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IV.C.1. Indiana Patents by County
Click on a column headings to resort by that column. Data collected from a variety of sources, including the US Census Bureau and STATS Indiana.
| County | Patents 1976-1995 | Rank | % of Total | Patents 1996-2006 | Rank | % of Total | Change in % of Total | Change in Rank | Population (2004) | % of pop under the poverty line (2000) | median household income (2002) | Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2000) | Population in Poverty (2002) |
| Marion | 4910 | 1 | 34.90% | 3531 | 1 | 39.08% | 4.18% | 0 | 863,596 | 12% | $40,458 | 10.7 | 99,769 |
| Elkhart | 1364 | 2 | 9.70% | 644 | 2 | 7.13% | -2.57% | 0 | 191,768 | 9% | $43,982 | 22.7 | 17,608 |
| Kosciusko | 375 | 9 | 2.67% | 622 | 3 | 6.88% | 4.22% | 6 | 75,667 | 7% | $45,428 | 27.6 | 5,448 |
| Ripley | 199 | 14 | 1.41% | 461 | 4 | 5.10% | 3.69% | 10 | 27,549 | 8% | $42,628 | 12 | 2,094 |
| Bartholomew | 563 | 5 | 4.00% | 453 | 5 | 5.01% | 1.01% | 0 | 72,987 | 8% | $45,300 | 10.3 | 5,651 |
| Tippecanoe | 541 | 6 | 3.85% | 429 | 6 | 4.75% | 0.90% | 0 | 152,042 | 11% | $38,771 | 11.1 | 16,410 |
| Allen | 1345 | 3 | 9.56% | 350 | 7 | 3.87% | -5.69% | -4 | 342,168 | 9% | $43,077 | 22 | 31,779 |
| Howard | 619 | 4 | 4.40% | 279 | 8 | 3.09% | -1.31% | -4 | 84,615 | 9% | $44,442 | 12.9 | 7,941 |
| Monroe | 255 | 12 | 1.81% | 235 | 9 | 2.60% | 0.79% | 3 | 121,013 | 11% | $34,782 | 10.1 | 13,517 |
| Hamilton | 170 | 16 | 1.21% | 138 | 10 | 1.53% | 0.32% | 6 | 231,760 | 3% | $80,818 | 11.5 | 7,517 |
| St. Joseph | 446 | 7 | 3.17% | 127 | 11 | 1.41% | -1.76% | -4 | 266,431 | 1% | $39,940 | 14.3 | 1,466 |
| Vanderburgh | 369 | 10 | 2.62% | 123 | 12 | 1.36% | -1.26% | -2 | 173,157 | 11% | $37,676 | 12.8 | 18,930 |
| Madison | 24 | 36 | 0.17% | 119 | 13 | 1.32% | 1.15% | 23 | 130,602 | 10% | $38,973 | 12.5 | 13,029 |
| Fayette | 118 | 18 | 0.84% | 109 | 14 | 1.21% | 0.37% | 4 | 24,934 | 10% | $38,136 | 14.5 | 2,557 |
| DeKalb | 56 | 25 | 0.40% | 105 | 15 | 1.16% | 0.76% | 10 | 41,524 | 6% | $45,833 | 7.8 | 2,634 |
| Lake | 180 | 15 | 1.28% | 100 | 16 | 1.11% | -0.17% | -1 | 490,844 | 12% | $40,169 | 12.4 | 58,813 |
| Washington | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 79 | 17 | 0.87% | 0.86% | 34 | 27,882 | 10% | $36,680 | 11.2 | 2,872 |
| Floyd | 42 | 30 | 0.30% | 76 | 18 | 0.84% | 0.54% | 12 | 71,543 | 8% | $44,452 | 10.3 | 5,973 |
| Noble | 43 | 29 | 0.31% | 75 | 19 | 0.83% | 0.52% | 10 | 47,297 | 8% | $42,934 | 12.4 | 3,668 |
| LaPorte | 162 | 17 | 1.15% | 74 | 20 | 0.82% | -0.33% | -3 | 109,755 | 10% | $39,692 | 20.4 | 10,807 |
| Vigo | 250 | 13 | 1.78% | 73 | 21 | 0.81% | -0.97% | -8 | 103,195 | 13% | $33,695 | 15.4 | 13,578 |
| Porter | 91 | 20 | 0.65% | 62 | 22 | 0.69% | 0.04% | -2 | 154,961 | 6% | $53,726 | 10.1 | 9,810 |
| Dubois | 108 | 19 | 0.77% | 59 | 23 | 0.65% | -0.11% | -4 | 40,771 | 5% | $47,638 | 15.5 | 1,999 |
| Montgomery | 51 | 26 | 0.36% | 57 | 24 | 0.63% | 0.27% | 2 | 37,937 | 9% | $41,225 | 10.5 | 3,374 |
| Delaware | 402 | 8 | 2.86% | 47 | 25 | 0.52% | -2.34% | -17 | 117,774 | 12% | $34,810 | 8.4 | 14,268 |
| Spencer | 26 | 35 | 0.18% | 39 | 26 | 0.43% | 0.25% | 9 | 20,310 | 17% | $43,645 | 18.1 | 3,479 |
| Shelby | 63 | 24 | 0.45% | 35 | 27 | 0.39% | -0.06% | -3 | 43,717 | 6% | $43,870 | 22.2 | 2,732 |
| Pulaski | 19 | 38 | 0.14% | 35 | 27 | 0.39% | 0.25% | 11 | 13,825 | 10% | $36,957 | 11.5 | 1,400 |
| Owen | 35 | 31 | 0.25% | 34 | 28 | 0.38% | 0.13% | 3 | 23,074 | 11% | $36,887 | 23.1 | 2,449 |
| Hendricks | 16 | 40 | 0.11% | 28 | 29 | 0.31% | 0.20% | 11 | 123,476 | 4% | $59,917 | 9.9 | 4,820 |
