Florida ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 10,364 patents from 5,619 inventors across 366 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 Florida 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami, FL | 690 | 386 |
| #2 | Orlando, FL | 666 | 379 |
| #3 | Tampa, FL | 639 | 331 |
| #4 | Jacksonville, FL | 357 | 186 |
| #5 | Boca Raton, FL | 353 | 180 |
| #6 | Gainesville, FL | 350 | 233 |
| #7 | St. Petersburg, FL | 313 | 158 |
| #8 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 304 | 138 |
| #9 | Winter Garden, FL | 262 | 32 |
| #10 | Naples, FL | 248 | 132 |
| #11 | Sarasota, FL | 190 | 80 |
| #12 | Melbourne, FL | 165 | 102 |
| #13 | West Jupiter, FL | 160 | 98 |
| #14 | Tallahassee, FL | 148 | 82 |
| #15 | Plantation Gardens, FL | 143 | 67 |
| #16 | Weston, FL | 140 | 67 |
| #17 | Monet, FL | 115 | 61 |
| #18 | Miami Beach, FL | 112 | 59 |
| #19 | Ponte Vedra, FL | 101 | 54 |
| #20 | Delray Beach, FL | 90 | 46 |
| #21 | Pine Island Ridge, FL | 84 | 44 |
| #22 | Bradenton, FL | 83 | 49 |
| #23 | Palm Harbor, FL | 79 | 38 |
| #24 | Clearwater, FL | 78 | 55 |
| #25 | Fort Myers, FL | 77 | 42 |