Utility patents granted

1,227

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

21.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,594

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

12,698

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

1,227

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

1,227▲ 130%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Tennessee (FRED PATENTUSTNUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

21.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

21.6▲ 83%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSTNTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (TNPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,594

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$91,927

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

1,594▼ 5%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$91,927▲ 66%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

12,698

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

26,628

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

12,698▲ 57%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

26,628▲ 53%

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

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