Washington ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 29,758 patents from 14,738 inventors across 232 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 9,433 | 4,728 |
| #2 | Bellevue, WA | 3,551 | 1,528 |
| #3 | Redmond, WA | 3,530 | 1,798 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,533 | 745 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,460 | 708 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 891 | 468 |
| #7 | Woodinville, WA | 773 | 328 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 707 | 346 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 672 | 284 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 434 | 188 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 413 | 213 |
| #12 | Snohomish, WA | 287 | 143 |
| #13 | Everett, WA | 278 | 191 |
| #14 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 247 | 97 |
| #15 | Richland, WA | 218 | 143 |
| #16 | Snoqualmie, WA | 204 | 74 |
| #17 | Shoreline, WA | 202 | 103 |
| #18 | Kenmore, WA | 189 | 83 |
| #19 | Duvall, WA | 176 | 88 |
| #20 | Newcastle, WA | 171 | 58 |
| #21 | Lynnwood, WA | 166 | 99 |
| #22 | Spokane, WA | 157 | 110 |
| #23 | Edmonds, WA | 150 | 101 |
| #24 | Mukilteo, WA | 148 | 87 |
| #25 | Kent, WA | 148 | 92 |