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2022 State Technology and Science Index
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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 2018-2020
Industry R&D Funding (per capita) NSF, National Patterns of R&D Resources, Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey 2017-2019
Academic R&D Funding (per capita) NSF, National Patterns of R&D Resources, Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2018-2020
National Science Foundation Funding per $100,000 of GSP NSF, Budget Internet Information System 2019-2021
National Science Foundation Research Funding per 100,000 of GSP NSF, Budget Internet Information System 2019-2021
R&D Expenditures on Engineering per Capita NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2018-2020
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 2018-2020
R&D Expenditures on Geological Sciences per Capita NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2018-2020
R&D Expenditures on Computer and Information Science per Capita NSF, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Research and Development Survey 2018-2020
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 2018-2020
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 2018-2020
Average Annual Number of STTR Awards per 10,000 Business Establishments (Phase 1) SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Average Annual Number of STTR Awards per 10,000 Business Establishments (Phase 2) SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Average STTR Award Dollars per $1 Million of GSP SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Average Annual Number of SBIR Awards per 10,000 Business Establishments (Phase 1) SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Average Annual Number of SBIR Awards per 10,000 Business Establishments (Phase 2) SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Average SBIR Award Dollars per $1 Million of GSP SBA, SBIR, STTR 2018-2020
Competitive NSF Proposal Funding Rate NSF, Budget Internet Information System 2019-2021

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Risk Capital and Entrepreneurial Infrastructure (RCI) Source Year
Total Venture Capital Investment Growth Pitchbook, NVCA, Venture Monitor Report 2019-2021
VC Deals per 10,000 Business Establishments Pitchbook, NVCA, Venture Monitor Report 2019-2021
Deal Growth of VC Investment Pitchbook, NVCA, Venture Monitor Report 2019-2021
Venture Capital Investment as Percent of GSP Pitchbook, NVCA, Venture Monitor Report 2019-2021
SBIC Funds Disbursed per $1,000 of GSP SBA Small Business Investment Company Program (Financings to Businesses by State report) 2019-2021
Patents Issued per 100,000 People USPTO, Patent Technology Monitoring Team 2018-2020
Business Starts per 100,000 People US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Average IPO Proceeds as Percent of GSP Pitchbook 2019-2021
Average VC Investment in Nanotechnology as Percent of GSP Pitchbook 2019-2021
Average VC Investment in Clean Technology/Green Technology as Percent of GSP Pitchbook 2019-2021
Average VC Investment in Biotechnology per $1,000 of GSP Pitchbook 2019-2021

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Human Capital Investment (HCI) Source Year
Percentage of Population with Bachelor's Degrees or Higher American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2019
Percentage of Population with Advanced Degrees American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2019
Percentage of Population with PhDs American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2019
Graduate Students in Sci & Eng & Health per 1,000 people NSF-NIH, Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering 2018-2020
Per Capita State Spending on Student Aid National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs Annual Fiscal Report 2018-2020
Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing SAT Scores College Board 2019-2021
Average Math SAT Scores College Board 2019-2021
Average ACT Scores ACT 2019-2021
State Appropriations for Higher Education (per capita) Illinois State University, SHEEO, Grapevine 2019-2021
Percent Change in State Appropriations for Higher Education Illinois State University, SHEEO, Grapevine 2019-2021
Doctoral Scientists per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2019
Doctoral Engineers per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2019
Science, Engineering, and Health PhDs Awarded NSF, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2018-2020
Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees in Science and Engineering per 100,000 People IPEDS, Completions Survey 2019
Recent Bachelor's Degree in Science and Engineering per 100,000 People IPEDS, Completions Survey 2017-2019
Recent Master's Degree in Science and Engineering per 100,000 people IPEDS, Completions Survey 2017-2019
Recent PhD Degree in Science and Engineering per 100,000 People NSF, Survey of Earned Doctorates 2018-2020
Recent Degrees in Science and Engineering per 100,000 People IPEDS, Completions Survey 2017-2019
Percentage of Households with Computers American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2019
Percentage of Households with Broadband Access American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2019

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Tech and Science Workforce (TSW) Source Year
Intensity of Computer and Information Research Scientists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Systems Analysts per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Information Security Analysts per 1,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Programmers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Software Developers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Web Developers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Database Administrators per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Network and Computer Systems Administrators per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Network Architects per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer User Support Specialists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Network Support Specialists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Occupations, All Other per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Operations Research Analysts per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Statisticians per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Data Scientists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Aerospace Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Biomedical Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Chemical Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Civil Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Computer Hardware Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Electrical Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Environmental Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Industrial Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Materials Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Mechanical Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Nuclear Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Petroleum Engineers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Engineers, All Other per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Soil and Plant Scientists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Biochemists and Biophysicists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Microbiologists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Biological Scientists, All Other per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Epidemiologists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Life Scientists, All Other per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Physicists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Atmospheric and Space Scientists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Chemists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Materials Scientists per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Physical Scientists, All Other per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Food Science Technicians per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Biological Technicians per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Chemical Technicians per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021
Intensity of Nuclear Technicians per 100,000 Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics 2019-2021

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Technology Concentration and Dynamism (TCD) Source Year
Percent of Establishments in High-Tech NAICS Codes US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Percent of Employment in High-Tech NAICS Codes US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Percent of Payroll in High-Tech NAICS Codes US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Net Formation of High-Tech Establishments per 10,000 Establishments US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Number of Technology Fast 500 Companies per 10,000 Establishments Deloitte Fast 500 Technology 2019-2021
Average Yearly Employment Growth of High-Tech Industries US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2017-2020
Number of High-Tech Industries with LQs Higher Than 1.0 US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2018-2020
Number of Inc. 500 Companies per 10,000 Establishments Inc. Magazine 2019-2021

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