Research and Development Inputs Composite Index
Average Annual Number of STTR Awards per 10,000 Business Establishments

2016
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Alabama	2013-2015	22	0.16	58
Alaska	2013-2015	49
Arizona	2013-2015	28	0.11	46
Arkansas	2013-2015	17	0.24	68
California	2013-2015	48	0.01	6
Colorado	2013-2015	33	0.08	36
Connecticut	2013-2015	24	0.13	54
Delaware	2013-2015	9	0.33	84
Florida	2013-2015	45	0.03	12
Georgia	2013-2015	29	0.10	44
Hawaii	2013-2015	13	0.27	76
Idaho	2013-2015	4	0.49	94
Illinois	2013-2015	43	0.04	16
Indiana	2013-2015	36	0.07	30
Iowa	2013-2015	25	0.13	52
Kansas	2013-2015	8	0.37	86
Kentucky	2013-2015	23	0.15	56
Louisiana	2013-2015	34	0.08	34
Maine	2013-2015	12	0.28	78
Maryland	2013-2015	35	0.07	32
Massachusetts	2013-2015	37	0.06	28
Michigan	2013-2015	39	0.05	24
Minnesota	2013-2015	27	0.12	48
Mississippi	2013-2015	16	0.25	70
Missouri	2013-2015	31	0.09	40
Montana	2013-2015	2	0.79	98
Nebraska	2013-2015	18	0.24	66
Nevada	2013-2015	21	0.18	60
New Hampshire	2013-2015	5	0.42	92
New Jersey	2013-2015	42	0.05	18
New Mexico	2013-2015	10	0.32	82
New York	2013-2015	46	0.02	10
North Carolina	2013-2015	38	0.06	26
North Dakota	2013-2015	3	0.56	96
Ohio	2013-2015	41	0.05	20
Oklahoma	2013-2015	20	0.20	62
Oregon	2013-2015	14	0.27	74
Pennsylvania	2013-2015	44	0.04	14
Rhode Island	2013-2015	11	0.29	80
South Carolina	2013-2015	15	0.25	72
South Dakota	2013-2015	7	0.40	88
Tennessee	2013-2015	26	0.12	50
Texas	2013-2015	47	0.02	8
Utah	2013-2015	19	0.22	64
Vermont	2013-2015	6	0.41	90
Virginia	2013-2015	40	0.05	22
Washington	2013-2015	30	0.10	42
West Virginia	2013-2015	1	0.85	100
Wisconsin	2013-2015	32	0.09	38
Wyoming	2013-2015	49

2014
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Massachusetts		1	4.52	100
Maryland		2	2.48	98
Virginia		3	2.27	96
New Mexico		4	2.20	94
New Hampshire		5	2.06	92
Alabama		6	1.91	90
Colorado		7	1.79	88
California		8	1.38	86
Delaware		9	1.12	84
Utah		10	0.99	82
Ohio		11	0.96	80
Arizona		12	0.94	78
Montana		13	0.92	76
Connecticut		14	0.91	74
Oregon		15	0.90	72
Kentucky		16	0.85	70
Washington		17	0.80	68
Illinois		18	0.74	66
Hawaii		19	0.74	64
Michigan		20	0.72	62
Rhode Island		21	0.71	60
North Carolina		22	0.71	58
Pennsylvania		23	0.70	56
Texas		24	0.68	54
Wisconsin		25	0.68	52
New Jersey		26	0.67	50
New York		27	0.56	48
Wyoming		28	0.48	46
Georgia		29	0.48	44
Oklahoma		30	0.48	42
Idaho		31	0.47	40
Mississippi		32	0.45	38
Kansas		33	0.45	36
Nebraska		34	0.45	34
Minnesota		35	0.43	32
Florida		36	0.42	30
North Dakota		37	0.42	28
Maine		38	0.42	26
Iowa		39	0.37	24
West Virginia		40	0.35	22
Indiana		41	0.35	20
Tennessee		42	0.33	18
Vermont		43	0.32	16
South Carolina		44	0.30	14
Arkansas		45	0.26	12
Missouri		46	0.18	10
Nevada		47	0.17	8
Louisiana		48	0.03	6

2012
State	Year	Rank	Statistic	Score
Massachusetts	2008-2010	1	4.57	100
New Hampshire	2008-2010	2	2.45	98
Virginia	2008-2010	3	2.34	96
Delaware	2008-2010	4	2.30	94
Maryland	2008-2010	5	2.13	92
New Mexico	2008-2010	6	1.99	90
Colorado	2008-2010	7	1.78	88
Alabama	2008-2010	8	1.71	86
Montana	2008-2010	9	1.55	84
California	2008-2010	10	1.29	82
Arizona	2008-2010	11	1.28	80
Utah	2008-2010	12	1.24	78
Connecticut	2008-2010	13	1.21	76
Ohio	2008-2010	14	1.02	74
Oregon	2008-2010	15	1.01	72
Michigan	2008-2010	16	0.94	70
Vermont	2008-2010	17	0.92	68
Rhode Island	2008-2010	18	0.92	66
Pennsylvania	2008-2010	19	0.91	64
Kentucky	2008-2010	20	0.88	62
Wyoming	2008-2010	21	0.81	60
Arkansas	2008-2010	22	0.76	58
Hawaii	2008-2010	23	0.72	56
New Jersey	2008-2010	24	0.72	54
Illinois	2008-2010	25	0.69	52
Indiana	2008-2010	26	0.66	50
Washington	2008-2010	27	0.65	48
Texas	2008-2010	28	0.65	46
North Carolina	2008-2010	29	0.65	44
Missouri	2008-2010	30	0.64	42
New York	2008-2010	31	0.62	40
Iowa	2008-2010	32	0.61	38
Georgia	2008-2010	33	0.60	36
Wisconsin	2008-2010	34	0.57	34
Minnesota	2008-2010	35	0.54	32
Nebraska	2008-2010	36	0.45	30
South Carolina	2008-2010	37	0.45	28
Kansas	2008-2010	38	0.44	26
South Dakota	2008-2010	39	0.39	24
Tennessee	2008-2010	40	0.37	22
Florida	2008-2010	41	0.34	20
West Virginia	2008-2010	42	0.34	18
Nevada	2008-2010	43	0.33	16
Maine	2008-2010	44	0.24	14
Mississippi	2008-2010	45	0.22	12
Oklahoma	2008-2010	46	0.18	10
Louisiana	2008-2010	47	0.13	8
Idaho	2008-2010	48	0.07	6
Alaska	2008-2010	49	0.00	4
North Dakota	2008-2010	49	0.00	4