Delaware ranks #38 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,103 patents from 601 inventors across 27 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Delaware 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wilmington, DE | 469 | 250 |
| #2 | Newark, DE | 204 | 133 |
| #3 | Hockessin, DE | 104 | 62 |
| #4 | Middletown, DE | 76 | 26 |
| #5 | Nonatum Mills, DE | 69 | 28 |
| #6 | Bear, DE | 45 | 28 |
| #7 | Dover, DE | 43 | 20 |
| #8 | New Castle, DE | 14 | 10 |
| #9 | Townsend, DE | 13 | 4 |
| #10 | Claymont, DE | 11 | 5 |
| #11 | Lewes, DE | 10 | 6 |
| #12 | Milford, DE | 6 | 4 |
| #13 | Bethany Beach, DE | 6 | 4 |
| #14 | Clayton, DE | 5 | 2 |
| #15 | Smyrna, DE | 5 | 4 |
| #16 | Millsboro, DE | 4 | 3 |
| #17 | Yorklyn, DE | 3 | 2 |
| #18 | Wyoming, DE | 3 | 1 |
| #19 | Dartmouth Woods, DE | 2 | 1 |
| #20 | Montchanin, DE | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Georgetown, DE | 2 | 1 |
| #22 | Milton, DE | 2 | 1 |
| #23 | Centreville, DE | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Marydel, DE | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Rockland, DE | 1 | 1 |