Washington ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 23,887 patents from 12,409 inventors across 223 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 7,597 | 3,993 |
| #2 | Bellevue, WA | 2,846 | 1,255 |
| #3 | Redmond, WA | 2,738 | 1,462 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,292 | 637 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,059 | 543 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 664 | 385 |
| #7 | Woodinville, WA | 626 | 292 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 547 | 294 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 519 | 237 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 344 | 158 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 341 | 198 |
| #12 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 231 | 94 |
| #13 | Everett, WA | 230 | 155 |
| #14 | Snohomish, WA | 216 | 118 |
| #15 | Shoreline, WA | 169 | 86 |
| #16 | Richland, WA | 163 | 121 |
| #17 | Kenmore, WA | 162 | 81 |
| #18 | Olympia, WA | 153 | 54 |
| #19 | Spokane, WA | 144 | 77 |
| #20 | Newcastle, WA | 143 | 48 |
| #21 | Kent, WA | 139 | 92 |
| #22 | Edmonds, WA | 129 | 84 |
| #23 | Mill Creek, WA | 125 | 58 |
| #24 | Federal Way, WA | 124 | 46 |
| #25 | Gig Harbor, WA | 123 | 34 |