Utility patents granted

2,827

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

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

34.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,745

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

31,094

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

2,827

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

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

2,827▲ 217%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Virginia (FRED PATENTUSVAUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

34.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

34.8▲ 126%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSVATOTAL) divided by Census resident population (VAPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

3,745

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$112,222

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

3,745▼ 7%

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

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$112,222▲ 43%

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

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

31,094

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

168,185

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

31,094▲ 29%

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

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

168,185▲ 17%

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

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