Texas ranks #2 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 27,880 patents from 13,174 inventors across 523 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Texas 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austin, TX | 5,259 | 2,359 |
| #2 | Houston, TX | 3,617 | 1,990 |
| #3 | Plano, TX | 1,429 | 529 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 1,392 | 695 |
| #5 | San Antonio, TX | 1,318 | 568 |
| #6 | Round Rock, TX | 749 | 225 |
| #7 | Allen, TX | 666 | 243 |
| #8 | Frisco, TX | 654 | 314 |
| #9 | McKinney, TX | 583 | 187 |
| #10 | Katy, TX | 544 | 248 |
| #11 | Sugar Land, TX | 542 | 289 |
| #12 | Spring, TX | 489 | 248 |
| #13 | Cedar Park, TX | 470 | 198 |
| #14 | Fort Worth, TX | 392 | 226 |
| #15 | Richardson, TX | 342 | 175 |
| #16 | Irving, TX | 307 | 147 |
| #17 | Georgetown, TX | 298 | 81 |
| #18 | Carrollton, TX | 291 | 113 |
| #19 | The Woodlands, TX | 288 | 121 |
| #20 | Cypress, TX | 252 | 129 |
| #21 | Pflugerville, TX | 244 | 79 |
| #22 | College Station, TX | 224 | 144 |
| #23 | Leander, TX | 192 | 95 |
| #24 | Pearland, TX | 166 | 94 |
| #25 | Flower Mound, TX | 164 | 81 |