Florida ranks #13 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 10,791 patents from 6,450 inventors across 353 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 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tampa, FL | 678 | 382 |
| #2 | Orlando, FL | 671 | 425 |
| #3 | Miami, FL | 656 | 440 |
| #4 | Jacksonville, FL | 395 | 248 |
| #5 | Gainesville, FL | 388 | 271 |
| #6 | Boca Raton, FL | 382 | 194 |
| #7 | Melbourne, FL | 253 | 155 |
| #8 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 233 | 128 |
| #9 | Oviedo, FL | 225 | 153 |
| #10 | North Palm Beach, FL | 224 | 163 |
| #11 | Naples, FL | 220 | 127 |
| #12 | St. Petersburg, FL | 188 | 115 |
| #13 | Delray Beach, FL | 169 | 66 |
| #14 | Sarasota, FL | 163 | 97 |
| #15 | Miami Beach, FL | 160 | 66 |
| #16 | Sunrise, FL | 152 | 112 |
| #17 | Tallahassee, FL | 147 | 116 |
| #18 | Weston, FL | 140 | 61 |
| #19 | Coral Springs, FL | 133 | 90 |
| #20 | Boynton Beach, FL | 122 | 91 |
| #21 | Pompano Beach, FL | 112 | 55 |
| #22 | Hollywood, FL | 110 | 47 |
| #23 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 105 | 76 |
| #24 | North Port, FL | 103 | 13 |
| #25 | Fort Myers, FL | 101 | 51 |