Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 27,797 patents from 14,752 inventors across 504 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 Texas 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,019 | 2,832 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,039 | 2,278 |
| #3 | Plano, TX | 1,263 | 590 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 1,235 | 660 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 738 | 480 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 722 | 318 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 653 | 253 |
| #8 | Sugar Land, TX | 602 | 337 |
| #9 | Cedar Park, TX | 561 | 229 |
| #10 | Katy, TX | 524 | 327 |
| #11 | Spring, TX | 475 | 291 |
| #12 | Richardson, TX | 406 | 209 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 357 | 205 |
| #14 | Frisco, TX | 354 | 170 |
| #15 | Cypress, TX | 342 | 193 |
| #16 | Diemelstraße, TX | 321 | 185 |
| #17 | Irving, TX | 318 | 147 |
| #18 | McKinney, TX | 283 | 162 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 238 | 114 |
| #20 | Georgetown, TX | 233 | 101 |
| #21 | Flower Mound, TX | 233 | 114 |
| #22 | Missouri City, TX | 232 | 138 |
| #23 | Conroe, TX | 219 | 115 |
| #24 | Pflugerville, TX | 204 | 95 |
| #25 | Kingwood, TX | 186 | 91 |