West Virginia ranks #45 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 12,951 patents from 3,425 inventors across 318 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 7.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in West Virginia All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Morgantown, WV | 2,049 | 509 |
| #2 | Charleston, WV | 1,664 | 354 |
| #3 | South Charleston, WV | 711 | 96 |
| #4 | Huntington, WV | 626 | 219 |
| #5 | Vienna, WV | 569 | 85 |
| #6 | Parkersburg, WV | 496 | 156 |
| #7 | New Martinsville, WV | 424 | 42 |
| #8 | Hurricane, WV | 401 | 50 |
| #9 | Wheeling, WV | 338 | 103 |
| #10 | Martinsburg, WV | 280 | 75 |
| #11 | St. Albans, WV | 248 | 66 |
| #12 | Charles Town, WV | 228 | 33 |
| #13 | Moundsville, WV | 218 | 28 |
| #14 | Weirton, WV | 209 | 55 |
| #15 | Fairmont, WV | 197 | 69 |
| #16 | Cross Lanes, WV | 195 | 33 |
| #17 | Harpers Ferry, WV | 181 | 53 |
| #18 | Washington, WV | 171 | 32 |
| #19 | Scott Depot, WV | 155 | 28 |
| #20 | Williamson, WV | 154 | 28 |
| #21 | Beckley, WV | 133 | 61 |
| #22 | Bruceton Mills, WV | 120 | 18 |
| #23 | Ravenswood, WV | 119 | 35 |
| #24 | Clarksburg, WV | 118 | 67 |
| #25 | Dunbar, WV | 112 | 27 |