Washington ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 29,246 patents from 14,769 inventors across 234 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 9,054 | 4,747 |
| #2 | Redmond, WA | 3,683 | 1,926 |
| #3 | Bellevue, WA | 3,372 | 1,484 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,684 | 779 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,468 | 674 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 850 | 475 |
| #7 | Woodinville, WA | 743 | 332 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 725 | 368 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 676 | 285 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 447 | 180 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 445 | 226 |
| #12 | Snohomish, WA | 291 | 133 |
| #13 | Everett, WA | 287 | 167 |
| #14 | Newcastle, WA | 210 | 71 |
| #15 | Richland, WA | 204 | 132 |
| #16 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 201 | 90 |
| #17 | Kenmore, WA | 194 | 90 |
| #18 | Lynnwood, WA | 177 | 114 |
| #19 | Duvall, WA | 177 | 84 |
| #20 | Shoreline, WA | 169 | 87 |
| #21 | Spokane, WA | 166 | 104 |
| #22 | Snoqualmie, WA | 166 | 66 |
| #23 | Kent, WA | 162 | 98 |
| #24 | Federal Way, WA | 147 | 41 |
| #25 | Pullman, WA | 128 | 81 |