This indicator represents the percentage of social scientists in a state’s workforce. Social scientists are identified from standard occupational categories that include economists; clinical, counseling, and school psychologists; urban and regional planners; and other social science occupations.

Data on individuals in social science occupations and total occupations come from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample size of about 3.5 million addresses. The ACS collects information on an annual basis.

Data source: Census Bureau, special tabulations of the American Community Survey.