Michigan ranks #6 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 18,243 patents from 9,501 inventors across 508 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Michigan 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ann Arbor, MI | 2,028 | 987 |
| #2 | Canton, MI | 874 | 353 |
| #3 | Troy, MI | 734 | 367 |
| #4 | Novi, MI | 647 | 280 |
| #5 | Dearborn, MI | 429 | 223 |
| #6 | Farmington Hills, MI | 427 | 224 |
| #7 | Northville, MI | 422 | 175 |
| #8 | Grand Rapids, MI | 421 | 210 |
| #9 | Rochester Hills, MI | 407 | 213 |
| #10 | Kalamazoo, MI | 390 | 169 |
| #11 | Midland, MI | 373 | 249 |
| #12 | Royal Oak, MI | 330 | 192 |
| #13 | Livonia, MI | 317 | 159 |
| #14 | Plymouth, MI | 286 | 165 |
| #15 | Ypsilanti, MI | 259 | 137 |
| #16 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 255 | 128 |
| #17 | Three Rivers, MI | 254 | 121 |
| #18 | Holland, MI | 250 | 125 |
| #19 | Sterling Heights, MI | 245 | 129 |
| #20 | Detroit, MI | 241 | 113 |
| #21 | Portage, MI | 220 | 93 |
| #22 | Southfield, MI | 191 | 77 |
| #23 | Shelby Charter Township, MI | 187 | 87 |
| #24 | Stevensville, MI | 187 | 73 |
| #25 | Bloomfield, MI | 170 | 66 |