2001 Federal R&D Obligations by State

2001 Federal R&D Obligations by State
Ranked by Extramural R&D Per Capita

Data Source: National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf04310/start.htm

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Rank

State

2001 Extramural R&D Per Capita

2001 Federal R&D Obligations ($000s)

2001 Population

Extramural

Intramural

Total

1
District of Columbia
1,374.46

787,173

1,818,717

2,605,890

572,716

2
New Mexico
1,141.09

2,087,187

493,547

2,580,734

1,829,110

3
Maryland
716.14

3,855,268

5,435,114

9,290,382

5,383,377

4
Massachusetts
618.03

3,955,328

362,811

4,318,139

6,399,869

5
Virginia
454.60

3,269,812

1,540,051

4,809,863

7,192,697

6
Connecticut
374.14

1,284,261

93,127

1,377,388

3,432,550

7
Georgia
367.58

3,085,720

310,156

3,395,876

8,394,795

8
Maine
343.51

441,302

9,433

450,735

1,284,691

9
Alabama
327.55

1,462,968

870,416

2,333,384

4,466,440

10
California
300.92

10,391,820

2,259,305

12,651,125

34,533,054

11
New Hampshire
298.40

375,672

42,973

418,645

1,258,974

12
Arizona
291.91

1,546,423

235,031

1,781,454

5,297,684

13
Colorado
242.74

1,075,048

265,565

1,340,613

4,428,786

14
Washington
227.90

1,365,721

178,876

1,544,597

5,992,760

15
Pennsylvania
197.08

2,423,799

177,837

2,601,636

12,298,363

16
Hawaii
181.93

222,868

70,254

293,122

1,225,038

17
Alaska
178.95

113,218

98,997

212,215

632,674

18
Vermont
175.45

107,539

5,165

112,704

612,923

19
Minnesota
174.12

868,033

32,903

900,936

4,985,202

20
Rhode Island
173.40

183,629

253,826

437,455

1,058,992

21
New York
160.70

3,065,303

270,926

3,336,229

19,074,843

22
Missouri
153.75

866,551

42,889

909,440

5,636,220

23
Idaho
141.93

187,529

21,815

209,344

1,321,309

24
Utah
137.17

312,690

82,407

395,097

2,279,590

25
West Virginia
134.28

241,918

110,923

352,841

1,801,641

26
Tennessee
129.45

743,809

100,934

844,743

5,745,808

27
Illinois
129.03

1,615,117

78,766

1,693,883

12,517,168

28
Oregon
126.98

440,939

81,701

522,640

3,472,629

29
New Jersey
125.59

1,068,006

523,933

1,591,939

8,504,114

30
Ohio
124.76

1,420,503

906,451

2,326,954

11,385,833

31
Nevada
124.74

261,293

34,120

295,413

2,094,633

32
North Carolina
117.13

959,889

441,048

1,400,937

8,195,249

33
Texas
112.40

2,398,602

526,748

2,925,350

21,340,598

34
Florida
109.02

1,783,059

865,362

2,648,421

16,355,193

35
Michigan
105.59

1,056,409

119,244

1,175,653

10,005,218

36
Kansas
104.33

281,728

24,928

306,656

2,700,453

37
Montana
102.42

92,786

44,039

136,825

905,954

38
Iowa
97.12

284,767

39,496

324,263

2,932,225

39
Delaware
84.25

67,024

3,146

70,170

795,576

40
Wisconsin
82.74

447,236

40,712

487,948

5,405,140

41
North Dakota
78.63

50,032

27,871

77,903

636,285

42
Indiana
78.17

478,883

55,795

534,678

6,126,470

43
Mississippi
77.27

220,810

181,275

402,085

2,857,716

44
South Carolina
63.93

259,549

54,738

314,287

4,059,818

45
Kentucky
63.51

258,315

13,375

271,690

4,067,336

46
Wyoming
58.15

28,711

8,275

36,986

493,720

47
Nebraska
57.71

99,196

26,014

125,210

1,719,000

48
Oklahoma
49.69

172,287

53,475

225,762

3,467,181

49
Arkansas
48.87

131,563

52,304

183,867

2,692,041

50
South Dakota
45.38

