Utility patents granted

6,493

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

74.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

11,944

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

24,926

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

6,493

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

6,493▲ 129%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Michigan (FRED PATENTUSMIUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

74.2

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

74.2▲ 132%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMITOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MIPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

11,944

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$91,451

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

11,944▲ 52%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$91,451▲ 55%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

24,926

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

46,136

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

24,926▲ 14%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

46,136▲ 3%

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

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