Mississippi

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

3,066

National Rank

#44

Top Category

Biotech & Life Sciences

YoY Growth

-14.1%

Population

2,927,305

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

105

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

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

State GDP

$158B

Median Income

$54,203

Unemployment

3.7%

Bachelor's+

25.5%

Per Capita Income

$52,017

Fed. Spending

$10.3B

NIH Grants

161

NSF Awards

SBIR/STTR

266

~$63M awarded

Biz Formation

1,222/mo

STEM Workers

3.7%

47,376 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

284

2016

352

2017

331

2018

378

2019

328

2020

318

2021

292

2022

312

2023

268

2024

203

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.	150
2	Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.	143
3	Monsanto Technology LLC	131
4	The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army	61
5	Hunter Fan Company	58
6	L&P Property Management Company	55
7	Ring Container Technologies, LLC	46
8	PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.	46
9	Mississippi State University	43
10	PHYTOGEN SEED COMPANY, LLC	39

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
biotech & life sciences	1,217	45.1%
mechanical & manufacturing	370	13.7%
software & computing	333	12.3%
chemistry & materials	263	9.7%
mechanical engineering	214	7.9%
construction	148	5.5%
electronics & semiconductors	141	5.2%
textiles	15	0.6%

Universities in Mississippi

Mississippi

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Mississippi

Alcorn State University

Jackson State University

Mississippi State University

University Of Mississippi

University Of Southern Mississippi