0Most Innovative States From California to Virginia, Richard Florida ranks the most innovative states in the country to find out where good ideas are generating economic growth.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 8:10PM EDT / Published Oct. 20, 2010 1:28PM EDT Justin Sullivan / Getty Images,Justin Sullivan 1. California Justin Sullivan / Getty Images 2. MassachusettsJewel Samad, AFP / Getty Images 3. Idaho John Miller / AP Photo 4. Washington Ted S. Warren / AP Photo 5. ColoradoJack Dempsey / AP Photo 6. Connecticut 7. MinnesotaTHOMAS WHISENAND 8. VermontTim Roske 9. New HampshireMike Cherim 10. New JerseyMike Derer 11. Oregon William F. Sutton / AFP / Getty Images 12. Maryland Aude Guerrucci-Pool / Getty Images 13. Delaware Tim Sloan / Getty Images 14. Utah George Frey / Bloomberg via Getty Images 15. Arizona Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images 16. TexasDONNA MCWILLIAM 17 MichiganPaul Sancya / AP Photo 18. VirginiaCharles Dharapak / AP Photo 19. KansasReed Hoffman / AP Photo 20. New YorkPR Newsphoto
1. California Justin Sullivan / Getty Images 2. MassachusettsJewel Samad, AFP / Getty Images 3. Idaho John Miller / AP Photo 4. Washington Ted S. Warren / AP Photo 5. ColoradoJack Dempsey / AP Photo 6. Connecticut 7. MinnesotaTHOMAS WHISENAND 8. VermontTim Roske 9. New HampshireMike Cherim 10. New JerseyMike Derer 11. Oregon William F. Sutton / AFP / Getty Images 12. Maryland Aude Guerrucci-Pool / Getty Images 13. Delaware Tim Sloan / Getty Images 14. Utah George Frey / Bloomberg via Getty Images 15. Arizona Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images 16. TexasDONNA MCWILLIAM 17 MichiganPaul Sancya / AP Photo 18. VirginiaCharles Dharapak / AP Photo 19. KansasReed Hoffman / AP Photo 20. New YorkPR Newsphoto