Nevada ranks #30 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 2,064 patents from 1,044 inventors across 29 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nevada 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 771 | 419 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 630 | 289 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 296 | 150 |
| #4 | Incline Village, NV | 97 | 20 |
| #5 | Carson City, NV | 62 | 32 |
| #6 | Sparks, NV | 62 | 34 |
| #7 | Minden, NV | 29 | 21 |
| #8 | Gardnerville, NV | 24 | 16 |
| #9 | North Las Vegas, NV | 19 | 15 |
| #10 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 11 | 3 |
| #11 | Boulder City, NV | 9 | 6 |
| #12 | Stateline, NV | 7 | 2 |
| #13 | Fallon, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #14 | Summerlin South, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #15 | Mesquite, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #16 | Fernley, NV | 5 | 5 |
| #17 | Summerlin, NV | 4 | 2 |
| #18 | Genoa, NV | 4 | 3 |
| #19 | Laughlin, NV | 3 | 3 |
| #20 | Wellington, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Winnemucca, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #22 | Lovelock, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #23 | Pleasant Valley, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Beatty, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Dayton, NV | 1 | 1 |