National Rankings by Metro Region
Composite ranking using seven individual index rankings

	Time Period: 2013 to 2025	Individual Index Rankings							Total
Rank	Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density	IP Company Density	Gender Diversity	Score
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	3	2	2	4	4	3	28	46
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	10	1	1	43	60
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	22	61
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	13	5	19	56	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	73	32	20	159
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	11	185
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	7	9	64	58	37	201
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	26	29	31	18	215
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	2	70	51	74	218
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	130	220
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	95	226
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	89	232
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	66	234
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	83	28	69	252
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	81	49	262
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	23	25	30	75	57	26	269
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	110	58	272
18	Madison, WI [31540]	44	41	52	40	17	38	40	272
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	87	276
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	84	278
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	115	278
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	164	284
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	38	18	93	61	296
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	13	50	96	93	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	83	21	22	3	309
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	58	25	45	41	317
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	58	41	44	44	321
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	54	140	42	339
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	114	78	340
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	162	343
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	92	119	355
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	111	139	14	356
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	76	90	75	23	14	4	362
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	62	132	367
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	45	46	6	186	35	380
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	38	18	124	381
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	46	57	33	73	383
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	51	29	70	390
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	22	14	21	149	64	105	398
41	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	40	31	133	77	403
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	146	403
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	43	28	30	136	126	412
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	63	106	73	32	419
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	33	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	40	49	35	123	426
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	60	61	55	14	12	154	435
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	98	10	438
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	94	50	440
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	177	101	450
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	38	143	102	46	468
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	27	46	103	198	472
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	91	56	27	75	473
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	50	39	7	239	483
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	90	143	118	484
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	79	487
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	105	19	11	25	516
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	99	8	15	167	524
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	33	114	137	141	534
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	115	116	59	536
60	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	108	131	89	45	40	17	536
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	43	163	41	189	548
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	67	556
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	74	110	54	97	563
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	67	67	25	206	580
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	102	90	96	108	97	55	39	587
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	135	213	594
68	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	70	209	596
69	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	103	99	42	24	176	604
69	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	36	135	182	128	604
71	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	69	120	90	103	605
72	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	80	56	74	115	135	606
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	111	612
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	97	112	37	119	64	642
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	80	71	112	127	653
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	123	136	83	40	20	170	660
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	165	216	47	665
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	80	79	95	95	212	51	666
79	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	166	99	20	126	88	673
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	125	77	103	121	24	674
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	76	69	146	104	114	682
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	94	688
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	72	67	108	195	104	695
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	61	124	83	236	697
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	140	148	9	71	169	699
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	100	83	113	169	76	704
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	38	705
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	82	65	71	178	185	53	711
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	79	78	76	182	170	36	720
90	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	134	72	12	175	230	723
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	159	27	56	72	727
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	117	74	92	173	66	106	737
