Mississippi ranks #44 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 437 patents from 283 inventors across 76 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Mississippi 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Starkville, MS | 47 | 18 |
| #2 | Olive Branch, MS | 41 | 20 |
| #3 | Hernando, MS | 25 | 15 |
| #4 | Jackson, MS | 23 | 20 |
| #5 | Madison, MS | 22 | 17 |
| #6 | Southaven, MS | 17 | 10 |
| #7 | Oxford, MS | 16 | 12 |
| #8 | Biloxi, MS | 15 | 8 |
| #9 | Vicksburg, MS | 15 | 14 |
| #10 | Tupelo, MS | 15 | 9 |
| #11 | Gulfport, MS | 12 | 9 |
| #12 | Brandon, MS | 10 | 5 |
| #13 | The Cotton District, MS | 9 | 1 |
| #14 | Picayune, MS | 9 | 3 |
| #15 | Clinton, MS | 8 | 7 |
| #16 | Leland, MS | 8 | 4 |
| #17 | Laurel, MS | 7 | 6 |
| #18 | Purvis, MS | 7 | 4 |
| #19 | Pontotoc, MS | 7 | 3 |
| #20 | Ridgeland, MS | 6 | 6 |
| #21 | Columbus, MS | 5 | 3 |
| #22 | Byhalia, MS | 5 | 3 |
| #23 | Hattiesburg, MS | 5 | 5 |
| #24 | Thaxton, MS | 5 | 3 |
| #25 | Belmont, MS | 5 | 1 |