Survey of State Government Research and Development
As part of NCSES's ongoing website redesign project, the Survey of State Government Research and Development page has been reimagined. Beginning in May 2023, only survey data published from the 2021 cycle or earlier will be available on this page. Data from all subsequent cycles will be published on our new Survey of State Government Research and Development page.
The Survey of State Government Research and Development measures the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by the governments of each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (collectively, states). By employing consistent, uniform definitions and collection techniques, the survey allows collection of state R&D expenditures data that are comparable nationwide. The survey is a census of state government departments, agencies, commissions, public authorities, and dependent entities with R&D activities.
Survey Description
Questionnaires
- Survey of State Government Research and Development: FY 2021
Data Tables | NSF 23-302 | November 29, 2022 - Survey of State Government Research and Development: FY 2020
Data Tables | NSF 22-307 | November 10, 2021 - Survey of State Government Research and Development: FY 2019
Data Tables | NSF 21-301 | October 26, 2020 - Survey of State Government Research and Development: FYs 2014 and 2015
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 17-308 | January 24, 2017 - Survey of State Government Research and Development: FYs 2012 and 2013
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 15-323 | June 15, 2015 - Survey of State Government Research and Development: FYs 2010 and 2011
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 14-311 | May 15, 2014 - State Government Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2009(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 12-331 | September 10, 2012 - State Agency Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2007(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 10-301 | November 19, 2009 - State Agency Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2006(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 08-310 | May 22, 2008 - See more in State Government Research and Development →
- Science and Engineering State Profiles
- State Profiles is an interactive website providing access to state-level data on science and engineering (S&E) personnel and finances and state rankings. State Profiles displays up to 7 state profiles of the user’s choice. Data are available from surveys sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation on employed S&E doctorate holders; S&E doctorates awarded, including by major S&E fields; S&E graduate students and postdoctorates; federal research and development obligations by agency and performer; state government agency R&D expenditures; total and business R&D performance; and higher education R&D performance, including by major S&E fields. Data available from other sources include population, civilian labor force, per capita personal income, federal expenditures, patents, small business innovation research awards, and gross domestic product. All data are available for download. Data cover 2003 to present.
Because of the time it takes to produce and post the Science and Engineering State Profiles data set, some source data may have been updated since these profiles were created. See the source data for the most up-to-date information.
(A): Archived Publication
- State Agencies’ R&D Increased 1% in FY 2021; Five States Account for Nearly 60% of All State Government R&D
InfoBriefs | NSF 23-301 | November 29, 2022 - State Agencies’ R&D Increased 1% in FY 2020; Health-Related R&D Declined for the Second Year in a Row
InfoBriefs | NSF 22-308 | December 1, 2021 - State Government R&D Expenditures Decline 4% in FY 2019; Health-Related R&D Declines 2%
InfoBriefs | NSF 21-300 | October 26, 2020 - State Government R&D Expenditures Increased 3% in FY 2018; Energy-Related R&D Up 29%
InfoBriefs | NSF 20-303 | December 11, 2019 - State Government R&D Expenditures Increase 7% in FY 2017; Health-Related R&D Up 13%
InfoBriefs | NSF 19-305 | December 19, 2018 - State Government R&D Expenditures Increase 3.1% in FY 2016
InfoBriefs | NSF 18-305 | December 13, 2017 - State Government R&D Expenditures Total More than $2.2 Billion in FY 2015
InfoBriefs | NSF 17-307 | December 20, 2016 - State Government R&D Expenditures Remain Unchanged in FY 2013 at $1.8 Billion
InfoBriefs | NSF 15-313 | January 28, 2015 - State Government R&D Expenditures Increase 11.3% from FY 2010 to FY 2011
InfoBriefs | NSF 14-300 | November 4, 2013 - State Research and Development Expenditures Total $1.2 Billion in FY 2009(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 12-324 | July 19, 2012 - Ten States Account for More than 60% of State Agencies' FY 2007 R&D Expenditures(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 10-306 | November 19, 2009 - New NSF Survey Finds Six States Account for Nearly Half of State Agencies' R&D Expenditures(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 08-309 | May 8, 2008 - See more in State Government Research and Development →
- State Government Agency Expenditures for R&D, by Geographic Area and Function: FY 2021
Other | NSF 23-345 | July 5, 2023 - New York State Agencies Account for Nearly One-Third of All State Governments’ Intramural R&D Personnel in FY 2021
Other | NSF 23-326 | February 21, 2023 - See more in State Government Research and Development →
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(A): Archived Publication
- Definitions of Research and Development
- This special publication provides definitions of research and development (R&D) from several official U.S. and international organizations. The document is designed as a reference for researchers and other users of data on R&D expenditures. In addition to definitions from National Science Foundation (NSF) surveys on R&D expenditures, the document includes definitions from regulatory, Federal procurement, and accounting sources. International sources include manuals from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the System of National Accounts.
- National Patterns of R&D Resources
- This series presents trend data on the overall research and development effort in the United States. Information includes R&D expenditures by sector of performance, source of funds, character of R&D work, R&D-to-GDP ratios, and international comparisons.
- Science and Engineering Indicators
- This biennial report to Congress provides a broad base of quantitative information about U.S. science, engineering, and technology.
- Science and Engineering State Profiles
- State Profiles is an interactive website providing access to state-level data on science and engineering (S&E) personnel and finances and state rankings. State Profiles displays up to 7 state profiles of the user’s choice. Data are available from surveys sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation on employed S&E doctorate holders; S&E doctorates awarded, including by major S&E fields; S&E graduate students and postdoctorates; federal research and development obligations by agency and performer; state government agency R&D expenditures; total and business R&D performance; and higher education R&D performance, including by major S&E fields. Data available from other sources include population, civilian labor force, per capita personal income, federal expenditures, patents, small business innovation research awards, and gross domestic product. All data are available for download. Data cover 2003 to present.
Because of the time it takes to produce and post the Science and Engineering State Profiles data set, some source data may have been updated since these profiles were created. See the source data for the most up-to-date information.
- What Is the State Government Role in the R&D Enterprise?
- This report uses a variety of sources to examine how much states spend on R&D, by source and performer, and the states in which R&D spending and performance is concentrated. It also places these 1995 R&D data, collected by the Battelle Memorial Institute and the State Science & Technology Institute, in the context of data collected by earlier surveys of state R&D sponsored by the National Science Foundation, which date back to the mid-1960s.
Christopher Pece
Survey Manager
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(703) 292-7788
Last Updated: November 2022
