Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2021

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	163.5
2	District of Columbia	11000	129.4
3	Massachusetts	25000	128.5
4	California	06000	119.0
5	Idaho	16000	107.0
6	Washington	53000	87.9
7	New York	36000	82.6
8	Connecticut	09000	74.4
9	Minnesota	27000	67.6
10	Michigan	26000	67.2
11	New Hampshire	33000	56.3
12	Illinois	17000	54.9
13	Oregon	41000	42.9
14	Rhode Island	44000	42.3
15	Texas	48000	41.5
16	North Carolina	37000	40.9
17	Colorado	08000	40.0
18	New Jersey	34000	39.6
19	Utah	49000	38.1
20	Wisconsin	55000	37.6
21	Georgia	13000	33.0
22	Ohio	39000	32.5
23	Indiana	18000	32.3
24	Virginia	51000	29.0
25	Nevada	32000	28.6
26	Pennsylvania	42000	27.2
27	Maryland	24000	26.8
28	Iowa	19000	26.7
29	Arizona	04000	25.9
30	Missouri	29000	24.0
31	Kansas	20000	23.1
32	Florida	12000	18.4
33	Wyoming	56000	18.3
34	Tennessee	47000	17.2
35	New Mexico	35000	15.9
36	Nebraska	31000	15.5
37	Vermont	50000	15.1
38	Montana	30000	13.8
39	South Carolina	45000	12.9
40	Arkansas	05000	12.8
41	South Dakota	46000	12.7
42	North Dakota	38000	10.5
43	Kentucky	21000	8.7
44	Oklahoma	40000	7.8
45	Alabama	01000	7.3
46	Maine	23000	5.9
47	Louisiana	22000	5.3
48	Alaska	02000	4.4
49	Hawaii	15000	3.3
50	West Virginia	54000	2.5
51	Mississippi	28000	2.3

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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