Missouri

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

20,279

National Rank

#24

Top Category

Biotech & Life Sciences

YoY Growth

-1.9%

Population

6,164,537

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

329

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

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

State GDP

$449B

Median Income

$68,545

Unemployment

3.9%

Bachelor's+

33.2%

Per Capita Income

$64,740

Fed. Spending

$30.8B

NIH Grants

1,899

NSF Awards

151

SBIR/STTR

1,285

~$514M awarded

Biz Formation

2,252/mo

STEM Workers

6.6%

203,248 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

1,963

2016

2,062

2017

2,060

2018

2,458

2019

2,427

2020

2,130

2021

1,838

2022

1,911

2023

1,874

2024

1,556

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Monsanto Technology LLC	1,229
2	The Boeing Company	1,222
3	MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED	734
4	Washington University	553
5	The Curators of the University of Missouri	331
6	SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P.	289
7	Cerner Innovation, Inc.	259
8	Walmart Apollo, LLC	240
9	Emerson Electric Co.	227
10	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	220

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
biotech & life sciences	4,815	26.2%
software & computing	4,577	24.9%
electronics & semiconductors	2,664	14.5%
mechanical & manufacturing	2,552	13.9%
chemistry & materials	1,945	10.6%
mechanical engineering	1,321	7.2%
construction	455	2.5%
textiles	54	0.3%

Universities in Missouri

Missouri

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Missouri

Applied Tech

Crowder College

Missouri State University

Saint Louis University

Southeast Missouri State University

Stevens

University Of Central Missouri

University Of Missouri