Florida ranks #13 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 11,303 patents from 6,655 inventors across 382 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Orlando, FL | 730 | 467 |
| #2 | Miami, FL | 719 | 479 |
| #3 | Tampa, FL | 683 | 371 |
| #4 | Gainesville, FL | 443 | 302 |
| #5 | Boca Raton, FL | 411 | 224 |
| #6 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 376 | 174 |
| #7 | Jacksonville, FL | 321 | 210 |
| #8 | St. Petersburg, FL | 256 | 149 |
| #9 | Naples, FL | 217 | 129 |
| #10 | Melbourne, FL | 196 | 140 |
| #11 | Weston, FL | 194 | 90 |
| #12 | Coral Springs, FL | 183 | 97 |
| #13 | Tallahassee, FL | 170 | 114 |
| #14 | Sarasota, FL | 167 | 99 |
| #15 | North Palm Beach, FL | 163 | 117 |
| #16 | Sunrise, FL | 152 | 94 |
| #17 | Miami Beach, FL | 148 | 68 |
| #18 | Delray Beach, FL | 139 | 69 |
| #19 | Plantation Gardens, FL | 132 | 42 |
| #20 | Oviedo, FL | 129 | 99 |
| #21 | Pompano Beach, FL | 127 | 73 |
| #22 | Palm Harbor, FL | 114 | 68 |
| #23 | Boynton Beach, FL | 111 | 78 |
| #24 | Clearwater, FL | 109 | 59 |
| #25 | Bradenton, FL | 106 | 66 |