Washington ranks #5 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 483,957 patents from 76,902 inventors across 448 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 62.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Washington All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle, WA | 136,259 | 21,776 |
| #2 | Redmond, WA | 58,132 | 8,547 |
| #3 | Bellevue, WA | 57,491 | 6,950 |
| #4 | Kirkland, WA | 26,366 | 3,517 |
| #5 | Sammamish, WA | 21,572 | 2,558 |
| #6 | Bothell, WA | 13,134 | 2,342 |
| #7 | Woodinville, WA | 12,778 | 1,504 |
| #8 | Issaquah, WA | 12,116 | 1,767 |
| #9 | Vancouver, WA | 11,559 | 1,812 |
| #10 | Mercer Island, WA | 7,955 | 829 |
| #11 | Renton, WA | 6,973 | 1,385 |
| #12 | Richland, WA | 4,758 | 1,052 |
| #13 | Snohomish, WA | 4,621 | 719 |
| #14 | Everett, WA | 4,403 | 1,109 |
| #15 | Spokane, WA | 4,319 | 1,134 |
| #16 | Kent, WA | 4,165 | 929 |
| #17 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 3,960 | 504 |
| #18 | Camas, WA | 3,468 | 330 |
| #19 | Shoreline, WA | 2,899 | 433 |
| #20 | Kenmore, WA | 2,862 | 379 |
| #21 | Edmonds, WA | 2,842 | 598 |
| #22 | Lynnwood, WA | 2,740 | 647 |
| #23 | Tacoma, WA | 2,719 | 723 |
| #24 | Federal Way, WA | 2,544 | 444 |
| #25 | Bellingham, WA | 2,431 | 582 |