How concentrated America's physical and engineering r&d labs really are, by state
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· ALEX Intelligence
33.5%Share of America's Physical and Engineering R&D Labs in Its Top Three States — California, Massachusetts, Texas
#
State
Physical and Engineering R&D Labs
1
California
2,523
2
Massachusetts
876
3
Texas
786
4
Florida
747
5
New York
537
6
North Carolina
459
7
Pennsylvania
459
8
Maryland
452
9
Virginia
452
10
New Jersey
379
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 541715 (Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology))
Measure
Physical and Engineering R&D Labs, ranked highest first across all U.S. states
(52 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 52 ranked units.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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