Florida ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 11,841 patents from 6,924 inventors across 358 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami, FL | 851 | 507 |
| #2 | Orlando, FL | 761 | 499 |
| #3 | Tampa, FL | 718 | 419 |
| #4 | Gainesville, FL | 494 | 311 |
| #5 | Jacksonville, FL | 428 | 238 |
| #6 | Boca Raton, FL | 393 | 220 |
| #7 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 317 | 164 |
| #8 | St. Petersburg, FL | 256 | 150 |
| #9 | Naples, FL | 226 | 127 |
| #10 | Sunrise, FL | 217 | 143 |
| #11 | Coral Springs, FL | 198 | 111 |
| #12 | Melbourne, FL | 187 | 127 |
| #13 | Tallahassee, FL | 184 | 132 |
| #14 | Sarasota, FL | 182 | 108 |
| #15 | Oviedo, FL | 180 | 148 |
| #16 | Weston, FL | 174 | 65 |
| #17 | North Palm Beach, FL | 173 | 141 |
| #18 | Delray Beach, FL | 161 | 73 |
| #19 | Miami Beach, FL | 155 | 74 |
| #20 | Pompano Beach, FL | 142 | 76 |
| #21 | Plantation Gardens, FL | 130 | 38 |
| #22 | Hollywood, FL | 118 | 53 |
| #23 | Boynton Beach, FL | 118 | 89 |
| #24 | Winter Garden, FL | 111 | 75 |
| #25 | Palm Harbor, FL | 110 | 66 |