Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 32,520 patents from 16,454 inventors across 541 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 Texas 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,356 | 2,989 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,914 | 2,705 |
| #3 | Plano, TX | 1,554 | 661 |
| #4 | San Antonio, TX | 1,507 | 741 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 1,449 | 832 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 936 | 358 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 660 | 266 |
| #8 | Cedar Park, TX | 618 | 228 |
| #9 | Katy, TX | 607 | 321 |
| #10 | Spring, TX | 593 | 319 |
| #11 | Frisco, TX | 591 | 305 |
| #12 | Sugar Land, TX | 560 | 316 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 460 | 280 |
| #14 | Richardson, TX | 440 | 239 |
| #15 | McKinney, TX | 381 | 203 |
| #16 | Cypress, TX | 380 | 200 |
| #17 | Georgetown, TX | 361 | 82 |
| #18 | Irving, TX | 340 | 183 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 318 | 125 |
| #20 | College Station, TX | 278 | 177 |
| #21 | The Woodlands, TX | 270 | 64 |
| #22 | Flower Mound, TX | 259 | 94 |
| #23 | Arlington, TX | 238 | 166 |
| #24 | Pearland, TX | 232 | 132 |
| #25 | Pflugerville, TX | 220 | 94 |