Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people 2015 to 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	192.0
2	District of Columbia	11000	148.1
3	Massachusetts	25000	123.9
4	California	06000	118.9
5	Washington	53000	86.8
6	Idaho	16000	86.6
7	Connecticut	09000	81.3
8	New York	36000	78.2
9	Michigan	26000	70.9
10	Minnesota	27000	69.2
11	Illinois	17000	52.6
12	New Hampshire	33000	48.1
12	New Jersey	34000	48.1
14	Oregon	41000	46.4
15	Texas	48000	42.8
16	Nevada	32000	41.7
17	Utah	49000	40.4
18	Colorado	08000	39.6
19	North Carolina	37000	37.4
20	Rhode Island	44000	37.0
21	Wisconsin	55000	36.5
22	Georgia	13000	34.8
23	Ohio	39000	33.3
24	Indiana	18000	32.5
25	Iowa	19000	28.6
26	Pennsylvania	42000	27.7
27	Virginia	51000	27.0
28	Kansas	20000	25.8
29	Maryland	24000	25.4
30	Missouri	29000	24.0
31	Arizona	04000	23.9
32	Vermont	50000	20.4
33	New Mexico	35000	18.1
34	Wyoming	56000	16.5
35	Florida	12000	16.3
35	Tennessee	47000	16.3
37	Nebraska	31000	15.7
38	South Carolina	45000	12.6
39	Montana	30000	12.2
40	Arkansas	05000	12.1
41	Kentucky	21000	11.3
42	South Dakota	46000	11.2
43	North Dakota	38000	9.5
44	Oklahoma	40000	7.4
45	Alabama	01000	6.8
46	Maine	23000	5.7
47	Louisiana	22000	5.6
48	Hawaii	15000	4.3
49	Alaska	02000	2.9
50	West Virginia	54000	2.7
51	Mississippi	28000	2.5

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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