| Table 8-44 | |||||||||||
| Academic patents awarded per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders in academia, by state: 1997, 2001, and 2006 | |||||||||||
| Patents awarded to academic institutions | S&E doctorate holders in academiaa | Academic patents/ 1,000 academic S&E doctorate holders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 1997 | 2001 | 2006 | 1997 | 2001 | 2006 | 1997 | 2001 | 2006 | ||
| United States | 2,482 | 3,282 | 3,382 | 245,670 | 261,780 | 290,730 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 11.6 | ||
| Alabama | 23 | 40 | 27 | 4,640 | 3,050 | 3,430 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 7.9 | ||
| Alaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 530 | 580 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Arizona | 21 | 17 | 34 | 3,050 | 3,340 | 4,010 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 8.5 | ||
| Arkansas | 8 | 28 | 25 | 1,520 | 1,640 | 1,940 | 5.3 | 17.1 | 12.9 | ||
| California | 436 | 693 | 719 | 26,050 | 26,790 | 29,070 | 16.7 | 25.9 | 24.7 | ||
| Colorado | 32 | 31 | 29 | 4,550 | 5,120 | 5,540 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| Connecticut | 34 | 37 | 51 | 4,000 | 4,420 | 4,770 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 10.7 | ||
| Delaware | 4 | 5 | 5 | 750 | 840 | 950 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | ||
| District of Columbia | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2,210 | 2,840 | 2,580 | 12.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | ||
| Florida | 96 | 106 | 171 | 6,850 | 8,250 | 9,590 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 17.8 | ||
| Georgia | 45 | 75 | 80 | 5,780 | 6,450 | 7,750 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 10.3 | ||
| Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1,380 | 1,570 | 1,670 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Idaho | 6 | 6 | 10 | 780 | 980 | 1,490 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| Illinois | 81 | 109 | 122 | 10,620 | 11,090 | 11,860 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 | ||
| Indiana | 39 | 17 | 32 | 4,680 | 5,710 | 6,190 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | ||
| Iowa | 51 | 67 | 52 | 3,100 | 3,220 | 3,530 | 16.5 | 20.8 | 14.7 | ||
| Kansas | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2,260 | 2,270 | 2,600 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 1.5 | ||
| Kentucky | 16 | 20 | 28 | 3,040 | 3,240 | 3,610 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.8 | ||
| Louisiana | 26 | 42 | 23 | 3,580 | 3,470 | 3,470 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 6.6 | ||
| Maine | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1,340 | 1,200 | 1,210 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | ||
| Maryland | 66 | 114 | 136 | 6,400 | 6,100 | 7,590 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 17.9 | ||
| Massachusetts | 188 | 218 | 234 | 11,810 | 13,390 | 14,980 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 15.6 | ||
| Michigan | 104 | 105 | 120 | 7,850 | 8,820 | 9,410 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | ||
| Minnesota | 50 | 65 | 62 | 4,490 | 5,540 | 5,730 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.8 | ||
| Mississippi | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1,940 | 2,000 | 2,020 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 6.9 | ||
| Missouri | 40 | 55 | 42 | 5,770 | 5,710 | 5,750 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 7.3 | ||
| Montana | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1,020 | 810 | 1,230 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| Nebraska | 27 | 21 | 19 | 2,360 | 1,960 | 1,900 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.0 | ||
| Nevada | 2 | 4 | 4 | 980 | 1,260 | 1,620 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| New Hampshire | 3 | 10 | 18 | 1,130 | 1,240 | 1,270 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 14.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 52 | 81 | 80 | 5,290 | 5,860 | 6,500 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 12.3 | ||
| New Mexico | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2,450 | 2,910 | 2,220 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | ||
| New York | 224 | 282 | 284 | 20,900 | 21,770 | 23,110 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 12.3 | ||
| North Carolina | 96 | 148 | 131 | 7,740 | 9,050 | 10,310 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 12.7 | ||
| North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 4 | 900 | 660 | 970 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Ohio | 75 | 93 | 86 | 9,750 | 9,920 | 10,620 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.1 | ||
| Oklahoma | 17 | 22 | 27 | 2,680 | 2,800 | 2,890 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 9.3 | ||
| Oregon | 27 | 23 | 20 | 2,690 | 3,250 | 3,620 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 138 | 213 | 147 | 12,150 | 13,590 | 16,210 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 9.1 | ||
| Rhode Island | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1,730 | 1,730 | 2,040 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 4.4 | ||
| South Carolina | 14 | 14 | 22 | 3,230 | 3,030 | 3,720 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | ||
| South Dakota | 2 | 2 | 2 | 700 | 640 | 690 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| Tennessee | 25 | 42 | 37 | 4,720 | 4,800 | 5,640 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 | ||
| Texas | 125 | 155 | 191 | 13,760 | 14,270 | 17,170 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||
| Utah | 38 | 48 | 35 | 3,080 | 3,100 | 3,580 | 12.3 | 15.5 | 9.8 | ||
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1,140 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Virginia | 49 | 41 | 48 | 5,830 | 7,180 | 8,050 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | ||
| Washington | 42 | 56 | 42 | 5,410 | 6,390 | 7,190 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 5.8 | ||
| West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1,190 | 1,150 | 1,320 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Wisconsin | 65 | 74 | 102 | 5,390 | 5,210 | 5,970 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 17.1 | ||
| Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 3 | 560 | 570 | 520 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 5 | 2 | 640 | 1,070 | 1,270 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.6 | ||
aCoefficients of variation for estimates of S&E doctorate holders in academia presented in appendix table 8-14. SOURCES: Patent and Trademark Office, Technology Assessment and Forecast Branch, U.S. Colleges and Universities—Utility Patent Grants, Calendar Years 1969–2006; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients. Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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