Indiana ranks #20 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 5,944 patents from 3,441 inventors across 280 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 651 | 391 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 434 | 275 |
| #3 | Carmel, IN | 423 | 226 |
| #4 | Bloomington, IN | 299 | 174 |
| #5 | Columbus, IN | 288 | 176 |
| #6 | Warsaw, IN | 252 | 119 |
| #7 | Evansville, IN | 234 | 91 |
| #8 | Fort Wayne, IN | 227 | 154 |
| #9 | Zionsville, IN | 212 | 98 |
| #10 | Fishers, IN | 151 | 95 |
| #11 | Westfield, IN | 127 | 56 |
| #12 | Noblesville, IN | 114 | 67 |
| #13 | Batesville, IN | 113 | 40 |
| #14 | Granger, IN | 113 | 71 |
| #15 | South Bend, IN | 113 | 62 |
| #16 | Lafayette, IN | 104 | 79 |
| #17 | Elkhart, IN | 87 | 63 |
| #18 | Greenwood, IN | 77 | 46 |
| #19 | Winona Lake, IN | 75 | 23 |
| #20 | Newburgh, IN | 69 | 33 |
| #21 | Jacksons, IN | 45 | 3 |
| #22 | Brownsburg, IN | 45 | 35 |
| #23 | New Albany, IN | 42 | 19 |
| #24 | Avon, IN | 39 | 30 |
| #25 | Anderson, IN | 38 | 29 |