New Jersey ranks #10 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 13,654 patents from 6,977 inventors across 502 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Jersey 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Princeton, NJ | 773 | 362 |
| #2 | Jersey City, NJ | 447 | 254 |
| #3 | Plainsboro, NJ | 365 | 191 |
| #4 | Edison, NJ | 264 | 161 |
| #5 | Jalan Pedongkelan, NJ | 244 | 38 |
| #6 | Morristown, NJ | 222 | 154 |
| #7 | Somerville, NJ | 216 | 91 |
| #8 | Holmdel, NJ | 199 | 61 |
| #9 | Montgomery, NJ | 195 | 67 |
| #10 | Bound Brook, NJ | 195 | 125 |
| #11 | Hoboken, NJ | 195 | 85 |
| #12 | Marlboro, NJ | 189 | 43 |
| #13 | Bound Brook Junction, NJ | 183 | 58 |
| #14 | Pennington, NJ | 180 | 64 |
| #15 | Piscataway, NJ | 175 | 106 |
| #16 | Lawrenceville, NJ | 173 | 74 |
| #17 | Flemington, NJ | 167 | 70 |
| #18 | Princeton Junction, NJ | 157 | 51 |
| #19 | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 140 | 102 |
| #20 | Princeton Colonial Park, NJ | 138 | 23 |
| #21 | Manalapan, NJ | 138 | 56 |
| #22 | Skillman, NJ | 138 | 38 |
| #23 | Westfield, NJ | 133 | 77 |
| #24 | Raritan, NJ | 131 | 34 |
| #25 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 129 | 76 |