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Top Cities for Patents 2021

Ranked by total patent count — worldwide

Showing 201–400 of 43,435 cities

Rank City Patents ↓ Inventors ↕ Per 1k pop. ↕
#201 Rochester, NY 667 406 3.2
#202 Hubei, CN 665 354 —
#203 Chennai, IN 663 470 —
#204 Mississauga, CA 663 391 —
#205 Chapel Hill, NC 652 340 10.5
#206 Hong Kong, CN 652 422 —
#207 Tempe, AZ 652 361 3.6
#208 Cheonan-si, KR 642 324 —
#209 Beijing, CN 639 143 —
#210 Yorktown Heights, NY 636 185 337.6
#211 Woodbury, MN 633 327 8.4
#212 Aachen, DE 632 356 —
#213 White Plains, NY 632 212 10.6
#214 Baoshan, TW 630 379 —
#215 Copenhagen, DK 630 440 —
#216 South San Francisco, CA 629 344 9.5
#217 Woodinville, WA 629 296 48.1
#218 Champaign, IL 626 179 7.1
#219 Louisville, KY 626 367 2.5
#220 Columbus, OH 623 429 0.7
#221 Daejeon, KR 622 139 —
#222 Qingdao, CN 617 400 —
#223 West Lafayette, IN 612 381 13.7
#224 Vienna, VA 610 140 37.0
#225 Milwaukee, WI 607 297 1.1
#226 Novi, MI 606 270 9.2
#227 Spring, TX 605 335 9.7
#228 Albany, NY 602 160 6.1
#229 Clifton Park, NY 602 190 —
#230 Vancouver, WA 602 267 3.1
#231 Waltham, MA 601 326 9.2
#232 Cedar Park, TX 599 240 7.7
#233 Nagoya, JP 598 216 —
#234 Jinshanmian, TW 596 188 —
#235 Roma, IT 596 337 —
#236 Sugar Land, TX 594 342 5.3
#237 Longmont, CO 590 313 6.0
#238 Los Altos Hills, CA 589 172 69.4
#239 Chiyoda, JP 586 360 —
#240 Rötteln, DE 583 26 —
#241 Mason, OH 581 217 16.7
#242 Knoxville, TN 579 352 3.0
#243 Jiaocheng District, CN 577 206 —
#244 Rifu, JP 577 314 —
#245 Katy, TX 568 297 25.9
#246 Shandong, CN 566 381 —
#247 Livermore, CA 564 311 6.4
#248 Schenectady, NY 561 115 8.4
#249 McLean, VA 554 227 10.9
#250 Jerusalem, IL 549 377 —
#251 Frisco, TX 548 293 2.7
#252 Reno, NV 544 269 2.1
#253 Ebeye 542 380 —
#254 Erlangen, DE 541 330 —
#255 Calabasas, CA 538 324 23.1
#256 Taipei, TW 537 194 —
#257 Hitachinaka, JP 534 283 —
#258 San Carlos, CA 533 176 17.4
#259 Burlingame, CA 529 228 16.9
#260 Toyama, JP 527 273 —
#261 Rehovot, IL 525 318 —
#262 Alpharetta, GA 523 294 8.0
#263 Yongin-si, KR 521 103 —
#264 Wien, AT 520 400 —
#265 Naperville, IL 518 316 3.5
#266 Savanuru, IN 517 411 —
#267 Fort Worth, TX 516 288 0.6
#268 Fukuoka, JP 516 335 —
#269 Midland School, CA 511 164 —
#270 Nashville, TN 510 316 —
#271 Daegu, KR 508 333 —
#272 Dearborn, MI 507 226 4.6
#273 Marietta, GA 506 249 8.3
#274 Beijing, CN 500 113 —
#275 Jeddah, SA 497 219 —
#276 Busan, KR 494 327 —
#277 Gainesville, FL 494 311 3.5
#278 Goyang-si, KR 494 257 —
#279 Anjo, JP 492 243 —
#280 Dresden, DE 489 341 —
#281 Nara, JP 486 183 —
#282 Morrisville, NC 485 199 16.4
#283 Acton, MA 482 231 —
#284 Hachioji, JP 482 281 —
#285 Arlington, VA 479 264 2.0
#286 Columbus, IN 479 267 9.5
#287 Edmonton, CA 478 348 —
#288 Eden Prairie, MN 477 243 7.4
#289 Grand Rapids, MI 477 234 2.4
#290 Miyoshi, JP 475 280 —
#291 Nuremberg, DE 475 290 —
#292 Midland, MI 474 281 11.1
#293 Mission Viejo, CA 474 220 5.1
#294 Shiojiri, JP 474 222 —
#295 Plymouth, MN 470 250 5.8
#296 Farmington Hills, MI 469 257 5.6
#297 Richardson, TX 469 239 3.9
