New York ranks #3 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 30,913 patents from 13,137 inventors across 847 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 York 2019
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 5,112 | 2,812 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 1,733 | 920 |
| #3 | Niskayuna, NY | 1,086 | 312 |
| #4 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 950 | 263 |
| #5 | Schenectady, NY | 796 | 145 |
| #6 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 730 | 185 |
| #7 | Clifton Park, NY | 717 | 230 |
| #8 | Rochester, NY | 699 | 390 |
| #9 | White Plains, NY | 604 | 180 |
| #10 | Albany, NY | 566 | 154 |
| #11 | Corning, NY | 463 | 206 |
| #12 | Chappaqua, NY | 379 | 59 |
| #13 | Ithaca, NY | 349 | 203 |
| #14 | Wappingers Falls, NY | 349 | 80 |
| #15 | Webster, NY | 334 | 128 |
| #16 | Hopewell Junction, NY | 302 | 94 |
| #17 | Ossining, NY | 282 | 93 |
| #18 | Great Neck, NY | 254 | 151 |
| #19 | Pittsford, NY | 243 | 115 |
| #20 | Troy, NY | 241 | 70 |
| #21 | Scarsdale, NY | 225 | 82 |
| #22 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 224 | 73 |
| #23 | Fishkill, NY | 201 | 49 |
| #24 | Syracuse, NY | 198 | 96 |
| #25 | Riverside, NY | 193 | 53 |