Kentucky ranks #32 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 1,846 patents from 1,053 inventors across 140 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kentucky 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisville, KY | 711 | 381 |
| #2 | Lexington, KY | 286 | 180 |
| #3 | Bowling Green, KY | 48 | 22 |
| #4 | Florence, KY | 41 | 26 |
| #5 | Georgetown, KY | 38 | 26 |
| #6 | Prospect, KY | 36 | 22 |
| #7 | Crestwood, KY | 35 | 16 |
| #8 | Covington, KY | 28 | 10 |
| #9 | Burlington, KY | 27 | 10 |
| #10 | Versailles, KY | 27 | 14 |
| #11 | Owensboro, KY | 23 | 16 |
| #12 | Elizabethtown, KY | 23 | 16 |
| #13 | Fort Thomas, KY | 22 | 10 |
| #14 | Nicholasville, KY | 21 | 17 |
| #15 | Independence, KY | 20 | 11 |
| #16 | Goshen, KY | 19 | 3 |
| #17 | Utica, KY | 19 | 2 |
| #18 | Union, KY | 18 | 9 |
| #19 | Newport, KY | 16 | 8 |
| #20 | Walton, KY | 15 | 5 |
| #21 | Bellevue, KY | 13 | 8 |
| #22 | Danville, KY | 12 | 8 |
| #23 | Fisherville, KY | 11 | 6 |
| #24 | Shepherdsville, KY | 11 | 5 |
| #25 | Alexandria, KY | 11 | 5 |