Wisconsin ranks #16 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 8,464 patents from 4,587 inventors across 384 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Wisconsin 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Madison, WI | 1,002 | 598 |
| #2 | Milwaukee, WI | 678 | 342 |
| #3 | Oshkosh, WI | 560 | 180 |
| #4 | Appleton, WI | 244 | 139 |
| #5 | Waukesha, WI | 238 | 128 |
| #6 | Middleton, WI | 221 | 90 |
| #7 | Brookfield, WI | 214 | 96 |
| #8 | Wauwatosa, WI | 180 | 109 |
| #9 | Neenah, WI | 167 | 101 |
| #10 | Sheboygan, WI | 166 | 81 |
| #11 | Mequon, WI | 135 | 55 |
| #12 | Hudson, WI | 119 | 60 |
| #13 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 117 | 71 |
| #14 | Kenosha, WI | 109 | 62 |
| #15 | Fond du Lac, WI | 104 | 54 |
| #16 | Racine, WI | 100 | 74 |
| #17 | Cedarburg, WI | 99 | 31 |
| #18 | Grafton, WI | 96 | 34 |
| #19 | New Berlin, WI | 95 | 58 |
| #20 | Pewaukee, WI | 81 | 42 |
| #21 | Oconomowoc, WI | 81 | 49 |
| #22 | Stoughton, WI | 72 | 32 |
| #23 | Fitchburg, WI | 71 | 44 |
| #24 | Verona, WI | 70 | 52 |
| #25 | Sussex, WI | 70 | 33 |