Washington ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 24,109 patents from 12,053 inventors across 231 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 7,161 | 3,551 |
| #2 | Redmond, WA | 3,134 | 1,560 |
| #3 | Bellevue, WA | 2,935 | 1,231 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,476 | 663 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,090 | 579 |
| #6 | Woodinville, WA | 649 | 280 |
| #7 | Bothell, WA | 603 | 364 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 533 | 288 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 436 | 211 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 373 | 158 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 364 | 205 |
| #12 | Snohomish, WA | 231 | 116 |
| #13 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 218 | 82 |
| #14 | Kent, WA | 188 | 112 |
| #15 | Richland, WA | 187 | 130 |
| #16 | Everett, WA | 180 | 116 |
| #17 | Kenmore, WA | 155 | 69 |
| #18 | Shoreline, WA | 148 | 71 |
| #19 | Spokane, WA | 140 | 76 |
| #20 | North Bend, WA | 134 | 42 |
| #21 | Federal Way, WA | 133 | 56 |
| #22 | Olympia, WA | 133 | 53 |
| #23 | Bellingham, WA | 119 | 76 |
| #24 | Tacoma, WA | 118 | 65 |
| #25 | Pullman, WA | 116 | 79 |