Nevada ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 49,130 patents from 8,397 inventors across 76 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 15.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nevada All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Las Vegas, NV | 19,216 | 3,439 |
| #2 | Reno, NV | 13,901 | 2,043 |
| #3 | Henderson, NV | 6,504 | 925 |
| #4 | Sparks, NV | 2,029 | 447 |
| #5 | Incline Village, NV | 1,875 | 156 |
| #6 | Carson City, NV | 1,744 | 349 |
| #7 | Minden, NV | 702 | 154 |
| #8 | Gardnerville, NV | 618 | 139 |
| #9 | North Las Vegas, NV | 410 | 124 |
| #10 | Boulder City, NV | 326 | 60 |
| #11 | Elko, NV | 239 | 86 |
| #12 | Zephyr Cove, NV | 174 | 36 |
| #13 | Stateline, NV | 155 | 5 |
| #14 | Mesquite, NV | 138 | 16 |
| #15 | Fernley, NV | 121 | 26 |
| #16 | Summerlin South, NV | 109 | 53 |
| #17 | Fallon, NV | 98 | 47 |
| #18 | Crystal Bay, NV | 92 | 11 |
| #19 | Summerlin, NV | 91 | 34 |
| #20 | Dayton, NV | 81 | 33 |
| #21 | Lovelock, NV | 58 | 23 |
| #22 | Genoa, NV | 53 | 12 |
| #23 | Glenbrook, NV | 47 | 6 |
| #24 | Silver Springs, NV | 33 | 13 |
| #25 | Winnemucca, NV | 32 | 20 |