Utility patents granted

1,510

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

26.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

9,102

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

8,697

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

1,510

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

1,510▲ 116%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Missouri (FRED PATENTUSMOUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

26.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

26.9▲ 70%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMOTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MOPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

9,102

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$102,961

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

9,102▲ 57%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$102,961▲ 30%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

8,697

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

38,608

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

8,697▲ 21%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

38,608▲ 14%

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

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