Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 29,721 patents from 15,368 inventors across 538 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Texas 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,377 | 2,852 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,507 | 2,508 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 1,326 | 743 |
| #4 | Plano, TX | 1,209 | 567 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 952 | 578 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 837 | 317 |
| #7 | Spring, TX | 655 | 336 |
| #8 | Allen, TX | 639 | 256 |
| #9 | Katy, TX | 572 | 334 |
| #10 | Cedar Park, TX | 561 | 208 |
| #11 | Sugar Land, TX | 558 | 323 |
| #12 | Richardson, TX | 417 | 249 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 408 | 251 |
| #14 | Frisco, TX | 390 | 172 |
| #15 | Cypress, TX | 370 | 195 |
| #16 | Diemelstraße, TX | 355 | 193 |
| #17 | McKinney, TX | 350 | 180 |
| #18 | Irving, TX | 286 | 137 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 276 | 120 |
| #20 | Conroe, TX | 267 | 125 |
| #21 | Pflugerville, TX | 246 | 84 |
| #22 | Georgetown, TX | 231 | 101 |
| #23 | Pearland, TX | 228 | 123 |
| #24 | Kingwood, TX | 226 | 109 |
| #25 | Missouri City, TX | 216 | 132 |