New York ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 23,808 patents from 11,993 inventors across 812 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New York 2023
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 5,462 | 3,017 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 2,085 | 1,100 |
| #3 | Niskayuna, NY | 624 | 247 |
| #4 | Rochester, NY | 549 | 301 |
| #5 | White Plains, NY | 440 | 183 |
| #6 | Corning, NY | 429 | 198 |
| #7 | Clifton Park, NY | 406 | 141 |
| #8 | Albany, NY | 386 | 154 |
| #9 | Ithaca, NY | 368 | 226 |
| #10 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 367 | 146 |
| #11 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 298 | 146 |
| #12 | Riverside, NY | 297 | 79 |
| #13 | Schenectady, NY | 271 | 103 |
| #14 | Webster, NY | 262 | 105 |
| #15 | Ossining, NY | 208 | 84 |
| #16 | Horseheads, NY | 206 | 77 |
| #17 | Pittsford, NY | 205 | 74 |
| #18 | Chappaqua, NY | 197 | 70 |
| #19 | Ballston Lake, NY | 196 | 45 |
| #20 | Great Neck, NY | 183 | 111 |
| #21 | Tarrytown, NY | 166 | 71 |
| #22 | Syracuse, NY | 164 | 78 |
| #23 | Scarsdale, NY | 158 | 68 |
| #24 | Troy, NY | 153 | 72 |
| #25 | Fairport, NY | 141 | 70 |