State Patent Figures: 2001-2004

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Note: Figures are for number of patents per 10,000 people.

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2001
2002
2003
2004
State
Patents
Rank
Patents
Rank
Patents
Rank
Patents
Rank
Alabama
1.012
46
0.984
46
1.020
43
0.910
45
Alaska
0.917
47
0.780
49
0.663
49
0.745
47
Arizona
3.212
19
3.126
19
3.073
18
3.014
18
Arkansas
0.829
50
0.787
48
0.646
50
0.582
50
California
6.041
4
6.069
3
6.227
5
6.027
4
Colorado
4.771
10
4.735
11
5.066
9
4.976
8
Connecticut
6.028
5
5.757
6
5.290
7
4.924
9
Delaware
5.331
8
4.778
9
4.549
10
4.891
10
District of Columbia
1.282
41
1.151
44
0.896
46
1.443
35
Florida
1.926
28
1.711
33
1.835
29
1.720
30
Georgia
1.901
29
1.785
30
1.757
31
1.673
31
Hawaii
0.876
49
0.737
50
0.769
48
0.681
48
Idaho
13.148
1
13.966
1
13.522
1
13.060
1
Illinois
3.413
18
3.128
18
3.134
17
2.953
20
Indiana
2.602
26
2.835
24
2.710
24
2.385
26
Iowa
2.780
24
2.321
26
2.417
26
2.492
24
Kansas
1.418
39
1.854
28
1.802
30
1.975
29
Kentucky
1.345
40
1.213
42
1.202
41
1.118
41
Louisiana
1.256
42
1.082
45
0.978
45
0.859
46
Maine
1.213
43
1.295
40
1.261
40
1.049
43
Maryland
3.050
23
2.962
20
2.864
23
2.589
23
Massachusetts
6.213
3
5.984
4
6.532
3
6.096
3
Michigan
4.232
12
4.218
12
4.187
12
4.080
11
Minnesota
5.870
6
5.924
5
6.445
4
5.878
5
Mississippi
0.805
51
0.628
51
0.639
51
0.548
51
Missouri
1.715
34
1.693
35
1.654
35
1.554
33
Montana
1.788
31
1.670
36
1.362
39
1.413
36
Nebraska
1.472
38
1.436
38
1.381
38
1.310
39
Nevada
1.771
33
1.698
34
2.030
28
2.040
27
New Hampshire
5.332
7
5.154
7
5.677
6
5.242
7
New Jersey
5.043
9
4.777
10
4.540
11
3.862
13
New Mexico
2.139
27
2.091
27
2.155
27
2.013
28
New York
3.760
15
3.692
15
3.599
15
3.432
15
North Carolina
2.765
25
2.576
25
2.581
25
2.430
25
North Dakota
1.682
35
1.357
39
0.979
44
1.037
44
Ohio
3.510
17
3.484
16
3.406
16
2.985
19
Oklahoma
1.826
30
1.485
37
1.606
36
1.391
37
Oregon
4.327
11
4.872
8
5.240
8
5.477
6
Pennsylvania
3.124
22
2.955
21
2.875
22
2.601
22
Rhode Island
3.156
21
2.910
23
3.021
20
3.408
16
South Carolina
1.586
37
1.733
31
1.567
37
1.384
38
South Dakota
1.121
45
1.184
43
1.164
42
1.142
40
Tennessee
1.674
36
1.732
32
1.667
34
1.483
34
Texas
3.171
20
2.919
22
2.886
21
2.777
21
Utah
3.510
16
3.197
17
3.044
19
3.239
17
Vermont
8.273
2
8.259
2
7.511
2
6.890
2
Virginia
1.780
32
1.787
29
1.693
32
1.580
32
Washington
3.765
14
3.791
14
4.104
13
3.934
12
West Virginia
0.894
48
0.920
47
0.779
47
0.612
49
Wisconsin
4.169
13
3.896
13
3.805
14
3.589
14
Wyoming
1.194
44
1.222
41
1.674
33
1.087
42
United States
3.460
3.372
3.389
3.205

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