Pennsylvania ranks #8 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 14,289 patents from 7,701 inventors across 719 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 Pennsylvania 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2,118 | 1,235 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,231 | 680 |
| #3 | Fairless Hills, PA | 494 | 3 |
| #4 | State College, PA | 265 | 131 |
| #5 | West Chester, PA | 256 | 163 |
| #6 | Bethlehem, PA | 238 | 120 |
| #7 | Allentown, PA | 203 | 104 |
| #8 | Yardley, PA | 192 | 71 |
| #9 | Wexford, PA | 185 | 71 |
| #10 | Newtown, PA | 160 | 59 |
| #11 | Downingtown, PA | 159 | 74 |
| #12 | Malvern, PA | 158 | 83 |
| #13 | Lansdale, PA | 147 | 86 |
| #14 | Collegeville, PA | 144 | 91 |
| #15 | Phoenixville, PA | 138 | 69 |
| #16 | Wayne, PA | 136 | 73 |
| #17 | York, PA | 134 | 86 |
| #18 | King of Prussia, PA | 132 | 65 |
| #19 | Lancaster, PA | 132 | 85 |
| #20 | Doylestown, PA | 126 | 82 |
| #21 | Erie, PA | 110 | 69 |
| #22 | Gibsonia, PA | 108 | 53 |
| #23 | Conshohocken, PA | 107 | 40 |
| #24 | Allison Park, PA | 104 | 39 |
| #25 | Easton, PA | 99 | 45 |