Arizona

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

40,206

National Rank

#17

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

1.1%

Population

7,341,018

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

548

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Arizona's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$570B

Median Income

$77,315

Unemployment

4.3%

Bachelor's+

33.5%

Per Capita Income

$64,456

Fed. Spending

$37.5B

NIH Grants

829

NSF Awards

279

SBIR/STTR

3,760

~$1292M awarded

Biz Formation

3,012/mo

STEM Workers

7.2%

252,037 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

Patent Activity by Year

3,966

2016

4,087

2017

3,761

2018

4,350

2019

4,337

2020

4,222

2021

3,997

2022

4,142

2023

4,189

2024

3,155

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Intel Corporation	4,005
2	International Business Machines Corporation	2,989
3	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	1,369
4	ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY	1,265
5	Karsten Manufacturing Corporation	901
6	NXP USA, Inc.	839
7	Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona	653
8	SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC	629
9	Raytheon Company	613
10	PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC	537

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	11,968	32.4%
electronics & semiconductors	10,229	27.7%
biotech & life sciences	6,395	17.3%
mechanical & manufacturing	3,161	8.6%
mechanical engineering	2,224	6.0%
chemistry & materials	2,183	5.9%
construction	736	2.0%
textiles	40	0.1%

Universities in Arizona