Industrial R&D Intensity by State: 1997-1999

Sources: 
Table A-31 from NSF Division of Science Resource Statistics, Survey of Industrial Research and Development: 1999

Gross State Product from DOC Bureau of Economic Analysis

Note: Several of the individual figures for Industrial R&D in years 1997 and 1999 are imputations of more than 50 percent. See the source to determine which states this affects. (D) = Data have been withheld to avoid disclosing information about individual companies. Also, the US total includes undistributed funds.

All R&D and Gross State Product figures are in millions of dollars.

State

1997

1998

1999

Industry R&D

Gross State Product

Industrial R&D Intensity

Rank

Industry R&D

Gross State Product

Industrial R&D Intensity

Rank

Industry R&D

Gross State Product

Industrial R&D Intensity

Rank

United States

157,539

8,224,960

1.92

169,180

8,752,363

1.93

182,823

9,308,983

1.96

Alabama

589

104,213

0.57

35

707

108,950

0.65

37

556

115,071

0.48

37

Alaska

24

26,575

0.09

49

189

25,008

0.76

32

(D)

26,353

NA

NA

Arizona

1,854

122,273

1.52

22

1,727

133,509

1.29

24

4,434

143,683

3.09

8

Arkansas

118

59,141

0.20

43

118

61,626

0.19

45

216

64,773

0.33

42

California

34,011

1,045,254

3.25

6

35,568

1,125,559

3.16

8

39,047

1,229,098

3.18

7

Colorado

2,248

129,575

1.73

15

3,565

141,056

2.53

10

3,136

153,728

2.04

14

Connecticut

3,014

134,968

2.23

10

3,113

143,191

2.17

12

3,984

151,779

2.62

11

Delaware

1,009

31,263

3.23

7

2,476

33,912

7.30

1

1,261

34,669

3.64

3

District of Col.

(D)

50,546

NA

NA

503

52,175

0.96

29

171

55,832

0.31

44

Florida

3,442

389,473

0.88

28

3,300

416,422

0.79

31

2,697

442,895

0.61

34

Georgia

1,273

235,733

0.54

36

1,444

255,455

0.57

38

1,827

275,719

0.66

31

Hawaii

87

38,537

0.23

41

17

39,610

0.04

49

27

40,914

0.07

48

Idaho

1,181

29,388

4.02

2

1,028

31,236

3.29

6

1,210

34,025

3.56

4

Illinois

6,248

400,327

1.56

20

6,892

424,756

1.62

17

7,715

445,666

1.73

19

Indiana

2,677

162,953

1.64

17

2,622

176,095

1.49

20

2,246

182,202

1.23

25

Iowa

578

81,695

0.71

33

634

83,094

0.76

32

559

85,243

0.66

31

Kansas

1,136

72,998

1.56

20

1,279

76,796

1.67

16

1,284

80,843

1.59

20

Kentucky

359

101,535

0.35

39

427

107,571

0.40

41

684

113,539

0.60

35

Louisiana

172

123,549

0.14

45

102

125,311

0.08

48

187

128,959

0.15

47

Maine

83

30,409

0.27

40

82

32,138

0.26

43

140

34,064

0.41

41

Maryland

1,425

154,646

0.92

27

1,744

164,287

1.06

28

1,700

174,710

0.97

29

Massachusetts

8,300

223,571

3.71

4

10,604

240,898

4.40

2

9,314

262,564

3.55

5

Michigan

13,009

279,503

4.65

1

12,648

291,557

4.34

3

17,714

308,310

5.75

1

Minnesota

3,116

152,334

2.05

11

3,321

162,478

2.04

13

3,379

172,982

1.95

15

Mississippi

73

58,743

0.12

48

73

61,417

0.12

47

114

64,286

0.18

45

Missouri

1,290

155,811

0.83

29

1,313

163,949

0.80

30

1,387

170,470

0.81

30

Montana

92

18,907

0.49

38

82

19,881

0.41

40

33

20,636

0.16

46

Nebraska

71

49,275

0.14

45

93

51,702

0.18

46

178

53,744

0.33

42

Nevada

380

59,248

0.64

34

434

64,260

0.68

36

337

69,864

0.48

37

N. Hampshire

652

37,470

1.74

14

1,187

41,229

2.88

9

1,099

44,229

2.48

12

New Jersey

11,069

299,986

3.69

5

10,415

316,467

3.29

7

9,453

331,544

2.85

9

New Mexico

1,310

47,829

2.74

8

1,205

49,223

2.45

11

1,342

51,026

2.63

10

New York

9,939

663,377

1.50

23

11,176

710,897

1.57

18

11,388

754,590

1.51

22

North Carolina

3,590

221,629

1.62

18

3,362

236,472

1.42

22

3,953

258,592

1.53

21

North Dakota

33

15,910

0.21

42

34

17,031

0.20

44

75

16,991

0.44

39

Ohio

5,608

326,451

1.72

16

5,338

346,778

1.54

19

6,514

361,981

1.80

17

Oklahoma

428

79,423

0.54

36

245

83,022

0.30

42

365

86,382

0.42

40

Oregon

1,102

97,510

1.13

26

1,492

103,549

1.44

21

1,540

109,694

1.40

24

Pennsylvania

6,609

347,306

1.90

12

7,083

364,914

1.94

14

8,932

382,980

2.33

13

Rhode Island

704

29,409

2.39

9

1,320

30,468

4.33

4

1,264

32,546

3.88

2

South Carolina

783

95,447

0.82

31

695

101,214

0.69

34

665

106,917

0.62

33

South Dakota

26

19,767

0.13

47

5

20,898

0.02

50

13

21,631

0.06

49

Tennessee

1,089

151,738

0.72

32

2,040

161,835

1.26

25

1,768

170,085

1.04

27

Texas

7,265

608,622

1.19

24

8,408

645,223

1.30

23

9,935

687,272

1.45

23

Utah

1,027

55,070

1.86

13

1,109

58,997

1.88

15

1,123

62,641

1.79

18

Vermont

246

15,510

1.59

19

112

16,233

0.69

34

318

17,164

1.85

16

Virginia

1,767

212,105

0.83

29

2,707

227,997

1.19

27

2,488

242,221

1.03

28

Washington

6,610

175,242

3.77

3

7476

191,834

3.90

5

7,231

209,258

3.46

6

West Virginia

(D)

38,281

NA

NA

225

39,423

0.57

38

216

40,685

0.53

36

Wisconsin

1,707

148,194

1.15

25

1,919

158,286

1.21

26

1,949

166,481

1.17

26

Wyoming

28

16,244

0.17

44

2

16,477

0.01

51

(D)

17,448

NA

NA

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