Federal R&D Obligations to Academia Per Capita, by State, FY 2003–2007
Sources:
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions, FY 2007
National Science Foundation (Table 6), http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09315/
U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html
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Note:
U.S. total for R&D obligations used in calculations does not include Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
State	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	rank 2007	Five-Year % Change	Rank            % Change
United States	78.3	81.1	84.4	84.8	83.8		7.0
Alabama	76.6	72.4	81.3	85.8	79.0	24	3.1	33
Alaska	114.2	118.0	108.6	85.9	87.7	22	-23.1	51
Arizona	46.6	50.5	48.7	47.8	49.8	39	7.0	28
Arkansas	27.9	30.3	31.7	34.9	27.2	50	-2.6	37
California	90.4	97.1	99.3	95.7	95.9	18	6.0	31
Colorado	115.0	123.7	124.7	124.8	100.1	14	-13.0	50
Connecticut	126.9	132.5	137.5	137.4	142.1	4	12.0	17
Delaware	82.3	72.2	77.9	85.2	89.7	21	9.0	24
District of Columbia	298.5	324.8	453.3	402.5	360.1	1	20.6	6
Florida	31.9	30.9	33.3	32.1	33.5	45	4.7	32
Georgia	55.4	57.0	58.9	59.3	62.3	32	12.4	14
Hawaii	118.5	135.3	134.9	165.5	135.6	5	14.5	11
Idaho	31.2	27.5	35.5	33.9	27.4	49	-12.2	49
Illinois	69.4	70.5	73.6	72.5	78.8	25	13.6	12
Indiana	49.7	54.0	57.7	55.3	54.4	36	9.4	23
Iowa	87.2	93.2	93.9	93.8	96.2	17	10.4	22
Kansas	48.4	48.4	48.9	49.0	54.3	37	12.3	16
Kentucky	45.3	43.8	51.5	46.0	43.4	41	-4.2	39
Louisiana	45.3	47.0	52.4	49.5	41.7	42	-8.0	46
Maine	23.3	19.6	23.2	21.5	22.4	51	-3.7	38
Maryland	235.6	249.7	262.2	294.9	279.3	2	18.6	8
Massachusetts	189.5	208.5	214.1	230.2	230.7	3	21.7	4
Michigan	71.0	72.3	73.4	75.2	76.5	26	7.8	27
Minnesota	62.8	66.1	66.1	66.1	72.6	29	15.6	9
Mississippi	51.6	56.2	57.1	57.9	57.3	35	11.0	21
Missouri	96.5	94.0	96.8	99.0	98.6	16	2.2	34
Montana	81.9	73.6	85.7	93.9	76.3	27	-6.8	42
Nebraska	60.9	66.8	61.1	62.7	70.4	30	15.6	10
Nevada	33.0	31.9	45.9	39.3	29.9	48	-9.4	47
New Hampshire	109.3	109.2	107.6	104.8	101.9	13	-6.7	41
New Jersey	42.2	35.0	45.8	46.9	38.9	44	-7.7	44
New Mexico	67.0	89.7	101.2	106.1	92.8	19	38.5	1
New York	96.6	101.0	106.0	103.8	102.5	12	6.1	30
North Carolina	111.6	111.2	117.8	122.0	119.1	8	6.7	29
North Dakota	92.3	94.5	114.8	128.2	116.3	9	26.0	3
Ohio	52.8	58.8	65.1	63.4	63.8	31	20.9	5
Oklahoma	32.9	30.0	31.1	35.2	30.2	47	-8.0	45
Oregon	81.2	80.2	86.4	90.2	91.3	20	12.3	15
Pennsylvania	115.1	120.8	120.7	124.1	128.2	6	11.4	20
Rhode Island	106.4	105.2	103.3	110.4	115.5	10	8.5	26
South Carolina	40.4	39.5	46.9	39.7	43.9	40	8.7	25
South Dakota	36.6	42.9	43.4	57.8	40.8	43	11.4	19
Tennessee	63.7	69.7	71.5	74.0	76.1	28	19.3	7
Texas	62.8	59.9	61.2	60.0	59.5	34	-5.3	40
Utah	109.5	98.4	91.6	97.5	98.7	15	-9.8	48
Vermont	137.1	132.1	134.3	130.7	127.1	7	-7.2	43
Virginia	54.0	59.2	62.7	51.6	60.5	33	11.9	18
Washington	102.8	105.6	106.0	106.8	103.6	11	0.7	36
West Virginia	23.6	29.9	27.4	41.8	31.2	46	32.1	2
Wisconsin	86.2	87.6	88.9	89.0	87.6	23	1.6	35
Wyoming	47.0	48.7	42.4	43.7	53.0	38	12.9	13