Rank List: States in Profile

Total Patents per 100,000 people in 2018

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Delaware	10000	187.4
2	District of Columbia	11000	165.7
3	Massachusetts	25000	116.4
4	California	06000	109.5
5	Connecticut	09000	92.5
6	New York	36000	85.7
7	Washington	53000	84.6
8	Michigan	26000	77.0
9	Minnesota	27000	65.7
10	Idaho	16000	63.0
11	New Jersey	34000	50.9
12	Illinois	17000	50.8
13	New Hampshire	33000	44.1
14	Oregon	41000	43.9
15	Texas	48000	41.5
16	Utah	49000	40.9
17	Nevada	32000	39.2
18	Georgia	13000	36.2
19	Colorado	08000	35.9
20	North Carolina	37000	34.2
21	Wisconsin	55000	33.5
22	Ohio	39000	33.3
23	Indiana	18000	31.5
24	Rhode Island	44000	31.4
25	Iowa	19000	29.5
26	Kansas	20000	27.9
27	Pennsylvania	42000	27.5
28	Arizona	04000	24.2
29	Missouri	29000	23.2
30	Maryland	24000	23.1
31	Virginia	51000	21.8
32	New Mexico	35000	19.9
33	Vermont	50000	16.6
34	Tennessee	47000	16.3
35	Nebraska	31000	14.2
36	Florida	12000	13.8
37	South Carolina	45000	13.2
38	Kentucky	21000	12.4
39	Wyoming	56000	12.3
40	Arkansas	05000	11.6
41	South Dakota	46000	10.3
42	North Dakota	38000	8.9
43	Oklahoma	40000	7.4
44	Alabama	01000	6.3
45	Louisiana	22000	5.7
46	Hawaii	15000	5.6
47	Maine	23000	5.3
48	Montana	30000	4.9
49	West Virginia	54000	3.0
50	Alaska	02000	2.7
51	Mississippi	28000	2.4

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

This page was generated on 4/28/2024 6:19:10 PM