Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2022

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	164.0
2	Massachusetts	25000	125.8
3	California	06000	117.3
4	District of Columbia	11000	115.0
5	Idaho	16000	108.5
6	Washington	53000	79.8
7	Connecticut	09000	66.8
8	Minnesota	27000	64.1
9	New York	36000	60.4
10	Michigan	26000	59.0
11	New Hampshire	33000	50.9
12	Illinois	17000	50.1
13	Oregon	41000	44.2
14	North Carolina	37000	42.6
15	Texas	48000	41.8
16	Rhode Island	44000	40.7
17	Wisconsin	55000	39.7
18	Colorado	08000	39.4
19	New Jersey	34000	37.7
20	Utah	49000	34.1
21	Georgia	13000	32.1
22	Indiana	18000	31.4
23	Virginia	51000	31.3
24	Ohio	39000	30.4
25	Pennsylvania	42000	27.7
26	Montana	30000	26.5
27	Nevada	32000	25.6
28	Maryland	24000	24.8
29	Vermont	50000	23.6
30	Kansas	20000	23.5
30	Missouri	29000	23.5
32	Arizona	04000	22.7
33	Iowa	19000	22.4
34	Wyoming	56000	22.2
35	Florida	12000	18.2
36	Tennessee	47000	16.8
37	New Mexico	35000	16.2
38	Nebraska	31000	14.0
39	South Dakota	46000	12.1
40	Arkansas	05000	11.8
41	South Carolina	45000	11.2
42	North Dakota	38000	9.7
43	Kentucky	21000	7.7
44	Oklahoma	40000	6.9
45	Alabama	01000	6.3
46	Louisiana	22000	5.1
47	Maine	23000	4.9
48	Hawaii	15000	4.4
49	Mississippi	28000	2.6
50	West Virginia	54000	2.3
51	Alaska	02000	1.2

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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