New York ranks #3 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 27,340 patents from 11,825 inventors across 794 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New York 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 4,361 | 2,400 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 1,366 | 772 |
| #3 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 911 | 242 |
| #4 | Niskayuna, NY | 905 | 294 |
| #5 | Schenectady, NY | 773 | 124 |
| #6 | Rochester, NY | 671 | 372 |
| #7 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 631 | 175 |
| #8 | Clifton Park, NY | 587 | 203 |
| #9 | White Plains, NY | 542 | 158 |
| #10 | Corning, NY | 453 | 216 |
| #11 | Albany, NY | 446 | 148 |
| #12 | Ithaca, NY | 356 | 226 |
| #13 | Chappaqua, NY | 338 | 60 |
| #14 | Webster, NY | 332 | 129 |
| #15 | Wappingers Falls, NY | 306 | 83 |
| #16 | Troy, NY | 282 | 59 |
| #17 | Hopewell Junction, NY | 268 | 82 |
| #18 | Ossining, NY | 258 | 85 |
| #19 | Pittsford, NY | 219 | 107 |
| #20 | Great Neck, NY | 218 | 121 |
| #21 | Horseheads, NY | 186 | 79 |
| #22 | Pleasantville, NY | 186 | 37 |
| #23 | Scarsdale, NY | 184 | 74 |
| #24 | Fairport, NY | 177 | 83 |
| #25 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 166 | 55 |