Nebraska ranks #40 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 890 patents from 552 inventors across 80 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 Nebraska 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 353 | 202 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 204 | 143 |
| #3 | Kearney, NE | 34 | 11 |
| #4 | Columbus, NE | 21 | 16 |
| #5 | Valley, NE | 15 | 10 |
| #6 | Norfolk, NE | 14 | 12 |
| #7 | Gothenburg, NE | 11 | 3 |
| #8 | Seward, NE | 11 | 5 |
| #9 | Bennington, NE | 10 | 5 |
| #10 | Pierce, NE | 10 | 5 |
| #11 | Bellevue, NE | 9 | 6 |
| #12 | Bradshaw, NE | 8 | 1 |
| #13 | Sidney, NE | 8 | 7 |
| #14 | Plattsmouth, NE | 8 | 7 |
| #15 | Beatrice, NE | 8 | 6 |
| #16 | York, NE | 8 | 4 |
| #17 | Hastings, NE | 8 | 1 |
| #18 | Ogallala, NE | 7 | 5 |
| #19 | Blair, NE | 6 | 5 |
| #20 | Ashland, NE | 6 | 5 |
| #21 | Gretna, NE | 6 | 3 |
| #22 | Papillion, NE | 6 | 5 |
| #23 | Lindsay, NE | 6 | 1 |
| #24 | Culbertson, NE | 5 | 1 |
| #25 | Crete, NE | 5 | 2 |