Percent Change in Total Patents 1990 to 2010

Rank	States	Fips Code	Patents
1	Washington	53000	508.9%
2	Idaho	16000	505.2%
3	Nevada	32000	399.2%
4	Vermont	50000	360.7%
5	California	06000	279.0%
6	Oregon	41000	265.6%
7	North Carolina	37000	244.6%
8	Utah	49000	210.3%
9	Georgia	13000	203.0%
10	Colorado	08000	194.1%
11	Arizona	04000	193.9%
12	Minnesota	27000	171.3%
13	Texas	48000	151.4%
14	Massachusetts	25000	149.2%
15	New Hampshire	33000	143.8%
16	Wyoming	56000	140.5%
17	Kansas	20000	122.0%
17	New Mexico	35000	122.0%
19	North Dakota	38000	119.6%
20	Iowa	19000	108.5%
21	Virginia	51000	107.5%
22	South Dakota	46000	100.0%
23	Rhode Island	44000	95.6%
24	Florida	12000	95.4%
25	Kentucky	21000	93.9%
26	Maryland	24000	92.3%
27	Maine	23000	91.3%
28	Tennessee	47000	83.9%
29	Wisconsin	55000	83.7%
30	District of Columbia	11000	81.3%
31	New York	36000	78.9%
32	Nebraska	31000	74.5%
33	Hawaii	15000	69.4%
34	Missouri	29000	61.9%
35	Indiana	18000	61.6%
36	South Carolina	45000	59.6%
37	Montana	30000	59.5%
38	Michigan	26000	58.1%
39	Illinois	17000	48.9%
40	Alabama	01000	47.4%
41	Ohio	39000	45.9%
42	Arkansas	05000	43.0%
43	Connecticut	09000	39.5%
43	New Jersey	34000	39.5%
45	Pennsylvania	42000	37.5%
46	Mississippi	28000	32.3%
47	Alaska	02000	10.0%
48	Oklahoma	40000	-8.1%
49	Delaware	10000	-9.7%
50	West Virginia	54000	-19.8%
51	Louisiana	22000	-29.8%
Data 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 14:01