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	113	44	226	5	738
94	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	82	95	88	66	211	108	739
95	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	64	94	173	161	740
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	134	135	105	128	126	52	60	740
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	197	121	32	63	149	756
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	81	171	131	136	760
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	77	79	153	204	71	760
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	119	115	143	107	26	231	30	771
101	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	138	111	117	122	49	187	773
102	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	89	87	168	181	781
102	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	124	109	131	76	43	148	781
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	138	143	96	79	48	783
105	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	115	136	60	30	179	786
106	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	120	127	88	108	181	77	91	792
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	97	84	98	129	82	202	793
108	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	88	127	92	86	227	112	797
109	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	115	116	69	123	122	799
110	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	46	95	191	23	125	800
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	138	97	36	181	177	801
112	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	92	119	92	59	218	817
113	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	113	98	129	214	819
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	61	100	103	78	112	130	242	826
115	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	115	108	105	147	110	830
116	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	123	221	208	832
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	89	136	134	47	183	834
118	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	122	145	79	46	147	838
119	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	108	106	100	106	85	105	235	845
120	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	126	169	122	59	68	166	846
120	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	86	156	201	86	846
122	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	122	114	154	125	65	222	45	847
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	127	16	197	204	849
124	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	97	103	157	65	195	856
125	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	106	136	181	159	52	48	175	857
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	169	34	232	12	858
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	116	188	161	22	215	80	867
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	143	154	81	50	134	869
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	176	182	68	75	68	872
130	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	107	145	877
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	111	133	107	17	211	879
132	Bellingham, WA [13380]	152	162	115	133	100	34	184	880
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	102	189	213	63	882
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	111	132	228	1	897
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	89	207	2	900
136	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	164	120	61	142	143	902
137	Salinas, CA [41500]	147	151	124	161	152	61	107	903
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	117	180	138	912
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	125	154	217	912
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	175	159	165	164	87	13	918
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	156	141	99	141	120	922
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	124	129	81	109	192	243	924
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	178	156	159	170	162	84	31	940
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	109	113	186	172	113	954
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	184	180	148	116	37	173	967
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	103	140	206	200	985
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	188	177	63	69	163	988
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	139	143	136	124	91	176	185	994
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	126	132	88	156	246	1011
150	Stockton, CA [44700]	180	146	146	155	193	120	83	1023
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	126	130	184	205	1025
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	113	161	155	80	227	1031
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	145	106	142	192	163	131	1038
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	161	196	204	145	176	155	7	1044
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	132	150	128	160	231	1045
156	Fresno, CA [23420]	169	171	147	158	231	157	27	1060
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	196	177	167	128	57	1061
158	Greenville, NC [24780]	190	202	204	192	154	78	54	1074
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	162	157	119	153	174	91	221	1077
160	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	160	202	155	133	240	62	1078
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	135	165	149	129	136	174	193	1081
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	168	129	152	150	99	223	1084
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	184	141	196	147	53	216	1094
163	Reading, PA [39740]	190	159	169	172	161	106	137	1094
165	Florence, SC [22500]	141	194	224	167	148	127	99	1100
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	135	133	172	171	197	1104
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	166	176	174	101	86	228	1108
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	171	172	174	170	127	108	191	1113
169	Waco, TX [47380]	160	208	169	161	198	67	156	1119
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	158	142	187	214	125	98	1121
171	Asheville, NC [11700]	169	130	122	145	139	198	224	1127
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	176	139	159	162	186	1128
172	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	155	182	138	185	220	92	1128
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	164	129	160	203	188	1129
175	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	147	150	121	217	194	1133
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	179	137	26	241	1134
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	187	203	161	8	1142
178	Midland, TX [33260]	158	179	127	198	118	118	252	1150
