Tennessee ranks #25 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 3,616 patents from 2,090 inventors across 189 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Tennessee 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Knoxville, TN | 567 | 356 |
| #2 | Nashville, TN | 453 | 298 |
| #3 | Memphis, TN | 450 | 227 |
| #4 | Germantown, TN | 155 | 65 |
| #5 | Collierville, TN | 149 | 62 |
| #6 | Oak Ridge, TN | 140 | 101 |
| #7 | Kingsport, TN | 122 | 58 |
| #8 | Franklin, TN | 107 | 73 |
| #9 | Brentwood, TN | 99 | 54 |
| #10 | Cordova, TN | 77 | 44 |
| #11 | Elder Mountain, TN | 66 | 42 |
| #12 | Chattanooga, TN | 56 | 43 |
| #13 | Murfreesboro, TN | 52 | 29 |
| #14 | Cookeville, TN | 51 | 32 |
| #15 | Johnson City, TN | 35 | 18 |
| #16 | Afton, TN | 31 | 1 |
| #17 | Spring Hill, TN | 31 | 18 |
| #18 | Arlington, TN | 29 | 12 |
| #19 | Lakeland, TN | 28 | 10 |
| #20 | Maryville, TN | 28 | 16 |
| #21 | Bartlett, TN | 28 | 18 |
| #22 | Signal Mountain, TN | 23 | 10 |
| #23 | Hendersonville, TN | 22 | 18 |
| #24 | Morristown, TN | 22 | 15 |
| #25 | Jonesborough, TN | 22 | 14 |