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2020 State Technology and Science Index
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  • Research and Development Inputs
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  • Human Capital Investment
  • Technology and Science Workforce
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State Technology and Science Index | Methodology - Indicators
Methodology

Indicators

  • Research and Development Inputs (RDI)

  • Risk Capital and Entrepreneurial Infrastructure (RCI)

  • Human Capital Investment (HCI)

  • Technology and Science Workforce (TSW)

  • Technology Concentration and Dynamism (TCD)

Research and Development Inputs (RDI) Source Year
Federal R&D Funding (per capita) NSF, National Patterns of R&D Resources, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development 2016-2018
Industry R&D Funding (per capita) NSF, National Patterns of R&D Resources, Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey 2015-2017
Academic R&D Funding (per capita) NSF, National Patterns of R&D Resources, Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
National Science Foundation Funding per $100,000 of GSP NSF, Budget Internet Information System 2017-2019
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Engineering (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Physical Sciences (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Geosciences, Atmospheric Sciences, and Ocean Sciences (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Computer and Information Sciences (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Life Sciences (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018
Higher Ed R&D Expenditures on Math and Statistics (per capita) NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2016-2018

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Risk Capital and Entrepreneurial Infrastructure (RCI) Source Year
Venture Capital Investment Growth PwC, Moneytree Report 2017-2019
Venture Capital Investment as Percentage of GSP PwC, Moneytree Report 2017-2019
Venture Capital Deal Growth PwC, Moneytree Report 2016-2018
Venture Capital Deals per 10,000 Business Establishments PwC, Moneytree Report 2016-2018
SBIC Funding per $1,000 of GSP Congressional Research Service, University of North Texas, SBA SBIC 2016-2018
Patents Issued per 100,000 People USPTO, Performance and Accountability Report 2017-2019
Business Starts per 100,000 People US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2016-2018
IPO Investment as Percent of GSP Pitchbook 2017-2019
Venture Capital Investment in Nanotechnology per $1,000 of GSP Pitchbook 2017-2019
Venture Capital Investment in Clean Technology per $1,000 of GSP Pitchbook 2017-2019
Average Venture Capital in Biotechnology per $1,000 of GSP Pitchbook 2017-2019

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Human Capital Investment (HCI) Source Year
Percentage of Population Age 25+ with Bachelor's Degree or Higher American Community Survey 1-year estimates 2016-2018
Percentage of Population Age 25+ with Advanced Degree American Community Survey 1-year estimates 2016-2018
Percentage of Population Age 25+ with PhD American Community Survey 1-year estimates 2016-2018
Per Capita State Spending on Student Aid National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs Annual Fiscal Report 2016-2018
Average Reading and Writing SAT Scores College Board 2017-2019
Average Math SAT Scores College Board 2017-2019
Average ACT Scores ACT 2017-2019
State Appropriations for Higher Education (per capita) Illinois State University, Grapevine 2017-2019
Percent Change in State Appropriations for Higher Education Illinois State University, Grapevine 2018-2019
Doctoral Scientists per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2017
Doctoral Engineers per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2017
PhDs awarded in Science, Engineering, and Health per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Earned Doctorates 2016-2018
Graduate Students in Science & Engineering & Health per 100,000 People NSF-NIH, Survey of Graduate Students & Post Doctorates in Science and Engineering 2016-2018
Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees in Science, Engineering, and Health IPEDS, Completions Survey 2016-2017
Recent Bachelor's Degrees in Science and Engineering per 1,000 Workers IPEDS, Completions Survey 2016-2018
Recent Master's Degrees in Science and Engineering per 1,000 Workers IPEDS, Completions Survey 2016-2017
Recent PhD Degrees in Science and Engineering per 1,000 Workers NSF, Survey of Earned Doctorates 2016-2018
Recent Degrees in Science and Engineering per 1,000 Workers IPEDS, Completions Survey 2016-2018
Percentage of Households with Computers American Community Survey 1-year estimates 2016-2018
Percentage of Households with Broadband Access American Community Survey 1-year estimates 2016-2018

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Tech and Science Workforce (TSW) Source Year
Computer and Information Science    
Intensity of Computer Systems Analysts per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Information Security Analysts per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer and Information Research Scientists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer Network Support Specialists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer User Support Specialists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer Network Architects per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Network and Computer Systems Administrators per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Database Administrators per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer Programmers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Software Developers, Applications per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Web Developers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer Occupations, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Operations Research Analysts per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Statisticians per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Engineering    
Intensity of Aerospace Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Chemical Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Civil Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Computer Hardware Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Electrical Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Environmental Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Industrial Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Materials Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Mechanical Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Nuclear Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Petroleum Engineers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Engineers, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Life and Physical Science    
Intensity of Soil and Plant Scientists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Biochemists and Biophysicists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Microbiologists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Biological Scientists, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Epidemiologists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Life Scientists, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Physicists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Atmospheric and Space Scientists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Chemists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Materials Scientists per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Physical Scientists, All Other per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Agricultural and Food Science Technicians per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Biological Technicians per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Chemical Technicians per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019
Intensity of Nuclear Technicians per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019

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Technology Concentration and Dynamism (TCD) Source Year
Percentage of Employment in High-Tech Industries US Census Bureau, Country Business Patterns 2016-2018
Percentage of Payroll in High-Tech Industries US Census Bureau, Country Business Patterns 2016-2018
Percentage of Establishments in High-Tech Industries US Census Bureau, Country Business Patterns 2016-2018
Net Formation of High-Tech Firms per 10,000 Business Establishments US Census Bureau, Country Business Patterns 2016-2018
Employment Growth of High-Tech Industries US Census Bureau, Country Business Patterns 2016-2018
Number of High-Tech Industries with LQ Higher than 1.0 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Wages and Employment 2016-2018
Number of Inc. 500 Companies per 10,000 Business Establishments Inc. Magazine 2016-2018
Number of Technology Fast 500 Companies per 10,000 Business Establishments Deloitte Fast 500 Technology 2016-2018

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