179	Longview, TX [30980]	179	204	152	185	175	60	207	1162
179	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	214	199	166	88	109	1162
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	169	85	160	1174
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	166	180	217	117	121	1177
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	198	169	174	210	111	139	1184
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	193	194	104	95	234	1191
185	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	214	163	193	204	72	97	249	1192
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	149	184	220	193	82	1194
187	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	195	169	194	209	124	116	1196
188	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	161	167	142	210	155	1200
189	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	155	197	237	129	1220
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	192	201	223	19	1220
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	199	168	89	180	1224
191	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	153	174	205	152	178	1224
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	172	215	150	196	1248
194	Erie, PA [21500]	195	147	182	191	102	205	232	1254
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	137	199	205	131	145	240	1265
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	211	206	159	85	1267
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	208	199	191	65	1273
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	233	219	29	1296
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	188	186	207	149	203	1306
199	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	134	152	1306
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	183	72	251	1306
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	205	235	138	102	1314
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	211	173	168	187	184	229	201	1353
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	232	238	242	230	144	34	1354
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	197	237	238	151	194	100	1357
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	183	219	208	245	1366
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	225	224	228	236	225	9	1375
209	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	244	246	202	16	1385
210	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	196	151	140	1386
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	185	180	190	233	226	1388
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	197	208	225	153	199	1397
213	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	212	215	238	146	157	1403
214	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	243	142	1404
215	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	210	205	202	249	133	1406
216	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	236	228	214	230	200	113	192	1413
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	208	211	245	153	1427
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	221	188	117	1427
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	222	227	195	76	248	1428
220	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	233	210	224	226	109	212	1440
220	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	208	225	213	165	165	1440
222	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	21	1443
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	201	222	211	158	187	250	1443
224	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	212	223	230	213	229	248	90	1445
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	241	234	248	199	52	1455
226	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	196	151	1463
226	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	230	236	218	158	150	1463
228	Redding, CA [39820]	225	234	218	221	208	122	238	1466
229	Macon, GA [31420]	205	227	204	215	212	230	174	1467
230	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	207	209	208	201	222	250	171	1468
231	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	242	248	242	239	6	1469
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	196	194	235	237	1499
233	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	81	1510
234	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	244	236	236	232	236	96	1518
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	213	230	231	204	247	172	1528
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	212	242	241	180	242	168	1529
237	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	240	242	244	223	183	158	1532
238	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	214	230	231	179	224	222	1533
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	144	1547
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	238	244	178	159	1554
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	238	228	190	215	1585
242	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	238	190	1592
243	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	224	241	219	1594
244	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	244	227	166	229	1600
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	238	233	216	234	233	1627
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	246	182	1664
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	236	245	243	239	251	210	1667
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	220	1680
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	209	225	1686

Raw Results
Sorted by descending total patent counts

Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density %	IP Company Density %	% Gender Diversity
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	268144	111178	6022	475	5.7	12.03	12.74
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	175232	69361	8268	547	0.34	0.96	15.49
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	107576	98032	7136	506	2.12	5.39	13.64
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	82280	67437	5509	522	1.38	2.39	14.11
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	67898	37903	3298	411	1.15	3.72	15.31
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	67501	67961	2537	440	1.69	2.31	12.07
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	61545	33959	3247	479	0.47	1.4	10.9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55976	38918	3696	546	0.41	1.25	11.41
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	51048	28483	1743	442	0.65	1.44	8.62
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	44889	25220	3850	496	0.4	1.66	14.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40617	27635	3064	467	0.35	1.48	10.38
