Oregon ranks #13 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 11,109 patents from 4,306 inventors across 143 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oregon 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portland, OR | 5,489 | 1,847 |
| #2 | Beaverton, OR | 1,669 | 530 |
| #3 | Hillsboro, OR | 1,280 | 515 |
| #4 | Corvallis, OR | 490 | 229 |
| #5 | Eugene, OR | 202 | 120 |
| #6 | Bend, OR | 192 | 103 |
| #7 | Lake Oswego, OR | 186 | 109 |
| #8 | Tigard, OR | 175 | 85 |
| #9 | West Linn, OR | 114 | 52 |
| #10 | Sherwood, OR | 73 | 39 |
| #11 | Oregon City, OR | 68 | 34 |
| #12 | Klamath Falls, OR | 63 | 14 |
| #13 | Tualatin, OR | 60 | 42 |
| #14 | Newberg, OR | 58 | 29 |
| #15 | Wilsonville, OR | 58 | 43 |
| #16 | Salem, OR | 58 | 26 |
| #17 | Ashland, OR | 53 | 21 |
| #18 | North Plains, OR | 53 | 24 |
| #19 | Albany, OR | 48 | 34 |
| #20 | Forest Grove, OR | 43 | 26 |
| #21 | Cornelius, OR | 32 | 8 |
| #22 | Gresham, OR | 28 | 18 |
| #23 | Medford, OR | 26 | 17 |
| #24 | Silverton, OR | 25 | 6 |
| #25 | Happy Valley, OR | 24 | 15 |