Total Measuring and Testing Patents 2005 to 2010

Rank	State	Fips Code	Patents
1	California	06000	697
2	Michigan	26000	387
3	Texas	48000	377
4	Minnesota	27000	241
5	Massachusetts	25000	240
6	Illinois	17000	223
7	Ohio	39000	220
8	New York	36000	190
9	Washington	53000	171
10	Connecticut	09000	170
11	New Jersey	34000	143
12	Florida	12000	121
13	Indiana	18000	115
14	Pennsylvania	42000	114
15	Colorado	08000	104
16	Arizona	04000	82
17	Maryland	24000	76
18	North Carolina	37000	71
19	Wisconsin	55000	63
20	Virginia	51000	62
21	Missouri	29000	60
22	Georgia	13000	52
23	Louisiana	22000	42
24	Oklahoma	40000	41
25	New Hampshire	33000	37
26	Tennessee	47000	35
27	South Carolina	45000	33
28	New Mexico	35000	31
28	Oregon	41000	31
30	Idaho	16000	25
30	Kansas	20000	25
30	Utah	49000	25
33	Alabama	01000	24
34	Kentucky	21000	23
34	Nevada	32000	23
36	Iowa	19000	21
36	Rhode Island	44000	21
38	Nebraska	31000	20
39	Arkansas	05000	13
40	Delaware	10000	11
41	Vermont	50000	10
42	Maine	23000	9
42	West Virginia	54000	9
44	Wyoming	56000	5
45	Mississippi	28000	3
45	South Dakota	46000	3
47	District of Columbia	11000	2
47	Montana	30000	2
49	North Dakota	38000	1
50	Alaska	02000	0
50	Hawaii	15000	0
Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: May 20, 2011 at 14:13