Indiana ranks #21 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 5,118 patents from 2,804 inventors across 283 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Indiana 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indianapolis, IN | 797 | 414 |
| #2 | West Lafayette, IN | 450 | 280 |
| #3 | Carmel, IN | 354 | 164 |
| #4 | Columbus, IN | 345 | 206 |
| #5 | Fort Wayne, IN | 182 | 97 |
| #6 | Batesville, IN | 162 | 70 |
| #7 | Fishers, IN | 142 | 77 |
| #8 | Warsaw, IN | 125 | 75 |
| #9 | Zionsville, IN | 120 | 67 |
| #10 | Westfield, IN | 114 | 47 |
| #11 | Bloomington, IN | 102 | 67 |
| #12 | South Bend, IN | 94 | 62 |
| #13 | Noblesville, IN | 84 | 47 |
| #14 | Lafayette, IN | 83 | 59 |
| #15 | Evansville, IN | 78 | 42 |
| #16 | Kokomo, IN | 76 | 27 |
| #17 | Granger, IN | 74 | 36 |
| #18 | Greenwood, IN | 68 | 40 |
| #19 | Jacksons, IN | 63 | 6 |
| #20 | Elkhart, IN | 63 | 35 |
| #21 | New Albany, IN | 49 | 32 |
| #22 | Winona Lake, IN | 49 | 20 |
| #23 | Avon, IN | 46 | 33 |
| #24 | Madison, IN | 41 | 18 |
| #25 | Newburgh, IN | 40 | 19 |