Utility patents granted

1,206

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in South Carolina

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

26.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,001

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

7,698

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

1,206

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in South Carolina

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

1,206▲ 170%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in South Carolina (FRED PATENTUSSCUTILITY).

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▲ 95%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSSCTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (SCPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,001

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$82,820

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

3,001▲ 36%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$82,820▲ 54%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

7,698

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

24,086

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

7,698▲ 296%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

24,086▲ 99%

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

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