Montana ranks #44 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 497 patents from 300 inventors across 48 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 Montana 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bozeman, MT | 191 | 110 |
| #2 | Kalispell, MT | 79 | 32 |
| #3 | Missoula, MT | 44 | 29 |
| #4 | Butte, MT | 24 | 19 |
| #5 | Belgrade, MT | 19 | 14 |
| #6 | Bigfork, MT | 14 | 4 |
| #7 | Billings, MT | 12 | 11 |
| #8 | Hamilton, MT | 11 | 7 |
| #9 | Big Sky, MT | 9 | 1 |
| #10 | Manhattan, MT | 9 | 4 |
| #11 | Helena, MT | 8 | 8 |
| #12 | Whitefish, MT | 8 | 6 |
| #13 | Great Falls, MT | 6 | 5 |
| #14 | Columbus, MT | 5 | 3 |
| #15 | Columbia Falls, MT | 5 | 4 |
| #16 | Livingston, MT | 4 | 3 |
| #17 | Stevensville, MT | 4 | 4 |
| #18 | Fort Shaw, MT | 3 | 1 |
| #19 | Polson, MT | 3 | 3 |
| #20 | Dillon, MT | 3 | 1 |
| #21 | Cameron, MT | 2 | 1 |
| #22 | Dutton, MT | 2 | 1 |
| #23 | Corvallis, MT | 2 | 1 |
| #24 | Avon, MT | 2 | 1 |
| #25 | Glendive, MT | 2 | 1 |