New Hampshire ranks #27 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 2,762 patents from 1,549 inventors across 184 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Hampshire 2016
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nashua, NH | 338 | 203 |
| #2 | Bedford, NH | 156 | 61 |
| #3 | Merrimack, NH | 156 | 68 |
| #4 | Manchester, NH | 147 | 64 |
| #5 | Windham, NH | 104 | 50 |
| #6 | Hanover, NH | 88 | 61 |
| #7 | Hollis, NH | 74 | 46 |
| #8 | Hudson, NH | 74 | 34 |
| #9 | Salem, NH | 63 | 37 |
| #10 | Amherst, NH | 62 | 38 |
| #11 | Londonderry, NH | 58 | 39 |
| #12 | Exeter, NH | 56 | 31 |
| #13 | Lebanon, NH | 54 | 45 |
| #14 | Portsmouth, NH | 52 | 35 |
| #15 | Bow, NH | 43 | 23 |
| #16 | Derry, NH | 37 | 31 |
| #17 | Goffstown, NH | 35 | 14 |
| #18 | Litchfield, NH | 34 | 14 |
| #19 | Brookline, NH | 33 | 18 |
| #20 | Pelham, NH | 32 | 22 |
| #21 | Chester, NH | 31 | 14 |
| #22 | Durham, NH | 30 | 12 |
| #23 | Concord, NH | 29 | 14 |
| #24 | Dover, NH | 28 | 20 |
| #25 | Milford, NH | 27 | 18 |