Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 33,086 patents from 16,648 inventors across 568 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 Texas 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,453 | 3,047 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,625 | 2,604 |
| #3 | San Antonio, TX | 1,734 | 778 |
| #4 | Plano, TX | 1,654 | 697 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 1,548 | 871 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 820 | 299 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 764 | 301 |
| #8 | Frisco, TX | 639 | 351 |
| #9 | Katy, TX | 614 | 313 |
| #10 | Spring, TX | 567 | 296 |
| #11 | Cedar Park, TX | 562 | 220 |
| #12 | Sugar Land, TX | 517 | 321 |
| #13 | Fort Worth, TX | 507 | 276 |
| #14 | Richardson, TX | 472 | 242 |
| #15 | McKinney, TX | 434 | 225 |
| #16 | Irving, TX | 397 | 180 |
| #17 | Cypress, TX | 344 | 183 |
| #18 | The Woodlands, TX | 319 | 94 |
| #19 | Georgetown, TX | 315 | 72 |
| #20 | Carrollton, TX | 293 | 129 |
| #21 | College Station, TX | 285 | 184 |
| #22 | Flower Mound, TX | 270 | 110 |
| #23 | Leander, TX | 239 | 84 |
| #24 | Pflugerville, TX | 234 | 102 |
| #25 | Pearland, TX | 229 | 130 |