 | 98 | 77 | 84 |
Mississippi | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Missouri | 61 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 43 | 61 | 54 |
Montana | 33 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Nebraska | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
Nevada | 20 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
New Hampshire | 89 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 94 | 82 |
New Jersey | 190 | 153 | 136 | 118 | 114 | 105 | 122 | 122 | 102 | 106 |
New Mexico | 98 | 80 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 70 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 51 |
New York | 337 | 287 | 265 | 217 | 226 | 251 | 229 | 248 | 242 | 235 |
North Carolina | 126 | 111 | 109 | 123 | 124 | 119 | 136 | 159 | 182 | 160 |
North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ohio | 286 | 237 | 240 | 172 | 199 | 203 | 205 | 231 | 233 | 234 |
Oklahoma | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
Oregon | 95 | 86 | 96 | 58 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 77 | 63 | 73 |
Pennsylvania | 281 | 245 | 209 | 169 | 217 | 218 | 212 | 225 | 235 | 190 |
Rhode Island | 21 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
South Carolina | 30 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 29 |
South Dakota | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
Tennessee | 49 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 54 |
Texas | 318 | 269 | 247 | 239 | 240 | 219 | 258 | 264 | 251 | 242 |
Utah | 18 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 |
Vermont | 443 | 418 | 341 | 311 | 303 | 304 | 300 | 347 | 314 | 298 |
Virginia | 142 | 127 | 118 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 114 | 110 | 101 | 111 |
Washington | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
West Virginia | 75 | 72 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 43 |
Wisconsin | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Wyoming | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
U.S. Average | 140 | 123 | 112 | 99 | 104 | 100 | 104 | 116 | 111 | 103 |