Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 29,297 patents from 15,389 inventors across 534 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 Texas 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,394 | 2,861 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,245 | 2,453 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 1,313 | 738 |
| #4 | Plano, TX | 1,286 | 608 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 827 | 533 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 782 | 338 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 641 | 249 |
| #8 | Sugar Land, TX | 629 | 344 |
| #9 | Cedar Park, TX | 571 | 222 |
| #10 | Spring, TX | 569 | 309 |
| #11 | Katy, TX | 535 | 308 |
| #12 | Richardson, TX | 398 | 219 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 389 | 217 |
| #14 | Frisco, TX | 387 | 187 |
| #15 | Cypress, TX | 370 | 203 |
| #16 | Irving, TX | 336 | 159 |
| #17 | Diemelstraße, TX | 323 | 173 |
| #18 | McKinney, TX | 299 | 156 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 280 | 121 |
| #20 | Flower Mound, TX | 247 | 119 |
| #21 | Conroe, TX | 241 | 116 |
| #22 | Missouri City, TX | 236 | 146 |
| #23 | Kingwood, TX | 220 | 114 |
| #24 | Georgetown, TX | 216 | 90 |
| #25 | Pearland, TX | 214 | 125 |