Vermont ranks #34 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,351 patents from 594 inventors across 81 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Vermont 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Burlington, VT | 360 | 158 |
| #2 | Burlington, VT | 151 | 56 |
| #3 | Jericho, VT | 106 | 32 |
| #4 | Williston, VT | 105 | 38 |
| #5 | Colchester, VT | 96 | 46 |
| #6 | Underhill, VT | 71 | 21 |
| #7 | Butlers Corners, VT | 41 | 11 |
| #8 | Saint Albans, VT | 28 | 12 |
| #9 | Vergennes, VT | 25 | 15 |
| #10 | Shelburne, VT | 24 | 15 |
| #11 | Rutland, VT | 23 | 13 |
| #12 | Hartford, VT | 22 | 16 |
| #13 | Barnard, VT | 20 | 1 |
| #14 | Waterbury, VT | 18 | 13 |
| #15 | Grand Isle, VT | 17 | 2 |
| #16 | Jericho Center, VT | 15 | 2 |
| #17 | Bullthroat, VT | 15 | 1 |
| #18 | Brattleboro, VT | 14 | 9 |
| #19 | Underhill Center, VT | 14 | 3 |
| #20 | Saint Johnsbury Center, VT | 11 | 7 |
| #21 | White River Junction, VT | 10 | 6 |
| #22 | Montpelier, VT | 8 | 6 |
| #23 | Swanton, VT | 8 | 5 |
| #24 | Jeffersonville, VT | 8 | 5 |
| #25 | Middlebury, VT | 7 | 4 |