Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents in 2017

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents
1	California	06000	46,096
2	New York	36000	16,606
3	Texas	48000	12,321
4	Massachusetts	25000	8,520
5	Michigan	26000	7,443
6	Illinois	17000	6,704
7	Washington	53000	6,363
8	New Jersey	34000	5,078
9	Ohio	39000	4,065
10	Minnesota	27000	3,993
11	Georgia	13000	3,669
12	Pennsylvania	42000	3,638
13	North Carolina	37000	3,568
14	Florida	12000	3,121
15	Connecticut	09000	2,799
16	Indiana	18000	2,326
17	Oregon	41000	2,313
18	Colorado	08000	2,236
19	Delaware	10000	2,084
20	Wisconsin	55000	2,025
21	Virginia	51000	1,650
22	Nevada	32000	1,624
23	Maryland	24000	1,530
24	Arizona	04000	1,482
25	Missouri	29000	1,412
26	Utah	49000	1,307
27	District of Columbia	11000	1,181
28	Tennessee	47000	1,116
29	Iowa	19000	1,004
30	Idaho	16000	954
31	Kansas	20000	789
32	South Carolina	45000	711
33	Kentucky	21000	673
34	New Hampshire	33000	553
35	New Mexico	35000	407
36	Alabama	01000	363
37	Rhode Island	44000	359
38	Nebraska	31000	345
39	Louisiana	22000	297
41	Oklahoma	40000	282
42	Arkansas	05000	243
43	Vermont	50000	109
44	South Dakota	46000	100
45	Montana	30000	83
46	Mississippi	28000	80
47	Maine	23000	77
48	Wyoming	56000	70
49	North Dakota	38000	69
50	Hawaii	15000	67
51	West Virginia	54000	66
52	Alaska	02000	24

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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