Utility patents granted

4,350

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

82.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

10,100

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

8,898

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

4,350

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

4,350▲ 212%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Minnesota (FRED PATENTUSMNUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

82.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

82.9▲ 132%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMNTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MNPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

10,100

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$99,734

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

10,100▲ 12%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$99,734▲ 66%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

8,898

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

34,426

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

8,898▲ 7%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

34,426▲ 2%

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

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