We present new electron-impact ionization (EII) data for neutral atomic nitrogen. The atom is treated as a 67-state system, incorporating Rydberg values up to n = 20. State-specific cross sections for the first three states are from published B-spline R-matrix-with-pseudostates results. We have performed binary-encounter Bethe calculations for the remaining 64 states. These data are designed for modeling the hypersonic chemistry that occurs when a space vehicle enters Earth's atmosphere from beyond orbit. The cross sections have been convolved into state-specific thermal rate coefficients and fit with the commonly-used Arrhenius-Kooij formula for ease of use in shock-heated air plasma models. Additionally, we provide rate coefficients for a reduced 10-state system for use in coarse-grain models. Using detailed balance, these fine- and coarse-grain data can also be used to generate state-specific rate coefficients for three-body electron-ion recombination, the time reverse process of EII.
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