Maryland ranks #21 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 6,071 patents from 3,699 inventors across 250 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maryland 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baltimore, MD | 960 | 599 |
| #2 | Rockville, MD | 417 | 232 |
| #3 | Bethesda, MD | 328 | 230 |
| #4 | Silver Spring, MD | 260 | 160 |
| #5 | Germantown, MD | 260 | 147 |
| #6 | Gaithersburg, MD | 257 | 192 |
| #7 | Potomac, MD | 221 | 119 |
| #8 | Ellicott City, MD | 212 | 130 |
| #9 | Frederick, MD | 185 | 89 |
| #10 | Columbia, MD | 184 | 123 |
| #11 | College Park, MD | 148 | 65 |
| #12 | Chevy Chase Section Five, MD | 116 | 18 |
| #13 | Timonium, MD | 84 | 56 |
| #14 | Towson, MD | 81 | 51 |
| #15 | North Potomac, MD | 68 | 40 |
| #16 | Cockeysville, MD | 66 | 37 |
| #17 | Laurel, MD | 61 | 41 |
| #18 | Annapolis, MD | 60 | 48 |
| #19 | Greenbelt, MD | 58 | 40 |
| #20 | Hyattsville, MD | 57 | 31 |
| #21 | Clarksburg, MD | 57 | 30 |
| #22 | Severna Park, MD | 54 | 27 |
| #23 | Bel Air, MD | 51 | 34 |
| #24 | North Bethesda, MD | 51 | 16 |
| #25 | Clarksville, MD | 50 | 33 |