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38252	21606	2399	482	0.35	0.88	12.27
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	34470	26915	3696	476	0.42	1.14	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	31849	24050	1928	386	1.02	2.79	9.64
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19614	7478	805	408	0.28	0.52	15.34
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19270	18197	1469	440	0.49	0.79	10.93
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18354	4374	284	228	0.55	1.35	12.69
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17702	6259	372	373	0.7	1.67	14.56
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16882	5745	622	335	0.34	0.5	10.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16435	17416	1784	407	0.35	1.71	11.61
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15325	8287	505	359	0.68	0.53	9.92
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14346	11224	2172	398	0.18	1.05	10.58
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14269	19179	1216	401	0.76	0.65	12
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13592	5765	783	387	0.6	2.64	11.65
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13291	12813	1530	404	0.43	0.81	10.28
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12460	10697	785	380	0.48	0.52	12.76
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11466	7956	1024	407	0.38	1.12	9.63
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11450	9504	720	351	0.45	0.31	10.63
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8154	3668	958	286	0.16	1.41	7.84
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8122	11762	951	377	0.5	0.64	11.36
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8098	12626	679	290	0.87	0.8	11.87
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8015	11221	910	342	0.4	1.15	14
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7958	6000	687	323	0.27	0.53	9.32
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7378	7844	703	369	0.5	0.69	7.49
Durham, NC [20500]	7350	8594	498	274	1.45	0.28	13.29
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6675	2475	526	250	0.5	3.96	9.16
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6177	6696	1005	325	0.53	2.89	8.65
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5917	5287	456	251	0.2	0.77	15.63
Boulder, CO [14500]	5746	8025	811	282	2.44	6.23	11.13
Rochester, NY [40380]	5053	7379	491	287	0.68	0.54	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4722	5857	658	291	0.7	3.02	11.2
Peoria, IL [37900]	4523	3954	88	196	1.08	0.34	6.19
Madison, WI [31540]	4506	6030	388	287	0.88	1.45	12.92
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4473	4170	547	290	0.2	0.7	12.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4409	1094	92	183	0.29	0.23	5.09
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4347	6217	759	296	0.19	0.8	12.25
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4281	6047	671	295	0.22	0.29	9.79
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4238	920	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.85
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4160	4001	518	267	0.57	3.28	5.7
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4137	3197	298	181	0.83	1.93	17.66
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4084	4197	268	228	0.99	0.53	6.9
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4008	8049	433	260	2.18	5.27	11.15
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3882	2200	230	161	0.32	0.15	12.24
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3728	4962	447	268	0.57	2.33	10.12
Worcester, MA [49340]	3661	7211	322	228	0.74	1.33	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3630	7785	620	309	0.36	0.37	11.36
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3450	2808	240	196	0.21	0.31	10.91
Richmond, VA [40060]	3419	3677	274	226	0.27	0.64	11.95
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3358	4113	311	274	0.45	1.66	11.47
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3337	1529	135	186	0.28	0.56	5.28
Akron, OH [10420]	3308	3442	373	287	0.49	1.64	10.2
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3279	1005	41	128	0.66	1.11	9.08
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3035	2001	262	214	0.26	0.81	10.62
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2719	2023	93	162	0.35	0.08	10.43
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2719	6984	502	225	0.29	0.97	13.45
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2634	2689	326	227	0.25	0.88	5.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2520	1843	135	155	0.55	1.84	8.07
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2412	1443	59	155	0.84	0.58	11.14
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2361	3452	278	268	0.38	0.41	11.64
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2301	5157	349	221	0.49	1.71	11.55
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2275	1875	148	181	0.28	0.36	11.37
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2243	2238	253	167	0.46	1.78	11.39
Dayton, OH [19380]	2204	2338	254	215	0.29	0.22	10.58
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2195	2601	265	215	0.42	1.81	7.3
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2179	1640	84	160	0.6	0.3	8.05
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2173	2188	282	208	0.13	0.28	12.16
Toledo, OH [45780]	2117	2029	204	222	0.34	0.34	8.67
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2063	3639	305	236	1	2.69	8.87
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2047	2274	167	190	0.76	2.52	17.05
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1985	4420	412	246	0.16	0.13	12.59
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1960	1746	238	185	0.18	0.18	11.54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1949	5320	579	275	0.11	0.73	10.46
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1901	3496	229	232	0.4	0.64	9.52
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1867	1255	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.31
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1836	4514	260	230	0.48	1	7.14
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1732	2268	162	169	0.34	0.37	7.99
Racine, WI [39540]	1678	1099	86	181	0.56	2.13	8.54
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1677	2188	157	170	0.42	0.15	10.53
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1620	3554	199	155	1.33	2.46	8.59
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1603	2567	122	175	1.09	1.96	13.38
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1589	2197	239	214	0.19	0.69	10.38
