Michigan ranks #6 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 460,931 patents from 86,293 inventors across 865 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 45.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Michigan All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ann Arbor, MI | 41,585 | 6,071 |
| #2 | Midland, MI | 18,384 | 2,814 |
| #3 | Troy, MI | 17,549 | 2,712 |
| #4 | Canton, MI | 16,588 | 2,230 |
| #5 | Novi, MI | 11,910 | 1,560 |
| #6 | Farmington Hills, MI | 10,187 | 2,032 |
| #7 | Rochester Hills, MI | 9,509 | 1,754 |
| #8 | Grand Rapids, MI | 9,401 | 1,824 |
| #9 | Dearborn, MI | 9,312 | 1,494 |
| #10 | Northville, MI | 9,043 | 1,240 |
| #11 | Holland, MI | 8,485 | 1,299 |
| #12 | Beverly Hills, MI | 7,768 | 1,381 |
| #13 | Livonia, MI | 7,702 | 1,586 |
| #14 | Kalamazoo, MI | 7,566 | 1,283 |
| #15 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 7,127 | 1,072 |
| #16 | Sterling Heights, MI | 6,640 | 1,485 |
| #17 | Royal Oak, MI | 6,542 | 1,428 |
| #18 | Ypsilanti, MI | 6,386 | 1,007 |
| #19 | Plymouth, MI | 5,791 | 1,052 |
| #20 | Birmingham, MI | 5,269 | 851 |
| #21 | Rochester, MI | 5,084 | 860 |
| #22 | Detroit, MI | 4,974 | 1,512 |
| #23 | Southfield, MI | 4,637 | 906 |
| #24 | Three Rivers, MI | 4,042 | 578 |
| #25 | Portage, MI | 3,874 | 619 |