Nebraska ranks #40 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 22,707 patents from 5,697 inventors across 325 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 11.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nebraska All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 7,981 | 2,015 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 5,861 | 1,303 |
| #3 | Columbus, NE | 667 | 142 |
| #4 | Kearney, NE | 460 | 110 |
| #5 | Valley, NE | 344 | 82 |
| #6 | Hastings, NE | 344 | 61 |
| #7 | York, NE | 280 | 29 |
| #8 | Beatrice, NE | 263 | 53 |
| #9 | Sidney, NE | 260 | 64 |
| #10 | Papillion, NE | 259 | 86 |
| #11 | Grand Island, NE | 242 | 100 |
| #12 | Gretna, NE | 240 | 58 |
| #13 | Pierce, NE | 229 | 11 |
| #14 | Bellevue, NE | 208 | 93 |
| #15 | Norfolk, NE | 205 | 63 |
| #16 | Blair, NE | 198 | 43 |
| #17 | Fremont, NE | 196 | 75 |
| #18 | Gothenburg, NE | 195 | 8 |
| #19 | Waterloo, NE | 160 | 30 |
| #20 | Bradshaw, NE | 142 | 2 |
| #21 | Bennington, NE | 128 | 24 |
| #22 | Ogallala, NE | 123 | 20 |
| #23 | Waverly, NE | 116 | 21 |
| #24 | Seward, NE | 115 | 25 |
| #25 | Holdrege, NE | 115 | 27 |