New York ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 23,707 patents from 12,227 inventors across 818 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New York 2022
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 5,241 | 2,998 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 1,783 | 1,070 |
| #3 | Niskayuna, NY | 587 | 234 |
| #4 | Rochester, NY | 572 | 346 |
| #5 | White Plains, NY | 478 | 196 |
| #6 | Clifton Park, NY | 443 | 163 |
| #7 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 416 | 182 |
| #8 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 415 | 153 |
| #9 | Ithaca, NY | 394 | 225 |
| #10 | Albany, NY | 391 | 143 |
| #11 | Corning, NY | 342 | 149 |
| #12 | Schenectady, NY | 278 | 118 |
| #13 | Webster, NY | 234 | 112 |
| #14 | Riverside, NY | 233 | 68 |
| #15 | Ossining, NY | 230 | 92 |
| #16 | Syracuse, NY | 216 | 96 |
| #17 | Pittsford, NY | 209 | 88 |
| #18 | Scarsdale, NY | 197 | 86 |
| #19 | Troy, NY | 187 | 86 |
| #20 | Chappaqua, NY | 172 | 63 |
| #21 | Great Neck, NY | 172 | 108 |
| #22 | Horseheads, NY | 166 | 72 |
| #23 | Tarrytown, NY | 155 | 75 |
| #24 | Ballston Lake, NY | 145 | 41 |
| #25 | Hopewell Junction, NY | 144 | 69 |