Pennsylvania ranks #8 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 13,892 patents from 7,706 inventors across 715 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Pennsylvania 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,832 | 1,127 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,260 | 635 |
| #3 | West Chester, PA | 277 | 179 |
| #4 | Fairless Hills, PA | 274 | 4 |
| #5 | State College, PA | 245 | 120 |
| #6 | Bethlehem, PA | 238 | 106 |
| #7 | Allentown, PA | 220 | 101 |
| #8 | Newtown, PA | 192 | 77 |
| #9 | Erie, PA | 186 | 98 |
| #10 | Wexford, PA | 167 | 74 |
| #11 | Yardley, PA | 165 | 78 |
| #12 | Lansdale, PA | 161 | 95 |
| #13 | Downingtown, PA | 158 | 91 |
| #14 | York, PA | 154 | 100 |
| #15 | King of Prussia, PA | 148 | 89 |
| #16 | Easton, PA | 141 | 58 |
| #17 | Phoenixville, PA | 140 | 64 |
| #18 | Doylestown, PA | 139 | 89 |
| #19 | Collegeville, PA | 138 | 99 |
| #20 | Lancaster, PA | 138 | 92 |
| #21 | Emmaus, PA | 130 | 36 |
| #22 | Wayne, PA | 120 | 69 |
| #23 | Malvern, PA | 113 | 66 |
| #24 | Gibsonia, PA | 103 | 50 |
| #25 | Ambler, PA | 97 | 41 |