West Virginia ranks #50 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 239 patents from 186 inventors across 63 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in West Virginia 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Morgantown, WV | 57 | 44 |
| #2 | Charleston, WV | 16 | 13 |
| #3 | Hurricane, WV | 13 | 7 |
| #4 | Martinsburg, WV | 12 | 8 |
| #5 | Harpers Ferry, WV | 11 | 7 |
| #6 | Charles Town, WV | 11 | 4 |
| #7 | Wheeling, WV | 10 | 7 |
| #8 | Huntington, WV | 7 | 7 |
| #9 | South Charleston, WV | 6 | 3 |
| #10 | Lewisburg, WV | 5 | 5 |
| #11 | Vienna, WV | 5 | 5 |
| #12 | Ravenswood, WV | 5 | 3 |
| #13 | Parkersburg, WV | 5 | 4 |
| #14 | Williamson, WV | 4 | 3 |
| #15 | Fairmont, WV | 4 | 4 |
| #16 | Clarksburg, WV | 4 | 4 |
| #17 | Milton, WV | 3 | 1 |
| #18 | Wellsburg, WV | 3 | 3 |
| #19 | Proctor, WV | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Asbury, WV | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Scott Depot, WV | 2 | 2 |
| #22 | Spanishburg, WV | 2 | 1 |
| #23 | Gerrardstown, WV | 2 | 2 |
| #24 | Mineral Wells, WV | 2 | 2 |
| #25 | Peterstown, WV | 2 | 2 |