Utility patents granted

145

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

18.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

960

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

946

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

145

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

145▲ 339%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in South Dakota (FRED PATENTUSSDUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

18.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

18.6▲ 205%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSSDTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (SDPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

960

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$57,590

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

960▼ 34%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$57,590▲ 58%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

946

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

3,525

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

946▲ 39%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

3,525▲ 83%

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

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