Source: NSF, available here and the U.S. Census Annual Population Estimate

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Total R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, 2004-09

Funding data in thousands, except where noted.

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State	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2009 Rank	2009 Population	2009 Expenditure Per Capita (not in thousands)	Per Capita Rank	2004-09 % change	2004-09 rank change
United States	43,257,731	45,792,673	47,742,832	49,430,767	51,908,726	54,935,457		307,006,550	178.94		27.0%
Alabama	572,279	589,860	601,881	655,245	707,801	761,982	22	4,708,708	161.82	28	33.1%	11
Alaska	146,465	153,721	163,034	159,991	111,418	132,554	46	698,473	189.78	18	-9.5%	51
Arizona	650,961	720,184	765,434	782,671	831,192	873,063	20	6,595,778	132.37	40	34.1%	9
Arkansas	182,958	209,518	237,233	240,406	246,786	239,593	40	2,889,450	82.92	49	31.0%	13
California	6,012,871	6,262,927	6,488,650	6,732,672	7,026,354	7,406,053	1	36,961,664	200.37	17	23.2%	30
Colorado	771,359	825,048	820,565	872,576	924,073	1,058,283	16	5,024,748	210.61	15	37.2%	7
Connecticut	649,245	669,923	691,998	691,408	731,711	752,793	24	3,518,288	213.97	13	15.9%	43
Delaware	114,663	115,751	122,001	125,663	133,231	133,810	45	885,122	151.18	33	16.7%	42
District of Columbia	303,049	302,921	296,155	327,232	369,020	325,726	36	599,657	543.19	1	7.5%	48
Florida	1,306,810	1,448,634	1,522,099	1,545,825	1,591,774	1,663,542	11	18,537,969	89.74	48	27.3%	21
Georgia	1,222,150	1,274,410	1,302,570	1,388,976	1,521,486	1,565,574	12	9,829,211	159.28	30	28.1%	18
Hawaii	241,346	240,247	257,478	274,373	278,751	300,302	37	1,295,178	231.86	6	24.4%	27
Idaho	116,757	119,871	111,465	114,224	113,482	120,721	49	1,545,801	78.10	50	3.4%	50
Illinois	1,713,282	1,771,107	1,824,223	1,867,003	1,972,752	2,113,124	8	12,910,409	163.68	26	23.3%	28
Indiana	840,957	759,419	823,286	801,930	954,188	1,005,216	18	6,423,113	156.50	32	19.5%	39
Iowa	531,770	548,301	572,623	586,786	527,769	562,569	28	3,007,856	187.03	19	5.8%	49
Kansas	332,547	348,751	354,376	375,960	403,512	441,321	31	2,818,747	156.57	31	32.7%	12
Kentucky	424,013	452,265	479,282	503,293	506,057	540,295	29	4,314,113	125.24	43	27.4%	20
Louisiana	559,372	579,476	546,263	597,522	660,139	670,995	25	4,492,076	149.37	34	20.0%	36
Maine	99,108	96,569	120,038	137,425	128,090	128,434	47	1,318,301	97.42	45	29.6%	14
Maryland	2,268,304	2,356,905	2,529,998	2,542,336	2,747,001	3,021,052	4	5,699,478	530.06	2	33.2%	10
Massachusetts	2,000,120	2,079,548	2,122,756	2,171,596	2,271,757	2,463,395	6	6,593,587	373.60	3	23.2%	31
Michigan	1,397,435	1,456,218	1,473,199	1,509,953	1,593,654	1,742,051	10	9,969,727	174.73	22	24.7%	26
Minnesota	535,469	558,259	605,201	636,920	698,920	757,745	23	5,266,214	143.89	35	41.5%	5
Mississippi	347,563	353,078	369,143	410,637	406,459	416,804	33	2,951,996	141.19	37	19.9%	37
Missouri	841,779	893,013	900,202	941,445	960,171	1,008,901	17	5,987,580	168.50	23	19.9%	38
Montana	154,726	170,791	172,622	179,137	185,791	181,649	43	974,989	186.31	20	17.4%	41
Nebraska	325,001	360,148	358,858	364,842	376,092	393,611	34	1,796,619	219.08	9	21.1%	34
Nevada	163,764	178,492	194,459	189,096	190,893	182,016	42	2,643,085	68.86	51	11.1%	45
New Hampshire	277,201	287,472	315,394	307,074	302,008	298,298	38	1,324,575	225.20	8	7.6%	47
New Jersey	805,135	865,641	858,413	864,443	876,698	913,835	19	8,707,739	104.95	44	13.5%	44
New Mexico	303,922	361,466	421,428	410,375	416,991	435,375	32	2,009,671	216.64	10	43.3%	4
New York	3,351,943	3,610,543	3,804,839	3,964,823	4,044,815	4,224,536	2	19,541,453	216.18	11	26.0%	24
North Carolina	1,446,874	1,655,844	1,710,496	1,885,499	1,980,833	2,160,505	7	9,380,884	230.31	7	49.3%	2
North Dakota	151,710	149,994	160,095	169,468	180,764	185,708	41	646,844	287.10	4	22.4%	33
Ohio	1,319,680	1,531,614	1,637,546	1,807,038	1,827,042	1,895,074	9	11,542,645	164.18	25	43.6%	3
Oklahoma	283,021	291,697	298,175	298,663	333,230	335,840	35	3,687,050	91.09	47	18.7%	40
Oregon	504,802	536,228	557,405	574,521	594,945	636,594	26	3,825,657	166.40	24	26.1%	23
Pennsylvania	2,208,100	2,367,837	2,431,403	2,438,312	2,604,118	2,722,278	5	12,604,767	215.97	12	23.3%	29
Rhode Island	192,326	199,709	230,104	230,281	236,627	246,322	39	1,053,209	233.88	5	28.1%	19
South Carolina	455,964	487,776	524,034	569,015	576,219	611,539	27	4,561,242	134.07	39	34.1%	8
South Dakota	58,583	67,012	72,790	81,544	91,797	102,299	50	812,383	125.92	42	74.6%	1
Tennessee	658,247	726,078	742,923	761,388	787,122	832,991	21	6,296,254	132.30	41	26.5%	22
Texas	2,879,129	3,073,724	3,270,728	3,415,419	3,744,182	3,984,258	3	24,782,302	160.77	29	38.4%	6
Utah	407,327	400,276	412,811	412,512	425,683	500,421	30	2,784,572	179.71	21	22.9%	32
Vermont	115,767	117,400	123,608	115,025	117,210	125,023	48	621,760	201.08	16	8.0%	46
Virginia	849,038	910,163	946,886	971,905	1,052,601	1,088,367	14	7,882,590	138.07	38	28.2%	17
Washington	897,326	901,558	988,122	980,970	1,058,170	1,083,799	15	6,664,195	162.63	27	20.8%	35
West Virginia	134,961	146,489	150,420	167,208	170,869	174,486	44	1,819,777	95.88	46	29.3%	15
Wisconsin	956,652	999,847	1,039,530	1,066,688	1,117,152	1,203,919	13	5,654,774	212.90	14	25.8%	25
Wyoming	60,054	83,449	89,414	79,700	74,720	77,633	51	544,270	142.64	36	29.3%	16