Mississippi ranks #45 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 430 patents from 306 inventors across 85 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Mississippi 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Olive Branch, MS | 36 | 19 |
| #2 | Oxford, MS | 28 | 23 |
| #3 | Hernando, MS | 28 | 14 |
| #4 | Vicksburg, MS | 23 | 21 |
| #5 | Madison, MS | 19 | 14 |
| #6 | Nesbit, MS | 18 | 6 |
| #7 | Brandon, MS | 18 | 11 |
| #8 | Gulfport, MS | 17 | 11 |
| #9 | Southaven, MS | 17 | 12 |
| #10 | Leland, MS | 16 | 3 |
| #11 | Starkville, MS | 14 | 13 |
| #12 | Jackson, MS | 12 | 10 |
| #13 | Tupelo, MS | 12 | 6 |
| #14 | Corinth, MS | 11 | 9 |
| #15 | Ridgeland, MS | 7 | 7 |
| #16 | Diamondhead, MS | 7 | 7 |
| #17 | Clinton, MS | 7 | 5 |
| #18 | Ocean Springs, MS | 7 | 7 |
| #19 | Saltillo, MS | 6 | 3 |
| #20 | The Cotton District, MS | 5 | 1 |
| #21 | Hattiesburg, MS | 5 | 4 |
| #22 | Gautier, MS | 5 | 5 |
| #23 | Ecru, MS | 4 | 4 |
| #24 | Biloxi, MS | 4 | 4 |
| #25 | Waveland, MS | 4 | 2 |