The State Of Solar Jobs

Battleground states in the 2016 election are highlighted.

State
Solar jobs in 2016
Growth since 2015
Rank: Solar jobs per capita
Alaska 64 94% 51
Alabama 530 85% 49
Arkansas 271 3% 50
Arizona 7,310 6% 13
California 100,050 32% 4
Colorado 6,004 20% 12
Connecticut 2,174 11% 19
District of Columbia 1,180 18% 6
Delaware 363 -20% 34
Florida 8,260 26% 31
Georgia 3,924 23% 35
Hawaii 3,194 14% 5
Iowa 563 61% 38
Idaho 611 60% 36
Illinois 3,718 7% 40
Indiana 2,700 72% 30
Kansas 467 66% 48
Kentucky 1,202 20% 41
Louisiana 2,922 48% 18
Massachusetts 14,582 -3% 1
Maryland 5,429 27% 9
Maine 572 73% 27
Michigan 4,118 48% 28
Minnesota 2,872 44% 23
Missouri 2,380 28% 32
Mississippi 883 58% 39
Montana 168 54% 47
North Carolina 7,112 20% 16
North Dakota 175 50% 44
Nebraska 1,585 104% 15
New Hampshire 1,184 62% 14
New Jersey 6,056 -14% 17
New Mexico 2,929 54% 8
Nevada 8,371 -4% 2
New York 8,135 -1% 29
Ohio 5,831 21% 25
Oklahoma 814 106% 46
Oregon 4,509 50% 11
Pennsylvania 3,061 23% 43
Rhode Island 1,176 25% 10
South Carolina 2,772 57% 20
South Dakota 478 50% 21
Tennessee 3,548 -7% 22
Texas 9,396 34% 37
Utah 4,408 65% 7
Virginia 3,236 65% 33
Vermont 1,767 29% 3
Washington 3,681 63% 24
Wisconsin 2,813 45% 26
West Virginia 381 9% 45
Wyoming 152 70% 42