Source: National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13324/) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm)
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U.S. Business R&D Spending by State, 2010
| State | Business R&D Spending (in million U.S. dollars) | Percent of All U.S. Business R&D Spending | Current Dollar 2010 GDP by State (in million U.S. dollars) | Percent of Total U.S. GDP | Business R&D Spending per $100 of GDP by State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All States | 278,977 | 100.00% | 14,388,813 | 100.00% | 1.94 |
| Alabama | 1,449 | 0.52% | 172,842 | 1.20% | 0.84 |
| Alaska | 74 | 0.03% | 47,910 | 0.33% | 0.15 |
| Arizona | 4,054 | 1.45% | 247,329 | 1.72% | 1.64 |
| Arkansas | 276 | 0.10% | 103,170 | 0.72% | 0.27 |
| California | 64,914 | 23.27% | 1,845,249 | 12.82% | 3.52 |
| Colorado | 3,899 | 1.40% | 254,551 | 1.77% | 1.53 |
| Connecticut | 6,498 | 2.33% | 221,767 | 1.54% | 2.93 |
| Delaware | 2,144 | 0.77% | 62,832 | 0.44% | 3.41 |
| District of Columbia | 235 | 0.08% | 103,745 | 0.72% | 0.23 |
| Florida | 5,127 | 1.84% | 727,972 | 5.06% | 0.70 |
| Georgia | 3,644 | 1.31% | 402,006 | 2.79% | 0.91 |
| Hawaii | 257 | 0.09% | 67,274 | 0.47% | 0.38 |
| Idaho | 1,120 | 0.40% | 55,639 | 0.39% | 2.01 |
| Illinois | 12,221 | 4.38% | 642,769 | 4.47% | 1.90 |
| Indiana | 4,985 | 1.79% | 270,739 | 1.88% | 1.84 |
| Iowa | 1,950 | 0.70% | 138,378 | 0.96% | 1.41 |
| Kansas | 1,492 | 0.53% | 126,640 | 0.88% | 1.18 |
| Kentucky | 889 | 0.32% | 161,064 | 1.12% | 0.55 |
| Louisiana | 428 | 0.15% | 227,373 | 1.58% | 0.19 |
| Maine | 251 | 0.09% | 51,343 | 0.36% | 0.49 |
| Maryland | 4,384 | 1.57% | 295,981 | 2.06% | 1.48 |
| Massachusetts | 14,020 | 5.03% | 376,908 | 2.62% | 3.72 |
| Michigan | 12,144 | 4.35% | 367,107 | 2.55% | 3.31 |
| Minnesota | 6,246 | 2.24% | 268,578 | 1.87% | 2.33 |
| Mississippi | 243 | 0.09% | 95,763 | 0.67% | 0.25 |
| Missouri | 8,106 | 2.91% | 243,876 | 1.69% | 3.32 |
| Montana | 145 | 0.05% | 36,521 | 0.25% | 0.40 |
| Nebraska | 527 | 0.19% | 90,910 | 0.63% | 0.58 |
| Nevada | 709 | 0.25% | 124,838 | 0.87% | 0.57 |
| New Hampshire | 1,818 | 0.65% | 61,147 | 0.42% | 2.97 |
| New Jersey | 15,925 | 5.71% | 483,007 | 3.36% | 3.30 |
| New Mexico | 546 | 0.20% | 77,686 | 0.54% | 0.70 |
| New York | 10,954 | 3.93% | 1,136,417 | 7.90% | 0.96 |
| North Carolina | 5,749 | 2.06% | 426,875 | 2.97% | 1.35 |
| North Dakota | 236 | 0.08% | 35,357 | 0.25% | 0.67 |
| Ohio | 6,857 | 2.46% | 465,679 | 3.24% | 1.47 |
| Oklahoma | 478 | 0.17% | 147,649 | 1.03% | 0.32 |
| Oregon | 4,396 | 1.58% | 181,523 | 1.26% | 2.42 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,246 | 3.31% | 558,818 | 3.88% | 1.65 |
| Rhode Island | 531 | 0.19% | 48,572 | 0.34% | 1.09 |
| South Carolina | 1,316 | 0.47% | 162,292 | 1.13% | 0.81 |
| South Dakota | 120 | 0.04% | 38,297 | 0.27% | 0.31 |
| Tennessee | 1,244 | 0.45% | 253,602 | 1.76% | 0.49 |
| Texas | 14,384 | 5.16% | 1,226,714 | 8.53% | 1.17 |
| Utah | 2,066 | 0.74% | 118,225 | 0.82% | 1.75 |
| Vermont | 313 | 0.11% | 25,809 | 0.18% | 1.21 |
| Virginia | 4,655 | 1.67% | 422,763 | 2.94% | 1.10 |
| Washington | 13,545 | 4.86% | 342,702 | 2.38% | 3.95 |
| West Virginia | 240 | 0.09% | 62,732 | 0.44% | 0.38 |
| Wisconsin | 3,927 | 1.41% | 245,415 | 1.71% | 1.60 |
| Wyoming | 39 | 0.01% | 36,459 | 0.25% | 0.11 |