New York

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

127,717

National Rank

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

1.6%

Population

19,657,190

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

650

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape New York's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$2.32T

Median Income

$82,095

Unemployment

4.6%

Bachelor's+

40.6%

Per Capita Income

$85,733

Fed. Spending

$87.4B

NIH Grants

7,530

NSF Awards

847

SBIR/STTR

9,396

~$3448M awarded

Biz Formation

10,227/mo

STEM Workers

6.5%

623,952 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

13,620

2016

14,241

2017

13,518

2018

15,082

2019

14,703

2020

13,179

2021

11,666

2022

11,446

2023

11,632

2024

8,630

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	International Business Machines Corporation	23,703
2	General Electric Company	4,321
3	CORNING INCORPORATED	2,858
4	GlobalFoundries Inc.	2,774
5	Google LLC	2,089
6	Xerox Corporation	1,898
7	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	1,045
8	InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.	1,039
9	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	1,033
10	Cornell University	1,021

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	40,095	35.4%
electronics & semiconductors	31,591	27.9%
biotech & life sciences	17,585	15.5%
chemistry & materials	8,867	7.8%
mechanical & manufacturing	8,034	7.1%
mechanical engineering	5,555	4.9%
construction	1,469	1.3%
textiles	217	0.2%

Universities in New York

New York

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in New York

Albany Medical College

Albert Einstein College Of Medicine

Alfred University

Clarkson University

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Colgate University

Columbia University In The City Of New York

Cornell University

Fashion Institute Of Technology

Fordham University

Hofstra University

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Iona University

Ithaca College

Long Island University

Mercy Hospital

New York Institute Of Technology

New York Medical College

New York University

Pace University

Polytechnic Institute Of New York University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rochester Institute Of Technology

Rockefeller University

St. John's University

State University Of New York

Suny Polytechnic Institute

Syracuse University

Union College

University At Buffalo

University Of Rochester

Yeshiva University