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1531	3304	314	222	0.25	0.11	7.2
Dover, DE [20100]	1453	198	493	161	0.11	1.87	9.95
Rochester, MN [40340]	1383	3001	83	93	1.32	0.99	8.55
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1381	2051	213	184	0.41	0.65	9.87
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1248	2149	309	183	0.15	0.55	9.43
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1133	2919	301	195	0.29	1.19	10.79
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1117	2201	232	189	0.12	0.36	13.24
Columbia, SC [17900]	1090	1479	114	179	0.18	0.2	11.15
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1084	1622	199	159	0.23	0.88	7.39
Springfield, MA [44140]	1079	1929	156	140	0.31	1.19	12.95
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1070	868	168	104	0.22	1.3	7.95
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1055	1384	155	137	0.58	0.63	11.85
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1034	2349	195	136	0.31	0.57	6.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1010	1388	91	169	0.51	1.41	14.69
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1010	924	53	81	0.49	1.28	8.29
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1007	1399	148	143	0.35	0.68	5.83
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	998	1244	248	162	0.14	1.02	10.55
Spokane, WA [44060]	997	1060	155	148	0.17	1.03	7.62
Topeka, KS [45820]	972	1207	108	136	0.52	0.09	16.56
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	913	2090	120	117	0.92	0.22	7.35
Lincoln, NE [30700]	911	999	113	140	0.29	0.45	10.49
State College, PA [44300]	903	1370	90	147	0.87	2.72	14.05
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	883	1316	193	152	0.11	0.15	11.85
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	880	1071	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.16
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	849	1397	98	187	0.3	0.62	14.07
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	801	599	60	115	0.17	0.18	7.85
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	787	1283	77	142	0.71	0.07	13.56
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	784	1092	175	140	0.13	0.94	11.02
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	783	878	119	136	0.12	0.35	10.42
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	782	1304	67	123	0.42	0.1	12.64
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	722	1199	159	148	0.21	0.17	7.49
Wichita, KS [48620]	708	1619	140	162	0.25	0.43	6.7
Columbia, MO [17860]	699	803	60	129	0.43	0.5	9.24
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	692	700	38	83	0.23	0.04	11.86
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	690	1757	165	133	0.22	0.72	12.96
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	678	875	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.16
Janesville, WI [27500]	663	446	54	93	0.27	1.47	8.48
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	661	1458	208	127	0.12	0.66	9.2
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	638	955	64	99	0.3	0.51	10.25
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	628	598	118	107	0.29	2.37	7.05
Iowa City, IA [26980]	611	1104	64	69	0.62	0.07	15.48
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	610	943	125	116	0.25	1.24	11.9
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	608	633	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.72
Binghamton, NY [13780]	602	1093	57	127	0.45	1.01	8.59
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	571	1502	154	100	0.27	0.3	9.43
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	531	1533	162	130	0.34	1.13	6.56
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	523	861	86	124	0.34	0.33	7.91
Wilmington, NC [48900]	522	917	84	95	0.31	0.92	12.29
Florence, SC [22500]	515	370	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.75
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	513	1336	113	135	0.41	0.61	10.22
Rockford, IL [40420]	488	1154	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.68
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	444	747	62	95	0.34	0.16	18.72
Savannah, GA [42340]	429	691	55	101	0.17	0.41	7.88
Bend, OR [13460]	410	763	102	94	0.37	1.3	9.15
Salinas, CA [41500]	407	786	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.53
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	407	798	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.51
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	400	1368	109	118	0.23	0.28	7.32
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	396	1094	119	113	0.39	1.38	9.13
Lafayette, LA [29180]	380	853	116	80	0.18	0.89	6.23
Bellingham, WA [13380]	377	689	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.94
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	376	447	42	63	0.15	0.58	12.07
Roanoke, VA [40220]	364	795	74	89	0.25	0.13	7.65
Lubbock, TX [31180]	346	513	63	79	0.16	0.83	15.38
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	345	745	52	103	0.12	0.12	10.98
Tyler, TX [46340]	320	446	80	47	0.19	1.23	6.76
Midland, TX [33260]	300	467	93	46	0.27	0.63	3.78
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	299	814	123	96	0.1	0.41	9.63
Waco, TX [47380]	295	282	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.81
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	292	364	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.43
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	290	723	111	86	0.14	0.81	6.4
Green Bay, WI [24580]	286	598	92	88	0.18	0.76	6.35
Greeley, CO [24540]	278	1487	113	104	0.44	1.69	8.02
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	276	437	61	66	0.08	0.44	7.58
Appleton, WI [11540]	262	1716	71	81	0.7	1.18	11.49
Jackson, MS [27140]	259	406	65	56	0.07	0.16	4.7
Fresno, CA [23420]	256	581	74	82	0.06	0.42	13.65
Asheville, NC [11700]	256	1011	102	94	0.21	0.21	6.34
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	253	545	56	67	0.23	0.65	7.83
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	249	309	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.31
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	244	255	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.84
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	240	979	77	84	0.36	1.28	9.54
Burlington, NC [15500]	236	271	28	45	0.16	0.82	10.52
Kingston, NY [28740]	229	777	48	63	0.42	1	8.63
Gainesville, GA [23580]	228	622	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.23
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	226	724	63	67	0.16	0.87	13.55
