Indiana ranks #21 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 6,489 patents from 3,792 inventors across 306 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 910 | 480 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 612 | 381 |
| #3 | Columbus, IN | 479 | 267 |
| #4 | Carmel, IN | 447 | 224 |
| #5 | Warsaw, IN | 185 | 106 |
| #6 | Fort Wayne, IN | 181 | 126 |
| #7 | Zionsville, IN | 180 | 107 |
| #8 | Bloomington, IN | 174 | 123 |
| #9 | Evansville, IN | 168 | 92 |
| #10 | Lafayette, IN | 161 | 107 |
| #11 | Batesville, IN | 160 | 67 |
| #12 | Fishers, IN | 140 | 93 |
| #13 | Westfield, IN | 105 | 65 |
| #14 | Granger, IN | 101 | 52 |
| #15 | South Bend, IN | 101 | 75 |
| #16 | Greenwood, IN | 95 | 57 |
| #17 | Noblesville, IN | 84 | 56 |
| #18 | Elkhart, IN | 76 | 54 |
| #19 | Winona Lake, IN | 56 | 25 |
| #20 | Newburgh, IN | 55 | 28 |
| #21 | New Albany, IN | 55 | 28 |
| #22 | Kokomo, IN | 55 | 39 |
| #23 | Valparaiso, IN | 53 | 31 |
| #24 | Avon, IN | 52 | 34 |
| #25 | Mishawaka, IN | 48 | 25 |