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City innovation classifications and rankings 2016-2017 for USA, Canada and South America.
World’s largest city classification and global ranking with 171 Americas cities (118 USA, 14 Canada, 39 Latin America) from 500 benchmark cities classified, and with all cities ranked in 2016-2017. Based on 2thinknow analysis of cities on 162 city indicators from 2thinknow City Benchmarking Data program. Established 2007.
Index Resources: Annual Overview | FAQ | Media Release
Innovation Cities™ Index 2016-2017 : Americas
2016-2017 Indexes: Top 100 | Global | Americas | Europe | Asia | Emerging
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| Rank | City Name | State Province | Designated | Class. | Score | Sub Region |
| 1 | New York | New York | United States | 1 NEXUS | 59 | USA |
| 2 | San Francisco - San Jose | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 56 | USA |
| 3 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 1 NEXUS | 56 | USA |
| 4 | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 55 | USA |
| 5 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 54 | CANADA |
| 6 | Dallas-Fort Worth | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 52 | USA |
| 7 | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 8 | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 51 | CANADA |
| 9 | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 10 | Seattle | Washington | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 11 | Houston | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 12 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 50 | CANADA |
| 13 | Miami | Florida | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 14 | Washington DC | District of Columbia | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 15 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 1 NEXUS | 49 | USA |
| 16 | San Diego | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 48 | USA |
| 17 | Denver | Colorado | United States | 1 NEXUS | 47 | USA |
| 18 | Austin | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 46 | USA |
| 19 | Portland | Oregon | United States | 1 NEXUS | 46 | USA |
| 20 | Oakland | California | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 21 | Québec | Quebec | Canada | 2 HUB | 45 | CANADA |
| 22 | Raleigh-Durham | North Carolina | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 23 | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2 HUB | 45 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 24 | Orlando | Florida | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 25 | Phoenix | Arizona | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 26 | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 27 | Las Vegas | Nevada | United States | 2 HUB | 45 | USA |
| 28 | Minneapolis-St Paul | Minnesota | United States | 2 HUB | 44 | USA |
| 29 | São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil | 2 HUB | 44 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 30 | Detroit | Michigan | United States | 2 HUB | 44 | USA |
| 31 | Sacramento | California | United States | 2 HUB | 44 | USA |
| 32 | Calgary | Alberta | Canada | 2 HUB | 43 | CANADA |
| 33 | Mexico City | Mexico City | Mexico | 2 HUB | 43 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 34 | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 35 | Kansas City | KS/MO | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 36 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 37 | Boulder | Colorado | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 38 | San Antonio | Texas | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 39 | Providence | Rhode Island | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 40 | Riverside | California | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 41 | Tampa | Florida | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 43 | Richmond | Virginia | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 44 | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 45 | Santa Ana-Anaheim | California | United States | 2 HUB | 43 | USA |
| 46 | Newark | New Jersey | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 47 | Tallahassee | Florida | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 48 | Louisville | Kentucky | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 49 | Nashville | Tennessee | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 50 | Cincinnati | Ohio | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 51 | Memphis | Tennessee | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 52 | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | 2 HUB | 42 | CANADA |
| 53 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 54 | St Louis | Missouri | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 55 | Rio De Janeiro | Rio De Janeiro | Brazil | 2 HUB | 42 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 56 | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | 2 HUB | 42 | CANADA |
| 57 | Cleveland | Ohio | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 58 | Charlotte | North Carolina | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 59 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | United States | 2 HUB | 42 | USA |
| 60 | Buffalo | New York | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 61 | Honolulu | Hawaii | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 62 | Hartford | Connecticut | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 63 | Medellin | Antioquia | Colombia | 2 HUB | 41 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 64 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 65 | New Orleans | Louisiana | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 66 | Rochester | New York | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 67 | Boise | Idaho | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 68 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 69 | Des Moines | Iowa | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 70 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach | Virginia | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 71 | Santiago | Chile | 2 HUB | 41 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 72 | Jacksonville | Florida | United States | 2 HUB | 41 | USA |
| 73 | Columbus | Ohio | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 74 | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 75 | Savannah | Georgia | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 76 | Ventura-Oxnard | California | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 77 | Fresno | California | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 78 | Albany | New York | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 79 | Madison | Wisconsin | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 80 | Charlottesville | Virginia | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 81 | Akron | Ohio | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 82 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 83 | Greensboro | North Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 84 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 85 | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | 3 NODE | 40 | CANADA |
