New Jersey ranks #11 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 12,920 patents from 6,455 inventors across 509 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Jersey 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Princeton, NJ | 753 | 353 |
| #2 | Jersey City, NJ | 561 | 314 |
| #3 | Jalan Pedongkelan, NJ | 495 | 53 |
| #4 | Bound Brook Junction, NJ | 429 | 115 |
| #5 | Plainsboro, NJ | 292 | 155 |
| #6 | Montgomery, NJ | 261 | 56 |
| #7 | Hoboken, NJ | 254 | 100 |
| #8 | Edison, NJ | 239 | 140 |
| #9 | Skillman, NJ | 195 | 48 |
| #10 | Princeton Junction, NJ | 183 | 55 |
| #11 | Somerville, NJ | 179 | 60 |
| #12 | Princeton Colonial Park, NJ | 175 | 31 |
| #13 | Fort Lee, NJ | 172 | 46 |
| #14 | Morristown, NJ | 162 | 111 |
| #15 | Lawrenceville, NJ | 160 | 63 |
| #16 | Pennington, NJ | 137 | 59 |
| #17 | Bound Brook, NJ | 135 | 97 |
| #18 | Raritan, NJ | 131 | 47 |
| #19 | Piscataway, NJ | 129 | 80 |
| #20 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 124 | 67 |
| #21 | Marlboro, NJ | 123 | 48 |
| #22 | Manalapan, NJ | 115 | 54 |
| #23 | Morganville, NJ | 115 | 49 |
| #24 | Westfield, NJ | 112 | 69 |
| #25 | Parsippany, NJ | 109 | 64 |