Rank

State

Total R&D Spending, 1997

GPSP,
1997

R&D as % of GSP

1

California

41,670

1,043,669

4

2

Michigan

13,991

280,178

5

3

New York

12,307

669,446

1.8

4

New Jersey

12,067

303,580

4

5

Massachusetts

11,097

223,483

5

6

Texas

9,487

606,901

1.6

7

Pennsylvania

8,209

347,169

2.4

8

Illinois

8,034

402,282

2

9

Washington

7,543

176,226

4.3

10

Maryland

7,395

155,008

4.8

11

Ohio

7,145

325,239

2.2

12

Florida

4,784

391,073

1.2

13

North Carolina

4,667

220,900

2.1

14

Virginia

4,136

213,358

1.9

15

Minnesota

3,605

152,340

2.4

16

Connecticut

3,454

134,792

2.6

17

Colorado

3,205

129,653

2.5

18

Indiana

3,149

163,775

1.9

19

New Mexico

3,028

46,484

6.5

20

Arizona

2,410

123,132

2