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Gross domestic product, 2019 ($millions) 370,119 20 21,418,521
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Total R&D performance, 2017 ($millions) 7,826 19 528,712
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Business R&D performance, 2018 ($millions)
6,203 18 438,947
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Higher education R&D performance, 2018 ($millions) 1,285 18 74,645
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Earth sciences (%) 9- 4
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Engineering (%) 17- 17
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Environmental sciences (%) NA - NA NA
Life sciences (%) 43- 61
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Math and computer sciences (%) 3- 4
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Physical sciences (%) 12- 7
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Psychology (%) 2- 2
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Sciences, nec (%) 5- 1
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Social sciences (%) 8- 4
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Academic research space, 2017 (thousands sq. ft.) 2,887 26 219,968
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Federal R&D obligations, 2018 ($millions) 1,737 20 123,637
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State government R&D expenditures, 2018 ($thousands) 12,937 34 2,543,337
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Agriculture ($thousands) 723- 129,950
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Energy ($thousands) 0- 397,037
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Environment and natural resources ($thousands) 1,755- 423,882
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Health ($thousands) 7,818- 1,109,667
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Other ($thousands) 140- 224,383
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Transportation ($thousands) 2,500- 258,419
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SBIR awards, 2019 87 16 4,699
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Utility patents issued to state residents, 2019 2,889 18 167,109
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Population, 2019 (thousands) 7,279 14 331,433
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Civilian labor force, 2019 (thousands) 3,551 15 164,177
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Personal income per capita, 2019 (dollars) 46,058 43 56,490
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SEH graduate students in institutions granting research-based graduate degrees, 2018 12,568 17 668,176
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Doctorate students 5,39717 277,096
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Masters students 7,17117 391,080
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SEH doctorate recipients, 2018 560 24 42,227
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Earth sciences (%) 6- 3
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Engineering (%) 26- 24
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Environmental sciences (%) NA - NA NA
Life sciences (%) 23- 30
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Math and computer sciences (%) 9- 10
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Physical sciences (%) 11- 12
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Psychology (%) 7- 9
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Social sciences (%) 18- 12
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SEH postdoctoral appointees in institutions granting research-based graduate degrees, 2018 866 22 64,782
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Employed SEH doctrate holders, 2017
12,200 23 811,400
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Federal obligations for S&E R&D, by agency and performer, 2018 ($thousands)
All agencies 1,736,998 20 123,637,113
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All FFRDCs 018 12,333,723
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Businesses 1,142,85711 39,368,074
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Federal intramural 125,59727 32,357,125
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Other nonprofits 50,33021 7,816,587
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State and local governments 14,0867 548,367
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Universities and colleges 404,12724 31,213,238
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Department of Agriculture 35,253 24 2,470,243
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All FFRDCs 0- 0
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Businesses 16- 33,994
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Federal intramural 21,155- 1,550,111
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Other nonprofits 359- 24,403
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State and local governments 0- 8,227
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Universities and colleges 13,725- 853,508
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Department of Commerce 1,638 33 1,435,607
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All FFRDCs 0- 24,048
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Businesses 0- 52,142
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Federal intramural 283- 1,027,034
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Other nonprofits 0- 22,898
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State and local governments 75- 6,178
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Universities and colleges 1,280- 303,307
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Department of Defense 1,212,480 15 50,531,442
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All FFRDCs 0- 1,682,498
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Businesses 1,090,671- 27,828,922
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Federal intramural 72,143- 17,135,006
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Other nonprofits 3,802- 890,184
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State and local governments 5,684- 36,137
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Universities and colleges 40,181- 2,958,695
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Department of Energy 24,175 33 12,830,842
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All FFRDCs 0- 7,501,584
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Businesses 9,631- 2,375,138
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Federal intramural 0- 1,336,022
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Other nonprofits 0- 199,075
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State and local governments 63- 68,958
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Universities and colleges 14,481- 1,350,065
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Department of Health and Human Services 244,575 26 36,660,081
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All FFRDCs 0- 638,130
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Businesses 9,745- 1,887,088
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Federal intramural 7,911- 8,312,290
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Other nonprofits 35,476- 5,741,597
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State and local governments 2,603- 156,260
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Universities and colleges 188,840- 19,924,716
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Department of Homeland Security 7,284 16 904,876
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All FFRDCs 0- 90,115
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Businesses 5,759- 395,183
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Federal intramural 0- 364,511
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Other nonprofits 0- 12,275
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State and local governments 0- 256
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Universities and colleges 1,525- 42,535
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Department of the Interior 17,484 11 759,412
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All FFRDCs 0- 1,315
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Businesses 279- 9,035
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Federal intramural 13,924- 669,533
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Other nonprofits 0- 880
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State and local governments 204- 28,946
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Universities and colleges 3,077- 49,703
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Department of Transportation 10,760 20 1,043,428
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All FFRDCs 0- 79,697
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Businesses 3,367- 361,255
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Federal intramural 0- 210,361
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Other nonprofits 0- 56,462
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State and local governments 5,326- 221,666
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Universities and colleges 2,067- 113,986
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Environmental Protection Agency 661 26 487,351
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All FFRDCs 0- 709
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Businesses 232- 180,599
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Federal intramural 0- 254,955
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Other nonprofits 0- 0
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State and local governments 0- 0
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Universities and colleges 429- 51,088
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration 83,983 13 10,690,552
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All FFRDCs 0- 2,034,086
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Businesses 17,514- 5,779,289
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Federal intramural 10,181- 1,484,201
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Other nonprofits 9,889- 495,878
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State and local governments 0- 1,646
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Universities and colleges 46,398- 895,452
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National Science Foundation 98,704 18 5,823,279
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All FFRDCs 0- 281,539
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Businesses 5,643- 465,429
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Federal intramural 0- 13,100
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Other nonprofits 804- 372,934
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State and local governments 132- 20,093
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Universities and colleges 92,125- 4,670,183
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- = no value possible; NA = not available.

FFRDCs = federally funded research and development centers; nec = not elsewhere classified; S&E = science and engineering; SBIR = small business innovation research; and SEH = science, engineering, and health.

NOTES: Rankings and totals are based on data for the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Rankings are based on unrounded totals. Standard errors of estimates from sample surveys are not considered in developing rankings; differences may not be statistically significant due to sampling error. Data for employed SEH doctorate holders are from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) and include recipients of U.S. doctoral degrees only. The SDR is not conducted annually. State estimates for employed SEH doctorate holders may have large sampling errors because the SDR was not designed to provide estimates at the state level. The SDR data are classified by the state where the doctorate holder is employed, if known; otherwise, data are classified by the doctorate holder's residence. The original source of data on personal income per capita and gross domestic product for Puerto Rico is the Puerto Rico Planning Board, Program of Economic and Social Planning, Subprogram of Economic Analysis.

The U.S. total in a State Profile and its corresponding data source may not match in all cases. Differences are due to rounding, survey scope, or undistributed data. For example, source data may or may not include Puerto Rico. See Technical Notes associated with each survey.

Some source data may have been updated since these profiles were created. See the source data for the most up-to-date information.

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