Nevada ranks #30 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 2,199 patents from 1,097 inventors across 28 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nevada 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 935 | 475 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 572 | 288 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 339 | 141 |
| #4 | Sparks, NV | 71 | 44 |
| #5 | Incline Village, NV | 65 | 24 |
| #6 | Carson City, NV | 61 | 27 |
| #7 | Minden, NV | 43 | 20 |
| #8 | Gardnerville, NV | 27 | 19 |
| #9 | North Las Vegas, NV | 17 | 12 |
| #10 | Elko, NV | 13 | 9 |
| #11 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 10 | 7 |
| #12 | Mesquite, NV | 7 | 2 |
| #13 | Crystal Bay, NV | 6 | 2 |
| #14 | Dayton, NV | 5 | 4 |
| #15 | Summerlin, NV | 4 | 3 |
| #16 | Lovelock, NV | 4 | 3 |
| #17 | Boulder City, NV | 3 | 3 |
| #18 | Summerlin South, NV | 3 | 3 |
| #19 | Fernley, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Stateline, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Glenbrook, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #22 | Winnemucca, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #23 | Logandale, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Enterprise, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Fallon, NV | 1 | 1 |