Tennessee ranks #25 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 3,649 patents from 2,171 inventors across 196 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Tennessee 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Knoxville, TN | 535 | 354 |
| #2 | Nashville, TN | 494 | 326 |
| #3 | Memphis, TN | 405 | 210 |
| #4 | Oak Ridge, TN | 169 | 112 |
| #5 | Germantown, TN | 149 | 52 |
| #6 | Franklin, TN | 120 | 82 |
| #7 | Collierville, TN | 118 | 53 |
| #8 | Brentwood, TN | 98 | 45 |
| #9 | Cordova, TN | 94 | 36 |
| #10 | Elder Mountain, TN | 87 | 56 |
| #11 | Kingsport, TN | 80 | 51 |
| #12 | Murfreesboro, TN | 66 | 46 |
| #13 | Cookeville, TN | 51 | 30 |
| #14 | Hendersonville, TN | 39 | 28 |
| #15 | Crossville, TN | 37 | 10 |
| #16 | Arlington, TN | 36 | 15 |
| #17 | Chattanooga, TN | 36 | 29 |
| #18 | Maryville, TN | 34 | 26 |
| #19 | Oakland, TN | 33 | 6 |
| #20 | Bartlett, TN | 31 | 18 |
| #21 | Nolensville, TN | 27 | 13 |
| #22 | Signal Mountain, TN | 26 | 14 |
| #23 | Lakeland, TN | 26 | 11 |
| #24 | Spring Hill, TN | 26 | 21 |
| #25 | Johnson City, TN | 24 | 16 |