Washington ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 26,164 patents from 13,672 inventors across 227 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 8,315 | 4,505 |
| #2 | Redmond, WA | 3,144 | 1,700 |
| #3 | Bellevue, WA | 3,041 | 1,412 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,464 | 696 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,356 | 634 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 792 | 455 |
| #7 | Issaquah, WA | 668 | 339 |
| #8 | Woodinville, WA | 629 | 296 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 602 | 267 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 416 | 174 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 352 | 194 |
| #12 | Everett, WA | 241 | 138 |
| #13 | Snohomish, WA | 235 | 126 |
| #14 | Richland, WA | 209 | 143 |
| #15 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 192 | 93 |
| #16 | Shoreline, WA | 178 | 82 |
| #17 | Spokane, WA | 176 | 101 |
| #18 | Kenmore, WA | 176 | 86 |
| #19 | Pullman, WA | 166 | 80 |
| #20 | Lynnwood, WA | 162 | 98 |
| #21 | Newcastle, WA | 160 | 64 |
| #22 | Kent, WA | 152 | 104 |
| #23 | Snoqualmie, WA | 143 | 62 |
| #24 | Duvall, WA | 133 | 71 |
| #25 | Federal Way, WA | 120 | 41 |