Rank List: States in Profile

Industry Share of R&D Expenditures in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Pct. of Total
1	Washington	53000	91.7%
2	New Jersey	34000	90.6%
3	California	06000	89.8%
4	Oregon	41000	88.7%
5	Delaware	10000	88.1%
6	Michigan	26000	87.6%
7	Connecticut	09000	85.8%
8	New Hampshire	33000	85.6%
9	Indiana	18000	84.6%
10	Nevada	32000	84.5%
11	Arizona	04000	79.5%
12	Iowa	19000	78.1%
13	Texas	48000	77.8%
14	Massachusetts	25000	77.3%
15	Illinois	17000	76.9%
16	Wisconsin	55000	76.6%
17	North Carolina	37000	75.9%
18	Minnesota	27000	75.0%
19	Idaho	16000	74.5%
20	Colorado	08000	74.4%
21	Pennsylvania	42000	73.6%
22	Nebraska	31000	73.0%
23	Oklahoma	40000	72.1%
23	Utah	49000	72.1%
25	Missouri	29000	71.7%
26	New York	36000	71.6%
27	Georgia	13000	71.3%
28	Florida	12000	70.2%
29	Kansas	20000	69.8%
29	Vermont	50000	69.8%
31	South Carolina	45000	67.3%
32	Ohio	39000	65.6%
33	South Dakota	46000	62.1%
34	North Dakota	38000	60.0%
35	Alabama	01000	58.6%
36	Kentucky	21000	57.8%
37	Arkansas	05000	56.0%
38	Maine	23000	55.7%
39	Virginia	51000	51.8%
40	Montana	30000	49.6%
41	West Virginia	54000	49.4%
42	Hawaii	15000	46.5%
43	Tennessee	47000	44.6%
44	Rhode Island	44000	38.7%
45	Louisiana	22000	37.6%
46	Mississippi	28000	32.4%
47	Maryland	24000	30.2%
48	Wyoming	56000	28.7%
49	Alaska	02000	16.9%
50	New Mexico	35000	13.2%
51	District of Columbia	11000	9.5%

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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