Does Utah really lead the nation in per capita production of scientists? – Appendix
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Appendix A
Statistics relating to scientists and engineers born in Utah and other states
My study uses the 1993 statistics on college graduates. To generate the data report from which I derived the statistical metrics on scientists born in Utah, follow these steps:
- Go to http://sestat.nsf.gov
- Click on “Data Access“
- Click on “create your own tables“
- Register and log in [Registration is free, but does require an email address.]
- At the bottom of the page click on “Methodology” to understand how the data base was collected, and its statistical reliability.
- For “Database” select “College Grads Survey, NSCG.” (1993). Then click “Continue.”
- Click on “Variables.”
- In the box labeled “Available Variables,” scroll down the list and click on (highlight) “O_ED_HD_MAJOR_ED_GRP_MINOR.” In the box labeled “Short Description for highlighted variables,” note the description “Field of Major for Highest Degree (35 Minor Groups).”
- Click on the “Add” button next to Col 1. Verify that “O_ED_HD_MAJOR_ED_GRP_MINOR” now appears in the adjacent box.
- In the box labeled “Available Variables,” scroll down the list and click on (highlight) “U_DEM_BIRTH_PLACE_ST_CNTRY_CD.” In the box labeled “Short Description for highlighted variables,” note the description “State/County Code, Place of Birth.”
- Click on the “Add” button next to Row. Verify that “U_DEM_BIRTH_PLACE_ST_CNTRY_CD” now appears in the adjacent box.
- From the selections at the top of the screen, click on “Table Generation.”
- At the bottom of the screen, click on “Generate Result Table.”
I generated my result table 17:30 Friday, September 7, 2001. The table consists of a column along the left-hand side of the page with birthplaces (all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, plus countries throughout the world). Along the top of the table are various academic disciplines (both science and non-science). The body of the table shows the weighted number of individuals in the United States whose last (typically highest) college degree and birthplace are given by the table coordinates. Figure A1 illustrates how a part of my result table looked when I printed it.
Computer and information sciences |
Mathematical sciences |
Agricultural and food sciences |
Biological sciences |
Environmental life sciences |
|
BTHST |
5,417 |
10,885 | 3,348 | 10,702 | 135 |
Alabama |
|||||
Alaska |
1,443 |
536 | . | 1,384 | 68 |
Figure A1. Portion of the result table I generated using SESTAT.
Following in the rest of this appendix are sifted data from the SESTAT result table � first with the data unranked and un-normalized, and then with the data ranked and normalized for each scientific/engineering discipline. The data in the sifted tables are weighted, and the data in the normalized tables have been normalized to US census population figures for 2000.
Sifted data from NSF results table for number of scientists and engineers, with various disciplines, born in various states.
State |
Pop (thou.) |
Comp. |
Mathematics |
Agriculture |
Biological |
Environmental |
Alabama |
4447 | 5417 | 10885 | 3348 | 10702 | 135 |
Alaska |
626 | 1443 | 536 | 0 | 1384 | 68 |
Arizona |
5130 | 2882 | 840 | 2106 | 2709 | 243 |
Arkansas |
2673 | 2415 | 5087 | 2249 | 5472 | 689 |
California |
33871 | 26909 | 26801 | 19422 | 65263 | 7895 |
Colorado |
4301 | 3459 | 4314 | 2956 | 8672 | 943 |
Connecticut |
3405 | 6531 | 5362 | 2995 | 13438 | 2416 |
Delaware |
783 | 1089 | 1229 | 955 | 2013 | 208 |
District of C. |
572 | 4839 | 5207 | 460 | 7885 | 664 |
Florida |
15982 | 6895 | 6675 | 2394 | 7631 | 1282 |
Georgia |
8186 | 7575 | 5254 | 3741 | 11951 | 1276 |
Hawaii |
1211 | 1488 | 1202 | 1657 | 4706 | 198 |
Idaho |
1293 | 994 | 1247 | 2069 | 5532 | 413 |
Illinois |
12419 | 24645 | 23641 | 14720 | 47557 | 2982 |
Indiana |
6080 | 9121 | 8510 | 6387 | 18432 | 3029 |
Iowa |
2926 | 5760 | 9029 | 8565 | 15190 | 1357 |
Kansa |
2688 | 3943 | 6021 | 5622 | 13797 | 791 |
Kentucky |
4041 | 1846 | 5619 | 3684 | 8276 | 388 |
Louisiana |
4468 | 5189 | 5953 | 2817 | 9964 | 2261 |
Main |
1274 | 1551 | 393 | 1502 | 3398 | 356 |
Maryland |
2296 | 7801 | 6970 | 3172 | 15368 | 2295 |
Massachusetts |
6349 | 13437 | 15581 | 5241 | 29666 | 2513 |
Michigan |
9938 | 16194 | 16607 | 4164 | 31146 | 5157 |
Minnesota |
4919 | 8091 | 11057 | 4124 | 20941 | 2440 |
Mississippi |
2844 | 3271 | 5683 | 989 | 9047 | 1616 |
Missouri |
5595 | 9809 | 8796 | 5212 | 13156 | 2688 |
Montana |
902 | 1376 | 885 | 1866 | 5006 | 761 |
Nebraska |
1711 | 1984 | 4255 | 5537 | 5969 | 1057 |
Nevada |
1998 | 718 | 1201 | 502 | 1689 | 73 |
New Hampshire |
1235 | 904 | 1038 | 1309 | 3094 | 680 |
New Jersey |
8414 | 15847 | 16995 | 4580 | 28441 | 2165 |
New Mexico |
1819 | 2128 | 1021 | 1836 | 4979 | 642 |
New York |
18976 | 51125 | 50025 | 8219 | 90490 | 7048 |
North Carolina |
8049 | 6573 | 8276 | 4899 | 11018 | 1102 |
North Dakota |
642 | 2831 | 2716 | 942 | 4800 | 475 |
Ohio |
11353 | 18499 | 24059 | 9187 | 41689 | 3752 |
Oklahoma |
3450 | 5176 | 9137 | 3982 | 10262 | 441 |
Oregon |
3421 | 2239 | 3185 | 3539 | 7106 | 2818 |
Pennsylvania |
12281 | 27549 | 35749 | 9998 | 56509 | 4483 |
Rhode Island |
1048 | 2047 | 2396 | 1404 | 3159 | 281 |
South Carolina |
4012 | 3099 | 7030 | 3003 | 7694 | 895 |
South Dakota |
754 | 1386 | 2864 | 2120 | 6533 | 0 |
Tennessee |
5689 | 4066 | 8273 | 2419 | 9706 | 949 |
Texas |
20851 | 18804 | 22138 | 9376 | 37375 | 877 |
Utah |
2233 | 1247 | 2277 | 2332 | 5829 | 177 |
Vermont |
608 | 357 | 1060 | 1368 | 1150 | 149 |
Virginia |
7078 | 7034 | 10414 | 3891 | 16215 | 1187 |
Washington |
5894 | 4637 | 8113 | 3612 | 14633 | 4392 |
West Virginia |
1808 | 1280 | 1763 | 1556 | 7803 | 1499 |
Wisconsin |
5363 | 8240 | 11060 | 10278 | 22044 | 3168 |
Wyoming |
493 | 971 | 844 | 1522 | 2424 | 334 |
Sifted data from NSF results table for number of scientists and engineers, with various disciplines, born in various states.