Longview, TX [30980]	225	306	69	53	0.14	1.13	7.28
Stockton, CA [44700]	224	809	76	83	0.1	0.62	11.22
Springfield, MO [44180]	218	485	77	83	0.1	0.06	9.76
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	201	1129	55	60	0.42	0.95	11.62
Mobile, AL [33660]	198	348	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.39
Medford, OR [32780]	196	460	62	70	0.21	0.15	8.83
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	193	392	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.29
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	189	277	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.65
Modesto, CA [33700]	185	403	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.25
Amarillo, TX [11100]	179	244	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.16
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	176	367	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.34
Reading, PA [39740]	174	701	57	66	0.16	0.68	9.43
Greenville, NC [24780]	174	309	34	49	0.18	0.93	12.09
Lakeland, FL [29460]	168	524	73	55	0.07	0.22	11.28
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	462	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.39
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	162	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.76
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	160	510	43	48	0.29	0.8	6.05
Erie, PA [21500]	160	803	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.08
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	156	708	78	51	0.08	0.58	10.75
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	155	638	68	65	0.09	0.43	8.03
Anchorage, AK [11260]	145	378	46	51	0.09	0.41	15.85
Jackson, MI [27100]	137	412	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.82
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	283	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.9
Olympia, WA [36500]	123	453	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.7
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	118	306	31	40	0.1	0.02	9.57
Montgomery, AL [33860]	109	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	8.89
Macon, GA [31420]	108	193	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.48
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	379	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.54
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	280	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.52
Flint, MI [22420]	104	922	40	40	0.23	0.46	5.47
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	103	293	41	39	0.07	0.43	7.49
Prescott, AZ [39140]	100	371	50	45	0.15	0.82	8.01
Salem, OR [41420]	97	537	58	51	0.12	0.07	7.49
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.13
Joplin, MO [27900]	83	310	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.18
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	83	681	43	41	0.41	0.77	4.49
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.77
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	259	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.63
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	313	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.28
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	242	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.91
Abilene, TX [10180]	71	122	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.34
El Paso, TX [21340]	67	497	40	31	0.06	0.12	13.63
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.55
Chico, CA [17020]	64	210	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.33
Salisbury, MD [41540]	59	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.84
Redding, CA [39820]	58	160	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.73
Yakima, WA [49420]	57	161	31	29	0.06	0.65	6.96
Billings, MT [13740]	56	145	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.61
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	207	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.79
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	54	212	23	12	0.02	0.18	15.24
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	185	26	26	0.1	0.94	4.49
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	51	265	20	21	0.09	0.03	8.51
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	45	68	14	19	0.02	0.21	12.23
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	42	259	20	21	0.13	0.1	6.4
Merced, CA [32900]	40	166	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.35
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	129	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.06
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	38	192	28	23	0.1	0.65	7.8
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	153	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.96
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	88	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.82
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	33	78	9	16	0.04	0.31	8.75
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	219	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.23
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	31	351	16	16	0.18	0.22	10.71
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	119	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.75
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	151	12	13	0.05	0.01	7.11
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	266	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.58
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	169	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.8
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	105	12	12	0.06	0.38	6.2
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	82	9	9	0.04	0.26	14.37
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	88	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.48
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	43	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.41
Albany, GA [10500]	15	68	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	113	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.29
El Centro, CA [20940]	4	51	4	4	0.03	0.16	6.33

NOTES:
Inventory Density based on Patent Index Inventor Counts in a CBSA divided by 2021 Census Population Data for that CBSA.
IP Company Density based upon Patent Index Assignee Counts in a CBSA divided by the 2020 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) data for enterprises in that CBSA.
Gender Diversity is the percentage of inventors in that CBSA that are female.

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