34,407

20,534

54,941

758,156

51
Louisiana
45.10

201,402

74,386

275,788

4,466,001

U.S. total*
205.37

58,549,629

19,528,753

78,078,382

285,093,813

* includes outlying areas and offices abroad

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Rank	State	2001 Extramural R&D Per Capita	2001 Federal R&D Obligations ($000s)			2001 Population
Rank	State	2001 Extramural R&D Per Capita	Extramural	Intramural	Total	2001 Population
1	District of Columbia	1,374.46	787,173	1,818,717	2,605,890	572,716
2	New Mexico	1,141.09	2,087,187	493,547	2,580,734	1,829,110
3	Maryland	716.14	3,855,268	5,435,114	9,290,382	5,383,377
4	Massachusetts	618.03	3,955,328	362,811	4,318,139	6,399,869
5	Virginia	454.60	3,269,812	1,540,051	4,809,863	7,192,697
6	Connecticut	374.14	1,284,261	93,127	1,377,388	3,432,550
7	Georgia	367.58	3,085,720	310,156	3,395,876	8,394,795
8	Maine	343.51	441,302	9,433	450,735	1,284,691
9	Alabama	327.55	1,462,968	870,416	2,333,384	4,466,440
10	California	300.92	10,391,820	2,259,305	12,651,125	34,533,054
11	New Hampshire	298.40	375,672	42,973	418,645	1,258,974
12	Arizona	291.91	1,546,423	235,031	1,781,454	5,297,684
13	Colorado	242.74	1,075,048	265,565	1,340,613	4,428,786
14	Washington	227.90	1,365,721	178,876	1,544,597	5,992,760
15	Pennsylvania	197.08	2,423,799	177,837	2,601,636	12,298,363
16	Hawaii	181.93	222,868	70,254	293,122	1,225,038
17	Alaska	178.95	113,218	98,997	212,215	632,674
18	Vermont	175.45	107,539	5,165	112,704	612,923
19	Minnesota	174.12	868,033	32,903	900,936	4,985,202
20	Rhode Island	173.40	183,629	253,826	437,455	1,058,992
21	New York	160.70	3,065,303	270,926	3,336,229	19,074,843
22	Missouri	153.75	866,551	42,889	909,440	5,636,220
23	Idaho	141.93	187,529	21,815	209,344	1,321,309
24	Utah	137.17	312,690	82,407	395,097	2,279,590
25	West Virginia	134.28	241,918	110,923	352,841	1,801,641
26	Tennessee	129.45	743,809	100,934	844,743	5,745,808
27	Illinois	129.03	1,615,117	78,766	1,693,883	12,517,168
28	Oregon	126.98	440,939	81,701	522,640	3,472,629
29	New Jersey	125.59	1,068,006	523,933	1,591,939	8,504,114
30	Ohio	124.76	1,420,503	906,451	2,326,954	11,385,833
31	Nevada	124.74	261,293	34,120	295,413	2,094,633
32	North Carolina	117.13	959,889	441,048	1,400,937	8,195,249
33	Texas	112.40	2,398,602	526,748	2,925,350	21,340,598
34	Florida	109.02	1,783,059	865,362	2,648,421	16,355,193
35	Michigan	105.59	1,056,409	119,244	1,175,653	10,005,218
36	Kansas	104.33	281,728	24,928	306,656	2,700,453
37	Montana	102.42	92,786	44,039	136,825	905,954
38	Iowa	97.12	284,767	39,496	324,263	2,932,225
39	Delaware	84.25	67,024	3,146	70,170	795,576
40	Wisconsin	82.74	447,236	40,712	487,948	5,405,140
41	North Dakota	78.63	50,032	27,871	77,903	636,285
42	Indiana	78.17	478,883	55,795	534,678	6,126,470
43	Mississippi	77.27	220,810	181,275	402,085	2,857,716
44	South Carolina	63.93	259,549	54,738	314,287	4,059,818
45	Kentucky	63.51	258,315	13,375	271,690	4,067,336
46	Wyoming	58.15	28,711	8,275	36,986	493,720
47	Nebraska	57.71	99,196	26,014	125,210	1,719,000
48	Oklahoma	49.69	172,287	53,475	225,762	3,467,181
49	Arkansas	48.87	131,563	52,304	183,867	2,692,041
50	South Dakota	45.38	34,407	20,534	54,941	758,156
51	Louisiana	45.10	201,402	74,386	275,788	4,466,001
U.S. total*		205.37	58,549,629	19,528,753	78,078,382	285,093,813
* includes outlying areas and offices abroad