Human Capital Investment Composite Index
Number of Doctoral Scientists per 100,000 People

2016
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Maryland	2013	1	360.94	100
Massachusetts	2013	2	340.65	98
New Mexico	2013	3	215.83	96
Delaware	2013	4	205.18	94
Connecticut	2013	5	191.88	92
Vermont	2013	6	191.39	90
Washington	2013	7	183.62	88
Rhode Island	2013	8	171.10	86
Colorado	2013	9	170.84	84
New York	2013	10	160.81	82
Hawaii	2013	11	156.70	80
New Jersey	2013	12	152.83	78
California	2013	13	151.57	76
Pennsylvania	2013	14	147.96	74
Virginia	2013	15	147.70	72
Minnesota	2013	16	143.91	70
North Dakota	2013	17	138.31	68
Montana	2013	18	137.93	66
Alaska	2013	19	136.05	64
North Carolina	2013	20	129.98	62
Maine	2013	21	128.01	60
Oregon	2013	22	127.23	58
Utah	2013	23	124.10	56
Iowa	2013	24	122.98	54
New Hampshire	2013	25	120.94	52
Wisconsin	2013	26	120.15	50
Missouri	2013	27	115.82	48
Tennessee	2013	28	112.38	46
Ohio	2013	29	109.76	44
Indiana	2013	30	108.05	42
Illinois	2013	31	107.13	40
Nebraska	2013	32	107.01	38
Michigan	2013	33	102.06	36
Georgia	2013	34	96.08	34
West Virginia	2013	35	91.69	32
Idaho	2013	36	86.85	30
Kansas	2013	37	86.39	28
Wyoming	2013	38	85.76	26
Texas	2013	39	85.45	24
Alabama	2013	40	84.82	22
South Dakota	2013	41	82.84	20
South Carolina	2013	42	77.49	18
Arizona	2013	43	75.45	16
Mississippi	2013	44	73.55	14
Louisiana	2013	45	73.51	12
Kentucky	2013	46	72.81	10
Oklahoma	2013	47	72.71	8
Florida	2013	48	62.91	6
Arkansas	2013	49	54.07	4
Nevada	2013	50	50.18	2

2014
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Massachusetts	2010	1	333.68	100
Maryland	2010	2	321.35	98
New Mexico	2010	3	198.57	96
Connecticut	2010	4	190.12	94
Delaware	2010	5	188.93	92
Vermont	2010	6	175.74	90
Washington	2010	7	174.98	88
Colorado	2010	8	172.33	86
Rhode Island	2010	9	161.48	84
New Jersey	2010	10	154.49	82
Hawaii	2010	11	153.93	80
California	2010	12	151.87	78
New York	2010	13	150.52	76
Pennsylvania	2010	14	148.69	74
North Dakota	2010	15	148.29	72
Montana	2010	16	141.31	70
Minnesota	2010	17	141.22	68
Virginia	2010	18	140.81	66
Alaska	2010	19	140.05	64
Nebraska	2010	20	136.63	62
North Carolina	2010	21	129.72	60
New Hampshire	2010	22	129.10	58
Oregon	2010	23	127.66	56
Iowa	2010	24	121.30	54
Maine	2010	25	112.99	52
Illinois	2010	26	112.92	50
Wisconsin	2010	27	112.49	48
Utah	2010	28	111.71	46
Tennessee	2010	29	111.69	44
South Dakota	2010	30	110.26	42
Missouri	2010	31	108.40	40
Ohio	2010	32	105.73	38
Michigan	2010	33	104.28	36
Indiana	2010	34	103.24	34
Georgia	2010	35	92.64	32
Wyoming	2010	36	88.59	30
Texas	2010	37	87.15	28
Idaho	2010	38	82.76	26
Kansas	2010	39	80.45	24
Oklahoma	2010	40	79.80	22
South Carolina	2010	41	77.66	20
Alabama	2010	42	75.24	18
Louisiana	2010	43	74.82	16
Nevada	2010	44	70.27	14
West Virginia	2010	45	70.12	12
Kentucky	2010	46	69.02	10
Mississippi	2010	47	67.36	8
Arizona	2010	48	67.07	6
Arkansas	2010	49	65.01	4
Florida	2010	50	61.55	2

2012
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Alabama	2008	43	72.06	16
Alaska	2008	21	130.92	60
Arizona	2008	45	70.06	12
Arkansas	2008	50	48.70	2
California	2008	17	142.61	68
Colorado	2008	9	167.70	84
Connecticut	2008	5	186.15	92
Delaware	2008	4	203.65	94
Florida	2008	49	57.75	4
Georgia	2008	38	85.22	26
Hawaii	2008	7	172.65	88
Idaho	2008	36	91.25	30
Illinois	2008	26	111.40	50
Indiana	2008	35	91.83	32
Iowa	2008	28	109.39	46
Kansas	2008	34	92.59	34
Kentucky	2008	47	67.60	8
Louisiana	2008	42	72.14	18
Maine	2008	23	112.74	56
Maryland	2008	2	311.35	98
Massachusetts	2008	1	327.72	100
Michigan	2008	33	96.51	36
Minnesota	2008	20	133.41	62
Mississippi	2008	48	64.45	6
Missouri	2008	31	102.97	40
Montana	2008	16	143.38	70
Nebraska	2008	27	111.34	48
Nevada	2008	46	67.83	10
New Hampshire	2008	13	144.39	76
New Jersey	2008	12	149.24	78
New Mexico	2008	3	218.83	96
New York	2008	11	150.42	80
North Carolina	2008	19	134.27	64
North Dakota	2008	18	136.87	66
Ohio	2008	29	105.95	44
Oklahoma	2008	39	73.59	24
Oregon	2008	25	111.44	52
Pennsylvania	2008	15	143.51	72
Rhode Island	2008	10	161.14	82
South Carolina	2008	41	72.86	20
South Dakota	2008	24	112.62	54
Tennessee	2008	32	100.84	38
Texas	2008	37	85.56	28
Utah	2008	22	116.41	58
Vermont	2008	6	176.24	90
Virginia	2008	14	144.25	74
Washington	2008	8	172.20	86
West Virginia	2008	44	70.64	14
Wisconsin	2008	30	104.59	42
Wyoming	2008	40	73.25	22