Revelio Labs
Foreign-Born Inventors Now Account for 41% of US Patents

Bar chart comparing the average number of patents per US-based inventor by birth status. Foreign-born inventors average 7.2 patents compared to 5.6 for US-born inventors.

Immigrant inventors' share of US patents has climbed from 34% to 41% over the past decade

Bar chart comparing the average number of patents per US-based inventor by birth status. Foreign-born inventors average 7.2 patents compared to 5.6 for US-born inventors. Source: Revelio Labs.
Figure 2. Bar chart comparing the average number of patents per US-based inventor by birth status. Foreign-born inventors average 7.2 patents compared to 5.6 for US-born inventors. Source: Revelio Labs, July 2025

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