U.S.

R&D Spending by State, 2006-11

Referenced in the SSTI Digest on January 13, 2014

Data Source: National Science Foundation National Patterns of R&D Resources

Prepared by SSTI

U.S. R&D Spending by State, 2006-11 (in USD millions)

Total R&D Spending

2006-11 R&D 2010-11 R&D 2011 R&D

State 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Growth Growth Rank
U.S. total $347,048 $372,535 $403,040 $403,803 $407,703 $428,163 23.37% 5.02% na
Alabama $3,300 $3,289 $4,870 $3,936 $3,748 $4,946 49.88% 31.96% 24
Alaska $291 $311 $269 $300 $355 $381 30.93% 7.32% 48
Arizona $4,760 $5,006 $7,010 $6,511 $5,481 $6,453 35.57% 17.73% 19
Arkansas $572 $632 $747 $986 $596 $678 18.53% 13.76% 42
California $71,335 $77,608 $81,323 $79,671 $81,035 $91,420 28.16% 12.82% 1
Colorado $6,153 $6,828 $5,810 $6,087 $6,171 $6,862 11.52% 11.20% 18
Connecticut $9,049 $10,228 $11,322 $11,447 $7,458 $8,736 -3.46% 17.14% 15
Delaware $1,588 $1,607 $1,594 $2,244 $2,329 $2,296 44.58% -1.42% 31
District of Columbia $3,762 $3,862 $5,946 $4,200 $3,568 $3,418 -9.14% -4.20% 26
Florida $6,339 $7,158 $6,515 $7,098 $8,002 $9,073 43.13% 13.38% 14
Georgia $4,440 $4,425 $5,232 $5,918 $5,454 $5,779 30.16% 5.96% 21
Hawaii $518 $592 $663 $671 $691 $746 44.02% 7.96% 41
Idaho $927 $1,115 $1,375 $1,563 $1,783 $1,795 93.64% 0.67% 34
Illinois $13,609 $14,287 $11,961 $12,491 $15,822 $15,974 17.38% 0.96% 8
Indiana $5,784 $5,980 $6,111 $6,457 $6,340 $7,579 31.03% 19.54% 16
Iowa $1,715 $1,882 $2,136 $2,608 $2,766 $3,144 83.32% 13.67% 28
Kansas $2,441 $1,697 $2,029 $2,108 $2,004 $2,081 -14.75% 3.84% 32
Kentucky $1,342 $1,406 $1,463 $1,552 $1,499 $1,895 41.21% 26.42% 33
Louisiana $972 $1,073 $1,193 $1,175 $1,206 $1,523 56.69% 26.29% 35
Maine $450 $485 $516 $757 $489 $535 18.89% 9.41% 44
Maryland $14,493 $14,130 $16,605 $18,388 $18,431 $19,219 32.61% 4.28% 4
Massachusetts $20,577 $24,557 $20,090 $20,254 $20,658 $22,022 7.02% 6.60% 2
Michigan $18,189 $17,402 $15,507 $13,916 $14,704 $16,372 -9.99% 11.34% 7
Minnesota $7,149 $7,533 $6,697 $7,928 $7,394 $7,394 3.43% 0.00% 17
Mississippi $758 $838 $808 $841 $856 $941 24.14% 9.93% 39
Missouri $3,650 $3,754 $3,884 $4,416 $9,261 na na na na
Montana $307 $859 $401 $363 $392 $408 32.90% 4.08% 47
Nebraska $840 $900 $988 $1,034 $936 $1,115 32.74% 19.12% 38
Nevada $792 $794 $913 $842 $940 $889 12.25% -5.43% 40
New Hampshire $2,121 $2,146 $2,496 $1,210 $2,159 $2,471 16.50% 14.45% 29
New Jersey $16,259 $19,552 $20,713 $20,222 $17,880 $15,705 -3.41% -12.16% 9
New Mexico $5,789 $5,663 $5,906 $5,817 $6,225 $6,070 4.85% -2.49% 20
New York $14,366 $15,939 $16,486 $16,491 $17,243 $18,566 29.24% 7.67% 5
North Carolina $7,710 $9,204 $8,612 $8,111 $8,765 $9,356 21.35% 6.74% 13
North Dakota $316 $327 $511 $445 $469 $504 59.49% 7.46% 46
Ohio $9,431 $10,041 $10,164 $10,093 $10,050 $10,359 9.84% 3.07% 12
Oklahoma $888 $921 $1,030 $1,003 $1,029 $1,207 35.92% 17.30% 37
Oregon $4,104 $4,333 $4,802 $4,864 $5,264 $5,515 34.38% 4.77% 23
Pennsylvania $12,929 $13,510 $13,068 $13,479 $13,079 $13,651 5.58% 4.37% 10
Rhode Island $2,000 $1,081 $1,233 $1,152 $1,439 $1,396 -30.20% -2.99% 36
South Carolina $2,164 $2,291 $2,086 $2,276 $2,417 $2,389 10.40% -1.16% 30
South Dakota $191 $240 $254 $263 $271 $293 53.40% 8.12% 49
Tennessee $3,263 $3,659 $3,871 $3,925 $3,955 $4,218 29.27% 6.65% 25
Texas $17,059 $17,853 $20,316 $20,027 $19,506 $20,623 20.89% 5.73% 3
Utah $1,945 $2,337 $2,522 $2,733 $3,207 $3,276 68.43% 2.15% 27
Vermont $493 $534 $546 $551 $453 $519 5.27% 14.57% 45
Virginia $9,867 $9,473 $11,472 $11,449 $10,845 $11,166 13.17% 2.96% 11
Washington $13,585 $15,061 $16,696 $19,313 $16,695 $17,979 32.34% 7.69% 6
West Virginia $534 $650 $778 $658 $591 $597 11.80% 1.02% 43
Wisconsin $4,132 $4,555 $4,967 $4,930 $5,351 $5,605 35.65% 4.75% 22
Wyoming $129 $129 $154 $141 $108 $115 -10.85% 6.48% 50
U.S. undistributed na na 15349 $7,970 $17,960 na na na na
Puerto Rico na na na na na $188 na na na
Other $3,814 $3,347 102 $164 $227 $62 -98.37% -72.69% na
U.S. R&D Intensity by State, 2006-11
Referenced in the SSTI Digest on January 13, 2014

