Kentucky ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,964 patents from 1,177 inventors across 139 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kentucky 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisville, KY | 528 | 330 |
| #2 | Lexington, KY | 459 | 289 |
| #3 | Georgetown, KY | 101 | 41 |
| #4 | Florence, KY | 47 | 28 |
| #5 | Bowling Green, KY | 46 | 25 |
| #6 | Nicholasville, KY | 41 | 18 |
| #7 | Crestwood, KY | 40 | 24 |
| #8 | Prospect, KY | 35 | 25 |
| #9 | Bellevue, KY | 34 | 4 |
| #10 | Richmond, KY | 28 | 18 |
| #11 | Versailles, KY | 27 | 9 |
| #12 | Covington, KY | 27 | 17 |
| #13 | Fort Thomas, KY | 20 | 8 |
| #14 | Winchester, KY | 19 | 9 |
| #15 | Elizabethtown, KY | 18 | 11 |
| #16 | Morganfield, KY | 18 | 14 |
| #17 | Union, KY | 15 | 6 |
| #18 | Williamsburg, KY | 14 | 8 |
| #19 | Paducah, KY | 14 | 7 |
| #20 | Midway, KY | 12 | 4 |
| #21 | Whitesville, KY | 12 | 2 |
| #22 | Independence, KY | 11 | 11 |
| #23 | Owensboro, KY | 11 | 10 |
| #24 | La Grange, KY | 11 | 4 |
| #25 | Henderson, KY | 11 | 4 |