Nebraska ranks #39 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 1,040 patents from 607 inventors across 88 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nebraska 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 410 | 236 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 253 | 148 |
| #3 | Hastings, NE | 48 | 7 |
| #4 | Kearney, NE | 25 | 11 |
| #5 | Columbus, NE | 20 | 11 |
| #6 | Sidney, NE | 19 | 16 |
| #7 | Valley, NE | 19 | 15 |
| #8 | Gretna, NE | 19 | 8 |
| #9 | Bradshaw, NE | 17 | 1 |
| #10 | York, NE | 14 | 4 |
| #11 | Grand Island, NE | 13 | 10 |
| #12 | Papillion, NE | 11 | 9 |
| #13 | Chadron, NE | 10 | 1 |
| #14 | Gothenburg, NE | 8 | 2 |
| #15 | Norfolk, NE | 7 | 6 |
| #16 | Blair, NE | 5 | 4 |
| #17 | Ogallala, NE | 5 | 5 |
| #18 | Ashland, NE | 4 | 4 |
| #19 | Firth, NE | 4 | 4 |
| #20 | Indianola, NE | 4 | 2 |
| #21 | Seward, NE | 4 | 3 |
| #22 | Crete, NE | 4 | 3 |
| #23 | Holdrege, NE | 4 | 2 |
| #24 | Pierce, NE | 4 | 2 |
| #25 | Bennington, NE | 4 | 4 |