Washington ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 23,196 patents from 12,572 inventors across 244 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 3.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 7,414 | 4,250 |
| #2 | Redmond, WA | 2,753 | 1,475 |
| #3 | Bellevue, WA | 2,694 | 1,311 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 1,341 | 642 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 1,174 | 551 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 785 | 455 |
| #7 | Issaquah, WA | 549 | 288 |
| #8 | Woodinville, WA | 525 | 243 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 467 | 180 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 394 | 159 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 294 | 177 |
| #12 | Everett, WA | 213 | 126 |
| #13 | Richland, WA | 211 | 147 |
| #14 | Snohomish, WA | 205 | 110 |
| #15 | Kenmore, WA | 197 | 102 |
| #16 | Spokane, WA | 168 | 108 |
| #17 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 164 | 78 |
| #18 | Kent, WA | 146 | 99 |
| #19 | Shoreline, WA | 136 | 65 |
| #20 | Newcastle, WA | 133 | 59 |
| #21 | Lynnwood, WA | 133 | 92 |
| #22 | Pullman, WA | 121 | 87 |
| #23 | Edmonds, WA | 115 | 84 |
| #24 | Snoqualmie, WA | 105 | 55 |
| #25 | Olympia, WA | 100 | 51 |