West Virginia ranks #50 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 290 patents from 208 inventors across 66 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in West Virginia 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Morgantown, WV | 82 | 56 |
| #2 | Charleston, WV | 23 | 15 |
| #3 | Huntington, WV | 18 | 17 |
| #4 | Martinsburg, WV | 14 | 8 |
| #5 | Fairmont, WV | 11 | 6 |
| #6 | Hurricane, WV | 11 | 6 |
| #7 | Ravenswood, WV | 9 | 5 |
| #8 | Charles Town, WV | 8 | 3 |
| #9 | Cross Lanes, WV | 7 | 3 |
| #10 | South Charleston, WV | 6 | 6 |
| #11 | Vienna, WV | 5 | 4 |
| #12 | Hedgesville, WV | 5 | 4 |
| #13 | Westover, WV | 5 | 2 |
| #14 | Dunmore, WV | 4 | 4 |
| #15 | Harpers Ferry, WV | 4 | 4 |
| #16 | Parkersburg, WV | 4 | 4 |
| #17 | Weirton, WV | 4 | 3 |
| #18 | Kearneysville, WV | 3 | 1 |
| #19 | Jane Lew, WV | 3 | 1 |
| #20 | Wheeling, WV | 3 | 3 |
| #21 | Williamson, WV | 3 | 2 |
| #22 | Newell, WV | 3 | 1 |
| #23 | Buckhannon, WV | 3 | 2 |
| #24 | Walker, WV | 2 | 1 |
| #25 | Independence, WV | 2 | 1 |