North Carolina
Innovation Scorecard
Innovation DNA
Patent activity distribution across technology categories
Innovation Ecosystem
Economic and research indicators that shape North Carolina's innovation landscape.
State GDP
$844B
Median Income
$70,804
Unemployment
3.9%
Bachelor's+
36.8%
Per Capita Income
$64,855
Fed. Spending
$40.2B
NIH Grants
3,417
NSF Awards
364
SBIR/STTR
4,415
~$2054M awarded
Biz Formation
4,361/mo
STEM Workers
7.4%
386,157 employed
Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov
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Patent Activity by Year
5,6262016
5,8372017
5,6232018
6,2892019
5,9462020
5,7352021
5,3612022
5,6202023
5,6912024
4,4872025
Top Patent Holders
Technology Categories
| Category | Patents |
|---|---|
| software & computing | 18,808 |
| electronics & semiconductors | 12,689 |
| biotech & life sciences | 9,039 |
| mechanical & manufacturing | 4,006 |
| chemistry & materials | 3,695 |
| mechanical engineering | 2,733 |
| construction | 1,002 |
| textiles | 367 |
Universities in North Carolina
Appalachian State University
Boone
1 patents
Brunswick Community College
Supply
2 patents
Campbell University
Buies Creek
2 patents
Carolina University
Winston-Salem
49 patents
Davidson College
Davidson
1 patents
Duke University
Durham
979 patents
East Carolina University
Greenville
48 patents
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville
4 patents
High Point University
High Point
2 patents
King's College
Charlotte
106 patents
North Carolina Central University
Durham
8 patents
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
544 patents
Salem College
Winston Salem
11 patents
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
528 patents
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte
107 patents
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro
20 patents
University Of North Carolina At Pembroke
Pembroke
1 patents
University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
Wilmington
5 patents
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem
238 patents
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem
2 patents