Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 33,084 patents from 16,704 inventors across 569 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 Texas 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 6,310 | 3,030 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 4,494 | 2,587 |
| #3 | San Antonio, TX | 1,808 | 772 |
| #4 | Plano, TX | 1,710 | 736 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 1,549 | 866 |
| #6 | Allen, TX | 763 | 293 |
| #7 | Round Rock, TX | 695 | 283 |
| #8 | Frisco, TX | 680 | 389 |
| #9 | Katy, TX | 621 | 328 |
| #10 | Sugar Land, TX | 574 | 329 |
| #11 | McKinney, TX | 561 | 225 |
| #12 | Spring, TX | 540 | 304 |
| #13 | Cedar Park, TX | 539 | 203 |
| #14 | Richardson, TX | 487 | 250 |
| #15 | Fort Worth, TX | 469 | 286 |
| #16 | Irving, TX | 359 | 222 |
| #17 | Flower Mound, TX | 316 | 115 |
| #18 | Georgetown, TX | 303 | 74 |
| #19 | Carrollton, TX | 298 | 139 |
| #20 | Cypress, TX | 295 | 165 |
| #21 | The Woodlands, TX | 292 | 105 |
| #22 | Leander, TX | 258 | 96 |
| #23 | Pearland, TX | 226 | 139 |
| #24 | College Station, TX | 216 | 141 |
| #25 | Pflugerville, TX | 214 | 101 |