| RANKING | SOURCE | PURPOSE/METHODOLOGY | RANK | YEAR |
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| The Draper Innovation Index U.S. | DII U.S. | Considers a wide variety of metrics to quantify/assess state's innovation and entrepreneurship environment. | 42 | 2022 |
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| The Most & Least Innovative States | WalletHub | Measures 22 indicators to determine the most innovative among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. | 43 | 2022 |
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| The State Technology & Science Index (STSI) | Milken Institute | Provides a benchmark for evaluating the knowledge economies of all 50 US states. | 44 | 2020 |
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| RANKING | SOURCE | PURPOSE/METHODOLOGY | RANK | YEAR |
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| America’s Top States for Business | CNBC | Measures all 50 States on more than 85 different metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness. | 26 | 2022 |
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| Best States to Start a Business | Forbes Advisors | Examines 18 key metrics across five categories to determine the best and worst U.S. states to start a business. | 43 | 2022 |
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| Where are Americans Most Likely to Succeed in Business | Merchant Maverick | Analyzed 9 metrics to rank the most business-friendly states in America. | 24 | 2022 |
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| RANKING | SOURCE | PURPOSE/METHODOLOGY | RANK | YEAR |
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| Opportunity Rankings | US News and World Reports. | Ranks States in their capacity for providing opportunities for all their citizens. | 20 | 2022 |
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| Social Mobility Index | SMI/College NET | Measures a state's ability to advance economic mobility | 38 | 2022 |
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| Social Progress Index | The Social Progress Imperative | Measures the extent to which states provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. | 43 | 2020 |
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KY RANKINGS: SOCIAL IMPACT
These indicators suggest that there is considerable room for Kentucky to increase the scale and impact of its efforts to improve the economic and social wellbeing of Kentuckians.