| Steuben | 82 | 21 | 0.58% | 27 | 30 | 0.30% | -0.28% | -9 | 33,722 | 8% | $42,509 | 14.1 | 2,739 |
| Decatur | 80 | 22 | 0.57% | 27 | 30 | 0.30% | -0.27% | -8 | 24,970 | 8% | $42,653 | 48.9 | 2,018 |
| Jackson | 24 | 36 | 0.17% | 26 | 31 | 0.29% | 0.12% | 5 | 41,959 | 8% | $40,359 | 13 | 3,543 |
| Huntington | 48 | 28 | 0.34% | 25 | 32 | 0.28% | -0.06% | -4 | 38,124 | 7% | $42,277 | 13.1 | 2,739 |
| Wabash | 21 | 37 | 0.15% | 21 | 33 | 0.23% | 0.08% | 4 | 34,169 | 8% | $40,278 | 8.4 | 2,786 |
| Henry | 19 | 38 | 0.14% | 21 | 33 | 0.23% | 0.10% | 5 | 47,809 | 9% | $39,438 | 14.4 | 4,335 |
| Morgan | 17 | 39 | 0.12% | 21 | 33 | 0.23% | 0.11% | 6 | 69,424 | 8% | $49,025 | 14.9 | 5,315 |
| Whitley | 13 | 43 | 0.09% | 21 | 33 | 0.23% | 0.14% | 10 | 31,955 | 6% | $47,003 | 10.7 | 1,803 |
| Posey | 362 | 11 | 2.57% | 19 | 34 | 0.21% | -2.36% | -23 | 26,990 | 7% | $48,049 | 9.7 | 1,821 |
| Jefferson | 17 | 39 | 0.12% | 19 | 34 | 0.21% | 0.09% | 5 | 32,110 | 10% | $38,325 | 8.9 | 3,099 |
| Wayne | 79 | 23 | 0.56% | 17 | 35 | 0.19% | -0.37% | -12 | 69,778 | 12% | $35,300 | 20.4 | 8,104 |
| Boone | 14 | 42 | 0.10% | 17 | 35 | 0.19% | 0.09% | 7 | 50,847 | 5% | $56,746 | 14.4 | 2,590 |
| Warren | 5 | 48 | 0.04% | 16 | 36 | 0.18% | 0.14% | 12 | 8,760 | 8% | $42,236 | 14.7 | 666 |
| Johnson | 27 | 34 | 0.19% | 14 | 37 | 0.15% | -0.04% | -3 | 125,864 | 6% | $53,775 | 23.1 | 7,830 |
| Marshall | 30 | 33 | 0.21% | 13 | 38 | 0.14% | -0.07% | -5 | 46,732 | 8% | $41,853 | 16.4 | 3,642 |
| Clark | 48 | 28 | 0.34% | 12 | 39 | 0.13% | -0.21% | -11 | 100,706 | 9% | $40,301 | 14.2 | 8,854 |
| Gibson | 15 | 41 | 0.11% | 11 | 40 | 0.12% | 0.02% | 1 | 33,286 | 8% | $40,024 | 14.9 | 2,692 |
| LaGrange | 27 | 34 | 0.19% | 9 | 41 | 0.10% | -0.09% | -7 | 36,515 | 9% | $43,389 | 16.2 | 3,113 |
| Hancock | 3 | 50 | 0.02% | 9 | 41 | 0.10% | 0.08% | 9 | 60,915 | 5% | $58,477 | 11.6 | 2,875 |
| Dearborn | 7 | 46 | 0.05% | 8 | 42 | 0.09% | 0.04% | 4 | 48,583 | 6% | $51,194 | 10.2 | 3,017 |
| Scott | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 8 | 42 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 11 | 23,604 | 122% | $34,823 | 8.4 | 28,725 |
| Sullivan | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 7 | 43 | 0.08% | 0.07% | 9 | 21,862 | 12% | $33,243 | 22.6 | 2,539 |
| Fulton | 19 | 38 | 0.14% | 6 | 44 | 0.07% | -0.07% | -6 | 20,581 | 10% | $38,900 | 8.8 | 2,017 |
| Adams | 16 | 40 | 0.11% | 5 | 45 | 0.06% | -0.06% | -5 | 33,815 | 10% | $41,489 | 39.6 | 3,393 |
| Wells | 49 | 27 | 0.35% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.30% | -19 | 27,963 | 7% | $43,681 | 11.7 | 1,826 |
| Grant | 31 | 32 | 0.22% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.18% | -14 | 71,543 | 12% | $35,954 | 14 | 8,443 |
| Cass | 16 | 40 | 0.11% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.07% | -6 | 40,417 | 9% | $38,446 | 12.6 | 3,726 |
| Lawrence | 13 | 43 | 0.09% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.05% | -3 | 46,398 | 9% | $37,782 | 9.6 | 4,273 |
| Tipton | 12 | 44 | 0.09% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.04% | -2 | 16,605 | 6% | $48,820 | 21.8 | 1,027 |
| Jasper | 11 | 45 | 0.08% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | -0.03% | -1 | 31,624 | 7% | $45,493 | 9.2 | 2,154 |
| Jennings | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 4 | 46 | 0.04% | 0.04% | 7 | 28,401 | 9% | $38,406 | 12.7 | 2,676 |
| Greene | 19 | 38 | 0.14% | 3 | 47 | 0.03% | -0.10% | -9 | 33,500 | 11% | $35,391 | 10.4 | 3,608 |
| Clinton | 12 | 44 | 0.09% | 3 | 47 | 0.03% | -0.05% | -3 | 34,148 | 8% | $40,785 | 11.6 | 2,877 |
| Orange | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 3 | 47 | 0.03% | 0.02% | 4 | 19,718 | 12% | $32,145 | 10.3 | 2,446 |
