Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 35,056 patents from 17,606 inventors across 548 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Texas 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 7,253 | 3,196 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 5,574 | 2,948 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 1,495 | 797 |
| #4 | Plano, TX | 1,443 | 636 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 1,242 | 740 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 919 | 374 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 758 | 295 |
| #8 | Spring, TX | 757 | 378 |
| #9 | Katy, TX | 710 | 381 |
| #10 | Sugar Land, TX | 710 | 384 |
| #11 | Cedar Park, TX | 669 | 262 |
| #12 | Frisco, TX | 557 | 251 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 474 | 275 |
| #14 | Cypress, TX | 455 | 228 |
| #15 | McKinney, TX | 442 | 219 |
| #16 | Richardson, TX | 406 | 213 |
| #17 | Diemelstraße, TX | 365 | 207 |
| #18 | Carrollton, TX | 334 | 123 |
| #19 | Irving, TX | 291 | 144 |
| #20 | Pearland, TX | 282 | 150 |
| #21 | Conroe, TX | 282 | 150 |
| #22 | Pflugerville, TX | 280 | 102 |
| #23 | Georgetown, TX | 278 | 107 |
| #24 | Tomball, TX | 262 | 117 |
| #25 | Kingwood, TX | 257 | 141 |