Florida ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 11,676 patents from 6,592 inventors across 340 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Orlando, FL | 741 | 460 |
| #2 | Miami, FL | 667 | 404 |
| #3 | Tampa, FL | 645 | 381 |
| #4 | Boca Raton, FL | 502 | 223 |
| #5 | Gainesville, FL | 464 | 300 |
| #6 | Jacksonville, FL | 446 | 238 |
| #7 | Oviedo, FL | 283 | 166 |
| #8 | North Palm Beach, FL | 276 | 167 |
| #9 | Melbourne, FL | 255 | 155 |
| #10 | Delray Beach, FL | 230 | 72 |
| #11 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 210 | 126 |
| #12 | St. Petersburg, FL | 206 | 114 |
| #13 | Naples, FL | 195 | 116 |
| #14 | Sarasota, FL | 194 | 112 |
| #15 | Boynton Beach, FL | 164 | 104 |
| #16 | Coral Springs, FL | 164 | 108 |
| #17 | Sunrise, FL | 164 | 104 |
| #18 | Miami Beach, FL | 156 | 75 |
| #19 | Weston, FL | 153 | 69 |
| #20 | Tallahassee, FL | 149 | 95 |
| #21 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 132 | 90 |
| #22 | Miramar, FL | 122 | 30 |
| #23 | West Palm Beach, FL | 121 | 62 |
| #24 | Palm Harbor, FL | 118 | 79 |
| #25 | Bradenton, FL | 110 | 67 |