Ranking of the US states and communities using the diffusion that their universities do of open source software. This diffusion is measured by its OSDI.
What's the OSDI? It's an indicator that measures the commitment that universities acquire with diffusion of Open Source software and is calculated based on 18 indicators that examine all areas of each university. More about the OSDI
| Rank | OSDI | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 100.00 | Utah |
| 2nd | 50.20 | Massachusetts |
| 3rd | 31.97 | Indiana |
| 4th | 26.17 | Michigan |
| 5th | 24.31 | Oregon |
| 6th | 21.37 | Iowa |
| 7th | 20.29 | Rhode Island |
| 8th | 20.02 | Maine |
| 9th | 17.37 | Connecticut |
| 10th | 15.93 | Arizona |
| 11th | 15.73 | California |
| 12th | 15.15 | Maryland |
| 13th | 14.07 | Wyoming |
| 14th | 13.60 | New Jersey |
| 15th | 13.19 | Minnesota |
| 16th | 12.61 | Pennsylvania |
| 17th | 12.21 | Washington |
| 18th | 11.90 | West Virginia |
| 19th | 11.64 | North Carolina |
| 20th | 11.25 | Hawaii |
| 21st | 10.80 | Wisconsin |
| 22nd | 10.60 | Delaware |
| 22nd | 10.60 | Kentucky |
| 23rd | 10.49 | Arkansas |
| 24th | 10.42 | Kansas |
| 25th | 10.30 | Georgia |
| 26th | 10.28 | Virginia |
| 27th | 10.22 | Idaho |
| 28th | 9.74 | New Mexico |
| 29th | 9.65 | Illinois |
| 30th | 9.63 | Alaska |
| 31st | 9.47 | Florida |
| 32nd | 9.14 | New Hampshire |
| 33rd | 9.00 | District Of Columbia * |
| 34th | 8.73 | Oklahoma |
| 35th | 8.44 | Louisiana |
| 36th | 8.03 | New York |
| 37th | 7.11 | Missouri |
| 38th | 7.09 | Montana |
| 39th | 6.98 | Nebraska |
| 39th | 6.98 | Mississippi |
| 40th | 6.97 | Alabama |
| 41st | 6.71 | Ohio |
| 42nd | 5.92 | Tennessee |
| 43rd | 4.76 | Texas |
| 44th | 4.54 | Nevada |
| 44th | 4.54 | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico * |
| 45th | 4.29 | South Carolina |
| 46th | 4.14 | Colorado |
| 47th | 2.70 | North Dakota |
| 47th | 2.70 | Vermont |
| 48th | 0.00 | South Dakota |
* Due to statistical relevance
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