Top Cities for Patents 2011

Ranked by total patent count — worldwide

Showing 1,951–2,000 of 34,820 cities

Rank City Patents Inventors Per 1k pop.
#1951 Beijing, VA 46 12 —
#1952 Bischofswerda, DE 46 32 —
#1953 Bordeaux, FR 46 34 —
#1954 Canton, MA 46 30 —
#1955 Cedarburg, WI 46 31 4.0
#1956 Christchurch, NZ 46 34 —
#1957 Deerfield, IL 46 35 2.5
#1958 Easton, CT 46 19 —
#1959 Endwell, NY 46 24 4.0
#1960 Farum, DK 46 26 —
#1961 Fujian, CA 46 16 —
#1962 Gloucester, GB 46 27 —
#1963 Greenville, OH 46 25 3.5
#1964 Gwangju-si, KR 46 30 —
#1965 Maineville, OH 46 31 47.2
#1966 Maumee, OH 46 34 3.2
#1967 Milton, CA 46 28 —
#1968 Mukilteo, WA 46 37 2.3
#1969 Nagoya, CA 46 9 —
#1970 New City, NY 46 30 1.4
#1971 Nishio, JP 46 36 —
#1972 Noida, IN 46 40 —
#1973 Norton, MA 46 23 —
#1974 Oronoco, MN 46 16 35.4
#1975 Rio Del Mar, CA 46 11 5.0
#1976 The Woodlands, TX 46 19 0.5
#1977 Tianjin, CA 46 22 —
#1978 Tokyo, IL 46 16 —
#1979 Valbonne, FR 46 33 —
#1980 Weston, CT 46 21 —
#1981 Worthington, OH 46 36 3.4
#1982 Beijing, PA 45 23 —
#1983 Bensalem, PA 45 29 —
#1984 Bromma, SE 45 26 —
#1985 Burns Lake, CA 45 40 —
#1986 Camillus, NY 45 16 37.1
#1987 Carmel, NY 45 29 —
#1988 Colts Neck Township, NJ 45 22 —
#1989 Corinth, TX 45 25 2.3
#1990 Coto De Caza, CA 45 31 3.0
#1991 Elkton, MD 45 30 2.9
#1992 Fairless Hills, PA 45 5 5.3
#1993 Fergus, CA 45 7 —
#1994 Findlay, OH 45 18 1.1
#1995 Fitchburg, WI 45 28 1.8
#1996 Forest Lake, MN 45 27 2.5
#1997 Franklin, WI 45 35 1.3
#1998 Fredericksburg, VA 45 39 1.9
#1999 Gechingen, DE 45 3 —
#2000 Hinsdale, IL 45 28 2.7

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