Utility patents granted

5,379

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

48.3

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

11,646

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

22,865

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

5,379

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

5,379▲ 86%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Illinois (FRED PATENTUSILUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

48.3

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

48.3▲ 71%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSILTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (ILPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

11,646

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$80,769

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

11,646▲ 15%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$80,769▲ 43%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

22,865

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

83,740

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

22,865▼ 6%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

83,740▲ 11%

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

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