Utility patents granted

2,942

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

31.4

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,910

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

10,609

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

2,942

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

2,942▲ 336%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Georgia (FRED PATENTUSGAUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

31.4

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

31.4▲ 162%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSGATOTAL) divided by Census resident population (GAPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,910

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$135,759

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

1,910▲ 24%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$135,759▲ 187%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

10,609

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

84,090

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

10,609▲ 95%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

84,090▲ 39%

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

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