Total Patents per 100,000 people 1990 to 2010

Rank	States	Fips Code	Patents per 100,000 Persons
1	Idaho	16000	80.3
2	Vermont	50000	60.5
3	Massachusetts	25000	54.5
4	Delaware	10000	53.9
5	Connecticut	09000	53.2
6	Minnesota	27000	52.7
7	California	06000	51.9
8	New Hampshire	33000	46.1
9	Oregon	41000	44.0
10	New Jersey	34000	43.1
11	Colorado	08000	40.9
12	Washington	53000	40.5
13	Michigan	26000	37.0
14	Wisconsin	55000	33.3
15	New York	36000	32.6
16	Illinois	17000	30.4
17	Utah	49000	30.2
18	Rhode Island	44000	30.0
19	Ohio	39000	29.7
20	Arizona	04000	28.8
21	Pennsylvania	42000	26.6
22	Texas	48000	26.4
23	Maryland	24000	25.7
24	Indiana	18000	23.2
25	North Carolina	37000	22.3
26	Iowa	19000	21.2
27	New Mexico	35000	17.7
28	Nevada	32000	17.5
29	Florida	12000	17.3
30	Georgia	13000	16.5
30	Kansas	20000	16.5
32	Oklahoma	40000	16.3
33	Virginia	51000	15.9
34	Missouri	29000	15.8
35	Tennessee	47000	14.3
36	South Carolina	45000	14.2
37	Montana	30000	13.7
38	Nebraska	31000	12.6
39	North Dakota	38000	11.9
40	Wyoming	56000	11.5
41	District of Columbia	11000	11.3
42	Maine	23000	11.2
43	Kentucky	21000	10.7
44	Louisiana	22000	10.0
45	Alabama	01000	8.9
46	South Dakota	46000	8.6
47	West Virginia	54000	8.1
48	Alaska	02000	7.7
48	Hawaii	15000	7.7
50	Arkansas	05000	6.7
51	Mississippi	28000	6.0
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: August 11, 2011 at 12:25