Academic R&D Expenditures by State, 2000-2004

Source: Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 2004 (table 18), Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Science Foundation, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06323/tables.htm

Note: The U.S. total includes American Samoa, Guam, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. All dollars are in thousands.

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State	2000	Rank	2001	Rank	2002	Rank	2003	Rank	2004	Rank	% Change	Rank
Alabama	428,122	22	448,294	23	503,470	23	550,756	23	570,982	23	33.37	44
Alaska	108,099	41	119,199	41	128,875	41	142,413	42	146,465	44	35.49	41
Arizona	465,777	21	500,548	20	531,106	21	617,978	20	650,961	21	39.76	32
Arkansas	131,868	39	142,310	40	140,813	40	183,908	40	182,958	40	38.74	37
California	4,065,130	1	4,426,401	1	4,888,197	1	5,357,748	1	5,714,383	1	40.57	31
Colorado	544,584	18	572,950	19	645,291	19	694,862	19	771,821	19	41.73	29
Connecticut	468,435	20	498,745	21	538,070	20	594,541	22	649,663	22	38.69	38
Delaware	78,126	44	79,985	46	88,319	48	104,650	48	114,355	48	46.37	22
District of Columbia	245,828	33	228,110	36	251,601	36	263,342	36	303,049	35	23.28	50
Florida	851,932	12	985,628	12	1,085,764	11	1,204,592	11	1,306,810	11	53.39	14
Georgia	926,749	10	988,883	11	1,076,424	12	1,175,657	12	1,221,251	12	31.78	45
Hawaii	161,300	37	156,976	38	172,664	38	184,602	39	241,346	38	49.63	19
Idaho	73,726	45	82,496	45	93,323	46	105,039	47	116,757	46	58.37	9
Illinois	1,170,743	7	1,280,955	7	1,440,716	7	1,613,691	7	1,707,597	7	45.86	24
Indiana	509,141	19	584,418	18	650,718	18	725,752	18	840,957	17	65.17	6
Iowa	418,263	23	439,810	24	485,756	25	498,669	26	531,770	25	27.14	47
Kansas	258,336	31	268,800	32	299,728	31	310,052	32	332,547	32	28.73	46
Kentucky	276,986	30	298,268	30	334,208	30	377,635	30	424,013	29	53.08	16
Louisiana	408,711	25	435,619	25	475,883	26	513,463	25	567,501	24	38.85	35
Maine	57,753	49	68,034	49	69,222	49	75,092	49	87,353	49	51.25	17
Maryland	1,507,549	5	1,644,467	5	1,886,027	5	2,035,273	4	2,269,201	4	50.52	18
Massachusetts	1,486,174	6	1,578,924	6	1,697,102	6	1,821,817	6	2,000,120	6	34.58	42
Michigan	1,007,582	9	1,108,270	9	1,233,511	9	1,389,683	9	1,397,011	9	38.65	39
Minnesota	418,029	24	469,370	22	504,398	22	517,912	24	524,260	26	25.41	48
Mississippi	217,064	35	260,991	33	289,521	33	324,298	31	347,772	31	60.22	8
Missouri	614,028	15	678,202	15	705,593	15	806,907	15	841,584	16	37.06	40
Montana	99,069	43	107,744	43	122,375	43	141,220	43	154,726	42	56.18	10
Nebraska	208,480	36	241,638	35	266,930	35	300,540	34	324,541	33	55.67	11
Nevada	106,154	42	115,934	42	126,713	42	154,515	41	163,764	41	54.27	13
New Hampshire	150,982	38	196,975	37	220,061	37	252,210	37	277,201	37	83.60	3
New Jersey	567,666	16	628,040	16	690,642	17	754,590	17	805,732	18	41.94	28
New Mexico	243,822	34	274,209	31	292,691	32	306,636	33	303,922	34	24.65	49
New York	2,291,749	2	2,476,008	2	2,763,416	2	3,079,897	2	3,365,658	2	46.86	21
North Carolina	1,039,812	8	1,137,248	8	1,276,823	8	1,394,545	8	1,442,854	8	38.76	36
North Dakota	67,406	47	84,574	44	106,078	44	133,615	44	151,710	43	125.07	1
Ohio	918,241	11	995,866	10	1,115,710	10	1,267,802	10	1,318,420	10	43.58	26
Oklahoma	252,419	32	255,217	34	282,062	34	295,098	35	283,408	36	12.28	51
Oregon	346,149	27	366,023	27	386,666	28	436,958	27	505,065	27	45.91	23
Pennsylvania	1,552,417	4	1,692,930	4	1,912,760	4	2,013,372	5	2,206,023	5	42.10	27
Rhode Island	129,697	40	142,625	39	163,052	39	187,131	38	192,326	39	48.29	20
South Carolina	294,274	29	361,404	28	399,982	27	435,328	28	455,964	28	54.95	12
South Dakota	27,589	51	32,498	51	38,449	51	49,977	51	57,185	51	107.27	2
Tennessee	405,013	26	427,980	26	490,994	24	599,723	21	657,965	20	62.46	7
Texas	2,037,681	3	2,251,839	3	2,535,237	3	2,765,634	3	2,880,784	3	41.38	30
Utah	308,059	28	338,127	29	359,556	29	385,158	29	414,340	30	34.50	43
Vermont	64,762	48	76,882	48	90,189	47	106,581	46	115,778	47	78.77	4
Virginia	553,478	17	610,449	17	693,204	16	775,594	16	848,556	15	53.31	15
Washington	643,757	14	707,477	14	783,859	14	870,743	14	896,913	14	39.32	34
West Virginia	73,420	46	79,076	47	97,326	45	121,213	45	130,057	45	77.14	5
Wisconsin	661,470	13	728,618	13	805,813	13	877,010	13	955,802	13	44.50	25
Wyoming	43,094	50	41,632	50	41,632	50	60,054	50	60,054	50	39.36	33
U.S. total	30,068,664		32,793,818		36,367,358		40,056,637		42,945,081		42.82

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