Indiana ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 5,790 patents from 3,533 inventors across 291 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 818 | 474 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 640 | 401 |
| #3 | Columbus, IN | 447 | 268 |
| #4 | Carmel, IN | 412 | 208 |
| #5 | Fort Wayne, IN | 212 | 128 |
| #6 | Batesville, IN | 194 | 79 |
| #7 | Zionsville, IN | 171 | 100 |
| #8 | Warsaw, IN | 161 | 101 |
| #9 | Bloomington, IN | 146 | 103 |
| #10 | Lafayette, IN | 142 | 95 |
| #11 | Fishers, IN | 137 | 79 |
| #12 | Evansville, IN | 128 | 76 |
| #13 | Greenwood, IN | 88 | 59 |
| #14 | Noblesville, IN | 84 | 59 |
| #15 | Westfield, IN | 80 | 53 |
| #16 | Granger, IN | 69 | 38 |
| #17 | South Bend, IN | 67 | 51 |
| #18 | Elkhart, IN | 61 | 43 |
| #19 | Kokomo, IN | 59 | 41 |
| #20 | Mishawaka, IN | 59 | 32 |
| #21 | Winona Lake, IN | 50 | 23 |
| #22 | New Albany, IN | 46 | 26 |
| #23 | Newburgh, IN | 38 | 26 |
| #24 | Muncie, IN | 37 | 15 |
| #25 | Avon, IN | 37 | 26 |