Total Patents 1990 to 2010

Rank	States	Fips Code	Patents
1	California	06000	366,882
2	New York	36000	128,444
3	Texas	48000	115,563
4	Illinois	17000	78,444
5	Michigan	26000	76,352
6	New Jersey	34000	75,024
7	Massachusetts	25000	71,888
8	Ohio	39000	70,507
9	Pennsylvania	42000	68,437
10	Florida	12000	57,775
11	Minnesota	27000	53,780
12	Washington	53000	49,805
13	Connecticut	09000	37,753
14	North Carolina	37000	37,331
15	Wisconsin	55000	37,264
16	Colorado	08000	36,126
17	Oregon	41000	31,219
18	Arizona	04000	30,986
19	Indiana	18000	29,311
20	Maryland	24000	28,525
21	Georgia	13000	28,252
22	Virginia	51000	23,657
23	Idaho	16000	21,780
24	Missouri	29000	18,412
25	Tennessee	47000	16,858
26	Utah	49000	14,247
27	Iowa	19000	12,890
28	South Carolina	45000	11,978
29	New Hampshire	33000	11,838
30	Oklahoma	40000	11,704
31	Kansas	20000	9,225
32	Louisiana	22000	9,182
33	Kentucky	21000	9,036
34	Delaware	10000	8,825
35	Alabama	01000	8,208
36	Vermont	50000	7,620
37	Nevada	32000	7,231
38	New Mexico	35000	6,667
39	Rhode Island	44000	6,495
40	Nebraska	31000	4,494
41	Arkansas	05000	3,707
42	Mississippi	28000	3,489
43	West Virginia	54000	3,085
44	Maine	23000	2,988
45	Montana	30000	2,583
46	Hawaii	15000	1,976
47	North Dakota	38000	1,593
48	South Dakota	46000	1,356
49	District of Columbia	11000	1,354
50	Wyoming	56000	1,198
51	Alaska	02000	1,026
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