Texas

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

152,241

National Rank

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

-0.2%

Population

29,914,599

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

509

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

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

State GDP

$2.77T

Median Income

$75,780

Unemployment

4.3%

Bachelor's+

34.2%

Per Capita Income

$67,942

Fed. Spending

$91.8B

NIH Grants

4,445

NSF Awards

740

SBIR/STTR

9,438

~$3288M awarded

Biz Formation

13,120/mo

STEM Workers

7.1%

1,066,008 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

13,874

2016

14,745

2017

14,575

2018

17,176

2019

17,191

2020

15,881

2021

15,497

2022

15,826

2023

15,796

2024

11,680

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	International Business Machines Corporation	8,204
2	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	6,044
3	Dell Products L.P.	5,971
4	TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED	5,718
5	SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION	2,524
6	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	2,505
7	United Services Automobile Association (USAA)	2,420
8	The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System	2,249
9	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	1,844
10	Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.	1,289

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	49,362	34.6%
electronics & semiconductors	32,623	22.9%
construction	15,199	10.7%
biotech & life sciences	14,594	10.2%
mechanical & manufacturing	11,346	8.0%
chemistry & materials	11,333	8.0%
mechanical engineering	7,824	5.5%
textiles	272	0.2%

Universities in Texas

Texas

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Texas

Abilene Christian University

Baylor College Of Medicine

Baylor University

Covenant Medical Center

Lamar University

Letourneau University

Lone Star College

Lone Star College System

Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Sam Houston State University

Southern Methodist University

St. Mary's University

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University

Texas Southern University

Texas State Technical College

Texas State University

Texas Tech University

Texas Woman's University

The University Of Texas At Dallas

The University Of Texas At El Paso

University Of Houston

University Of North Texas

University Of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth

University Of Texas At Austin

University Of Texas At Tyler