Utility patents granted

2,242

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

37.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,776

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

6,349

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

2,242

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

2,242▲ 142%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Indiana (FRED PATENTUSINUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

37.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

37.2▲ 92%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSINTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (INPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,776

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$80,207

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

3,776▼ 5%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$80,207▲ 53%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

6,349

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

33,688

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

6,349▲ 40%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

33,688▲ 53%

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

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