| 86 | Little Rock | Arkansas | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 87 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | 3 NODE | 40 | CANADA |
| 88 | Toledo | Ohio | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 89 | Corpus Christi | Texas | United States | 3 NODE | 40 | USA |
| 90 | Charleston | South Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 91 | El Paso | Texas | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 92 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 93 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | Mexico | 3 NODE | 39 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 94 | Bogotá | Cundinamarca Department | Colombia | 3 NODE | 39 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 95 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | 3 NODE | 39 | CANADA |
| 96 | Springfield | Massachusetts | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 97 | Columbia | South Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 98 | Dayton | Ohio | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 99 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 100 | Knoxville | Tennessee | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 101 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 102 | Omaha | Nebraska | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 103 | Syracuse | New York | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 104 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 105 | Spokane | Washington | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 106 | Tucson | Arizona | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 107 | Jackson | Mississippi | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 108 | Modesto | California | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 109 | Lexington | Kentucky | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 110 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 111 | Lincoln | Nebraska | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 112 | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 113 | Wichita | Kansas | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 114 | Augusta | Georgia | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 115 | Anchorage | Alaska | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 116 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | United States | 3 NODE | 39 | USA |
| 117 | London | Ontario | Canada | 3 NODE | 39 | CANADA |
| 118 | Kitchener | Ontario | Canada | 3 NODE | 38 | CANADA |
| 119 | Portland | Maine | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 120 | Manchester | New Hampshire | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 121 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 122 | Stockton | California | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 123 | Roanoke | North Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 124 | Bakersfield | California | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 125 | Wilmington | Delaware | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 126 | Montgomery | Alabama | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 127 | Greenville | South Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 128 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 129 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 130 | Reno | Nevada | United States | 3 NODE | 38 | USA |
| 131 | Lima | Peru | 3 NODE | 37 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 132 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada | 3 NODE | 37 | CANADA |
| 133 | Springfield | Illinois | United States | 3 NODE | 37 | USA |
| 134 | Fredericton - St John | New Brunswick | Canada | 3 NODE | 37 | CANADA |
| 135 | Springfield | Missouri | United States | 3 NODE | 37 | USA |
| 136 | Bozeman | Montana | United States | 3 NODE | 37 | USA |
| 137 | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | Brazil | 3 NODE | 37 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 138 | Curitiba | Paraná | Brazil | 3 NODE | 37 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 139 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 3 NODE | 35 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 140 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | Mexico | 3 NODE | 35 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 141 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | United States | 3 NODE | 35 | USA |
| 142 | Brasilia | Brasilia | Brazil | 3 NODE | 35 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 143 | Recife | Pernambuco | Brazil | 3 NODE | 35 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 144 | Fargo | North Dakota | United States | 3 NODE | 35 | USA |
| 145 | Burlington | Vermont | United States | 3 NODE | 35 | USA |
| 146 | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 3 NODE | 35 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 147 | Billings | Montana | United States | 3 NODE | 34 | USA |
| 148 | Cordoba | Córdoba Province | Argentina | 3 NODE | 34 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 149 | Cheyenne | Wyoming | United States | 3 NODE | 34 | USA |
| 150 | Salvador | Brazil | 3 NODE | 34 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 151 | Panama City | Panama Canal | Panama | 3 NODE | 34 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 152 | San Jose, Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rica | 3 NODE | 34 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 153 | Puebla | Puebla | Mexico | 3 NODE | 34 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 154 | Valparaíso | Valparaíso | Chile | 3 NODE | 33 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 155 | San Salvador | San Salvador department | El Salvador | 3 NODE | 33 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 156 | Quito | Pichincha | Ecuador | 3 NODE | 33 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 157 | Santo Domingo, DR | Dominican Republic | 3 NODE | 32 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 158 | Fortaleza | Ceará | Brazil | 3 NODE | 32 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 159 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Guatemala | 4 UPSTART | 30 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 160 | Caracas | Venezuela | 4 UPSTART | 30 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 161 | Cali | Valle del Cauca | Colombia | 4 UPSTART | 29 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 162 | San Juan | Argentina | 4 UPSTART | 29 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 163 | Guayaquil | Guayas | Ecuador | 4 UPSTART | 28 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 164 | Nassau | Bahamas | 4 UPSTART | 28 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 165 | Kingston | Jamaica | 4 UPSTART | 27 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 166 | Cartagena | Colombia | 4 UPSTART | 27 | LATIN AMERICA | |
| 167 | La Paz | La Paz Department | Bolivia | 4 UPSTART | 26 | LATIN AMERICA |
| 168 | Asuncion | Paraguay | 25 | LATIN AMERICA | ||
| 169 | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | 25 | LATIN AMERICA | ||
| 170 | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 | LATIN AMERICA | ||
| 171 | Havana | Havana | Cuba | 22 | LATIN AMERICA |
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