Utility patents granted
1,130
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Iowa
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
37.7
2020 · USPTO total patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
797
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
2,537
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Utility Patents
Utility patents granted
1,130
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Iowa
Utility patents granted
1992–20201,130▲ 208%
USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Iowa (FRED PATENTUSIAUTILITY).
Patents per Capita
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
37.7
2020 · USPTO total patents
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
1992–202037.7▲ 160%
USPTO total patents (PATENTUSIATOTAL) divided by Census resident population (IAPOP).
Electrical Engineering Patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
797
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
$81,062
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
2014–2025797▼ 19%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
2014–2025$81,062▲ 36%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Innovation Hubs
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
2,537
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
11,801
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
2014–20252,537▲ 20%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
2014–202511,801▲ 16%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.