New Jersey ranks #10 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 14,157 patents from 6,802 inventors across 497 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Jersey 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Princeton, NJ | 855 | 368 |
| #2 | Jersey City, NJ | 415 | 205 |
| #3 | Holmdel, NJ | 322 | 67 |
| #4 | Plainsboro, NJ | 318 | 146 |
| #5 | Flemington, NJ | 253 | 68 |
| #6 | Bound Brook, NJ | 239 | 129 |
| #7 | Edison, NJ | 237 | 133 |
| #8 | Morristown, NJ | 226 | 108 |
| #9 | Kendall Park, NJ | 199 | 30 |
| #10 | Hoboken, NJ | 197 | 92 |
| #11 | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 194 | 119 |
| #12 | Readington, NJ | 193 | 32 |
| #13 | Pennington, NJ | 190 | 69 |
| #14 | Marlboro, NJ | 177 | 48 |
| #15 | Princeton Junction, NJ | 173 | 59 |
| #16 | Manalapan, NJ | 170 | 57 |
| #17 | Lawrenceville, NJ | 164 | 71 |
| #18 | Piscataway, NJ | 161 | 97 |
| #19 | Somerville, NJ | 151 | 100 |
| #20 | Montgomery, NJ | 148 | 68 |
| #21 | Jalan Pedongkelan, NJ | 143 | 36 |
| #22 | Morganville, NJ | 142 | 61 |
| #23 | Westfield, NJ | 142 | 76 |
| #24 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 138 | 66 |
| #25 | Summit, NJ | 136 | 66 |