County Types - Creative class Percent of workers in creative occupations (2007 - 2011) To resort data: click column headings. To download data: click here. Name Percent in creative occupations Rank Percent in creative occupations Maryland 1 31 Massachusetts 2 31 Colorado 3 30 Virginia 4 30 New Jersey 5 29 Connecticut 6 29 Washington 7 29 New Hampshire 8 29 California 9 28 Utah 10 27 Minnesota 11 27 New York 12 26 Arizona 13 26 Vermont 14 26 Oregon 15 26 Illinois 16 26 Georgia 17 26 Florida 18 25 Rhode Island 19 25 Delaware 20 25 Texas 21 25 North Carolina 22 25 Michigan 23 24 New Mexico 24 24 Pennsylvania 25 24 Alaska 26 24 Kansas 27 24 Hawaii 28 24 Ohio 29 24 Missouri 30 23 Maine 31 23 Idaho 32 23 Montana 33 23 Wisconsin 34 23 Tennessee 35 23 South Carolina 36 23 Nebraska 37 22 Indiana 38 22 Alabama 39 22 Oklahoma 40 22 Iowa 41 22 Nevada 42 22 Wyoming 43 21 North Dakota 44 21 Louisiana 45 21 Kentucky 46 21 South Dakota 47 21 Arkansas 48 20 West Virginia 49 19 Mississippi 50 19 Source: 2000, 2007-2011. US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Creative Class Codes, (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/creative-class-county-codes.aspx); DATE LAST UPDATED: August 10, 2015.