Mississippi ranks #46 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 408 patents from 266 inventors across 83 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Mississippi 2024
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Olive Branch, MS | 33 | 15 |
| #2 | Starkville, MS | 28 | 18 |
| #3 | Brandon, MS | 25 | 10 |
| #4 | Vicksburg, MS | 23 | 22 |
| #5 | Ocean Springs, MS | 21 | 5 |
| #6 | Madison, MS | 21 | 12 |
| #7 | Hernando, MS | 21 | 13 |
| #8 | Oxford, MS | 18 | 15 |
| #9 | Nesbit, MS | 13 | 7 |
| #10 | Southaven, MS | 13 | 8 |
| #11 | Ridgeland, MS | 12 | 7 |
| #12 | Jackson, MS | 12 | 10 |
| #13 | Hattiesburg, MS | 9 | 8 |
| #14 | Tupelo, MS | 8 | 7 |
| #15 | Horn Lake, MS | 8 | 1 |
| #16 | Waveland, MS | 6 | 2 |
| #17 | Leland, MS | 6 | 2 |
| #18 | Columbus, MS | 6 | 5 |
| #19 | The Cotton District, MS | 5 | 1 |
| #20 | Kosciusko, MS | 5 | 2 |
| #21 | Corinth, MS | 5 | 4 |
| #22 | Gulfport, MS | 5 | 4 |
| #23 | Bottom Acres, MS | 4 | 1 |
| #24 | Clinton, MS | 4 | 4 |
| #25 | Flowood, MS | 4 | 3 |