Utility patents granted

776

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

19.3

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

857

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2,813

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

776

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

776▲ 200%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Kentucky (FRED PATENTUSKYUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

19.3

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

19.3▲ 144%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSKYTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (KYPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

857

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$82,080

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

857▼ 10%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$82,080▲ 66%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2,813

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

17,630

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

2,813▲ 78%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

17,630▲ 31%

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

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