Kentucky ranks #32 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 1,826 patents from 1,035 inventors across 143 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kentucky 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisville, KY | 651 | 349 |
| #2 | Lexington, KY | 311 | 196 |
| #3 | Bowling Green, KY | 128 | 45 |
| #4 | Crestwood, KY | 60 | 18 |
| #5 | Prospect, KY | 50 | 23 |
| #6 | Georgetown, KY | 46 | 23 |
| #7 | Owensboro, KY | 28 | 20 |
| #8 | Florence, KY | 22 | 16 |
| #9 | Versailles, KY | 22 | 10 |
| #10 | Nicholasville, KY | 20 | 10 |
| #11 | Independence, KY | 19 | 12 |
| #12 | Winchester, KY | 16 | 7 |
| #13 | Newport, KY | 15 | 10 |
| #14 | Goshen, KY | 15 | 4 |
| #15 | Elizabethtown, KY | 14 | 9 |
| #16 | Union, KY | 13 | 6 |
| #17 | Glasgow, KY | 13 | 9 |
| #18 | Covington, KY | 12 | 10 |
| #19 | Erlanger, KY | 12 | 10 |
| #20 | Walton, KY | 12 | 7 |
| #21 | Frankfort, KY | 11 | 10 |
| #22 | Henderson, KY | 11 | 6 |
| #23 | Fort Thomas, KY | 10 | 7 |
| #24 | Burlington, KY | 10 | 6 |
| #25 | Alvaton, KY | 9 | 4 |