State Small Business Industry Research Awards (SBIR) Utility Patents Issued Summary

Data Summary given here talk about the patents and SBIR awards awarded to every state in the US from 1999-2002 and their respective ranks. This give you an idea of the states which are doing major research. It also displays data consisting of State Total Utility patents issued to state residents in 2002 and its Rank. Your chances of getting funding and jobs does increase in these particular states.

State	SBIR awards	Rank	# Patents issued	Rank	Gross State Product	Rank
Alabama	347	16	398	35	121	25
Alaska	11	51	43	51	29	47
Arizona	399	13	1,588	18	161	23
Arkansas	33	48	184	41	68	35
California	3,923	1	18,829	1	1,359	1
Colorado	984	4	1,939	13	174	21
Connecticut	349	15	1,805	17	166	22
Delaware	81	32	354	37	41	43
District of Columbia	83	30	61	49	64	37
Florida	442	12	2,397	11	491	4
Georgia	205	23	1,295	22	300	10
Hawaii	82	31	73	47	44	41
Idaho	45	42	1,828	15	37	46
Illinois	300	18	3,470	7	476	5
Indiana	116	27	1,397	21	190	16
Iowa	45	42	630	27	91	30
Kansas	71	34	421	34	87	31
Kentucky	54	39	450	32	120	26
Louisiana	48	41	445	33	149	24
Maine	63	36	153	43	37	44
Maryland	958	5	1,460	19	195	15
Massachusetts	2,792	2	3,608	6	288	11
Michigan	331	17	3,862	4	320	9
Minnesota	275	19	2,751	10	188	17
Mississippi	41	44	156	42	67	36
Missouri	88	29	837	24	181	19
Montana	105	28	138	45	23	49
Nebraska	35	47	212	40	57	38
Nevada	57	38	308	38	79	32
New Hampshire	243	21	609	28	47	40
New Jersey	573	10	3,762	5	365	8
New Mexico	351	14	371	36	55	39
New York	751	6	6,360	2	826	2
North Carolina	231	22	1,822	16	276	12
North Dakota	26	49	73	47	19	52
Ohio	733	8	3,329	9	374	7
Oklahoma	63	36	466	31	94	29
Oregon	249	20	1,450	20	120	27
Pennsylvania	663	9	3,343	8	408	6
Puerto Rico	3	52	16	52	68	34
Rhode Island	71	34	260	39	37	45
South Carolina	72	33	599	29	115	28
South Dakota	25	50	76	46	24	48
Tennessee	159	26	831	25	183	18
Texas	740	7	6,029	3	764	3
Utah	195	25	675	26	70	33
Vermont	54	39	487	30	19	51
Virginia	1,076	3	1,160	23	273	13
Washington	461	11	2,098	12	223	14
West Virginia	36	46	151	44	42	42
Wisconsin	205	23	1,864	14	177	20
Wyoming	40	45	48	50	20	50

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