Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 33,496 patents from 16,780 inventors across 541 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Texas 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 7,004 | 3,164 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,797 | 2,552 |
| #3 | Plano, TX | 1,635 | 661 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 1,540 | 850 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 1,463 | 828 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 892 | 336 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 740 | 282 |
| #8 | Spring, TX | 605 | 335 |
| #9 | Cedar Park, TX | 599 | 240 |
| #10 | Sugar Land, TX | 594 | 342 |
| #11 | Katy, TX | 568 | 297 |
| #12 | Frisco, TX | 548 | 293 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 516 | 288 |
| #14 | Richardson, TX | 469 | 239 |
| #15 | Cypress, TX | 420 | 205 |
| #16 | McKinney, TX | 412 | 212 |
| #17 | Georgetown, TX | 391 | 108 |
| #18 | Irving, TX | 369 | 178 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 334 | 138 |
| #20 | Pflugerville, TX | 284 | 100 |
| #21 | Arlington, TX | 248 | 158 |
| #22 | Pearland, TX | 245 | 138 |
| #23 | College Station, TX | 240 | 153 |
| #24 | Conroe, TX | 221 | 132 |
| #25 | Diemelstraße, TX | 216 | 139 |