State |
Chem. |
Geology |
Physics |
Other physical |
Aerospace |
Chem. Engr. |
Alabama |
5031 | 1752 | 782 | 1166 | 1243 | 1818 |
Alaska |
177 | 508 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
Arizona |
1272 | 1567 | 597 | 53 | 626 | 741 |
Arkansas |
2619 | 2201 | 802 | 561 | 436 | 859 |
California |
13953 | 11214 | 8559 | 1962 | 5706 | 3725 |
Colorado |
3611 | 3217 | 1653 | 198 | 1764 | 999 |
Connecticut |
4234 | 1670 | 2098 | 1114 | 2105 | 1629 |
Delaware |
411 | 251 | 961 | 72 | 315 | 210 |
District of C. |
1797 | 921 | 1715 | 150 | 1402 | 810 |
Florida |
3894 | 976 | 2435 | 1028 | 2309 | 657 |
Georgia |
6157 | 2149 | 2155 | 436 | 1353 | 1537 |
Hawaii |
957 | 671 | 284 | 0 | 819 | 567 |
Idaho |
870 | 1481 | 2001 | 200 | 429 | 137 |
Illinois |
17789 | 9550 | 6159 | 949 | 7470 | 7761 |
Indiana |
8312 | 4329 | 3548 | 640 | 3060 | 3605 |
Iowa |
3510 | 2202 | 2236 | 1737 | 1821 | 1907 |
Kansa |
4542 | 3715 | 2274 | 1037 | 713 | 1524 |
Kentucky |
3261 | 1577 | 1372 | 477 | 540 | 1579 |
Louisiana |
2448 | 3109 | 1293 | 169 | 485 | 3173 |
Main |
143 | 974 | 1366 | 0 | 204 | 206 |
Maryland |
4091 | 1995 | 1748 | 0 | 628 | 788 |
Massachusetts |
7598 | 5167 | 4334 | 424 | 2204 | 3777 |
Michigan |
10208 | 4316 | 4140 | 1191 | 4824 | 4968 |
Minnesota |
5159 | 3147 | 2291 | 832 | 2528 | 3012 |
Mississippi |
3775 | 867 | 682 | 0 | 141 | 956 |
Missouri |
5455 | 2035 | 3142 | 1126 | 895 | 4156 |
Montana |
739 | 797 | 1324 | 205 | 388 | 675 |
Nebraska |
2050 | 1710 | 956 | 67 | 1007 | 804 |
Nevada |
192 | 72 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
New Hampshire |
1831 | 249 | 546 | 136 | 69 | 718 |
New Jersey |
10489 | 5134 | 6669 | 1646 | 2653 | 5183 |
New Mexico |
771 | 498 | 421 | 424 | 258 | 1701 |
New York |
33757 | 15849 | 19747 | 5286 | 10259 | 14418 |
North Carolina |
7828 | 2387 | 2209 | 1532 | 530 | 1521 |
North Dakota |
637 | 864 | 781 | 0 | 693 | 910 |
Ohio |
15249 | 8142 | 4860 | 384 | 4624 | 9266 |
Oklahoma |
2792 | 5162 | 2231 | 326 | 1171 | 2854 |
Oregon |
1783 | 1861 | 1454 | 778 | 189 | 700 |
Pennsylvania |
24182 | 9567 | 10641 | 2844 | 5281 | 14565 |
Rhode Island |
1406 | 1382 | 408 | 176 | 139 | 1175 |
South Carolina |
2392 | 1548 | 1273 | 533 | 575 | 751 |
South Dakota |
2230 | 524 | 685 | 0 | 137 | 139 |
Tennessee |
3467 | 608 | 2121 | 0 | 826 | 1578 |
Texas |
10123 | 13910 | 5102 | 921 | 2369 | 6987 |
Utah |
1163 | 845 | 946 | 149 | 484 | 943 |
Vermont |
1116 | 68 | 121 | 0 | 436 | 436 |
Virginia |
4205 | 1636 | 3314 | 219 | 1528 | 1024 |
Washington |
2220 | 4832 | 1751 | 581 | 482 | 2505 |
West Virginia |
4353 | 1032 | 295 | 0 | 548 | 1099 |
Wisconsin |
5433 | 3626 | 1941 | 0 | 1015 | 2864 |
Wyoming |
916 | 146 | 1841 | 72 | 436 | 644 |
Sifted data from NSF results table for number of scientists and engineers, with various disciplines, born in various states.
State |
Civil |
Electrical |
Industrial |
Mechanical |
Other |
Alabama |
3766 | 6837 | 2789 | 4851 | 4527 |
Alaska |
208 | 207 | 0 | 132 | 703 |
Arizona |
1078 | 3639 | 215 | 1174 | 759 |
Arkansas |
2035 | 4215 | 788 | 1646 | 1277 |
California |
17011 | 34494 | 6840 | 21306 | 18360 |
Colorado |
3197 | 5492 | 403 | 2891 | 5138 |
Connecticut |
4092 | 6555 | 541 | 7652 | 2907 |
Delaware |
308 | 1269 | 73 | 788 | 599 |
District of C. |
3423 | 2963 | 738 | 2784 | 2188 |
Florida |
3040 | 6526 | 1094 | 4072 | 3441 |
Georgia |
3941 | 5440 | 3856 | 4386 | 4696 |
Hawaii |
3269 | 3185 | 53 | 980 | 1278 |
Idaho |
1907 | 2984 | 0 | 1073 | 990 |
Illinois |
17429 | 30698 | 4878 | 18986 | 17180 |
Indiana |
4448 | 12203 | 3441 | 10823 | 7200 |
Iowa |
6264 | 6702 | 1407 | 3832 | 4551 |
Kansa |
4501 | 7084 | 1364 | 4100 | 4016 |
Kentucky |
3597 | 6618 | 1488 | 2457 | 2721 |
Louisiana |
2701 | 5990 | 553 | 6329 | 3048 |
Main |
2272 | 2220 | 0 | 1129 | 3943 |
Maryland |
3323 | 8000 | 913 | 3887 | 3418 |
Massachusetts |
11862 | 21432 | 4443 | 17731 | 12948 |
Michigan |
10250 | 23071 | 5696 | 23495 | 8992 |
Minnesota |
6074 | 11188 | 1820 | 8337 | 5406 |
Mississippi |
2522 | 4402 | 1649 | 1971 | 1843 |
Missouri |
8179 | 13454 | 1138 | 8620 | 5380 |
Montana |
2300 | 3990 | 135 | 1572 | 1621 |
Nebraska |
2275 | 5820 | 1148 | 3016 | 4419 |
Nevada |
1067 | 547 | 0 | 189 | 264 |
New Hampshire |
858 | 1525 | 208 | 1015 | 926 |
New Jersey |
6803 | 18092 | 4073 | 13432 | 8799 |
New Mexico |
1515 | 2999 | 309 | 2175 | 1005 |
New York |
27609 | 47724 | 9930 | 36256 | 27783 |
North Carolina |
4758 | 7967 | 2124 | 5778 | 6469 |
North Dakota |
2306 | 2322 | 284 | 1438 | 754 |
Ohio |
15163 | 26457 | 8029 | 22622 | 10984 |
Oklahoma |
2329 | 5583 | 1204 | 5208 | 5510 |
Oregon |
2828 | 3787 | 930 | 3042 | 940 |
Pennsylvania |
16245 | 36365 | 9257 | 28453 | 23651 |
Rhode Island |
1358 | 2251 | 489 | 1413 | 1618 |
South Carolina |
2370 | 4398 | 558 | 3072 | 1764 |
South Dakota |
2400 | 2488 | 69 | 2041 | 2183 |
Tennessee |
5172 | 10379 | 1788 | 4831 | 1697 |
Texas |
11500 | 19856 | 6416 | 17729 | 16948 |
Utah |
2328 | 3517 | 1011 | 1895 | 3415 |
Vermont |
757 | 516 | 132 | 563 | 146 |
Virginia |
6287 | 6413 | 3162 | 7459 | 4087 |
Washington |
5362 | 6756 | 808 | 6816 | 5235 |
West Virginia |
2649 | 4328 | 1021 | 3165 | 2982 |
Wisconsin |
6576 | 15355 | 1510 | 10964 | 7912 |
Wyoming |
1570 | 1772 | 506 | 467 | 612 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Computer and informational science |
