Table 82: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Information Industries for the United 
          States and States in the United States, 2000 - Ranked by Percent Employed in 
          Information Industries in 2000
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                      3,996,564                     3.1

   1  District of Columbia                                  16,846                     6.4
   2  Colorado                                             108,955                     5.0
   3  New Jersey                                           173,865                     4.4
   5  California                                           577,463                     4.0
   5  New York                                             340,713                     4.0
   7  Maryland                                             103,351                     3.9
   7  Virginia                                             130,592                     3.9
   8  Massachusetts                                        118,432                     3.8
   9  Georgia                                              135,496                     3.5
  10  Washington                                            95,669                     3.4
  12  Kansas                                                44,030                     3.4
  12  Utah                                                  34,712                     3.4
  13  Connecticut                                           55,202                     3.3
  14  Texas                                                283,256                     3.1
  15  Florida                                              215,787                     3.1
  17  Illinois                                             172,629                     3.0
  17  Missouri                                              80,623                     3.0
  18  Iowa                                                  41,970                     2.8
  19  Arizona                                               62,577                     2.8
  23  Alaska                                                 7,652                     2.7
  23  New Hampshire                                         17,478                     2.7
  23  Oklahoma                                              41,686                     2.7
  23  Vermont                                                8,425                     2.7
  24  Pennsylvania                                         148,841                     2.6
  29  Hawaii                                                13,278                     2.5
  29  Minnesota                                             65,460                     2.5
  29  Nebraska                                              21,732                     2.5
  29  New Mexico                                            18,614                     2.5
  29  Oregon                                                39,476                     2.5
  31  Maine                                                 15,294                     2.4
  31  Ohio                                                 128,081                     2.4
  33  North Carolina                                        89,797                     2.3
  33  Tennessee                                             63,200                     2.3
  36  Idaho                                                 13,779                     2.3
  36  North Dakota                                           7,438                     2.3
  36  Rhode Island                                          11,346                     2.3
  41  Alabama                                               42,754                     2.2
  41  Kentucky                                              39,303                     2.2
  41  Montana                                                9,283                     2.2
  41  Nevada                                                20,969                     2.2
  41  Wisconsin                                             60,142                     2.2
  43  Arkansas                                              25,891                     2.2
  43  Wyoming                                                5,351                     2.2
  45  Indiana                                               62,714                     2.1
  45  South Carolina                                        38,554                     2.1
  48  Michigan                                              98,887                     2.1
  48  South Dakota                                           8,033                     2.1
  48  West Virginia                                         15,916                     2.1
  49  Louisiana                                             36,418                     1.9
  50  Delaware                                               7,155                     1.9
  51  Mississippi                                           21,449                     1.8
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