Indiana ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 6,835 patents from 3,983 inventors across 327 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 1,000 | 517 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 647 | 389 |
| #3 | Carmel, IN | 447 | 248 |
| #4 | Columbus, IN | 413 | 249 |
| #5 | Fort Wayne, IN | 238 | 154 |
| #6 | Warsaw, IN | 236 | 115 |
| #7 | Bloomington, IN | 228 | 156 |
| #8 | Zionsville, IN | 183 | 92 |
| #9 | Fishers, IN | 174 | 112 |
| #10 | Evansville, IN | 157 | 90 |
| #11 | Batesville, IN | 142 | 51 |
| #12 | Lafayette, IN | 142 | 97 |
| #13 | Greenwood, IN | 109 | 56 |
| #14 | Granger, IN | 98 | 61 |
| #15 | Noblesville, IN | 94 | 60 |
| #16 | Elkhart, IN | 92 | 70 |
| #17 | Westfield, IN | 91 | 61 |
| #18 | South Bend, IN | 91 | 62 |
| #19 | Winona Lake, IN | 86 | 31 |
| #20 | Avon, IN | 67 | 39 |
| #21 | Seymour, IN | 59 | 34 |
| #22 | Mishawaka, IN | 54 | 33 |
| #23 | Jacksons, IN | 50 | 3 |
| #24 | Brownsburg, IN | 48 | 35 |
| #25 | Newburgh, IN | 47 | 27 |