State |
Mathematical sciences |
District of C. |
8.45979021 |
District of C. |
9.103146853 |
North Dakota |
4.409657321 |
North Dakota |
4.230529595 |
Maryland |
3.397648084 |
South Dakota |
3.798408488 |
New York |
2.694192664 |
Iowa |
3.085782638 |
Alaska |
2.305111821 |
Maryland |
3.035714286 |
Pennsylvania |
2.243221236 |
Pennsylvania |
2.910919306 |
Massachusetts |
2.116396283 |
Oklahoma |
2.648405797 |
Illinois |
1.984459296 |
New York |
2.636224705 |
Wyoming |
1.969574037 |
Nebraska |
2.486849795 |
Iowa |
1.968557758 |
Massachusetts |
2.454087258 |
Rhode Island |
1.953244275 |
Alabama |
2.447717562 |
Connecticut |
1.918061674 |
Rhode Island |
2.286259542 |
New Jersey |
1.883408605 |
Minnesota |
2.247814596 |
South Dakota |
1.838196286 |
Kansa |
2.239955357 |
Missouri |
1.753172475 |
Ohio |
2.119175548 |
Minnesota |
1.644846514 |
Wisconsin |
2.062278575 |
Michigan |
1.629502918 |
New Jersey |
2.019847873 |
Ohio |
1.629437153 |
Mississippi |
1.998241913 |
Wisconsin |
1.536453478 |
Illinois |
1.903615428 |
Montana |
1.525498891 |
Arkansas |
1.903105125 |
Oklahoma |
1.500289855 |
South Carolina |
1.75224327 |
Indiana |
1.500164474 |
Vermont |
1.743421053 |
Kansa |
1.466889881 |
Wyoming |
1.711967546 |
Delaware |
1.390804598 |
Michigan |
1.671060576 |
Hawaii |
1.228736581 |
Connecticut |
1.574743025 |
Alabama |
1.218124578 |
Missouri |
1.572117962 |
Main |
1.217425432 |
Delaware |
1.569604087 |
New Mexico |
1.169873557 |
Virginia |
1.471319582 |
Louisiana |
1.16136974 |
Tennessee |
1.454209879 |
Nebraska |
1.159555815 |
Indiana |
1.399671053 |
Mississippi |
1.150140647 |
Kentucky |
1.390497402 |
Virginia |
0.993783555 |
Washington |
1.376484561 |
Georgia |
0.925360371 |
Louisiana |
1.332363474 |
Arkansas |
0.903479237 |
Texas |
1.061723658 |
Texas |
0.90182725 |
North Carolina |
1.028202261 |
North Carolina |
0.816623183 |
Utah |
1.019704433 |
Colorado |
0.804231574 |
Colorado |
1.003022553 |
California |
0.794455434 |
Hawaii |
0.992568126 |
Washington |
0.78673227 |
Montana |
0.981152993 |
South Carolina |
0.772432702 |
West Virginia |
0.975110619 |
Idaho |
0.768754834 |
Idaho |
0.964423821 |
New Hampshire |
0.731983806 |
Oregon |
0.931014323 |
Tennessee |
0.714712603 |
Alaska |
0.856230032 |
West Virginia |
0.707964602 |
New Hampshire |
0.84048583 |
Oregon |
0.654486992 |
California |
0.791266865 |
Vermont |
0.587171053 |
Georgia |
0.64182751 |
Arizona |
0.561793372 |
Nevada |
0.601101101 |
Utah |
0.558441558 |
New Mexico |
0.561297416 |
Kentucky |
0.456817619 |
Florida |
0.417657365 |
Florida |
0.431422851 |
Main |
0.308477237 |
Nevada |
0.359359359 |
Arizona |
0.16374269 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Agricultural and food |
State |
Biological sciences |
Nebraska |
3.23611923 |
District of C. |
13.78497 |
Wyoming |
3.0872211 |
South Dakota |
8.664456 |
Iowa |
2.92720437 |
North Dakota |
7.476636 |
South Dakota |
2.81167109 |
Maryland |
6.69338 |
Vermont |
2.25 |
Montana |
5.549889 |
Kansa |
2.09151786 |
Iowa |
5.191388 |
Montana |
2.06873614 |
Kansa |
5.132813 |
Wisconsin |
1.91646467 |
Wyoming |
4.916836 |
Idaho |
1.60015468 |
New York |
4.768655 |
North Dakota |
1.46728972 |
Massachusetts |
4.672547 |
Maryland |
1.3815331 |
Pennsylvania |
4.601335 |
Hawaii |
1.36829067 |
West Virginia |
4.315819 |
Rhode Island |
1.33969466 |
Idaho |
4.278422 |
Delaware |
1.21966794 |
Minnesota |
4.257166 |
Illinois |
1.18528062 |
Wisconsin |
4.110386 |
Main |
1.17896389 |
Connecticut |
3.946549 |
Oklahoma |
1.1542029 |
Hawaii |
3.886045 |
New Hampshire |
1.05991903 |
Illinois |
3.829374 |
Indiana |
1.05049342 |
Ohio |
3.672069 |
Utah |
1.04433498 |
Nebraska |
3.488603 |
Oregon |
1.03449284 |
New Jersey |
3.3802 |
New Mexico |
1.00934579 |
Mississippi |
3.181083 |
Missouri |
0.93154602 |
Michigan |
3.134031 |
Kentucky |
0.91165553 |
Indiana |
3.031579 |
Connecticut |
0.87958884 |
Rhode Island |
3.014313 |
West Virginia |
0.86061947 |
Oklahoma |
2.974493 |
Arkansas |
0.84137673 |
New Mexico |
2.737218 |
Minnesota |
0.83838178 |
Main |
2.66719 |
Massachusetts |
0.82548433 |
Utah |
2.61039 |
Pennsylvania |
0.81410309 |
Delaware |
2.570881 |
Ohio |
0.80921342 |
New Hampshire |
2.505263 |
District of C. |
0.8041958 |
Washington |
2.482694 |
Alabama |
0.7528671 |
Alabama |
2.406566 |
South Carolina |
0.74850449 |
Missouri |
2.351385 |
Colorado |
0.68728203 |
Virginia |
2.290901 |
Louisiana |
0.63048344 |
Louisiana |
2.230081 |
Washington |
0.6128266 |
Alaska |
2.210863 |
North Carolina |
0.60864704 |
Oregon |
2.07717 |
California |
0.57341088 |
Kentucky |
2.048008 |
Virginia |
0.54973156 |
Arkansas |
2.047138 |
New Jersey |
0.54433088 |
Colorado |
2.016275 |
Georgia |
0.45699976 |
California |
1.926811 |
Texas |
0.44966668 |
South Carolina |
1.917747 |
New York |
0.43312605 |
Vermont |
1.891447 |
Tennessee |
0.42520654 |
Texas |
1.79248 |
Michigan |
0.41899779 |
Tennessee |
1.706099 |
Arizona |
0.41052632 |
Georgia |
1.459932 |
Mississippi |
0.34774965 |
North Carolina |
1.368866 |
Nevada |
0.25125125 |
Nevada |
0.845345 |
Florida |
0.14979352 |
Arizona |
0.52807 |
Alaska |
0 |
Florida |
0.477475 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Environmental |
State |
Chem. (except biochem.) |
District of C. |
1.160839161 |
