| Table 4-A |
| Top 10 U.S. states in R&D performance, by sector and intensity: 2008 |
| |
| |
|
All R&Da |
|
Sector Ranking |
|
R&D intensity (R&D/GDP ratio) |
| Rank |
|
State |
Amount (current $millions) |
|
Business |
|
U&C |
|
Federal intramural
and FFRDCb |
|
State |
R&D/GDP (%) |
GDP (current $billions) |
| |
| 1 |
|
California |
81,323 |
|
California |
|
California |
|
Maryland |
|
New Mexico |
7.58 |
78.0 |
| 2 |
|
New Jersey |
20,713 |
|
New Jersey |
|
New York |
|
California |
|
District of Columbia |
6.15 |
96.8 |
| 3 |
|
Texas |
20,316 |
|
Texas |
|
Texas |
|
New Mexico |
|
Maryland |
5.92 |
280.5 |
| 4 |
|
Massachusetts |
20,090 |
|
Massachusetts |
|
Maryland |
|
District of Columbia |
|
Massachusetts |
5.53 |
363.1 |
| 5 |
|
Washington |
16,696 |
|
Washington |
|
Pennsylvania |
|
Virginia |
|
Connecticut |
5.10 |
222.2 |
| 6 |
|
Maryland |
16,605 |
|
Michigan |
|
Massachusetts |
|
Massachusetts |
|
Washington |
4.96 |
336.3 |
| 7 |
|
New York |
16,486 |
|
New York |
|
North Carolina |
|
Tennessee |
|
New Jersey |
4.28 |
484.3 |
| 8 |
|
Michigan |
15,507 |
|
Connecticut |
|
Illinois |
|
Washington |
|
New Hampshire |
4.24 |
58.8 |
| 9 |
|
Pennsylvania |
13,068 |
|
Pennsylvania |
|
Ohio |
|
Illinois |
|
California |
4.22 |
1,925.5 |
| 10 |
|
Illinois |
11,961 |
|
Illinois |
|
Michigan |
|
Alabama |
|
Michigan |
4.12 |
376.2 |
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FFRDC = federally funded research and development center; GDP = gross domestic product; U&C = universities and colleges
aIncludes in-state total R&D performance of business sector, universities and colleges, federal agencies, FFRDCs, and federally financed nonprofit R&D.
bIncludes costs associated with administration of intramural and extramural programs by federal personnel and actual intramural R&D performance.
NOTES: Small differences in parameters for state rankings may not be significant. Rankings do not account for the margin of error of the estimates from sample surveys.
SOURCES: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (annual series). State GDP data are from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. See appendix tables 4-11 and 4-12.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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