Top Patent States

Below the US states (and DC) are ranked by the total number of patent agents and attorneys in each. The numbers include patent attorneys/agents that are affiliated with large law firms, corporations or small law firms. The numbers also include agents/attorneys that are unaffiliated.

Click on a state name to see which cities within that state have the most agents/attorneys. You can then click on city names to see which firms have the most agents/attorneys in each city.

See also:

• TAPRE Course Patent Bar Review
• Latest from Top IP Blogs
• Vault Occupation Survey: Patent Lawyer
• Working at the US Patent Office

Rank	State	Agents/Attorneys
1	California	5711
2	New York	2953
3	Texas	2215
4	Illinois	2084
5	District of Columbia	1879
6	Virginia	1726
7	Massachusetts	1432
8	Pennsylvania	1357
9	New Jersey	1354
10	Ohio	1130
11	Minnesota	953
12	Michigan	915
13	Florida	752
14	Maryland	739
15	Washington	730
16	Connecticut	665
17	Georgia	618
18	North Carolina	610
19	Colorado	549
20	Missouri	465
21	Wisconsin	444
22	Arizona	411
23	Indiana	405
24	Oregon	369
25	Utah	324
26	Delaware	278
27	Tennessee	197
28	South Carolina	180
29	Oklahoma	147
30	New Hampshire	127
31	Louisiana	114
32	Kentucky	106
33	Alabama	97
34	Iowa	96
35	New Mexico	92
36	Nevada	90
37	Kansas	68
38	Idaho	65
39	Maine	45
40	Vermont	44
41	Nebraska	43
42	Rhode Island	40
43	West Virginia	36
44	Arkansas	35
45	Hawaii	30
46	Montana	25
47	Mississippi	18
48	North Dakota	11
49	South Dakota	10
50	Alaska	7
51	Wyoming	6