District of C. |
3.141608 |
Maryland |
0.99956446 |
South Dakota |
2.95756 |
Montana |
0.84368071 |
West Virginia |
2.407633 |
West Virginia |
0.82909292 |
Pennsylvania |
1.969058 |
Oregon |
0.82373575 |
Wyoming |
1.858012 |
Washington |
0.745164574 |
Vermont |
1.835526 |
North Dakota |
0.739875389 |
Maryland |
1.781794 |
Connecticut |
0.709544787 |
New York |
1.778931 |
Wyoming |
0.677484787 |
Kansa |
1.689732 |
Nebraska |
0.617767387 |
New Hampshire |
1.482591 |
Wisconsin |
0.590714153 |
Illinois |
1.432402 |
Mississippi |
0.568213783 |
Indiana |
1.367105 |
New Hampshire |
0.550607287 |
Ohio |
1.343169 |
Michigan |
0.518917287 |
Rhode Island |
1.341603 |
Louisiana |
0.506042972 |
Mississippi |
1.327356 |
Indiana |
0.498190789 |
New Jersey |
1.246613 |
Minnesota |
0.49603578 |
Connecticut |
1.243465 |
Missouri |
0.480428954 |
Iowa |
1.19959 |
Iowa |
0.463773069 |
Nebraska |
1.19813 |
Massachusetts |
0.395810364 |
Massachusetts |
1.196724 |
New York |
0.371416526 |
Alabama |
1.131324 |
Pennsylvania |
0.365035421 |
Minnesota |
1.04879 |
New Mexico |
0.352941176 |
Michigan |
1.027168 |
Ohio |
0.330485334 |
Wisconsin |
1.013052 |
Idaho |
0.31941222 |
North Dakota |
0.992212 |
Kansa |
0.294270833 |
Arkansas |
0.979798 |
Main |
0.279434851 |
Missouri |
0.974978 |
Rhode Island |
0.268129771 |
North Carolina |
0.972543 |
Delaware |
0.265644955 |
Colorado |
0.839572 |
Arkansas |
0.257762813 |
Montana |
0.81929 |
New Jersey |
0.257309246 |
Oklahoma |
0.809275 |
Vermont |
0.245065789 |
Kentucky |
0.806978 |
Illinois |
0.240115951 |
Hawaii |
0.790256 |
California |
0.233090254 |
Georgia |
0.752138 |
South Carolina |
0.223080758 |
Idaho |
0.672854 |
Colorado |
0.219251337 |
Tennessee |
0.609422 |
Virginia |
0.167702741 |
South Carolina |
0.596211 |
Tennessee |
0.166813148 |
Virginia |
0.594094 |
Hawaii |
0.163501239 |
Louisiana |
0.547896 |
Georgia |
0.155875886 |
Delaware |
0.524904 |
North Carolina |
0.136911418 |
Oregon |
0.521193 |
Oklahoma |
0.127826087 |
Utah |
0.520824 |
Alaska |
0.108626198 |
Texas |
0.485492 |
Kentucky |
0.096015838 |
New Mexico |
0.423859 |
Florida |
0.080215242 |
California |
0.411945 |
Utah |
0.079265562 |
Washington |
0.376654 |
Arizona |
0.047368421 |
Alaska |
0.282748 |
Texas |
0.042060333 |
Arizona |
0.247953 |
Nevada |
0.036536537 |
Florida |
0.243649 |
Alabama |
0.030357544 |
Main |
0.112245 |
South Dakota |
0 |
Nevada |
0.096096 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Earth science/geology |
State |
Physics/astronomy |
District of C. |
1.61013986 |
Wyoming |
3.7342799 |
Oklahoma |
1.496231884 |
District of C. |
2.9982517 |
Kansa |
1.382068452 |
Idaho |
1.5475638 |
North Dakota |
1.345794393 |
Montana |
1.4678492 |
Rhode Island |
1.31870229 |
Delaware |
1.2273308 |
Idaho |
1.145398299 |
North Dakota |
1.2165109 |
Nebraska |
0.999415546 |
Main |
1.0722135 |
Montana |
0.883592018 |
New York |
1.0406303 |
Maryland |
0.868902439 |
South Dakota |
0.9084881 |
New York |
0.835212901 |
Pennsylvania |
0.8664604 |
Arkansas |
0.823419379 |
Kansa |
0.8459821 |
Washington |
0.819816763 |
New Jersey |
0.7926076 |
Massachusetts |
0.813828949 |
Iowa |
0.7641832 |
Alaska |
0.811501597 |
Maryland |
0.761324 |
Pennsylvania |
0.779008224 |
Massachusetts |
0.6826272 |
Illinois |
0.76898301 |
Oklahoma |
0.6466667 |
Main |
0.764521193 |
Connecticut |
0.6161527 |
Iowa |
0.752563226 |
Indiana |
0.5835526 |
Colorado |
0.747965589 |
Missouri |
0.5615728 |
Ohio |
0.717167269 |
Nebraska |
0.5587376 |
Indiana |
0.712006579 |
Illinois |
0.4959337 |
Louisiana |
0.695837064 |
Virginia |
0.4682114 |
South Dakota |
0.694960212 |
Minnesota |
0.4657451 |
Wisconsin |
0.676114115 |
New Hampshire |
0.4421053 |
Texas |
0.667114287 |
Ohio |
0.4280807 |
Minnesota |
0.63976418 |
Oregon |
0.4250219 |
New Jersey |
0.61017352 |
Utah |
0.4236453 |
West Virginia |
0.57079646 |
Michigan |
0.4165828 |
Hawaii |
0.554087531 |
Rhode Island |
0.389313 |
Oregon |
0.543992985 |
Colorado |
0.3843292 |
Connecticut |
0.490455213 |
Tennessee |
0.3728247 |
Michigan |
0.434292614 |
Wisconsin |
0.3619243 |
Alabama |
0.393973465 |
Kentucky |
0.3395199 |
Kentucky |
0.390249938 |
South Carolina |
0.3172981 |
South Carolina |
0.385842473 |
Arkansas |
0.3000374 |
Utah |
0.378414689 |
Washington |
0.2970818 |
Missouri |
0.363717605 |
Louisiana |
0.2893912 |
California |
0.331079685 |
North Carolina |
0.274444 |
Delaware |
0.320561941 |
Georgia |
0.2632543 |
Arizona |
0.30545809 |
California |
0.252694 |
Mississippi |
0.304852321 |
Texas |
0.2446885 |
North Carolina |
0.296558579 |
Mississippi |
0.2398031 |
Wyoming |
0.296146045 |
Hawaii |
0.2345169 |
New Mexico |
0.2737768 |
New Mexico |
0.2314458 |
Georgia |
0.262521378 |
Vermont |
0.1990132 |
Virginia |
0.23113874 |
Alabama |
0.1758489 |
New Hampshire |
0.201619433 |
West Virginia |
0.1631637 |
Vermont |
0.111842105 |
Florida |
0.1523589 |
Tennessee |
0.106872913 |
Arizona |
0.1163743 |
Florida |
0.061068702 |
Alaska |
0.1070288 |
Nevada |
0.036036036 |
Nevada |
0.0345345 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Other physical science |
State |
Aerospace |
Iowa |
0.593643 |
District of C. |
2.45104895 |
Kansa |
0.385789 |
North Dakota |
1.07943925 |
Connecticut |
0.327166 |
Wyoming |
0.88438134 |
New York |
0.278562 |
Vermont |
0.71710526 |
District of C. |
0.262238 |
