Key figures
Utility patents granted
164,178
Patents per year · 2020
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
916,547
Jobs · 2024
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
2,372,542
Jobs · 2025
Historical data
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Utility patents granted
1992–2020164,178▲ 215%
Sum of the 50 states (+ DC where reported). USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Florida (FRED PATENTUSFLUTILITY).
Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.