Washington ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 24,233 patents from 13,115 inventors across 247 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 7,847 | 4,400 |
| #2 | Bellevue, WA | 2,893 | 1,360 |
| #3 | Redmond, WA | 2,777 | 1,575 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,286 | 637 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,191 | 582 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 779 | 466 |
| #7 | Vancouver, WA | 673 | 266 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 587 | 301 |
| #9 | Woodinville, WA | 499 | 255 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 433 | 178 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 315 | 189 |
| #12 | Everett, WA | 235 | 163 |
| #13 | Snohomish, WA | 220 | 114 |
| #14 | Richland, WA | 205 | 142 |
| #15 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 186 | 95 |
| #16 | Kenmore, WA | 184 | 86 |
| #17 | Spokane, WA | 144 | 84 |
| #18 | Shoreline, WA | 144 | 74 |
| #19 | Lynnwood, WA | 138 | 87 |
| #20 | Kent, WA | 135 | 91 |
| #21 | Newcastle, WA | 135 | 66 |
| #22 | Snoqualmie, WA | 126 | 56 |
| #23 | Pullman, WA | 111 | 71 |
| #24 | Mukilteo, WA | 107 | 73 |
| #25 | Olympia, WA | 104 | 40 |