Kentucky ranks #32 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 1,528 patents from 815 inventors across 119 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kentucky 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisville, KY | 654 | 317 |
| #2 | Lexington, KY | 203 | 122 |
| #3 | Bowling Green, KY | 51 | 19 |
| #4 | Prospect, KY | 40 | 19 |
| #5 | Crestwood, KY | 39 | 12 |
| #6 | Newport, KY | 27 | 8 |
| #7 | Florence, KY | 26 | 15 |
| #8 | Elizabethtown, KY | 26 | 18 |
| #9 | Versailles, KY | 26 | 5 |
| #10 | Covington, KY | 25 | 16 |
| #11 | Park Lake, KY | 20 | 7 |
| #12 | Goshen, KY | 19 | 6 |
| #13 | Georgetown, KY | 17 | 10 |
| #14 | Union, KY | 17 | 11 |
| #15 | Fort Thomas, KY | 16 | 8 |
| #16 | Nicholasville, KY | 14 | 12 |
| #17 | Shelbyville, KY | 14 | 7 |
| #18 | Owensboro, KY | 14 | 13 |
| #19 | Lawrenceburg, KY | 12 | 5 |
| #20 | Winchester, KY | 10 | 6 |
| #21 | Fisherville, KY | 9 | 4 |
| #22 | Burlington, KY | 9 | 6 |
| #23 | Independence, KY | 9 | 7 |
| #24 | Park Hills, KY | 8 | 3 |
| #25 | Paducah, KY | 8 | 6 |