Rhode Island ranks #37 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 1,101 patents from 604 inventors across 52 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Rhode Island 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Providence, RI | 226 | 149 |
| #2 | Apponaug, RI | 107 | 10 |
| #3 | East Greenwich, RI | 91 | 64 |
| #4 | Barrington, RI | 62 | 31 |
| #5 | Cumberland, RI | 47 | 21 |
| #6 | Fresno Street, RI | 39 | 29 |
| #7 | Wakefield, RI | 37 | 17 |
| #8 | Portsmouth, RI | 33 | 15 |
| #9 | Smithfield, RI | 29 | 6 |
| #10 | West Warwick, RI | 26 | 11 |
| #11 | Woonsocket, RI | 26 | 14 |
| #12 | Lincoln, RI | 22 | 13 |
| #13 | West Greenwich, RI | 22 | 14 |
| #14 | Newport, RI | 21 | 16 |
| #15 | Foster, RI | 19 | 7 |
| #16 | Bristol, RI | 18 | 13 |
| #17 | Greene, RI | 16 | 7 |
| #18 | Saunderstown, RI | 15 | 8 |
| #19 | Charlestown, RI | 15 | 6 |
| #20 | Westerly, RI | 15 | 12 |
| #21 | Central Falls, RI | 15 | 12 |
| #22 | Wickford, RI | 14 | 9 |
| #23 | Narragansett, RI | 11 | 10 |
| #24 | Jamestown, RI | 10 | 5 |
| #25 | Tiverton, RI | 10 | 4 |