New York ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 23,300 patents from 12,119 inventors across 806 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New York 2024
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 5,559 | 3,241 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 2,093 | 1,106 |
| #3 | Rochester, NY | 607 | 363 |
| #4 | Niskayuna, NY | 507 | 186 |
| #5 | Corning, NY | 421 | 200 |
| #6 | Clifton Park, NY | 418 | 128 |
| #7 | Ithaca, NY | 394 | 217 |
| #8 | White Plains, NY | 389 | 172 |
| #9 | Albany, NY | 380 | 150 |
| #10 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 306 | 135 |
| #11 | Riverside, NY | 303 | 96 |
| #12 | Schenectady, NY | 250 | 104 |
| #13 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 237 | 111 |
| #14 | Pittsford, NY | 228 | 88 |
| #15 | Webster, NY | 222 | 106 |
| #16 | Queens, NY | 196 | 101 |
| #17 | Horseheads, NY | 192 | 79 |
| #18 | Manhattan, NY | 189 | 70 |
| #19 | Great Neck, NY | 186 | 98 |
| #20 | Chappaqua, NY | 185 | 64 |
| #21 | Syracuse, NY | 175 | 85 |
| #22 | Troy, NY | 160 | 85 |
| #23 | Melville, NY | 157 | 20 |
| #24 | Ossining, NY | 156 | 62 |
| #25 | Scarsdale, NY | 152 | 66 |