Wisconsin ranks #18 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 8,632 patents from 4,782 inventors across 384 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 Wisconsin 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Madison, WI | 994 | 577 |
| #2 | Milwaukee, WI | 494 | 271 |
| #3 | Appleton, WI | 263 | 152 |
| #4 | Waukesha, WI | 227 | 137 |
| #5 | Oshkosh, WI | 223 | 127 |
| #6 | Sheboygan, WI | 181 | 88 |
| #7 | Neenah, WI | 175 | 98 |
| #8 | Middleton, WI | 166 | 93 |
| #9 | Wauwatosa, WI | 162 | 95 |
| #10 | Hudson, WI | 160 | 75 |
| #11 | Brookfield, WI | 152 | 84 |
| #12 | Racine, WI | 146 | 80 |
| #13 | Mequon, WI | 129 | 72 |
| #14 | New Berlin, WI | 105 | 64 |
| #15 | Fond du Lac, WI | 101 | 52 |
| #16 | Pewaukee, WI | 100 | 42 |
| #17 | Oconomowoc, WI | 99 | 44 |
| #18 | Manitowoc, WI | 99 | 43 |
| #19 | Fitchburg, WI | 98 | 56 |
| #20 | Sturtevant, WI | 94 | 7 |
| #21 | Cedarburg, WI | 93 | 39 |
| #22 | Sun Prairie, WI | 91 | 43 |
| #23 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 88 | 52 |
| #24 | West Bend, WI | 87 | 48 |
| #25 | Kenosha, WI | 82 | 63 |