Where American R&D capacity is concentrated

AI safety research · Data as of 2026-09-06 · ALEX Intelligence

4,811 R&D Services Establishments — California

#	State	R&D Services Establishments
1	California	4,811
2	Massachusetts	1,787
3	Texas	1,315
4	Florida	1,192
5	New York	1,043
6	Maryland	903
7	North Carolina	803
8	Pennsylvania	798
9	Virginia	706
10	New Jersey	640

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 5417
Measure: R&D Services Establishments, ranked highest first across all U.S. states.
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB&for=state%3A%2A&NAICS2017=5417&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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