Indiana ranks #21 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 6,007 patents from 3,479 inventors across 293 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 813 | 454 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 490 | 297 |
| #3 | Carmel, IN | 395 | 214 |
| #4 | Columbus, IN | 340 | 200 |
| #5 | Bloomington, IN | 284 | 164 |
| #6 | Warsaw, IN | 238 | 128 |
| #7 | Fort Wayne, IN | 216 | 146 |
| #8 | Evansville, IN | 192 | 76 |
| #9 | Zionsville, IN | 192 | 91 |
| #10 | Lafayette, IN | 149 | 106 |
| #11 | Fishers, IN | 146 | 89 |
| #12 | Granger, IN | 116 | 71 |
| #13 | Westfield, IN | 113 | 57 |
| #14 | Noblesville, IN | 101 | 62 |
| #15 | Batesville, IN | 100 | 44 |
| #16 | Greenwood, IN | 94 | 57 |
| #17 | South Bend, IN | 78 | 47 |
| #18 | Newburgh, IN | 59 | 31 |
| #19 | Winona Lake, IN | 59 | 26 |
| #20 | Elkhart, IN | 57 | 44 |
| #21 | Brownsburg, IN | 55 | 34 |
| #22 | Jacksons, IN | 46 | 3 |
| #23 | Columbia City, IN | 43 | 20 |
| #24 | Avon, IN | 42 | 32 |
| #25 | Crawfordsville, IN | 42 | 16 |