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    Maine

    Northeast
    #35 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    53.0▼ -0.2 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    Maine scores 53.0 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #35 of 51 US states. That is down 0.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Resilience at 74.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 13.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420253040506070
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$900M$1.8B$2.7B$3.6B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #35 of 51
    US region: Northeast
    Indices scored: 12
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · NORTHEAST
    VTVermont51.3→CTConnecticut58.4→RIRhode Island47.3→PAPennsylvania60.0→NYNew York66.9→

    Maine: common questions

    What is Maine's IEPA score?
    Maine scores 53.0 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #35 of 51 US states.
    What is Maine's strongest zone?
    Resilience, at 74.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Maine back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 13.8, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Maine compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Vermont (51.3), Connecticut (58.4), Rhode Island (47.3), Pennsylvania (60.0), New York (66.9).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
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