Rank List: States in Profile

Universities & Colleges Share of R&D Expenditures in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Pct. of Total
1	Wyoming	56000	63.3%
2	Alaska	02000	56.8%
3	Louisiana	22000	55.1%
4	Mississippi	28000	47.5%
5	Montana	30000	42.3%
6	West Virginia	54000	39.3%
7	Arkansas	05000	36.3%
8	North Dakota	38000	35.2%
9	Kentucky	21000	33.7%
10	Rhode Island	44000	32.1%
11	Hawaii	15000	31.7%
12	South Dakota	46000	31.5%
13	Vermont	50000	27.6%
14	Georgia	13000	26.0%
15	Kansas	20000	25.7%
16	Nebraska	31000	24.4%
17	Missouri	29000	24.2%
18	Tennessee	47000	21.0%
19	Pennsylvania	42000	20.8%
19	Utah	49000	20.8%
21	Wisconsin	55000	20.6%
22	Oklahoma	40000	20.4%
23	South Carolina	45000	20.2%
24	Florida	12000	19.5%
25	Iowa	19000	19.3%
26	Maryland	24000	18.8%
26	New York	36000	18.8%
28	Texas	48000	18.5%
29	North Carolina	37000	17.9%
30	Maine	23000	17.5%
31	Alabama	01000	17.4%
32	Arizona	04000	16.9%
33	Ohio	39000	16.6%
34	Virginia	51000	14.4%
35	Colorado	08000	14.1%
36	Illinois	17000	13.3%
37	Indiana	18000	13.0%
37	Nevada	32000	13.0%
39	New Hampshire	33000	12.8%
40	Connecticut	09000	12.7%
41	Minnesota	27000	11.2%
42	Michigan	26000	11.1%
43	Oregon	41000	9.7%
44	District of Columbia	11000	9.4%
45	Delaware	10000	7.7%
46	Massachusetts	25000	7.6%
47	New Jersey	34000	6.2%
48	Idaho	16000	5.4%
49	New Mexico	35000	5.1%
50	California	06000	4.9%
51	Washington	53000	3.7%

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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