Hawaii |
0.67630058 |
Alabama |
0.262199 |
Iowa |
0.62235133 |
New Mexico |
0.233095 |
Connecticut |
0.61820852 |
Pennsylvania |
0.231577 |
Illinois |
0.60149771 |
Oregon |
0.227419 |
Nebraska |
0.58854471 |
Montana |
0.227273 |
New York |
0.54063027 |
Arkansas |
0.209877 |
Minnesota |
0.51392559 |
Missouri |
0.201251 |
Indiana |
0.50328947 |
New Jersey |
0.195626 |
Michigan |
0.48540954 |
North Carolina |
0.190334 |
Montana |
0.43015521 |
Minnesota |
0.16914 |
Pennsylvania |
0.43001384 |
Rhode Island |
0.167939 |
Colorado |
0.41013718 |
Idaho |
0.154679 |
Ohio |
0.40729323 |
Wyoming |
0.146045 |
Delaware |
0.40229885 |
South Carolina |
0.132851 |
Massachusetts |
0.34714128 |
Michigan |
0.119843 |
Oklahoma |
0.33942029 |
Kentucky |
0.11804 |
Idaho |
0.33178654 |
New Hampshire |
0.110121 |
New Jersey |
0.31530782 |
Indiana |
0.105263 |
West Virginia |
0.30309735 |
Washington |
0.098575 |
Alabama |
0.27951428 |
Oklahoma |
0.094493 |
Maryland |
0.27351916 |
Delaware |
0.091954 |
Kansa |
0.26525298 |
Illinois |
0.076415 |
Utah |
0.21674877 |
Massachusetts |
0.066782 |
Virginia |
0.21588019 |
Utah |
0.066726 |
Wisconsin |
0.18925974 |
Florida |
0.064322 |
South Dakota |
0.18169761 |
California |
0.057926 |
California |
0.1684627 |
Georgia |
0.053262 |
Georgia |
0.16528219 |
Colorado |
0.046036 |
Arkansas |
0.16311261 |
Texas |
0.044171 |
Main |
0.16012559 |
Nebraska |
0.039158 |
Missouri |
0.15996425 |
Louisiana |
0.037825 |
Tennessee |
0.14519248 |
Ohio |
0.033824 |
Florida |
0.14447503 |
Virginia |
0.030941 |
South Carolina |
0.14332004 |
Arizona |
0.010331 |
New Mexico |
0.14183617 |
North Dakota |
0 |
Kentucky |
0.13363029 |
Main |
0 |
Rhode Island |
0.13263359 |
South Dakota |
0 |
Arizona |
0.12202729 |
Maryland |
0 |
Texas |
0.11361565 |
Tennessee |
0 |
Louisiana |
0.10854969 |
Wisconsin |
0 |
Washington |
0.08177808 |
Mississippi |
0 |
North Carolina |
0.06584669 |
Hawaii |
0 |
New Hampshire |
0.05587045 |
Vermont |
0 |
Oregon |
0.055247 |
West Virginia |
0 |
Mississippi |
0.04957806 |
Alaska |
0 |
Alaska |
0 |
Nevada |
0 |
Nevada |
0 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Chem. Engr. |
State |
Civil/Architectural |
North Dakota |
1.417445 |
District of C. |
5.984265734 |
District of C. |
1.416084 |
North Dakota |
3.591900312 |
Wyoming |
1.306288 |
Wyoming |
3.184584178 |
Pennsylvania |
1.185978 |
South Dakota |
3.183023873 |
Rhode Island |
1.121183 |
Hawaii |
2.699421965 |
New Mexico |
0.935129 |
Montana |
2.549889135 |
Oklahoma |
0.827246 |
Iowa |
2.140806562 |
Ohio |
0.816172 |
Massachusetts |
1.868325721 |
New York |
0.759802 |
Main |
1.783359498 |
Montana |
0.748337 |
Kansa |
1.674479167 |
Missouri |
0.742806 |
Idaho |
1.474864656 |
Vermont |
0.717105 |
West Virginia |
1.465154867 |
Louisiana |
0.710161 |
Missouri |
1.461840929 |
Iowa |
0.651743 |
New York |
1.454943086 |
Illinois |
0.62493 |
Maryland |
1.447299652 |
New Jersey |
0.615997 |
Illinois |
1.403414124 |
Minnesota |
0.61232 |
Ohio |
1.335594116 |
West Virginia |
0.607854 |
Nebraska |
1.329631794 |
Massachusetts |
0.594897 |
Pennsylvania |
1.322775018 |
Indiana |
0.592928 |
Rhode Island |
1.295801527 |
New Hampshire |
0.581377 |
Vermont |
1.245065789 |
Kansa |
0.566964 |
Minnesota |
1.234803822 |
Wisconsin |
0.534029 |
Wisconsin |
1.226179377 |
Michigan |
0.499899 |
Connecticut |
1.201762115 |
Connecticut |
0.478414 |
Utah |
1.042543663 |
Nebraska |
0.469901 |
Michigan |
1.031394647 |
Hawaii |
0.468208 |
Washington |
0.909738717 |
Washington |
0.425008 |
Tennessee |
0.909122869 |
Utah |
0.422302 |
Kentucky |
0.890126206 |
Alabama |
0.408815 |
Virginia |
0.888245267 |
Kentucky |
0.390745 |
Mississippi |
0.886779184 |
Maryland |
0.343206 |
Alabama |
0.846863054 |
Mississippi |
0.336146 |
New Mexico |
0.832875206 |
Texas |
0.335092 |
Oregon |
0.826658872 |
Arkansas |
0.321362 |
New Jersey |
0.808533397 |
Tennessee |
0.277377 |
Arkansas |
0.761316872 |
Delaware |
0.268199 |
Colorado |
0.743315508 |
Colorado |
0.232272 |
Indiana |
0.731578947 |
Oregon |
0.204619 |
New Hampshire |
0.694736842 |
North Carolina |
0.188968 |
Oklahoma |
0.675072464 |
Georgia |
0.18776 |
Louisiana |
0.604521038 |
South Carolina |
0.187188 |
North Carolina |
0.591129333 |
South Dakota |
0.18435 |
South Carolina |
0.590727817 |
Main |
0.161695 |
Texas |
0.551532301 |
Virginia |
0.144674 |
Nevada |
0.534034034 |
Arizona |
0.144444 |
California |
0.502229045 |
Alaska |
0.110224 |
Georgia |
0.481431713 |
California |
0.109976 |
Delaware |
0.393358876 |
Idaho |
0.105955 |
Alaska |
0.332268371 |
Florida |
0.041109 |
Arizona |
0.210136452 |
Nevada |
0.036537 |
Florida |
0.190213991 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Electrical |
State |
Industrial engr. |
District of C. |
5.18006993 |
District of C. |
1.29021 |
Montana |
4.42350333 |
Wyoming |
1.026369 |
North Dakota |
3.61682243 |
Pennsylvania |
0.753766 |
Wyoming |
3.59432049 |
Ohio |
0.707214 |
Maryland |
3.48432056 |
Massachusetts |
0.699795 |
Nebraska |
3.40151958 |
Nebraska |
0.670953 |
Massachusetts |
3.37564971 |
Alabama |
0.627164 |
South Dakota |
3.29973475 |
Mississippi |
0.579817 |
Pennsylvania |
2.96107809 |
Michigan |
0.573154 |
Wisconsin |
2.8631363 |
Indiana |
0.565954 |
Kansa |
2.63541667 |
West Virginia |
0.564712 |
Hawaii |
2.6300578 |
New York |
0.523293 |
New York |
