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    New Jersey

    Northeast
    #11 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    67.2▼ -8.8 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    New Jersey scores 67.2 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #11 of 51 US states. That is down 8.8 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Innovation Capacity at 93.1. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Alignment at 2.0. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420254554637281
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$15.0B$30.0B$45.0B$60.0B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #11 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
    NYNew York66.9→MAMassachusetts68.3→NHNew Hampshire68.7→PAPennsylvania60.0→CTConnecticut58.4→

    New Jersey: common questions

    What is New Jersey's IEPA score?
    New Jersey scores 67.2 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #11 of 51 US states.
    What is New Jersey's strongest zone?
    Innovation Capacity, at 93.1. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding New Jersey back?
    Its binding constraint is Alignment, at 2.0, 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 New Jersey compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are New York (66.9), Massachusetts (68.3), New Hampshire (68.7), Pennsylvania (60.0), Connecticut (58.4).
    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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