| Putnam | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 3 | 47 | 0.03% | 0.02% | 4 | 36,786 | 8% | $40,933 | 8.8 | 2,949 |
| Benton | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 2 | 48 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 4 | 9,139 | 7% | $40,134 | 33.2 | 663 |
| Blackford | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 2 | 48 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 4 | 13,841 | 10% | $35,907 | 13 | 1,319 |
| Harrison | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 2 | 48 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 4 | 36,376 | 8% | $44,606 | 15.5 | 2,787 |
| Warrick | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 2 | 48 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 5 | 55,465 | 6% | $52,779 | 19.3 | 3,088 |
| White | 26 | 35 | 0.18% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.17% | -14 | 24,846 | 8% | $39,632 | 25.4 | 2,025 |
| Knox | 11 | 45 | 0.08% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.07% | -4 | 38,442 | 13% | $32,476 | 9.6 | 5,037 |
| Randolph | 6 | 47 | 0.04% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.03% | -2 | 26,697 | 11% | $36,203 | 10.3 | 2,866 |
| Pike | 5 | 48 | 0.04% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.02% | -1 | 12,938 | 9% | $36,071 | 13.1 | 1,193 |
| Fountain | 4 | 49 | 0.03% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.02% | 0 | 17,671 | 9% | $38,777 | 9.9 | 1,586 |
| Miami | 4 | 49 | 0.03% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | -0.02% | 0 | 35,955 | 10% | $39,092 | 11.5 | 3,606 |
| Jay | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | 0.00% | 2 | 21,654 | 11% | $35,196 | 9.4 | 2,279 |
| Newton | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | 0.00% | 2 | 14,421 | 9% | $40,932 | 7.6 | 1,247 |
| Brown | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | 0.00% | 3 | 15,228 | 8% | $46,134 | 12.4 | 1,188 |
| Perry | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 1 | 49 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 4 | 18,999 | 9% | $37,284 | 13.7 | 1,734 |
| Carroll | 7 | 46 | 0.05% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.05% | -4 | 20,331 | 7% | $44,608 | 14.8 | 1,486 |
| Parke | 5 | 48 | 0.04% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.04% | -2 | 17,254 | 12% | $35,258 | 23.6 | 2,005 |
| Clay | 3 | 50 | 0.02% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.02% | 0 | 27,210 | 10% | $37,665 | 8.4 | 2,590 |
| Daviess | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.01% | 1 | 30,245 | 13% | $34,749 | 11.1 | 3,789 |
| Martin | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.01% | 2 | 10,467 | 9% | $37,188 | 21.4 | 991 |
| Starke | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.01% | 2 | 22,903 | 12% | $36,016 | 14 | 2,685 |
| Union | 1 | 52 | 0.01% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | -0.01% | 2 | 7,226 | 9% | $37,726 | 13 | 644 |
| Crawford | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 11,167 | 13% | $33,306 | 10.2 | 1,485 |
| Ohio | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 5,849 | 7% | $42,395 | 14.3 | 399 |
| Rush | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 18,028 | 9% | $39,467 | 10.5 | 1,572 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 9,508 | 12% | $35,349 | 18.5 | 1,120 |
| Vermillion | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 16,500 | 9% | $36,821 | 13.3 | 1,487 |
| Franklin | 0 | 53 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3 | 22,852 | 8% | $46,420 | 13.7 | 1,722 |
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