Florida ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 12,615 patents from 7,100 inventors across 350 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tampa, FL | 852 | 449 |
| #2 | Orlando, FL | 780 | 480 |
| #3 | Miami, FL | 770 | 484 |
| #4 | Gainesville, FL | 472 | 298 |
| #5 | Jacksonville, FL | 457 | 271 |
| #6 | Boca Raton, FL | 398 | 222 |
| #7 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 349 | 155 |
| #8 | Naples, FL | 293 | 157 |
| #9 | Oviedo, FL | 245 | 177 |
| #10 | Melbourne, FL | 237 | 138 |
| #11 | North Palm Beach, FL | 236 | 152 |
| #12 | St. Petersburg, FL | 225 | 131 |
| #13 | Weston, FL | 220 | 79 |
| #14 | Miami Beach, FL | 215 | 91 |
| #15 | Coral Springs, FL | 215 | 110 |
| #16 | Tallahassee, FL | 203 | 116 |
| #17 | Sunrise, FL | 191 | 114 |
| #18 | Delray Beach, FL | 181 | 78 |
| #19 | Sarasota, FL | 179 | 102 |
| #20 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 177 | 93 |
| #21 | Pompano Beach, FL | 165 | 82 |
| #22 | Boynton Beach, FL | 132 | 96 |
| #23 | North Port, FL | 108 | 9 |
| #24 | Fort Myers, FL | 107 | 64 |
| #25 | Hollywood, FL | 106 | 58 |