This is a list of U.S. states and the District of Columbia by research and development (R&D) spending in 2020 adjusted US dollar.
This is a list of U.S. states and the District of Columbia by research and development (R&D) spending in 2020 adjusted US dollar.
States by R&D spending, spending per capita and federal government spending as percentage of total R&D spending.
| National rank | State | Expenditures on R&D (millions of US$) [1] | Expenditures on R&D per capita in US$ [2] | Federal government share in % [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 217,976 | 4,220 | 1.6 |
| 2 |  Washington | 46,392 | 4,496 | 0.6 |
| 3 |  Massachusetts | 44,907 | 5,188 | 1.3 |
| 4 |  New York | 36,559 | 1,343 | 3.8 |
| 5 |  Texas | 34,589 | 950 | 2.3 |
| 6 |  Maryland | 27,853 | 3,864 | 52.1 |
| 7 |  Michigan | 24,898 | 2,579 | 0.5 |
| 8 |  New Jersey | 24,121 | 2,604 | 2.4 |
| 9 |  Pennsylvania | 21,687 | 1,383 | 1.9 |
| 10 |  Illinois | 19,203 | 1,368 | 0.9 |
| 11 |  North Carolina | 18,064 | 1,488 | 1.9 |
| 12 |  Ohio | 16,647 | 1,235 | 11.3 |
| 13 |  Virginia | 13,317 | 1,311 | 15.2 |
| 14 |  Florida | 11,888 | 495 | 6.4 |
| 15 |  Oregon | 11,537 | 2,326 | 0.8 |
| 16 |  Indiana | 10,303 | 1,293 | 2.4 |
| 17 |  Minnesota | 10,301 | 1,569 | 0.6 |
| 18 |  Colorado | 10,297 | 1,356 | 6.1 |
| 19 |  Connecticut | 9,486 | 2,513 | 0.2 |
| 20 |  Arizona | 9,056 | 1,079 | 2.9 |
| 21 |  Georgia | 8,455 | 745 | 2.3 |
| 22 |  New Mexico | 8,438 | 3,388 | 8.2 |
| 23 |  Wisconsin | 8,346 | 1,320 | 0.7 |
| 24 |  Missouri | 8,229 | 1,400 | 1.5 |
| 25 |  Tennessee | 6,187 | 714 | 12.7 |
| 26 |  Alabama | 5,701 | 1,006 | 25.3 |
| — |  District of Columbia | 5,701 | 8,050 | 58.3 |
| 27 |  Iowa | 4,480 | 1,385 | 1.6 |
| 28 |  Utah | 4,452 | 1,272 | 4.0 |
| 29 |  Kansas | 3,616 | 1,133 | 2.6 |
| 30 |  New Hampshire | 3,332 | 2,298 | 1.9 |
| 31 |  Idaho | 2,929 | 1,795 | 1.3 |
| 32 |  Delaware | 2,749 | 2,689 | 0.1 |
| 33 |  South Carolina | 2,628 | 540 | 4.1 |
| 34 |  Kentucky | 1,911 | 463 | 0.4 |
| 35 |  Oklahoma | 1,892 | 425 | 9.8 |
| 36 |  Rhode Island | 1,638 | 1,351 | 21.4 |
| 37 |  Nebraska | 1,492 | 601 | 2.6 |
| 38 |  Louisiana | 1,453 | 269 | 3.6 |
| 39 |  Nevada | 1,252 | 406 | 1.6 |
| 40 |  Wyoming | 1,169 | 2,031 | 2.2 |
| 41 |  Mississippi | 1,098 | 398 | 27.3 |
| 42 |  Arkansas | 892 | 286 | 4.6 |
| 43 |  Hawaii | 794 | 453 | 11.5 |
| 44 |  Maine | 769 | 396 | 1.0 |
| 45 |  North Dakota | 679 | 795 | 5.4 |
| 46 |  Montana | 608 | 437 | 10.7 |
| 47 |  Vermont | 574 | 711 | 0.7 |
| 48 |  West Virginia | 556 | 341 | 10.1 |
| 49 |  South Dakota | 344 | 393 | 4.9 |
| 50 |  Alaska | 339 | 410 | 25.7 |
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