Pennsylvania ranks #11 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 14,043 patents from 7,891 inventors across 699 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Pennsylvania 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,566 | 942 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 956 | 537 |
| #3 | West Chester, PA | 285 | 171 |
| #4 | State College, PA | 258 | 149 |
| #5 | Bethlehem, PA | 231 | 116 |
| #6 | Yardley, PA | 209 | 91 |
| #7 | Doylestown, PA | 206 | 118 |
| #8 | Allentown, PA | 205 | 100 |
| #9 | Erie, PA | 176 | 113 |
| #10 | Malvern, PA | 173 | 84 |
| #11 | Downingtown, PA | 172 | 78 |
| #12 | York, PA | 171 | 103 |
| #13 | Collegeville, PA | 170 | 109 |
| #14 | Newtown, PA | 166 | 66 |
| #15 | Easton, PA | 156 | 82 |
| #16 | Lansdale, PA | 138 | 77 |
| #17 | Wayne, PA | 138 | 68 |
| #18 | Lancaster, PA | 138 | 87 |
| #19 | Wexford, PA | 137 | 87 |
| #20 | Phoenixville, PA | 134 | 56 |
| #21 | King of Prussia, PA | 133 | 77 |
| #22 | Fairless Hills, PA | 115 | 3 |
| #23 | Emmaus, PA | 113 | 38 |
| #24 | New Hope, PA | 105 | 36 |
| #25 | Exton, PA | 101 | 61 |