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Financial Research and Development Inputs
Quartiles | Findings | Description
R&D as share of gross state product: 2002
R&D as share of gross state product: 2002
Quartiles
R&D as share of gross state product: 2002*
| 1st Quartile (8.76%–2.80%) |
2nd Quartile (2.62%–1.88%) |
3rd Quartile (1.85%–1.09%) |
4th Quartile (1.06%–0.39%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Arizona | Alabama | Alaska |
| Connecticut | Colorado | Georgia | Arkansas |
| Delaware | Illinois | Iowa | Florida |
| District of Columbia | Indiana | Maine | Hawaii |
| Idaho | Kansas | Missouri | Kentucky |
| Maryland | Minnesota | Nebraska | Louisiana |
| Massachusetts | Ohio | New York | Mississippi |
| Michigan | Oregon | North Carolina | Montana |
| New Hampshire | Pennsylvania | North Dakota | Nevada |
| New Jersey | Utah | South Carolina | Oklahoma |
| New Mexico | Vermont | Tennessee | South Dakota |
| Rhode Island | Virginia | Texas | Wyoming |
| Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia | |
| *States in alphabetical order, not data order.
SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross State Product data. See |
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Findings
- The national value of this indicator has not changed significantly over the past decade, varying from 2.48% in 1993 to 2.46% in 2002.
- In 2002, state values for this indicator ranged from 0.39% to 8.76%, indicating large differences in the geographic concentration of R&D.
- New Mexico is an outlier on this indicator because of the presence of large federal R&D activities and a relatively small GSP.
- States with high rankings on this indicator also tended to rank high on S&E doctorate holders as a share of the workforce.
Description
This indicator shows the extent to which research and development play a role in a state’s economy. A high value indicates that the state has a high intensity of R&D activity, which may support future growth in knowledge-based industries. Industries that have a high percentage of R&D activity include pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer equipment and services, electronic components, aerospace, and motor vehicles. R&D refers to R&D activities performed by federal agencies, industry, universities, and other nonprofit organizations. At the national level in 2002, industry performed roughly 71% of total R&D, followed by colleges and universities at 14% and government facilities, including federally funded R&D centers, at 13%. Data for the value of gross state product (GSP) and for R&D expenditures are shown in current dollars.
The methodology for assigning R&D activity at the state level was modified in 2001, and data back to 1998 were recalculated using the new methodology. State-level R&D data from years before 1998 are not comparable.
