| Table 8-40 | ||||||||
| Patents awarded per 1,000 individuals in S&E occupations, by state: 2004 and 2006 | ||||||||
| Patents awarded | Individuals in S&E occupations |
Patents/1,000 individuals in S&E occupations |
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| State | 2004 | 2006 | 2004 | 2006 | 2004 | 2006 | ||
| United States | 84,249 | 89,795 | 5,065,330 | 5,383,860 | 16.6 | 16.7 | ||
| Alabama | 375 | 357 | 57,560 | 66,100 | 6.5 | 5.4 | ||
| Alaska | 39 | 36 | 10,660 | 10,720 | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Arizona | 1,621 | 1,705 | 95,380 | 98,110 | 17.0 | 17.4 | ||
| Arkansas | 132 | 138 | 22,150 | 24,860 | 6.0 | 5.6 | ||
| California | 19,488 | 22,275 | 693,670 | 730,010 | 28.1 | 30.5 | ||
| Colorado | 2,099 | 2,118 | 126,280 | 133,730 | 16.6 | 15.8 | ||
| Connecticut | 1,577 | 1,652 | 82,820 | 79,380 | 19.0 | 20.8 | ||
| Delaware | 342 | 357 | 17,980 | 21,550 | 19.0 | 16.6 | ||
| District of Columbia | 75 | 63 | 57,750 | 64,120 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Florida | 2,456 | 2,600 | 229,950 | 246,190 | 10.7 | 10.6 | ||
| Georgia | 1,326 | 1,487 | 141,710 | 136,470 | 9.4 | 10.9 | ||
| Hawaii | 76 | 84 | 16,360 | 18,940 | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| Idaho | 1,785 | 1,663 | 22,310 | NA | 80.0 | NA | ||
| Illinois | 3,162 | 3,294 | 219,530 | 222,470 | 14.4 | 14.8 | ||
| Indiana | 1,280 | 1,165 | 79,120 | 80,110 | 16.2 | 14.5 | ||
| Iowa | 658 | 666 | 39,280 | 43,670 | 16.8 | 15.3 | ||
| Kansas | 448 | 492 | 52,020 | 48,620 | 8.6 | 10.1 | ||
| Kentucky | 407 | 413 | 44,350 | 44,680 | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| Louisiana | 343 | 321 | 42,230 | 40,180 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||
| Maine | 134 | 142 | 15,160 | 15,950 | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| Maryland | 1,313 | 1,410 | 154,310 | 159,470 | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||
| Massachusetts | 3,672 | 4,011 | 186,260 | 198,670 | 19.7 | 20.2 | ||
| Michigan | 3,756 | 3,758 | 183,140 | 208,520 | 20.5 | 18.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2,754 | 2,957 | 119,380 | 125,930 | 23.1 | 23.5 | ||
| Mississippi | 136 | 119 | 23,190 | 24,910 | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| Missouri | 768 | 721 | 87,200 | 96,420 | 8.8 | 7.5 | ||
| Montana | 119 | 121 | 11,390 | 13,010 | 10.4 | 9.3 | ||
| Nebraska | 191 | 186 | 31,720 | 32,500 | 6.0 | 5.7 | ||
| Nevada | 410 | 386 | 23,980 | 26,930 | 17.1 | 14.3 | ||
| New Hampshire | 626 | 602 | 24,350 | 27,680 | 25.7 | 21.7 | ||
| New Jersey | 2,957 | 3,172 | 165,150 | 176,460 | 17.9 | 18.0 | ||
| New Mexico | 370 | 344 | 33,500 | 30,800 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||
| New York | 5,846 | 5,627 | 272,930 | 306,810 | 21.4 | 18.3 | ||
| North Carolina | 1,794 | 1,974 | 135,380 | 138,790 | 13.3 | 14.2 | ||
| North Dakota | 53 | 66 | 8,420 | 9,360 | 6.3 | 7.1 | ||
| Ohio | 2,889 | 2,630 | 180,360 | 185,190 | 16.0 | 14.2 | ||
| Oklahoma | 447 | 544 | NA | 50,770 | NA | 10.7 | ||
| Oregon | 1,725 | 2,060 | 62,570 | 64,520 | 27.6 | 31.9 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 2,883 | 2,842 | 195,730 | 214,910 | 14.7 | 13.2 | ||
| Rhode Island | 309 | 269 | 19,660 | 18,060 | 15.7 | 14.9 | ||
| South Carolina | 524 | 577 | 51,030 | 53,230 | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| South Dakota | 82 | 74 | 9,420 | 10,120 | 8.7 | 7.3 | ||
| Tennessee | 681 | 669 | 65,120 | 67,040 | 10.5 | 10.0 | ||
| Texas | 5,930 | 6,308 | 383,180 | 408,710 | 15.5 | 15.4 | ||
| Utah | 683 | 684 | 43,030 | 49,690 | 15.9 | 13.8 | ||
| Vermont | 400 | 437 | 11,770 | 12,780 | 34.0 | 34.2 | ||
| Virginia | 1,077 | 1,094 | 220,180 | 251,720 | 4.9 | 4.3 | ||
| Washington | 2,221 | 3,286 | 154,610 | 171,780 | 14.4 | 19.1 | ||
| West Virginia | 100 | 103 | 16,100 | 17,150 | 6.2 | 6.0 | ||
| Wisconsin | 1,658 | 1,688 | 95,230 | 96,860 | 17.4 | 17.4 | ||
| Wyoming | 52 | 48 | 6,760 | 7,640 | 7.7 | 6.3 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 25 | 20,410 | 23,850 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ||
NOTE: Origin of utility patent determined by residence of first-named inventor. SOURCES: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Electronic Information Products Division/Patent Technology Monitoring Branch, Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, Utility Patents, January 1, 1963–December 31, 2006; and Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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