Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2014

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	279.9
2	District of Columbia	11000	186.9
3	Massachusetts	25000	111.3
4	California	06000	109.1
5	Connecticut	09000	82.4
6	Minnesota	27000	77.9
7	Washington	53000	77.6
8	New York	36000	74.9
9	Idaho	16000	74.1
10	Nevada	32000	67.0
11	New Jersey	34000	62.9
12	Michigan	26000	59.5
13	Illinois	17000	50.9
14	Oregon	41000	41.9
15	Texas	48000	41.0
16	New Hampshire	33000	38.4
17	Georgia	13000	38.2
18	Colorado	08000	37.1
19	Utah	49000	35.9
20	Iowa	19000	34.9
21	Wisconsin	55000	32.9
22	Ohio	39000	32.8
23	Rhode Island	44000	31.9
24	Indiana	18000	31.4
25	Kansas	20000	28.8
26	North Carolina	37000	28.7
27	Pennsylvania	42000	25.3
28	Maryland	24000	23.6
28	Missouri	29000	23.6
30	Vermont	50000	20.5
31	Arizona	04000	18.3
32	Nebraska	31000	17.7
33	Virginia	51000	17.3
34	New Mexico	35000	16.4
35	Florida	12000	15.1
36	Tennessee	47000	14.4
37	Kentucky	21000	13.2
38	South Carolina	45000	10.5
39	Wyoming	56000	9.8
40	South Dakota	46000	9.4
41	Maine	23000	7.4
42	Alabama	01000	7.0
43	Montana	30000	6.3
44	North Dakota	38000	5.7
45	Arkansas	05000	5.5
45	Oklahoma	40000	5.5
47	Louisiana	22000	5.4
48	Hawaii	15000	3.8
49	West Virginia	54000	3.0
50	Alaska	02000	2.4
51	Mississippi	28000	1.9

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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