Nevada ranks #30 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 1,999 patents from 1,043 inventors across 31 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nevada 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 906 | 471 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 543 | 281 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 243 | 116 |
| #4 | Sparks, NV | 59 | 35 |
| #5 | Incline Village, NV | 54 | 22 |
| #6 | Carson City, NV | 51 | 29 |
| #7 | Minden, NV | 25 | 13 |
| #8 | North Las Vegas, NV | 21 | 14 |
| #9 | Gardnerville, NV | 19 | 17 |
| #10 | Stateline, NV | 12 | 3 |
| #11 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 10 | 3 |
| #12 | Boulder City, NV | 9 | 3 |
| #13 | Elko, NV | 8 | 7 |
| #14 | Summerlin, NV | 5 | 4 |
| #15 | Mesquite, NV | 5 | 3 |
| #16 | Summerlin South, NV | 4 | 3 |
| #17 | Fallon, NV | 4 | 2 |
| #18 | Fernley, NV | 4 | 2 |
| #19 | Lovelock, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Crystal Bay, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Blue Diamond, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #22 | Winnemucca, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #23 | Wellington, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Dayton, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Glenbrook, NV | 1 | 1 |