Michigan ranks #6 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 17,142 patents from 9,276 inventors across 499 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Michigan 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ann Arbor, MI | 1,762 | 975 |
| #2 | Canton, MI | 850 | 342 |
| #3 | Troy, MI | 694 | 319 |
| #4 | Novi, MI | 572 | 259 |
| #5 | Farmington Hills, MI | 437 | 238 |
| #6 | Northville, MI | 409 | 179 |
| #7 | Grand Rapids, MI | 405 | 220 |
| #8 | Dearborn, MI | 397 | 193 |
| #9 | Midland, MI | 394 | 259 |
| #10 | Kalamazoo, MI | 358 | 160 |
| #11 | Rochester Hills, MI | 352 | 207 |
| #12 | Livonia, MI | 320 | 150 |
| #13 | Royal Oak, MI | 318 | 179 |
| #14 | Three Rivers, MI | 273 | 121 |
| #15 | Plymouth, MI | 252 | 136 |
| #16 | Ypsilanti, MI | 239 | 151 |
| #17 | Holland, MI | 235 | 125 |
| #18 | Sterling Heights, MI | 227 | 120 |
| #19 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 226 | 119 |
| #20 | Detroit, MI | 192 | 123 |
| #21 | Beverly Hills, MI | 191 | 117 |
| #22 | Portage, MI | 179 | 89 |
| #23 | Shelby Charter Township, MI | 176 | 86 |
| #24 | Southfield, MI | 171 | 89 |
| #25 | Bloomfield, MI | 156 | 61 |