Indiana ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 5,972 patents from 3,468 inventors across 304 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 841 | 472 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 665 | 397 |
| #3 | Columbus, IN | 393 | 238 |
| #4 | Carmel, IN | 393 | 198 |
| #5 | Fort Wayne, IN | 196 | 124 |
| #6 | Warsaw, IN | 170 | 96 |
| #7 | Batesville, IN | 166 | 65 |
| #8 | Evansville, IN | 156 | 71 |
| #9 | Lafayette, IN | 149 | 99 |
| #10 | Fishers, IN | 140 | 82 |
| #11 | Zionsville, IN | 137 | 90 |
| #12 | Bloomington, IN | 134 | 92 |
| #13 | Westfield, IN | 115 | 58 |
| #14 | Greenwood, IN | 93 | 54 |
| #15 | South Bend, IN | 91 | 67 |
| #16 | Noblesville, IN | 88 | 53 |
| #17 | Granger, IN | 81 | 51 |
| #18 | Kokomo, IN | 77 | 43 |
| #19 | New Albany, IN | 60 | 31 |
| #20 | Valparaiso, IN | 56 | 27 |
| #21 | Jacksons, IN | 55 | 3 |
| #22 | Mishawaka, IN | 53 | 27 |
| #23 | Elkhart, IN | 53 | 40 |
| #24 | Winona Lake, IN | 48 | 23 |
| #25 | Madison, IN | 42 | 20 |