Pennsylvania ranks #8 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 13,937 patents from 7,623 inventors across 725 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Pennsylvania 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,927 | 1,169 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,184 | 651 |
| #3 | Fairless Hills, PA | 590 | 3 |
| #4 | Allentown, PA | 258 | 98 |
| #5 | State College, PA | 255 | 135 |
| #6 | Bethlehem, PA | 244 | 126 |
| #7 | West Chester, PA | 240 | 156 |
| #8 | Yardley, PA | 211 | 78 |
| #9 | Wexford, PA | 173 | 71 |
| #10 | Downingtown, PA | 168 | 85 |
| #11 | Lancaster, PA | 152 | 98 |
| #12 | Erie, PA | 147 | 72 |
| #13 | Newtown, PA | 146 | 61 |
| #14 | York, PA | 144 | 89 |
| #15 | Lansdale, PA | 141 | 80 |
| #16 | Easton, PA | 141 | 51 |
| #17 | Phoenixville, PA | 139 | 62 |
| #18 | Malvern, PA | 138 | 78 |
| #19 | Doylestown, PA | 127 | 91 |
| #20 | Wayne, PA | 123 | 80 |
| #21 | Emmaus, PA | 117 | 30 |
| #22 | Collegeville, PA | 106 | 68 |
| #23 | Allison Park, PA | 101 | 42 |
| #24 | Forest Park, PA | 98 | 22 |
| #25 | Gibsonia, PA | 93 | 49 |