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North Carolina

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.

NC Innovation Index

North Carolina Ranking

15 / 51

* Source: Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer

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
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
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