Nevada ranks #29 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 2,502 patents from 1,043 inventors across 31 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 Nevada 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 1,193 | 465 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 708 | 309 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 269 | 122 |
| #4 | Sparks, NV | 106 | 43 |
| #5 | Incline Village, NV | 57 | 17 |
| #6 | Carson City, NV | 50 | 22 |
| #7 | North Las Vegas, NV | 24 | 13 |
| #8 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 13 | 4 |
| #9 | Minden, NV | 12 | 5 |
| #10 | Stateline, NV | 12 | 4 |
| #11 | Dayton, NV | 11 | 4 |
| #12 | Gardnerville, NV | 10 | 6 |
| #13 | Mesquite, NV | 6 | 4 |
| #14 | Elko, NV | 4 | 4 |
| #15 | Sheepshead, NV | 3 | 3 |
| #16 | Summerlin, NV | 3 | 1 |
| #17 | Genoa, NV | 3 | 2 |
| #18 | Summerlin South, NV | 3 | 1 |
| #19 | Lamoille, NV | 2 | 2 |
| #20 | Orovada, NV | 2 | 1 |
| #21 | Pleasant Valley, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #22 | Potosi, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Wellington, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Laughlin, NV | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Hawthorne, NV | 1 | 1 |