| Rank |
State |
2007 |
2008 |
| 1 |
Vermont |
567 |
557 |
| 2 |
Hawaii |
163 |
165 |
| 3 |
South Carolina |
158 |
163 |
| 4 |
Nevada |
108 |
123 |
| 5 |
Utah |
92 |
122 |
| 6 |
Arizona |
94 |
106 |
| 7 |
D.C. |
77 |
90 |
| 8 |
Kentucky |
31 |
67 |
| 9 |
New York |
44 |
50 |
| 10 |
Delaware |
18 |
40 |
| 11 |
Montana |
30 |
35 |
| 12 |
Georgia |
14 |
14 |
| 13 |
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
| 14 |
Alabama |
2 |
3 |
| 15 |
Missouri |
2 |
3 |
| 16 |
Tennessee |
3 |
3 |
| 17 |
Arkansas |
1 |
1 |
| 18 |
Illinois |
2 |
1 |
| 19 |
Kansas |
1 |
1 |
| 20 |
Michigan |
0 |
1 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma |
1 |
1 |
| 22 |
South Dakota |
1 |
1 |
| |
United States |
1,415 |
1,553 |
Source: Business °µÍø½ûÇø, March 9, 2009. |