Innovation Intelligence

Crafting data-driven regional development strategies requires data to determine capacity for innovation and regional competitiveness. The headline or summary index is calculated from multiple index categories based on inputs and outputs. The index is a hierarchy, built up pyramid-like from a large foundation of data that is transformed into metrics that are key to each category. In this way, you can see your summary index and rank, as well as dive into the categories to understand which areas of innovation reveal your region’s strengths and weaknesses.

This is the latest version of the Innovation Intelligence tool. View the prior version.

We provide three distinct ways to explore this tool:

1) View the indexes and measures via the map by clicking on the folders. 2) Click on a county or region to view the innovation profile that appears below the map. 3) Scroll down further to use the comparison feature.

Mapping Innovation

1. Choose geography type

Counties Metro Areas Economic Development Districts States

2. Type and enter a geography OR click on the map

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3. Choose a thematic view

Standard Comparative

Headline Innovation Index Human Capital and Knowledge Creation Educational Attainment High School Attainment Some College Attainment Associate's Degree Attainment Bachelor's Degree Attainment Graduate Degree Attainment Knowledge Creation and Technology Diffusion Patent Technology Diffusion University-Based Knowledge Spillovers STEM Education and Occupations Average STEM Degree Creation (per 1,000 Population) Technology-Based Knowledge Occupation Clusters Average High-Tech Industry Employment Share Average Prime Working-Age Population Growth Business Dynamics Establishment Formation Establishment Births to All Establishments Ratio Traded Sector Establishment Births to All Establishment Ratio Jobs Attributed to Establishment Births to Total Employment Ratio Change in Establishment Births to All Establishment Ratio Average Small Establishments (per 10,000 Workers) Average High-Tech, Early-in-Life-Cycle Establishment Ratio Establishment Dynamics Establishment Expansions to Contractions Ratio Establishment Births to Deaths Ratio Traded Sector Births and Expansions to Deaths and Contractions Ratio Business Profile Venture Capital Dollar Measures Average Annual Venture Capital (scaled by GDP) Average Annual Expansion Stage Venture Capital (scaled by GDP) Average Annual High-Tech Industry Venture Capital (scaled by GDP) Change in Average Venture Capital Venture Capital Count Measures Average Initial Public Offerings (scaled by GDP) Average Annual Venture Capital Deals (scaled by GDP) Change in Average Venture Capital Deals Foreign Direct Investment Attractiveness FDI Employment Ratio, Foreign Source FDI Investment Ratio, Foreign Source FDI Employment Ratio, Domestic Source FDI Investment Ratio, Domestic Source Proprietorship Farm Operators with Internet Access Proprietorship Rate Change in Proprietorship Rate Proprietor Income to Total Wages and Salaries Ratio Average Large Establishments (per 10,000 Workers) Employment and Productivity Industry Performance Latent Innovation Industry Diversity Industry Cluster Performance Industry Cluster Growth Factor Industry Cluster Strength GDP Average Gross Domestic Product (per Worker) Change in Gross Domestic Product (per Worker) Patents Change in Average Patenting Rate Patent Diversity Job Growth to Population Growth Ratio Change in Share of High-Tech Industry Employment Economic Well-Being Residential Internet Connectivity Broadband Infrastructure and Adoption Broadband Adoption Barriers Compensation Change in Annual Wage and Salary Earnings per Worker Change in Proprietor Income (per Proprietor) Per Capita Personal Income Growth Income Inequality (Mean to Median Ratio) Average Poverty Rate Average Unemployment Rate Government Transfers to Total Personal Income Ratio Average Net Migration