California Is No. 1, Massachusetts No. 2 in US Innovation Rank

California Is No. 1, Massachusetts No. 2 in US Innovation Rank
The Bay Bridge is seen at WIRED25 Work: Inside San Francisco's Most Innovative Workplaces on October 12, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for WIRED25
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The Golden State is living up to its nickname, with California ranking as the most innovative economy in America.

That’s according to Bloomberg’s newest U.S. State Innovation Index based on six equally-weighted metrics: research and development intensity, productivity, clusters of companies in technology, “STEM” jobs, populous with degrees in science and engineering disciplines, and patent activity.