Michigan ranks #6 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 17,515 patents from 9,077 inventors across 498 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Michigan 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ann Arbor, MI | 1,834 | 979 |
| #2 | Troy, MI | 840 | 352 |
| #3 | Canton, MI | 774 | 331 |
| #4 | Novi, MI | 729 | 279 |
| #5 | Northville, MI | 409 | 168 |
| #6 | Midland, MI | 409 | 245 |
| #7 | Rochester Hills, MI | 406 | 208 |
| #8 | Grand Rapids, MI | 400 | 216 |
| #9 | Kalamazoo, MI | 371 | 173 |
| #10 | Farmington Hills, MI | 365 | 212 |
| #11 | Royal Oak, MI | 355 | 182 |
| #12 | Dearborn, MI | 337 | 186 |
| #13 | Three Rivers, MI | 298 | 117 |
| #14 | Livonia, MI | 297 | 142 |
| #15 | Ypsilanti, MI | 248 | 134 |
| #16 | Detroit, MI | 246 | 137 |
| #17 | Sterling Heights, MI | 227 | 122 |
| #18 | Holland, MI | 212 | 118 |
| #19 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 211 | 119 |
| #20 | Plymouth, MI | 208 | 130 |
| #21 | Portage, MI | 200 | 96 |
| #22 | White Lake, MI | 181 | 37 |
| #23 | Birmingham, MI | 181 | 91 |
| #24 | Southfield, MI | 173 | 60 |
| #25 | Bloomfield, MI | 169 | 80 |