Nebraska ranks #41 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 807 patents from 496 inventors across 69 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nebraska 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 277 | 176 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 199 | 134 |
| #3 | Columbus, NE | 30 | 23 |
| #4 | Bradshaw, NE | 25 | 1 |
| #5 | Kearney, NE | 23 | 12 |
| #6 | Hastings, NE | 19 | 1 |
| #7 | Valley, NE | 13 | 9 |
| #8 | Gothenburg, NE | 12 | 1 |
| #9 | Seward, NE | 11 | 1 |
| #10 | Sidney, NE | 10 | 9 |
| #11 | Lindsay, NE | 10 | 2 |
| #12 | Chadron, NE | 9 | 1 |
| #13 | Papillion, NE | 9 | 8 |
| #14 | York, NE | 7 | 5 |
| #15 | Ogallala, NE | 7 | 3 |
| #16 | Gering, NE | 7 | 3 |
| #17 | Plattsmouth, NE | 6 | 5 |
| #18 | Waverly, NE | 6 | 6 |
| #19 | Waterloo, NE | 6 | 5 |
| #20 | Pierce, NE | 6 | 4 |
| #21 | Hickman, NE | 6 | 4 |
| #22 | Norfolk, NE | 5 | 4 |
| #23 | Grand Island, NE | 5 | 4 |
| #24 | Gretna, NE | 5 | 4 |
| #25 | Bellevue, NE | 5 | 4 |