New York ranks #4 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 19,065 patents from 9,062 inventors across 706 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New York 2025
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 4,630 | 2,453 |
| #2 | Brooklyn, NY | 1,661 | 886 |
| #3 | Niskayuna, NY | 513 | 161 |
| #4 | Albany, NY | 504 | 157 |
| #5 | Rochester, NY | 385 | 209 |
| #6 | Clifton Park, NY | 363 | 92 |
| #7 | Riverside, NY | 292 | 105 |
| #8 | White Plains, NY | 289 | 141 |
| #9 | Queens, NY | 260 | 131 |
| #10 | Ithaca, NY | 260 | 151 |
| #11 | Manhattan, NY | 252 | 112 |
| #12 | Corning, NY | 242 | 111 |
| #13 | Schenectady, NY | 221 | 75 |
| #14 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 212 | 92 |
| #15 | Yorktown Heights, NY | 183 | 87 |
| #16 | Pittsford, NY | 166 | 64 |
| #17 | Melville, NY | 157 | 18 |
| #18 | Tarrytown, NY | 155 | 99 |
| #19 | Scarsdale, NY | 148 | 59 |
| #20 | Chappaqua, NY | 136 | 54 |
| #21 | Syracuse, NY | 128 | 64 |
| #22 | Horseheads, NY | 119 | 60 |
| #23 | Webster, NY | 114 | 69 |
| #24 | Troy, NY | 111 | 58 |
| #25 | Boiceville, NY | 110 | 59 |