#298 Rockville, MD 468 275 7.0
#299 Hiratsuka, JP 465 236 —
#300 Belmont, MA 461 237 16.9
#301 Okazaki, JP 460 244 —
#302 Sha Tin, CN 457 294 —
#303 Beijing, CN 456 98 —
#304 Zhubeikou, TW 456 122 —
#305 Icheon-si, KR 454 189 —
#306 Kanchinakote, IN 452 120 —
#307 Northville, MI 451 189 73.7
#308 Toulouse, FR 451 326 —
#309 Loveland, OH 450 144 33.8
#310 Stanford, CA 450 239 21.3
#311 Susono, JP 450 230 —
#312 Heidelberg, DE 448 266 —
#313 Carmel, IN 447 224 4.5
#314 Gilbert, AZ 447 268 1.7
#315 Jersey City, NJ 447 254 1.5
#316 Darmstadt, DE 445 200 —
#317 Tsukuba, JP 444 289 —
#318 Apex, NC 441 224 7.5
#319 Newport Beach, CA 441 207 5.2
#320 Tianjin, CN 441 305 —
#321 Beijing, CN 439 80 —
#322 Encinitas, CA 438 199 7.1
#323 Frankfurt am Main, DE 438 220 —
#324 Beijing, CN 436 102 —
#325 Tampere, FI 436 185 —
#326 Regensburg, DE 434 249 —
#327 Lake Forest, CA 431 195 5.0
#328 Jacksonville, FL 428 238 0.5
#329 Bristol, GB 427 287 —
#330 Greenville, SC 426 237 6.0
#331 Mumbai, IN 424 335 —
#332 Oslo, NO 424 300 —
#333 Ithaca, NY 423 261 13.2
#334 Amsterdam, NL 422 283 —
#335 Yokohama, JP 421 112 —
#336 Cypress, TX 420 205 —
#337 Madrid, ES 417 334 —
#338 Fairfax, VA 416 155 17.2
#339 Mercer Island, WA 416 174 16.2
#340 Andover, MA 415 199 42.6
#341 Netanya, IL 415 265 —
#342 Maple Grove, MN 413 207 5.9
#343 Alameda, CA 412 213 5.3
#344 McKinney, TX 412 212 2.1
#345 Hengshan, TW 411 275 —
#346 Ningbo City, CN 410 215 —
#347 Lompoc, CA 407 281 9.2
#348 Thousand Oaks, CA 407 209 3.2
#349 Musashino, JP 404 219 —
#350 Colorado Springs, CO 403 261 0.8
#351 Carp, CA 402 85 —
#352 Cologne, DE 402 271 —
#353 Newark, CA 402 186 8.5
#354 Poway, CA 402 163 8.2
#355 Cleveland, OH 400 268 1.1
#356 Danville, CA 400 194 9.2
#357 Mesa, AZ 400 231 0.8
#358 Sagamihara, JP 398 187 —
#359 Shimabara, JP 396 120 —
#360 Tokyo, JP 396 78 —
#361 Asan-si, KR 394 197 —
#362 Torrance, CA 394 232 2.7
#363 Boca Raton, FL 393 220 4.0
#364 Markham, CA 393 215 —
#365 Rochester Hills, MI 393 231 5.2
#366 Walnut Creek, CA 393 198 5.6
#367 Woodside, CA 393 116 74.0
#368 Ludwigshafen, DE 392 219 —
#369 Watertown, MA 392 231 —
#370 Georgetown, TX 391 108 5.8
#371 Gothenburg, SE 391 260 —
#372 London, GB 390 128 —
#373 Evanston, IL 389 232 5.0
#374 Corning, NY 386 168 36.6
#375 Hayward, CA 385 190 2.4
#376 Ansan-si, KR 384 190 —
#377 Broomfield, CO 383 205 5.2
#378 Culver City, CA 382 160 9.4
#379 Richmond, VA 382 251 1.7
#380 Omaha, NE 380 212 0.8
#381 Atsugi, JP 379 150 —
#382 Xi'an, CN 378 245 —
#383 Utsunomiya, JP 374 210 —
#384 Villach, AT 374 181 —
#385 Bengaluru, IN 373 211 —
#386 Osaka, JP 373 114 —
#387 Basel, CH 371 241 —
#388 Irving, TX 369 178 1.4
#389 Wilmington, DE 369 229 5.2
#390 Winston-Salem, NC 368 195 1.5
#391 Herndon, VA 366 136 14.8
#392 São Paulo, BR 366 242 —
#393 Otsu, JP 365 211 —
#394 Plainsboro, NJ 365 191 —
#395 Bethesda, MD 364 259 5.3
#396 Memphis, TN 364 210 0.6
#397 Windom, MN 364 264 75.9
#398 Appleton, WI 360 183 4.8
#399 Graz, AT 359 252 —
#400 Kalamazoo, MI 358 148 4.9

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