2.51496627 |
Kansa |
0.50744 |
Illinois |
2.47185764 |
New Jersey |
0.484074 |
Missouri |
2.40464701 |
Iowa |
0.480861 |
West Virginia |
2.39380531 |
Georgia |
0.471048 |
Ohio |
2.33039725 |
Rhode Island |
0.466603 |
Michigan |
2.32149326 |
Utah |
0.452754 |
Idaho |
2.30781129 |
Virginia |
0.446736 |
Iowa |
2.29049897 |
North Dakota |
0.442368 |
Minnesota |
2.27444603 |
Maryland |
0.397648 |
New Jersey |
2.15022581 |
Illinois |
0.392785 |
Rhode Island |
2.14790076 |
Minnesota |
0.369994 |
Indiana |
2.00707237 |
Kentucky |
0.368226 |
Connecticut |
1.92511013 |
Oklahoma |
0.348986 |
Tennessee |
1.82439796 |
Tennessee |
0.314291 |
Main |
1.74254317 |
Texas |
0.307707 |
New Mexico |
1.64870808 |
Arkansas |
0.2948 |
Kentucky |
1.63771344 |
Wisconsin |
0.281559 |
Delaware |
1.62068966 |
Oregon |
0.27185 |
Oklahoma |
1.61826087 |
North Carolina |
0.263884 |
Arkansas |
1.57687991 |
Vermont |
0.217105 |
Utah |
1.5750112 |
Missouri |
0.203396 |
Mississippi |
1.54781997 |
California |
0.201943 |
Alabama |
1.53744097 |
New Mexico |
0.169874 |
Louisiana |
1.34064458 |
New Hampshire |
0.168421 |
Colorado |
1.27691235 |
Connecticut |
0.158884 |
New Hampshire |
1.23481781 |
Montana |
0.149667 |
Washington |
1.14625042 |
South Carolina |
0.139083 |
Oregon |
1.10698626 |
Washington |
0.137089 |
South Carolina |
1.09621137 |
Louisiana |
0.123769 |
California |
1.01839332 |
Colorado |
0.093699 |
North Carolina |
0.9898124 |
Delaware |
0.093231 |
Texas |
0.95228047 |
South Dakota |
0.091512 |
Virginia |
0.90604691 |
Florida |
0.068452 |
Vermont |
0.84868421 |
Hawaii |
0.043765 |
Arizona |
0.70935673 |
Arizona |
0.04191 |
Georgia |
0.66454923 |
Idaho |
0 |
Florida |
0.40833438 |
Main |
0 |
Alaska |
0.33067093 |
Alaska |
0 |
Nevada |
0.27377377 |
Nevada |
0 |
Normalized data for scientists and engineers born in each state (ranked for each category).
State |
Mechanical |
State |
Other Engr. |
District of C. |
4.8671329 |
District of C. |
3.825175 |
Massachusetts |
2.7927233 |
Main |
3.094976 |
South Dakota |
2.7068966 |
South Dakota |
2.895225 |
Michigan |
2.3641578 |
Nebraska |
2.5827 |
Pennsylvania |
2.3168309 |
Massachusetts |
2.039376 |
Connecticut |
2.2472834 |
Pennsylvania |
1.92582 |
North Dakota |
2.2398754 |
Montana |
1.797118 |
Wisconsin |
2.0443781 |
West Virginia |
1.649336 |
Ohio |
1.9926011 |
Oklahoma |
1.597101 |
New York |
1.9106239 |
Iowa |
1.555366 |
Indiana |
1.7800987 |
Rhode Island |
1.543893 |
Nebraska |
1.7627119 |
Utah |
1.529333 |
West Virginia |
1.7505531 |
Kansa |
1.494048 |
Montana |
1.7427938 |
Maryland |
1.488676 |
Minnesota |
1.6948567 |
Wisconsin |
1.475294 |
Maryland |
1.6929443 |
New York |
1.464113 |
New Jersey |
1.596387 |
Illinois |
1.383364 |
Missouri |
1.5406613 |
Wyoming |
1.241379 |
Illinois |
1.5287865 |
Colorado |
1.194606 |
Kansa |
1.5252976 |
Indiana |
1.184211 |
Oklahoma |
1.5095652 |
North Dakota |
1.174455 |
Louisiana |
1.4165175 |
Alaska |
1.123003 |
Rhode Island |
1.3482824 |
Minnesota |
1.099004 |
Iowa |
1.3096377 |
Hawaii |
1.055326 |
New Mexico |
1.1957119 |
New Jersey |
1.045757 |
Washington |
1.1564303 |
Alabama |
1.01799 |
Alabama |
1.0908478 |
Ohio |
0.967498 |
Virginia |
1.0538288 |
Missouri |
0.961573 |
Delaware |
1.0063857 |
Michigan |
0.90481 |
Wyoming |
0.9472617 |
Washington |
0.888191 |
Vermont |
0.9259868 |
Connecticut |
0.853744 |
Oregon |
0.8892137 |
Texas |
0.812815 |
Main |
0.8861852 |
North Carolina |
0.803702 |
Texas |
0.850271 |
Idaho |
0.765661 |
Tennessee |
0.8491826 |
Delaware |
0.765006 |
Utah |
0.8486341 |
New Hampshire |
0.749798 |
Idaho |
0.8298531 |
Louisiana |
0.682184 |
New Hampshire |
0.8218623 |
Kentucky |
0.673348 |
Hawaii |
0.8092486 |
Mississippi |
0.648031 |
South Carolina |
0.7657029 |
Virginia |
0.577423 |
North Carolina |
0.7178531 |
Georgia |
0.573662 |
Mississippi |
0.693038 |
New Mexico |
0.552501 |
Colorado |
0.6721693 |
California |
0.542057 |
California |
0.6290337 |
Arkansas |
0.47774 |
Arkansas |
0.6157875 |
South Carolina |
0.439681 |
Kentucky |
0.6080178 |
Tennessee |
0.298295 |
Georgia |
0.5357928 |
Oregon |
0.274773 |
Florida |
0.2547866 |
Vermont |
0.240132 |
Arizona |
0.2288499 |
Florida |
0.215305 |
Alaska |
0.2108626 |
Arizona |
0.147953 |
Nevada |
0.0945946 |
Nevada |
0.132132 |
Normalized data for total number of scientists and engineers born in each state (total score) using 2000 census data and information from the NSF (1993)
State |
Total |
District of C. |
66.33916084 |
North Dakota |
35.44080997 |
South Dakota |
34.21618037 |
Wyoming |
30.5821501 |
Maryland |
28.04747387 |
Montana |
26.20842572 |
Iowa |
25.99794942 |
Pennsylvania |
25.6769807 |
Massachusetts |
24.94219562 |
Nebraska |
24.59029807 |
Kansa |
24.19791667 |
New York |
24.00532251 |
Wisconsin |
20.8812232 |
Illinois |
20.32321443 |
Rhode Island |
20.13549618 |
Ohio |
19.63939047 |
Minnesota |
19.60703395 |
West Virginia |
19.56471239 |
Connecticut |
19.18913363 |
Oklahoma |
18.36753623 |
New Jersey |
17.94639886 |
Indiana |
17.61315789 |
Hawaii |
17.60033031 |
Michigan |
17.55071443 |
Idaho |
17.26759474 |
Missouri |
16.66505809 |
Main |
15.42935636 |
Alabama |
14.62761412 |
Mississippi |
13.85864979 |
Vermont |
13.77467105 |
Delaware |
13.73052363 |
Utah |
12.789073 |
Arkansas |
12.47699214 |
New Mexico |
12.46948873 |
Louisiana |
12.41763653 |
