Florida ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 12,655 patents from 7,109 inventors across 365 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tampa, FL | 897 | 437 |
| #2 | Orlando, FL | 874 | 528 |
| #3 | Miami, FL | 834 | 463 |
| #4 | Gainesville, FL | 455 | 305 |
| #5 | Jacksonville, FL | 441 | 250 |
| #6 | Boca Raton, FL | 435 | 246 |
| #7 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 328 | 158 |
| #8 | St. Petersburg, FL | 260 | 142 |
| #9 | Naples, FL | 247 | 124 |
| #10 | Sarasota, FL | 226 | 123 |
| #11 | Sunrise, FL | 221 | 144 |
| #12 | Coral Springs, FL | 216 | 126 |
| #13 | Melbourne, FL | 215 | 142 |
| #14 | North Palm Beach, FL | 209 | 145 |
| #15 | Miami Beach, FL | 209 | 86 |
| #16 | Oviedo, FL | 199 | 143 |
| #17 | Weston, FL | 186 | 84 |
| #18 | Delray Beach, FL | 158 | 72 |
| #19 | Tallahassee, FL | 158 | 107 |
| #20 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 138 | 86 |
| #21 | Pompano Beach, FL | 125 | 73 |
| #22 | Boynton Beach, FL | 123 | 89 |
| #23 | Hollywood, FL | 121 | 55 |
| #24 | Palm Harbor, FL | 113 | 78 |
| #25 | Clearwater, FL | 113 | 69 |