Georgia ranks #19 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 8,385 patents from 4,617 inventors across 227 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Georgia 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Atlanta, GA | 2,180 | 1,227 |
| #2 | Alpharetta, GA | 568 | 291 |
| #3 | Marietta, GA | 467 | 261 |
| #4 | Cumming, GA | 340 | 173 |
| #5 | Roswell, GA | 306 | 143 |
| #6 | Suwanee, GA | 274 | 129 |
| #7 | Johns Creek, GA | 236 | 82 |
| #8 | Duluth, GA | 213 | 118 |
| #9 | Decatur, GA | 201 | 110 |
| #10 | Lawrenceville, GA | 190 | 116 |
| #11 | Peachtree City, GA | 177 | 72 |
| #12 | Woodstock, GA | 146 | 75 |
| #13 | Smyrna, GA | 133 | 56 |
| #14 | Savannah, GA | 124 | 103 |
| #15 | Norcross, GA | 120 | 59 |
| #16 | Sugar Hill, GA | 118 | 26 |
| #17 | Athens, GA | 106 | 68 |
| #18 | Canton, GA | 105 | 45 |
| #19 | Kennesaw, GA | 98 | 53 |
| #20 | Lilburn, GA | 82 | 51 |
| #21 | Dunwoody, GA | 80 | 42 |
| #22 | Buford, GA | 77 | 43 |
| #23 | Newnan, GA | 73 | 41 |
| #24 | Mableton, GA | 69 | 26 |
| #25 | Acworth, GA | 64 | 38 |