California received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026, $5.53B, followed by New York ($3.89B) and Massachusetts ($3.65B).
Five states, California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Texas, took 45% of the money. The middle state on the list, Rhode Island, received $307.9M. At the bottom, Wyoming received $17.9M. Johns Hopkins University by itself received more NIH money than 39 of the 52 states and territories listed here.
| Rank | State | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 8,840 | $5.53B |
| 2 | New York | 6,611 | $3.89B |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 5,907 | $3.65B |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 4,271 | $2.55B |
| 5 | Texas | 3,799 | $2.07B |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2,791 | $1.79B |
| 7 | Maryland | 2,474 | $1.49B |
| 8 | Illinois | 2,266 | $1.42B |
| 9 | Washington | 1,790 | $1.32B |
| 10 | Michigan | 1,996 | $1.13B |
| 11 | Ohio | 1,959 | $1.08B |
| 12 | Missouri | 1,736 | $1.01B |
| 13 | Florida | 1,683 | $992.9M |
| 14 | Minnesota | 1,409 | $887.3M |
| 15 | Connecticut | 1,562 | $862.3M |
| 16 | Georgia | 1,550 | $837.3M |
| 17 | Tennessee | 1,389 | $759.4M |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1,119 | $707.1M |
| 19 | Colorado | 1,259 | $592.4M |
| 20 | Virginia | 1,019 | $579.9M |
| 21 | Indiana | 880 | $472.3M |
| 22 | New Jersey | 815 | $465.8M |
| 23 | Arizona | 690 | $455.2M |
| 24 | Oregon | 738 | $440.9M |
| 25 | Alabama | 771 | $426.9M |
| 26 | Utah | 637 | $320.4M |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 621 | $307.9M |
| 28 | South Carolina | 526 | $276.6M |
| 29 | Kentucky | 476 | $263.5M |
| 30 | Louisiana | 457 | $239.4M |
| 31 | District of Columbia | 398 | $222.3M |
| 32 | Iowa | 446 | $213.8M |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 386 | $205.1M |
| 34 | Kansas | 353 | $188.1M |
| 35 | Nebraska | 339 | $177.3M |
| 36 | New Mexico | 252 | $169.0M |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 275 | $169.0M |
| 38 | Maine | 245 | $158.9M |
| 39 | Arkansas | 198 | $110.6M |
| 40 | Delaware | 169 | $108.1M |
| 41 | Hawaii | 132 | $80.4M |
| 42 | Mississippi | 124 | $73.5M |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 114 | $72.3M |
| 44 | Vermont | 121 | $68.1M |
| 45 | West Virginia | 106 | $62.1M |
| 46 | Montana | 103 | $60.1M |
| 47 | South Dakota | 64 | $46.7M |
| 48 | Nevada | 76 | $38.7M |
| 49 | Idaho | 57 | $32.2M |
| 50 | Alaska | 47 | $25.3M |
| 51 | North Dakota | 43 | $24.8M |
| 52 | Wyoming | 27 | $17.9M |
Institution by institution: the top 100 NIH-funded institutions.