Source: Data from the US Patent and Trademark Office
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Change in Patents by State, 2005-2010
| Origin | Number of Patents | Patents per 100k Residents |
|---|---|---|
| Total, U.S. | 46.73% | 40.56% |
| AK | -8.33% | -13.59% |
| AL | 49.86% | 42.50% |
| AR | 41.18% | 34.41% |
| AZ | 35.73% | 26.87% |
| CA | 52.99% | 47.00% |
| CO | 23.59% | 14.54% |
| CT | 25.80% | 22.40% |
| DC | 47.46% | 42.64% |
| DE | 14.66% | 7.25% |
| FL | 37.57% | 30.12% |
| GA | 61.56% | 51.72% |
| HI | 148.28% | 131.09% |
| IA | 28.62% | 24.53% |
| ID | -24.98% | -31.77% |
| IL | 32.67% | 31.05% |
| IN | 36.20% | 31.35% |
| KS | 59.65% | 53.42% |
| KY | 59.42% | 53.65% |
| LA | 19.13% | 18.19% |
| MA | 59.28% | 56.98% |
| MD | 34.89% | 30.43% |
| ME | 38.36% | 36.62% |
| MI | 16.70% | 19.14% |
| MN | 55.11% | 49.34% |
| MO | 55.74% | 51.00% |
| MS | 35.43% | 32.37% |
| MT | -0.84% | -6.31% |
| NC | 58.89% | 44.46% |
| ND | 38.27% | 30.62% |
| NE | 23.41% | 18.37% |
| NH | 49.07% | 47.37% |
| NJ | 51.50% | 48.57% |
| NM | 66.67% | 55.12% |
| NV | 44.24% | 28.66% |
| NY | 52.53% | 52.16% |
| OH | 45.84% | 45.07% |
| OK | 35.66% | 27.76% |
| OR | 26.55% | 19.51% |
| PA | 52.75% | 49.33% |
| PR | -15.15% | -10.94% |
| RI | 13.46% | 14.80% |
| SC | 20.96% | 11.31% |
| SD | 20.59% | 15.54% |
| TN | 45.44% | 37.41% |
| TX | 45.26% | 31.72% |
| UT | 77.80% | 60.80% |
| VA | 67.57% | 58.42% |
| VT | 62.53% | 60.73% |
| WA | 134.09% | 117.96% |
| WI | 27.11% | 23.85% |
| WV | 36.73% | 33.11% |
| WY | 61.82% | 45.34% |
| U.S., Other | -42.86% | - |