Utility patents granted

3,357

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Colorado

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

64.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

4,764

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

18,470

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

3,357

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Colorado

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

3,357▲ 295%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Colorado (FRED PATENTUSCOUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

64.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

64.6▲ 135%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSCOTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (COPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

4,764

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$117,918

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

4,764▼ 5%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$117,918▲ 56%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

18,470

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

85,146

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

18,470▲ 33%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

85,146▲ 68%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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