Massachusetts ranks #3 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 25,043 patents from 13,863 inventors across 382 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Massachusetts 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cambridge, MA | 3,358 | 1,850 |
| #2 | Boston, MA | 2,057 | 1,211 |
| #3 | Newton, MA | 1,002 | 494 |
| #4 | Lexington, MA | 954 | 422 |
| #5 | Somerville, MA | 947 | 587 |
| #6 | Brookline, MA | 891 | 502 |
| #7 | Arlington, MA | 790 | 397 |
| #8 | Waltham, MA | 566 | 301 |
| #9 | Acton, MA | 443 | 215 |
| #10 | Watertown, MA | 420 | 262 |
| #11 | Belmont, MA | 420 | 222 |
| #12 | Andover, MA | 413 | 215 |
| #13 | Westford, MA | 311 | 152 |
| #14 | Medford, MA | 283 | 194 |
| #15 | Needham, MA | 277 | 148 |
| #16 | Marlborough, MA | 269 | 143 |
| #17 | Wellesley, MA | 248 | 133 |
| #18 | Sudbury, MA | 235 | 120 |
| #19 | Burlington, MA | 234 | 132 |
| #20 | Framingham, MA | 228 | 140 |
| #21 | Concord, MA | 218 | 81 |
| #22 | Bedford, MA | 214 | 133 |
| #23 | Shrewsbury, MA | 213 | 125 |
| #24 | Hopkinton, MA | 209 | 92 |
| #25 | Winchester, MA | 207 | 122 |