Rank  | 
 $/ Employee  | 
 Employees  | 
  Machinery and Equipment Expenditures 
 ( thousands ) 
 | 
 1 Louisiana  | 
 $ 49,980  | 
 109,188  | 
 $ 5,457,219  | 
 2 Wyoming  | 
 $ 44,141  | 
 9,548  | 
 $ 421,462  | 
 3 Alaska  | 
 $ 41,687  | 
 11,079  | 
 $ 461,845  | 
 4 New Mexico  | 
 $ 25,575  | 
 23,357  | 
 $ 597,364  | 
 5 Texas  | 
 $ 22,827  | 
 759,565  | 
 $ 17,338,879  | 
 6 Alabama  | 
 $ 22,341  | 
 252,670  | 
 $ 5,644,930  | 
 7 Montana  | 
 $ 21,813  | 
 18,017  | 
 $ 393,003  | 
 8 Delaware  | 
 $ 21,016  | 
 25,265  | 
 $ 530,964  | 
 9 Tennessee  | 
 $ 20,009  | 
 317,973  | 
 $ 6,362,163  | 
 10 Kentucky  | 
 $ 19,909  | 
 231,746  | 
 $ 4,613,792  | 
 11 Iowa  | 
 $ 19,682  | 
 210,469  | 
 $ 4,142,488  | 
 12 Idaho  | 
 $ 18,514  | 
 60,842  | 
 $ 1,126,399  | 
 13 West Virginia  | 
 $ 17,966  | 
 43,791  | 
 $ 786,754  | 
 14 Oklahoma  | 
 $ 16,255  | 
 114,815  | 
 $ 1,866,369  | 
 15 North Carolina  | 
 $ 16,067  | 
 418,556  | 
 $ 6,725,054  | 
 16 Illinois  | 
 $ 15,863  | 
 496,131  | 
 $ 7,870,243  | 
 17 Arkansas  | 
 $ 15,636  | 
 149,202  | 
 $ 2,332,870  | 
 18 Ohio  | 
 $ 15,397  | 
 637,736  | 
 $ 9,818,916  | 
 19 Arizona  | 
 $ 15,176  | 
 146,821  | 
 $ 2,228,174  | 
 20 Oregon  | 
 $ 15,171  | 
 166,028  | 
 $ 2,518,837  | 
 21 South Carolina  | 
 $ 15,137  | 
 220,967  | 
 $ 3,344,682  | 
 22 Kansas  | 
 $ 15,104  | 
 152,916  | 
 $ 2,309,672  | 
 23 Utah  | 
 $ 14,765  | 
 131,590  | 
 $ 1,942,888  | 
 24 Virginia  | 
 $ 14,682  | 
 229,018  | 
 $ 3,362,490  | 
 25 Wisconsin  | 
 $ 14,681  | 
 451,577  | 
 $ 6,629,670  | 
 26 New Jersey  | 
 $ 14,667  | 
 203,285  | 
 $ 2,981,681  | 
 27 Georgia  | 
 $ 14,570  | 
 359,176  | 
 $ 5,233,277  | 
 28 Indiana  | 
 $ 14,232  | 
 486,431  | 
 $ 6,922,929  | 
 29 California  | 
 $ 14,102  | 
 1,081,500  | 
 $ 15,251,576  | 
 30 Maryland  | 
 $ 14,027  | 
 93,461  | 
 $ 1,310,977  | 
 31 Minnesota  | 
 $ 13,892  | 
 297,876  | 
 $ 4,137,948  | 
 32 Mississippi  | 
 $ 13,833  | 
 139,113  | 
 $ 1,924,334  | 
 33 Nebraska  | 
 $ 13,820  | 
 94,225  | 
 $ 1,302,179  | 
 34 Michigan  | 
 $ 12,739  | 
 557,086  | 
 $ 7,096,899  | 
 35 South Dakota  | 
 $ 12,259  | 
 43,947  | 
 $ 538,742  | 
 36 Massachusetts  | 
 $ 12,211  | 
 228,720  | 
 $ 2,792,833  | 
 37 Colorado  | 
 $ 12,201  | 
 122,103  | 
 $ 1,489,811  | 
 38 Pennsylvania  | 
 $ 12,199  | 
 512,076  | 
 $ 6,246,716  | 
 39 North Dakota  | 
 $ 11,929  | 
 25,600  | 
 $ 305,374  | 
 40 Florida  | 
 $ 11,908  | 
 305,166  | 
 $ 3,633,848  | 
 41 Connecticut  | 
 $ 11,826  | 
 144,162  | 
 $ 1,704,887  | 
 42 Rhode Island  | 
 $ 11,493  | 
 37,236  | 
 $ 427,964  | 
 43 Maine  | 
 $ 11,226  | 
 48,579  | 
 $ 545,371  | 
 44 Missouri  | 
 $ 11,199  | 
 263,469  | 
 $ 2,950,524  | 
 45 New Hampshire  | 
 $ 11,090  | 
 63,366  | 
 $ 702,754  | 
 46 New York  | 
 $ 10,995  | 
 373,231  | 
 $ 4,103,688  | 
 47 Washington  | 
 $ 10,918  | 
 249,525  | 
 $ 2,724,191  | 
 48 Nevada  | 
 $ 10,252  | 
 47,164  | 
 $ 483,516  | 
 49 Vermont  | 
 $ 8,046  | 
 28,912  | 
 $ 232,626  | 
 50 Hawaii  | 
 $ 6,803  | 
 10,501  | 
 $ 71,434  | 
 Dist . of Columbia  | 
 $ 3,020  | 
 1,203  | 
 $ 3,633  | 
 United States  | 
 $ 15,523 11,205,980  | 
 $ 173,946,839  | 
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