Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	178.0
2	California	06000	127.6
3	Idaho	16000	126.0
4	Massachusetts	25000	121.9
5	District of Columbia	11000	109.6
6	Washington	53000	76.1
7	Minnesota	27000	64.4
8	Connecticut	09000	63.7
9	Michigan	26000	59.9
10	New York	36000	57.0
11	New Hampshire	33000	50.8
12	Oregon	41000	49.1
13	Rhode Island	44000	49.0
14	Illinois	17000	48.1
15	Colorado	08000	45.7
16	North Carolina	37000	43.1
17	Vermont	50000	41.9
18	Virginia	51000	41.3
19	Wisconsin	55000	41.2
20	Texas	48000	39.2
21	New Jersey	34000	36.2
22	Utah	49000	35.5
23	Nevada	32000	32.6
24	Ohio	39000	32.2
25	Georgia	13000	28.8
26	Pennsylvania	42000	27.5
27	Indiana	18000	26.3
28	Montana	30000	25.1
29	Arizona	04000	24.4
29	Maryland	24000	24.4
31	Wyoming	56000	23.2
32	Kansas	20000	23.1
33	Missouri	29000	23.0
34	Iowa	19000	22.7
35	Florida	12000	17.7
36	New Mexico	35000	16.1
37	Tennessee	47000	15.9
38	Arkansas	05000	13.9
39	Nebraska	31000	13.3
40	South Carolina	45000	11.8
41	North Dakota	38000	11.4
42	South Dakota	46000	11.0
43	Kentucky	21000	8.1
44	Oklahoma	40000	8.0
45	Alabama	01000	6.4
46	Louisiana	22000	4.9
47	Maine	23000	4.8
48	Hawaii	15000	3.7
49	Mississippi	28000	2.7
50	West Virginia	54000	2.0
51	Alaska	02000	1.9

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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