Maryland ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 5,837 patents from 3,746 inventors across 259 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maryland 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baltimore, MD | 903 | 575 |
| #2 | Rockville, MD | 375 | 228 |
| #3 | Bethesda, MD | 312 | 209 |
| #4 | Gaithersburg, MD | 282 | 199 |
| #5 | Germantown, MD | 242 | 140 |
| #6 | Potomac, MD | 235 | 133 |
| #7 | Silver Spring, MD | 216 | 145 |
| #8 | Columbia, MD | 213 | 135 |
| #9 | Ellicott City, MD | 187 | 128 |
| #10 | Frederick, MD | 146 | 90 |
| #11 | Chevy Chase Section Five, MD | 93 | 18 |
| #12 | Timonium, MD | 86 | 54 |
| #13 | College Park, MD | 78 | 53 |
| #14 | Annapolis, MD | 76 | 59 |
| #15 | North Potomac, MD | 68 | 39 |
| #16 | Cockeysville, MD | 67 | 38 |
| #17 | Bel Air, MD | 65 | 45 |
| #18 | Towson, MD | 64 | 45 |
| #19 | Clarksburg, MD | 61 | 42 |
| #20 | Laurel, MD | 59 | 43 |
| #21 | Clarksville, MD | 52 | 39 |
| #22 | Severna Park, MD | 50 | 30 |
| #23 | Greenbelt, MD | 49 | 38 |
| #24 | North Bethesda, MD | 45 | 18 |
| #25 | Boyds, MD | 40 | 29 |