Data Source: National Science Foundation National Patterns of R&D Resources

Prepared by SSTI

U.S. R&D Intensity by State, 2006-11

R&D Intensity (%)

2006-11 Change in 2010-11 Change in 2011 R&D Intensity

State 2006 2007 2008 2009 * 2010 2011 R&D Intensity R&D Intensity Rank 0.010676
U.S. total 2.63 2.7 2.82 3 2.81 2.84 0.21 0.03 na 2.87032 2.900964 2.931935 2.963237 2.99
Alabama 2.08 2 2.85 2 2.2 2.77 0.69 0.57 15 2.799573 2.829462 2.859669 2.8902 2.92
Alaska 0.67 0.69 0.54 1 0.74 0.74 0.07 0 45 0.7479 0.755885 0.763955 0.772111 0.78
Arizona 2 2.04 2.68 3 2.19 2.52 0.52 0.33 21 2.546904 2.574095 2.601577 2.629351 2.66
Arkansas 0.63 0.66 0.75 1 0.58 0.64 0.01 0.06 49 0.646833 0.653738 0.660718 0.667772 0.67
California 4.09 4.31 4.22 4 4.32 4.79 0.7 0.47 5 4.841139 4.892824 4.94506 4.997854 5.05
Colorado 2.72 2.9 2.28 2 2.44 2.59 -0.13 0.15 19 2.617651 2.645598 2.673843 2.702389 2.73
Connecticut 4.41 4.82 5.1 5 3.37 3.88 -0.53 0.51 8 3.921423 3.963289 4.005602 4.048366 4.09
Delaware 2.67 2.61 2.73 4 3.64 3.57 0.9 -0.07 9 3.608114 3.646635 3.685567 3.724914 3.76
District of Columbia 4.27 4.17 6.15 4 3.45 3.19 -1.08 -0.26 10 3.224057 3.258477 3.293265 3.328425 3.36
Florida 0.88 0.96 0.87 1 1.09 1.22 0.34 0.13 36 1.233025 1.246189 1.259493 1.27294 1.29
Georgia 1.18 1.13 1.3 2 1.35 1.38 0.2 0.03 34 1.394733 1.409623 1.424673 1.439883 1.46
Hawaii 0.88 0.95 1 1 1.05 1.07 0.19 0.02 39 1.081423 1.092969 1.104638 1.116431 1.13
Idaho 1.91 2.14 2.48 3 3.18 3.14 1.23 -0.04 12 3.173523 3.207404 3.241647 3.276255 3.31
Illinois 2.33 2.31 1.88 2 2.45 2.38 0.05 -0.07 22 2.405409 2.43109 2.457044 2.483276 2.51
Indiana 2.42 2.4 2.32 3 2.37 2.67 0.25 0.3 16 2.698505 2.727315 2.756432 2.78586 2.82
Iowa 1.41 1.45 1.57 2 1.96 2.15 0.74 0.19 25 2.172954 2.196153 2.219599 2.243296 2.27
Kansas 2.21 1.45 1.62 2 1.59 1.54 -0.67 -0.05 32 1.556441 1.573058 1.589852 1.606826 1.62
Kentucky 0.92 0.92 0.94 1 0.94 1.13 0.21 0.19 38 1.142064 1.154257 1.16658 1.179035 1.19
Louisiana 0.48 0.52 0.56 1 0.52 0.64 0.16 0.12 48 0.646833 0.653738 0.660718 0.667772 0.67
Maine 0.97 1.01 1.02 2 0.97 1.02 0.05 0.05 41 1.03089 1.041896 1.053019 1.064261 1.08
Maryland 5.63 5.34 5.92 6 6.28 6.3 0.67 0.02 2 6.36726 6.435238 6.503941 6.573378 6.64
Massachusetts 6.14 6.97 5.53 6 5.47 5.67 -0.47 0.2 3 5.730534 5.791714 5.853547 5.916041 5.98
Michigan 4.84 4.58 4.12 4 3.99 4.25 -0.59 0.26 6 4.295374 4.341232 4.387579 4.434422 4.48
Minnesota 2.95 2.98 2.56 3 2.73 2.64 -0.31 -0.09 17 2.668185 2.696671 2.725461 2.754559 2.78
Mississippi 0.9 0.96 0.84 1 0.9 0.96 0.06 0.06 42 0.970249 0.980608 0.991077 1.001658 1.01
