Nebraska ranks #42 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 781 patents from 517 inventors across 86 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 Nebraska 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 319 | 193 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 153 | 117 |
| #3 | Valley, NE | 21 | 13 |
| #4 | Kearney, NE | 20 | 13 |
| #5 | Bradshaw, NE | 15 | 1 |
| #6 | Papillion, NE | 14 | 11 |
| #7 | York, NE | 14 | 3 |
| #8 | Waterloo, NE | 13 | 10 |
| #9 | Grand Island, NE | 12 | 8 |
| #10 | Gretna, NE | 11 | 5 |
| #11 | Bellevue, NE | 9 | 8 |
| #12 | Columbus, NE | 9 | 9 |
| #13 | Bennington, NE | 9 | 6 |
| #14 | Sidney, NE | 8 | 7 |
| #15 | Beatrice, NE | 8 | 6 |
| #16 | Fremont, NE | 8 | 6 |
| #17 | Deshler, NE | 7 | 3 |
| #18 | Chadron, NE | 6 | 2 |
| #19 | La Vista, NE | 6 | 3 |
| #20 | Ogallala, NE | 5 | 5 |
| #21 | Seward, NE | 5 | 3 |
| #22 | Pierce, NE | 5 | 2 |
| #23 | Norfolk, NE | 4 | 2 |
| #24 | Plattsmouth, NE | 4 | 3 |
| #25 | Hebron, NE | 4 | 2 |