Rank |
Doctorates Awarded |
Doctorates Employed |
% of Workforce with Doctorates |
Rank |
1 California |
5,030 |
145,600 |
0.87 % |
4 |
2 Texas |
2,888 |
51,350 |
0.40 % |
36 |
3 New York |
2,876 |
59,150 |
0.65 % |
13 |
4 Massachusetts |
2,031 |
55,450 |
1.57 % |
1 |
5 Illinois |
1,775 |
29,200 |
0.50 % |
24 |
6 Pennsylvania |
1,766 |
35,750 |
0.62 % |
14 |
7 Florida |
1,645 |
24,950 |
0.28 % |
49 |
8 Minnesota |
1,306 |
16,950 |
0.59 % |
16 |
9 Michigan |
1,289 |
22,450 |
0.53 % |
22 |
10 North Carolina |
1,251 |
27,800 |
0.60 % |
15 |
11 Ohio |
1,225 |
24,800 |
0.46 % |
26 |
12 Indiana |
1,173 |
13,100 |
0.42 % |
31 |
13 Georgia |
1,131 |
19,200 |
0.42 % |
33 |
14 Virginia |
1,114 |
26,200 |
0.66 % |
12 |
15 Arizona |
950 |
12,650 |
0.43 % |
30 |
16 Maryland |
906 |
38,000 |
1.43 % |
2 |
17 Colorado |
779 |
18,550 |
0.67 % |
11 |
18 New Jersey |
755 |
22,250 |
0.55 % |
20 |
19 Washington |
688 |
27,550 |
0.82 % |
7 |
20 Wisconsin |
661 |
12,100 |
0.42 % |
32 |
21 Missouri |
593 |
12,600 |
0.44 % |
28 |
22 Tennessee |
584 |
11,700 |
0.38 % |
39 |
23 Connecticut |
551 |
12,650 |
0.78 % |
9 |
24 Iowa |
453 |
6,900 |
0.45 % |
27 |
25 Alabama |
448 |
8,750 |
0.43 % |
12 |
26 Oregon |
426 |
15,300 |
0.82 % |
8 |
27 Louisiana |
417 |
6,050 |
0.32 % |
43 |
28 Kansas |
359 |
5,350 |
0.39 % |
38 |
29 Utah |
357 |
9,000 |
0.56 % |
19 |
30 South Carolina |
328 |
6,600 |
0.31 % |
47 |
31 Oklahoma |
307 |
5,150 |
0.31 % |
45 |
32 Kentucky |
298 |
6,000 |
0.32 % |
44 |
33 Mississippi |
265 |
3,550 |
0.31 % |
46 |
34 Nebraska |
239 |
4,100 |
0.41 % |
35 |
35 New Mexico |
194 |
8,800 |
1.08 % |
3 |
36 Delaware |
193 |
3,800 |
0.84 % |
5 |
37 Rhode Island |
188 |
3,650 |
0.76 % |
10 |
38 Arkansas |
186 |
4,300 |
0.33 % |
41 |
39 Nevada |
165 |
3,150 |
0.23 % |
50 |
40 West Virginia |
141 |
2,200 |
0.32 % |
42 |
41 New Hampshire |
136 |
3,800 |
0.57 % |
18 |
42 Idaho |
113 |
3,250 |
0.41 % |
34 |
43 North Dakota |
112 |
1,200 |
0.29 % |
48 |
44 South Dakota |
106 |
1,750 |
0.40 % |
37 |
45 Hawaii |
91 |
3,050 |
0.52 % |
23 |
46 Montana |
87 |
2,900 |
0.59 % |
17 |
47 Wyoming |
76 |
1,000 |
0.36 % |
40 |
48 Maine |
60 |
3,350 |
0.54 % |
21 |
48 Vermont |
60 |
2,450 |
0.83 % |
6 |
50 Alaska |
39 |
1,500 |
0.48 % |
25 |
Dist . of Columbia |
354 |
18,500 |
2.51 % |
|
United States |
39,373 |
865,400 |
0.59 % |