Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2016

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	213.7
2	District of Columbia	11000	162.0
3	California	06000	114.3
4	Massachusetts	25000	112.8
5	Washington	53000	82.1
6	New York	36000	77.3
7	Connecticut	09000	74.4
8	Michigan	26000	68.8
9	Minnesota	27000	67.3
10	Nevada	32000	66.3
11	Idaho	16000	58.9
12	New Jersey	34000	53.9
13	Illinois	17000	47.9
14	Oregon	41000	44.7
15	Texas	48000	41.3
16	New Hampshire	33000	39.1
17	Colorado	08000	37.1
18	Utah	49000	37.0
19	Georgia	13000	34.2
20	Ohio	39000	32.8
21	Wisconsin	55000	31.9
22	Indiana	18000	31.4
23	North Carolina	37000	30.7
24	Kansas	20000	28.8
25	Iowa	19000	27.2
25	Rhode Island	44000	27.2
27	Pennsylvania	42000	25.3
28	Maryland	24000	23.9
29	Missouri	29000	23.6
30	Arizona	04000	20.3
31	New Mexico	35000	18.7
32	Vermont	50000	18.3
33	Virginia	51000	17.3
34	Nebraska	31000	17.0
35	Kentucky	21000	16.1
36	Tennessee	47000	15.6
37	Wyoming	56000	14.9
38	Florida	12000	14.8
39	South Carolina	45000	11.7
40	South Dakota	46000	11.2
41	North Dakota	38000	8.7
42	Montana	30000	8.1
43	Alabama	01000	7.1
43	Arkansas	05000	7.1
45	Maine	23000	5.9
46	Louisiana	22000	5.8
47	Oklahoma	40000	5.7
48	Hawaii	15000	4.3
49	Alaska	02000	3.8
50	West Virginia	54000	2.5
51	Mississippi	28000	2.2

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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