Washington |
12.34051578 |
New Hampshire |
12.23157895 |
Colorado |
11.37107649 |
Kentucky |
11.25958921 |
Virginia |
11.03065838 |
Oregon |
10.86787489 |
South Carolina |
10.20812562 |
Tennessee |
10.17402004 |
Texas |
9.612536569 |
North Carolina |
9.314324761 |
Alaska |
8.78913738 |
California |
8.544772815 |
Georgia |
8.050696311 |
Arizona |
3.996296296 |
Florida |
3.400638218 |
Nevada |
3.331331331 |
Normalized data for total number of scientists and engineers born in each state (total score) using 1960 population data, and 1993 figures from the NSF for number of scientists and engineers born in each state
State |
Population in 1960 |
Population in 2000 (thousand) |
Score (per thousand) using 1960 census |
1960-2000 population growth |
Wyoming |
330,066 |
493 | 45.67874304 | 1.493641 |
South Dakota |
680,514 |
754 | 37.91104959 | 1.107986 |
North Dakota |
632,444 |
642 | 35.97630778 | 1.01511 |
Montana |
674,767 |
902 | 35.03431555 | 1.336758 |
Hawaii |
632,772 |
1211 | 33.68353847 | 1.913801 |
Idaho |
667,191 |
1293 | 33.46418042 | 1.937976 |
Utah |
890,627 |
2233 | 32.06505081 | 2.507222 |
Massachusetts |
5,148,578 |
6349 | 30.7576189 | 1.233156 |
Kansa |
2,178,611 |
2688 | 29.85572 | 1.233814 |
Nebraska |
1,411,330 |
1711 | 29.81159615 | 1.212332 |
Wisconsin |
3,951,777 |
5363 | 28.33813751 | 1.357111 |
Minnesota |
3,413,864 |
4919 | 28.2515648 | 1.440889 |
Colorado |
1,753,947 |
4301 | 27.88396684 | 2.452184 |
Pennsylvania |
11,319,366 |
12281 | 27.85836238 | 1.084955 |
Iowa |
2,755,537 |
2926 | 27.60623428 | 1.061862 |
Oklahoma |
2,328,284 |
3450 | 27.21661103 | 1.481778 |
New York |
16,782,304 |
18976 | 27.14317414 | 1.130715 |
Connecticut |
2,535,234 |
3405 | 25.77237447 | 1.343071 |
Washington |
2,853,214 |
5894 | 25.49230447 | 2.065741 |
Illinois |
10,081,158 |
12419 | 25.03621112 | 1.231902 |
New Jersey |
6,066,782 |
8414 | 24.88980155 | 1.386897 |
New Hampshire |
606,921 |
1235 | 24.88956553 | 2.034861 |
Alaska |
223,866 |
626 | 24.57720243 | 2.796316 |
Rhode Island |
859,488 |
1048 | 24.5518262 | 1.219331 |
Delaware |
446,292 |
783 | 24.0896095 | 1.754457 |
New Mexico |
951,023 |
1819 | 23.85010667 | 1.912677 |
Nevada |
285,278 |
1998 | 23.33162739 | 7.003695 |
Ohio |
9,706,397 |
11353 | 22.97103652 | 1.169641 |
Indiana |
4,662,498 |
6080 | 22.9679455 | 1.304022 |
Michigan |
7,823,194 |
9938 | 22.29511374 | 1.270325 |
Missouri |
4,319,813 |
5595 | 21.58449915 | 1.295195 |
Vermont |
389,881 |
608 | 21.4809134 | 1.55945 |
Oregon |
1,768,687 |
3421 | 21.02067805 | 1.934203 |
Texas |
9,579,677 |
20851 | 20.92252171 | 2.176587 |
Maryland |
3,100,689 |
2296 | 20.76860982 | 0.740481 |
Main |
969,265 |
1274 | 20.2803155 | 1.314398 |
Alabama |
3,266,740 |
4447 | 19.91251217 | 1.361296 |
Virginia |
3,966,949 |
7078 | 19.68137226 | 1.784243 |
West Virginia |
1,860,421 |
1808 | 19.01343836 | 0.971823 |
Arkansas |
1,786,272 |
2673 | 18.67072875 | 1.496413 |
California |
15,717,204 |
33871 | 18.41421668 | 2.155027 |
Mississippi |
2,178,141 |
2844 | 18.09524728 | 1.305701 |
South Carolina |
2,382,594 |
4012 | 17.18924835 | 1.683879 |
Louisiana |
3,257,022 |
4468 | 17.03457945 | 1.371805 |
Georgia |
3,943,116 |
8186 | 16.71343171 | 2.076023 |
North Carolina |
4,556,155 |
8049 | 16.45488356 | 1.766621 |
Tennessee |
3,567,089 |
5689 | 16.22611603 | 1.594858 |
Arizona |
1,302,161 |
5130 | 15.74382891 | 3.939605 |
Kentucky |
3,038,156 |
4041 | 14.9761895 | 1.330083 |
Florida |
4,951,560 |
15982 | 10.97613681 | 3.22767 |
Appendix B
Partial data from table 5 in “Degrees and Other Awards Conferred by Title IV Eligible Degree-granting Institutions: 1996-1997.” All schools
State |
Associate�s |
Bachelor�s |
Master�s |
Doctor�s |
Alabama |
20,030 | 20,647 | 7478 | 562 |
Alaska |
959 | 1473 | 516 | 20 |
Arizona |
9,208 | 17831 | 7646 | 789 |
Arkansas |
3,339 | 9214 | 2199 | 149 |
California |
71,273 | 10659 | 39277 | 5675 |
Colorado |
8,056 | 20680 | 7613 | 887 |
Connecticut |
4,703 | 13684 | 6949 | 667 |
Delaware |
1,025 | 4334 | 1184 | 189 |
District of C. |
369 | 7229 | 7281 | 537 |
Florida |
45,055 | 47530 | 6244 | 1816 |
Georgia |
9,176 | 27519 | 9677 | 947 |
Hawaii |
3,072 | 4755 | 1698 | 185 |
Idaho |
4,288 | 4509 | 1057 | 90 |
Illinois |
26,436 | 51868 | 25138 | 2665 |
Indiana |
10,039 | 30477 | 7590 | 1121 |
Iowa |
8,777 | 17923 | 3340 | 647 |
Kansa |
7,024 | 14428 | 4807 | 471 |
Kentucky |
6,765 | 14674 | 4553 | 411 |
Louisiana |
5,650 | 17507 | 5515 | 544 |
Main |
2,372 | 5565 | 1033 | 75 |
Maryland |
8,068 | 21391 | 9953 | 994 |
Massachusetts |
11,929 | 40429 | 23957 | 2272 |
Michigan |
21,934 | 44225 | 16793 | 1492 |
Minnesota |
10,644 | 22618 | 6507 | 932 |
Mississippi |
5,762 | 10252 | 3245 | 326 |
Missouri |
9,664 | 28066 | 11259 | 777 |
Montana |
1,397 | 4752 | 861 | 93 |
Nebraska |
3,429 | 9871 | 2395 | 369 |
Nevada |
1,766 | 3705 | 1023 | 89 |
New Hampshire |
3,253 | 7581 | 2441 | 138 |
New Jersey |
12,980 | 4845 | 8462 | 1038 |
New Mexico |
3,643 | 6326 | 2635 | 280 |
New York |
54,291 | 96392 | 45947 | 3898 |
North Carolina |
15,667 | 34202 | 8181 | 1094 |
North Dakota |
1,932 | 4627 | 703 | 87 |
Ohio |
21,542 | 49016 | 16726 | 2334 |
Oklahoma |
6,560 | 15123 | 4447 | 448 |
Oregon |
5,658 | 13290 | 4099 | 504 |
Pennsylvania |
23,068 | 62443 | 19912 | 2437 |
Rhode Island |
