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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