Mississippi ranks #45 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 473 patents from 321 inventors across 89 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Mississippi 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Olive Branch, MS | 39 | 19 |
| #2 | Madison, MS | 31 | 20 |
| #3 | Hernando, MS | 26 | 20 |
| #4 | Starkville, MS | 24 | 22 |
| #5 | Hattiesburg, MS | 23 | 17 |
| #6 | Oxford, MS | 21 | 19 |
| #7 | Brandon, MS | 21 | 11 |
| #8 | Jackson, MS | 19 | 11 |
| #9 | Ridgeland, MS | 17 | 11 |
| #10 | Ocean Springs, MS | 16 | 5 |
| #11 | Tupelo, MS | 15 | 10 |
| #12 | Leland, MS | 12 | 3 |
| #13 | Vicksburg, MS | 12 | 10 |
| #14 | Southaven, MS | 10 | 7 |
| #15 | Horn Lake, MS | 9 | 1 |
| #16 | The Cotton District, MS | 8 | 2 |
| #17 | Diamondhead, MS | 8 | 8 |
| #18 | Nesbit, MS | 7 | 5 |
| #19 | Philadelphia, MS | 6 | 4 |
| #20 | Forest, MS | 6 | 1 |
| #21 | Järvevana tee, MS | 5 | 4 |
| #22 | Kosciusko, MS | 5 | 2 |
| #23 | Greenwood, MS | 5 | 3 |
| #24 | Meridian, MS | 5 | 2 |
| #25 | Laurel, MS | 5 | 5 |