Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 35,484 patents from 17,455 inventors across 546 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Texas 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 7,385 | 3,297 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 5,179 | 2,742 |
| #3 | Plano, TX | 1,622 | 697 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 1,568 | 890 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 1,338 | 767 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 1,058 | 379 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 797 | 308 |
| #8 | Cedar Park, TX | 694 | 250 |
| #9 | Spring, TX | 692 | 330 |
| #10 | Sugar Land, TX | 660 | 350 |
| #11 | Katy, TX | 612 | 305 |
| #12 | Fort Worth, TX | 577 | 281 |
| #13 | Frisco, TX | 536 | 262 |
| #14 | Richardson, TX | 485 | 251 |
| #15 | McKinney, TX | 428 | 219 |
| #16 | Cypress, TX | 404 | 211 |
| #17 | Carrollton, TX | 400 | 134 |
| #18 | Irving, TX | 327 | 158 |
| #19 | Georgetown, TX | 296 | 95 |
| #20 | Pflugerville, TX | 289 | 107 |
| #21 | Pearland, TX | 281 | 161 |
| #22 | Diemelstraße, TX | 270 | 171 |
| #23 | College Station, TX | 262 | 147 |
| #24 | Kingwood, TX | 260 | 108 |
| #25 | Conroe, TX | 258 | 138 |