Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2019

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	180.0
2	District of Columbia	11000	171.4
3	Massachusetts	25000	137.8
4	California	06000	127.7
5	Connecticut	09000	107.6
6	Washington	53000	107.1
7	New York	36000	93.8
8	Michigan	26000	89.2
9	Idaho	16000	83.3
10	Minnesota	27000	77.5
11	Illinois	17000	59.4
12	New Hampshire	33000	55.6
13	New Jersey	34000	52.9
14	Oregon	41000	50.7
15	Utah	49000	50.4
16	Texas	48000	49.0
17	Georgia	13000	40.8
18	North Carolina	37000	40.0
19	Colorado	08000	39.8
20	Nevada	32000	39.2
21	Indiana	18000	38.4
22	Wisconsin	55000	38.1
23	Rhode Island	44000	36.9
24	Ohio	39000	35.7
25	Iowa	19000	33.8
26	Pennsylvania	42000	30.6
27	Virginia	51000	30.1
28	Arizona	04000	28.0
29	Maryland	24000	27.5
30	Missouri	29000	25.8
31	Kansas	20000	25.5
32	New Mexico	35000	21.7
33	Arkansas	05000	19.5
34	Nebraska	31000	18.2
35	Vermont	50000	17.3
36	Tennessee	47000	17.1
37	Florida	12000	16.5
38	South Carolina	45000	15.0
39	Wyoming	56000	13.1
40	South Dakota	46000	13.0
41	North Dakota	38000	10.6
42	Kentucky	21000	10.2
43	Oklahoma	40000	8.4
44	Montana	30000	8.1
45	Alabama	01000	6.8
46	Louisiana	22000	6.2
47	Maine	23000	4.8
48	Hawaii	15000	4.1
49	Mississippi	28000	3.0
50	West Virginia	54000	2.7
51	Alaska	02000	2.3

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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