Vermont ranks #37 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 1,132 patents from 432 inventors across 103 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 Vermont 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Burlington, VT | 313 | 90 |
| #2 | Burlington, VT | 134 | 40 |
| #3 | Williston, VT | 81 | 27 |
| #4 | Jericho, VT | 77 | 18 |
| #5 | Butlers Corners, VT | 73 | 16 |
| #6 | Colchester, VT | 36 | 19 |
| #7 | Fays Corner, VT | 31 | 4 |
| #8 | Underhill, VT | 22 | 9 |
| #9 | Waterbury Center, VT | 20 | 1 |
| #10 | Grand Isle, VT | 17 | 4 |
| #11 | Shelburne, VT | 17 | 11 |
| #12 | Greit, VT | 13 | 1 |
| #13 | Jeffersonville, VT | 13 | 4 |
| #14 | Goodrich Four Corners, VT | 12 | 8 |
| #15 | Vergennes, VT | 11 | 5 |
| #16 | White River Junction, VT | 10 | 6 |
| #17 | Winooski, VT | 9 | 7 |
| #18 | Hartford, VT | 8 | 5 |
| #19 | Saint Albans, VT | 8 | 7 |
| #20 | Barnard, VT | 8 | 1 |
| #21 | Waterbury, VT | 8 | 7 |
| #22 | Isle la Motte, VT | 7 | 2 |
| #23 | Mechanicsville, VT | 7 | 3 |
| #24 | Rutland, VT | 7 | 4 |
| #25 | Brattleboro, VT | 7 | 5 |