Missouri 1.66 1.64 1.62 2 3.81 na na na na #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
Montana 0.96 2.51 1.12 1 1.07 1.05 0.09 -0.02 40 1.06121 1.07254 1.08399 1.095563 1.11
Nebraska 1.12 1.12 1.17 1 1.04 1.16 0.04 0.12 37 1.172384 1.184901 1.197551 1.210336 1.22
Nevada 0.64 0.61 0.69 1 0.74 0.69 0.05 -0.05 47 0.697367 0.704812 0.712336 0.719941 0.73
New Hampshire 3.78 3.71 4.24 2 3.5 3.9 0.12 0.4 7 3.941637 3.983719 4.026249 4.069234 4.11
New Jersey 3.63 4.24 4.28 4 3.72 3.18 -0.45 -0.54 11 3.21395 3.248263 3.282942 3.317991 3.35
New Mexico 8.02 7.53 7.58 8 8.08 7.63 -0.39 -0.45 1 7.711459 7.793788 7.876996 7.961092 8.05
New York 1.4 1.44 1.48 2 1.53 1.59 0.19 0.06 30 1.606975 1.624131 1.641471 1.658995 1.68
North Carolina 2.02 2.36 2.13 2 2.06 2.15 0.13 0.09 26 2.172954 2.196153 2.219599 2.243296 2.27
North Dakota 1.22 1.15 1.64 1 1.31 1.26 0.04 -0.05 35 1.273452 1.287048 1.300788 1.314676 1.33
Ohio 2.09 2.17 2.15 2 2.15 2.11 0.02 -0.04 27 2.132527 2.155294 2.178304 2.20156 2.23
Oklahoma 0.68 0.68 0.68 1 0.7 0.77 0.09 0.07 44 0.778221 0.786529 0.794926 0.803413 0.81
Oregon 2.72 2.74 2.83 3 2.84 2.92 0.2 0.08 13 2.951174 2.982682 3.014525 3.046709 3.08
Pennsylvania 2.54 2.53 2.39 3 2.34 2.35 -0.19 0.01 23 2.375089 2.400446 2.426073 2.451974 2.48
Rhode Island 4.37 2.32 2.59 2 2.95 2.82 -1.55 -0.13 14 2.850107 2.880535 2.911288 2.942369 2.97
South Carolina 1.48 1.51 1.31 1 1.51 1.42 -0.06 -0.09 33 1.43516 1.450482 1.465968 1.481619 1.50
South Dakota 0.6 0.68 0.67 1 0.71 0.7 0.1 -0.01 46 0.707473 0.715026 0.72266 0.730375 0.74
Tennessee 1.38 1.49 1.57 2 1.54 1.6 0.22 0.06 29 1.617082 1.634346 1.651795 1.669429 1.69
Texas 1.6 1.55 1.7 2 1.6 1.56 -0.04 -0.04 31 1.576655 1.593487 1.6105 1.627694 1.65
Utah 1.99 2.21 2.24 2 2.69 2.63 0.64 -0.06 18 2.658078 2.686456 2.715137 2.744125 2.77
Vermont 2.08 2.17 2.18 2 1.79 1.95 -0.13 0.16 28 1.970819 1.991859 2.013125 2.034617 2.06
Virginia 2.68 2.47 2.86 3 2.59 2.58 -0.1 -0.01 20 2.607544 2.635383 2.663519 2.691955 2.72
Washington 4.66 4.85 4.96 6 4.91 5.04 0.38 0.13 4 5.093808 5.14819 5.203153 5.258703 5.31
West Virginia 0.95 1.12 1.27 1 0.95 0.9 -0.05 -0.05 43 0.909609 0.91932 0.929134 0.939054 0.95
Wisconsin 1.85 1.95 2.06 2 2.18 2.21 0.36 0.03 24 2.233594 2.257441 2.281541 2.305899 2.33
Wyoming 0.43 0.41 0.4 0 0.3 0.3 -0.13 0 50 0.303203 0.30644 0.309711 0.313018 0.32
U.S. undistributed na na na na na na na na na #VALUE! 0 0 0.00
Puerto Rico na na na na na na na na na #VALUE! 0 0
Other na na na na na na na na na #VALUE! 0 0

* 2009 R&D Intensity figures are reported only in integers.