Nevada ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 1,934 patents from 1,056 inventors across 29 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nevada 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 778 | 443 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 539 | 303 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 263 | 122 |
| #4 | Incline Village, NV | 73 | 22 |
| #5 | Sparks, NV | 66 | 41 |
| #6 | Carson City, NV | 49 | 27 |
| #7 | Minden, NV | 33 | 19 |
| #8 | North Las Vegas, NV | 26 | 18 |
| #9 | Gardnerville, NV | 22 | 16 |
| #10 | Stateline, NV | 15 | 1 |
| #11 | Elko, NV | 14 | 7 |
| #12 | Boulder City, NV | 13 | 6 |
| #13 | Mesquite, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #14 | Summerlin South, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #15 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 6 | 3 |
| #16 | Summerlin, NV | 4 | 2 |
| #17 | Lovelock, NV | 4 | 3 |
| #18 | Genoa, NV | 3 | 2 |
| #19 | Fallon, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Fernley, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #21 | Kingston, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #22 | Overton, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Pleasant Valley, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Vya, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Pahrump, NV | 1 | 1 |