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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 20, 2018

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By Scott Rasmussen

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August 20, 2018: There are 1,872 think tanks in the United States. Not surprisingly, 397 of them are based in Washington, DC. Massachusetts has more than any other state with 177.[1]

There are more than 6,000 think tanks worldwide but no other country comes close to the U.S. total. There are 512 think tanks in China and 444 in the United Kingdom.

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