Kentucky ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 2,135 patents from 1,184 inventors across 142 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kentucky 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisville, KY | 658 | 367 |
| #2 | Lexington, KY | 415 | 245 |
| #3 | Bowling Green, KY | 95 | 41 |
| #4 | Crestwood, KY | 71 | 26 |
| #5 | Georgetown, KY | 62 | 33 |
| #6 | Prospect, KY | 54 | 27 |
| #7 | Florence, KY | 28 | 22 |
| #8 | Covington, KY | 27 | 18 |
| #9 | Nicholasville, KY | 25 | 13 |
| #10 | Burlington, KY | 23 | 9 |
| #11 | Owensboro, KY | 23 | 14 |
| #12 | Independence, KY | 23 | 15 |
| #13 | Newport, KY | 22 | 7 |
| #14 | Simpsonville, KY | 21 | 3 |
| #15 | Goshen, KY | 20 | 4 |
| #16 | Fort Thomas, KY | 20 | 9 |
| #17 | La Grange, KY | 19 | 10 |
| #18 | Versailles, KY | 19 | 10 |
| #19 | Bellevue, KY | 18 | 7 |
| #20 | Union, KY | 18 | 5 |
| #21 | Park Lake, KY | 17 | 6 |
| #22 | Shelbyville, KY | 17 | 13 |
| #23 | Richmond, KY | 15 | 6 |
| #24 | Morganfield, KY | 15 | 12 |
| #25 | Walton, KY | 15 | 7 |