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DEFINITION
Total patents issued from 1977 to 2004. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Government Statistics > Patents Issued (per capita) (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Delaware: |
12.835 per 1,000 people |
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# 2
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Connecticut: |
12.822 per 1,000 people |
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# 3
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New Jersey: |
10.913 per 1,000 people |
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# 4
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Massachusetts: |
10.88 per 1,000 people |
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# 5
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Idaho: |
10.428 per 1,000 people |
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# 6
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Minnesota: |
9.459 per 1,000 people |
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# 7
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Vermont: |
9.009 per 1,000 people |
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# 8
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California: |
8.402 per 1,000 people |
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# 9
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New Hampshire: |
8.219 per 1,000 people |
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# 10
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Michigan: |
8.16 per 1,000 people |
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# 11
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Illinois: |
7.284 per 1,000 people |
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# 12
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Ohio: |
7.263 per 1,000 people |
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# 13
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New York: |
7.247 per 1,000 people |
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# 14
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Pennsylvania: |
6.808 per 1,000 people |
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# 15
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Colorado: |
6.718 per 1,000 people |
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# 16
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Wisconsin: |
6.65 per 1,000 people |
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# 17
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Oregon: |
6.423 per 1,000 people |
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# 18
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Rhode Island: |
5.959 per 1,000 people |
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# 19
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Indiana: |
5.384 per 1,000 people |
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# 20
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Maryland: |
5.262 per 1,000 people |
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# 21
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Washington: |
5.233 per 1,000 people |
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# 22
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Utah: |
5.026 per 1,000 people |
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# 23
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Oklahoma: |
4.779 per 1,000 people |
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# 24
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Texas: |
4.657 per 1,000 people |
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# 25
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Arizona: |
4.557 per 1,000 people |
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# 26
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Iowa: |
4.494 per 1,000 people |
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# 27
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North Carolina: |
3.638 per 1,000 people |
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# 28
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Missouri: |
3.597 per 1,000 people |
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# 29
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Kansas: |
3.31 per 1,000 people |
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# 30
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New Mexico: |
3.29 per 1,000 people |
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# 31
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Virginia: |
3.145 per 1,000 people |
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# 32
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Florida: |
3.109 per 1,000 people |
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# 33
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Tennessee: |
2.901 per 1,000 people |
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# 34
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South Carolina: |
2.874 per 1,000 people |
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# 35
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District of Columbia: |
2.863 per 1,000 people |
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# 36
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Montana: |
2.803 per 1,000 people |
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# 37
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Nebraska: |
2.671 per 1,000 people |
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# 38
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Georgia: |
2.62 per 1,000 people |
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# 39
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Louisiana: |
2.609 per 1,000 people |
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# 40
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North Dakota: |
2.518 per 1,000 people |
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# 41
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Wyoming: |
2.517 per 1,000 people |
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# 42
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West Virginia: |
2.378 per 1,000 people |
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# 43
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Maine: |
2.345 per 1,000 people |
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# 44
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Kentucky: |
2.333 per 1,000 people |
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# 45
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Nevada: |
2.315 per 1,000 people |
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# 46
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Alabama: |
1.978 per 1,000 people |
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# 47
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South Dakota: |
1.785 per 1,000 people |
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# 48
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Alaska: |
1.62 per 1,000 people |
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# 49
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Hawaii: |
1.526 per 1,000 people |
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# 50
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Arkansas: |
1.391 per 1,000 people |
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# 51
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Mississippi: |
1.231 per 1,000 people |
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# 52
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US Virgin Islands: |
0.57 per 1,000 people |
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# 53
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Guam: |
0.184 per 1,000 people |
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# 54
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Puerto Rico: |
0.149 per 1,000 people |
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Weighted average: |
4.8 per 1,000 people |
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DEFINITION: Total patents issued from 1977 to 2004. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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