Tennessee ranks #26 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 3,306 patents from 2,038 inventors across 186 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 Tennessee 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Knoxville, TN | 507 | 343 |
| #2 | Nashville, TN | 420 | 281 |
| #3 | Memphis, TN | 326 | 177 |
| #4 | Germantown, TN | 140 | 57 |
| #5 | Kingsport, TN | 138 | 73 |
| #6 | Collierville, TN | 137 | 61 |
| #7 | Franklin, TN | 125 | 85 |
| #8 | Oak Ridge, TN | 97 | 61 |
| #9 | Brentwood, TN | 80 | 50 |
| #10 | Chattanooga, TN | 72 | 42 |
| #11 | Cordova, TN | 64 | 38 |
| #12 | Murfreesboro, TN | 64 | 43 |
| #13 | Arlington, TN | 55 | 17 |
| #14 | Cookeville, TN | 39 | 32 |
| #15 | Johnson City, TN | 38 | 27 |
| #16 | Bartlett, TN | 38 | 17 |
| #17 | Lakeland, TN | 31 | 12 |
| #18 | Maryville, TN | 30 | 22 |
| #19 | Hendersonville, TN | 30 | 22 |
| #20 | Loudon, TN | 25 | 14 |
| #21 | Jonesborough, TN | 24 | 15 |
| #22 | Jackson, TN | 23 | 19 |
| #23 | Clarksville, TN | 21 | 16 |
| #24 | Spring Hill, TN | 20 | 15 |
| #25 | Gallatin, TN | 19 | 16 |