Idaho

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

13,683

National Rank

#29

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

-8.5%

Population

1,935,521

Patents / $B GDP

106

Patents / 100K Pop

707

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

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

State GDP

$129B

Median Income

$74,942

Unemployment

3.6%

Bachelor's+

32.1%

Per Capita Income

$61,836

Fed. Spending

$6.7B

NIH Grants

NSF Awards

SBIR/STTR

350

~$145M awarded

Biz Formation

918/mo

STEM Workers

6.1%

57,523 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

1,035

2016

970

2017

1,047

2018

1,388

2019

1,585

2020

1,549

2021

1,594

2022

1,762

2023

1,612

2024

1,141

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Micron Technology, Inc.	7,230
2	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	429
3	SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC	232
4	Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC	208
5	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.	160
6	Intel Corporation	143
7	Continuous Composites Inc.	135
8	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP	63
9	Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.	63
10	Rohinni, Inc.	62

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	5,639	43.1%
electronics & semiconductors	4,489	34.3%
biotech & life sciences	974	7.4%
mechanical & manufacturing	933	7.1%
mechanical engineering	565	4.3%
chemistry & materials	307	2.3%
construction	159	1.2%
textiles	22	0.2%

Universities in Idaho