3,767 | 8319 | 1909 | 240 |
South Carolina |
6,434 | 15267 | 4593 | 409 |
South Dakota |
1,622 | 4230 | 1027 | 95 |
Tennessee |
7,270 | 21147 | 6886 | 747 |
Texas |
26,884 | 71172 | 22837 | 2810 |
Utah |
6,652 | 15806 | 3186 | 387 |
Vermont |
1,375 | 4309 | 1166 | 52 |
Virginia |
11,644 | 30847 | 11129 | 1145 |
Washington |
19,562 | 22893 | 7187 | 735 |
West Virginia |
3,752 | 8172 | 2234 | 142 |
Wisconsin |
6,468 | 27405 | 6513 | 986 |
Wyoming |
1,990 | 1652 | 393 | 79 |
Partial data from table 5b in “Degrees and Other Awards Conferred by Title IV Eligible Degree-granting Institutions: 1996-1997.” Private, non-profit schools
State |
Associate�s |
Bachelor�s |
Master�s |
Doctor�s |
Alabama |
497 | 3,251 | 509 | 7 |
Alaska |
6 | 80 | 51 | 0 |
Arizona |
68 | 1168 | 1241 | 0 |
Arkansas |
84 | 1809 | 90 | 0 |
California |
4,056 | 25557 | 19176 | 2819 |
Colorado |
291 | 2757 | 2122 | 107 |
Connecticut |
730 | 6887 | 4214 | 413 |
Delaware |
162 | 854 | 324 | 27 |
District of C. |
24 | 6482 | 6945 | 537 |
Florida |
2,067 | 13462 | 7019 | 775 |
Georgia |
877 | 7309 | 2215 | 236 |
Hawaii |
636 | 1423 | 488 | 0 |
Idaho |
2,919 | 423 | 24 | 0 |
Illinois |
1,707 | 21917 | 14796 | 1256 |
Indiana |
1,188 | 9742 | 1940 | 144 |
Iowa |
543 | 8416 | 888 | 18 |
Kansa |
515 | 3234 | 812 | 0 |
Kentucky |
441 | 2883 | 594 | 108 |
Louisiana |
427 | 2965 | 1428 | 163 |
Main |
221 | 2360 | 294 | 15 |
Maryland |
308 | 4348 | 4708 | 357 |
Massachusetts |
3,804 | 28031 | 20314 | 1905 |
Michigan |
3,138 | 10477 | 2739 | 78 |
Minnesota |
850 | 8109 | 2732 | 80 |
Mississippi |
114 | 1850 | 551 | 0 |
Missouri |
1,751 | 12452 | 6874 | 373 |
Montana |
277 | 627 | 27 | 0 |
Nebraska |
267 | 3132 | 471 | 58 |
Nevada |
0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
New Hampshire |
575 | 3749 | 1672 | 77 |
New Jersey |
294 | 6682 | 3358 | 472 |
New Mexico |
17 | 508 | 157 | 0 |
New York |
8,478 | 52113 | 32408 | 2550 |
North Carolina |
822 | 10740 | 2116 | 282 |
North Dakota |
58 | 480 | 37 | 0 |
Ohio |
1,476 | 16895 | 5508 | 576 |
Oklahoma |
147 | 2459 | 935 | 49 |
Oregon |
16 | 3783 | 1385 | 69 |
Pennsylvania |
3,097 | 31806 | 11164 | 1112 |
Rhode Island |
2,353 | 5278 | 1080 | 153 |
South Carolina |
648 | 3708 | 453 | 11 |
South Dakota |
134 | 657 | 152 | 2 |
Tennessee |
511 | 7358 | 2220 | 236 |
Texas |
497 | 15313 | 5513 | 375 |
Utah |
165 | 6863 | 1105 | 87 |
Vermont |
581 | 2060 | 808 | 6 |
Virginia |
606 | 7502 | 2194 | 23 |
Washington |
127 | 5027 | 3441 | 36 |
West Virginia |
344 | 1274 | 133 | 0 |
Wisconsin |
260 | 7779 | 1679 | 102 |
Wyoming |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appendix C
States of Inventors holding US Patents
State |
Total |
Per capita |
Delaware |
12388 | 15.8212 |
Connecticut |
46917 | 13.77885 |
Maryland |
30046 | 13.08624 |
New Jersey |
100414 | 11.93416 |
Massachusetts |
67706 | 10.66404 |
New Hampshire |
11580 | 9.376518 |
Minnesota |
42713 | 8.683269 |
Vermont |
5137 | 8.449013 |
Michigan |
76738 | 7.721674 |
California |
256008 | 7.558324 |
Idaho |
9571 | 7.402166 |
Illinois |
91611 | 7.376681 |
Pennsylvania |
88741 | 7.225877 |
New York |
136448 | 7.190556 |
Ohio |
80580 | 7.097683 |
Rhode Island |
6926 | 6.608779 |
Wisconsin |
35186 | 6.56088 |
Colorado |
27686 | 6.437108 |
Oregon |
19832 | 5.797135 |
Indiana |
33476 | 5.505921 |
Utah |
11187 | 5.009852 |
Oklahoma |
17034 | 4.937391 |
Washington |
28553 | 4.844418 |
Arizona |
24267 | 4.730409 |
Texas |
95620 | 4.585871 |
Iowa |
12650 | 4.323308 |
Missouri |
20993 | 3.7521 |
North Carolina |
29204 | 3.628277 |
District of C. |
2045 | 3.575175 |
Virginia |
24240 | 3.424696 |
New Mexico |
5996 | 3.296317 |
Kansa |
8742 | 3.252232 |
Florida |
50925 | 3.186397 |
South Carolina |
11986 | 2.987537 |
Tennessee |
16660 | 2.928458 |
Louisiana |
12093 | 2.70658 |
Montana |
2420 | 2.682927 |
Wyoming |
1317 | 2.6714 |
Georgia |
21780 | 2.66064 |
West Virginia |
4805 | 2.657633 |
Main |
3215 | 2.523548 |
Kentucky |
10111 | 2.502103 |
Nebraska |
4203 | 2.456458 |
North Dakota |
1538 | 2.395639 |
Nevada |
4767 | 2.385886 |
Alabama |
8875 | 1.995727 |
Alaska |
1118 | 1.785942 |
South Dakota |
1267 | 1.680371 |
Hawaii |
1875 | 1.548307 |
Arkansas |
3754 | 1.404415 |
Mississippi |
3644 | 1.281294 |
Appendix D
Data used by Wootton. As reported by Wootton, these data show states of birth of scientists listed in American Men and Women of Science, 1998-1999 edition, per million white population, U.S. Census, 1960. (Assumes the average scientist is 40 years of age in 1998-99.). See http://www.angelfire.com/az2/saintsci/.
States of Birth |
Per thousand |
Utah Delaware Indiana Massachusetts New York Kansas Maine Rhode Island Iowa South Dakota Oregon Connecticut Montana Wyoming Illinois Washington Colorado Maryland Idaho North Dakota Nebraska Missouri New Jersey California Arkansas Minnesota New Mexico Pennsylvania Wisconsin Nevada Mississippi Ohio New Hampshire North Carolina Oklahoma Vermont Michigan West Virginia Tennessee Louisiana Florida Arizona Alabama Texas Virginia South Carolina Georgia Kentucky |
1.417 1.399 1.234 1.129 1.041 1.040 1.017 1.009 1.001 .984 .978 .966 .948 .947 .935 .929 .927 .920 .879 .868 .868 .861 .859 .835 .813 .795 .791 .767 .747 .740 .671 .647 .626 .599 .595 .579 .577 .562 .557 .550 .472 .467 .445 .432 .427 .393 .365 .356 |