Massachusetts ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 28,308 patents from 14,267 inventors across 380 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 4.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Massachusetts 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cambridge, MA | 3,049 | 1,516 |
| #2 | Boston, MA | 1,954 | 1,023 |
| #3 | Lexington, MA | 1,237 | 502 |
| #4 | Newton, MA | 1,230 | 552 |
| #5 | Brookline, MA | 1,057 | 501 |
| #6 | Somerville, MA | 942 | 538 |
| #7 | Arlington, MA | 845 | 419 |
| #8 | Waltham, MA | 642 | 325 |
| #9 | Acton, MA | 524 | 271 |
| #10 | Belmont, MA | 521 | 237 |
| #11 | Watertown, MA | 446 | 249 |
| #12 | Andover, MA | 424 | 214 |
| #13 | Westford, MA | 382 | 199 |
| #14 | Framingham, MA | 330 | 188 |
| #15 | Medford, MA | 325 | 181 |
| #16 | Wellesley, MA | 305 | 132 |
| #17 | Winchester, MA | 291 | 168 |
| #18 | Shrewsbury, MA | 288 | 153 |
| #19 | Sudbury, MA | 283 | 154 |
| #20 | Concord, MA | 275 | 131 |
| #21 | Needham, MA | 275 | 147 |
| #22 | Bedford, MA | 265 | 134 |
| #23 | Westborough, MA | 263 | 106 |
| #24 | Sharon, MA | 259 | 146 |
| #25 | Marlborough, MA | 257 | 115 |