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	30	48
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	9	1	1	43	59
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	23	62
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	53	112
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	74	33	21	162
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	13	187
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	9	66	58	37	204
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	53	26	28	31	20	215
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	70	51	75	218
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	132	222
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	41	97	227
12	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	28	26	43	2	2	86	227
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	22	35	13	68	235
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	82	28	67	249
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	81	49	262
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	25	267
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	23	110	56	269
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	41	52	41	17	38	39	271
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	29	50	51	3	4	87	277
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	83	36	115	279
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	27	8	89	282
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	163	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	39	18	93	60	296
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	14	51	95	92	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	82	21	22	3	308
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	56	58	25	45	41	316
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	60	41	44	44	323
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	113	78	339
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	54	140	42	339
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	159	340
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	92	118	354
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	34	27	16	111	139	14	357
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	89	75	24	14	4	363
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	61	131	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	45	46	6	186	35	379
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	37	18	124	380
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	47	58	34	73	386
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	52	29	70	391
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	106	400
41	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	46	40	31	134	76	401
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	52	46	5	147	401
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	43	28	30	136	125	411
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	62	107	73	32	419
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	106	87	11	21	34	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	61	64	54	43	49	35	121	427
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	61	55	14	12	155	434
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	53	143	99	10	439
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	36	145	94	50	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	177	101	451
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	37	144	105	45	470
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	48	102	198	474
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	91	56	27	79	476
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	49	39	7	239	482
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	90	143	120	486
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	168	80	489
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	111	130	105	19	11	24	514
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	101	9	15	166	526
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	33	114	138	142	536
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	63	115	117	58	537
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	109	130	90	45	40	18	540
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	42	163	42	191	551
63	Tulsa, OK [46140]	99	68	62	72	110	55	93	559
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	50	78	163	69	559
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	68	65	25	206	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	107	98	56	38	586
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	69	208	594
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	135	214	595
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	73	112	133	599
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	35	134	182	128	602
71	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	99	42	24	176	605
71	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	90	102	605
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	112	613
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	97	109	38	118	61	635
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	81	81	71	114	127	655
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	53	164	215	46	661
77	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	163	100	20	125	81	663
78	Racine, WI [39540]	89	127	136	83	40	20	173	668
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	82	80	95	95	212	55	673
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	125	76	103	123	26	677
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	69	147	106	114	684
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	96	690
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	73	67	108	194	103	694
84	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	139	148	8	71	169	698
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	61	125	84	235	699
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	100	85	112	169	74	703
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	118	138	101	40	708
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	185	52	711
89	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	150	159	26	54	72	723
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	57	134	74	12	174	228	723
91	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	98	81	78	76	184	171	36	724
92	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	88	79	95	88	63	210	108	731
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	111	44	226	6	735
94	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	106	128	124	52	59	737
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	117	73	92	173	65	111	741
95	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	64	94	173	162	741
97	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	76	79	151	203	66	751
98	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	196	119	32	63	148	752
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	83	172	132	137	765
100	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	137	108	117	122	49	188	770
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	92	88	87	167	179	776
102	Wilmington, NC [48900]	139	138	138	145	96	79	48	783
102	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	116	142	115	29	231	28	783
104	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	107	180	75	91	784
105	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	126	110	131	76	43	150	785
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	117	137	60	30	181	791
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	85	98	129	83	201	795
108	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	115	116	69	122	123	799
109	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	88	128	92	86	227	113	800
110	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	139	96	36	181	178	802
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	227	47	96	191	23	126	804
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	85	111	97	126	213	811
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	91	60	217	817
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	61	100	103	78	113	130	241	826
115	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	89	136	136	48	180	834
116	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	123	221	210	835
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	112	132	118	109	105	149	110	835
118	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	169	122	57	67	164	837
118	Bend, OR [13460]	147	153	122	145	79	46	145	837
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	106	106	100	106	85	104	234	841
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	86	156	201	85	846
122	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	113	85	108	127	16	196	202	847
123	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	121	114	153	124	67	222	47	848
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	136	180	157	50	47	174	851
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	97	103	157	66	196	857
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	122	157	169	34	232	11	860
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	115	188	163	22	216	77	866
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	144	153	81	50	136	871
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	178	181	68	76	71	877
130	Bellingham, WA [13380]	152	162	114	133	102	32	184	879
130	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	108	146	879
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	112	135	106	17	211	881
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	101	189	213	63	881
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	155	111	131	228	1	895
135	Columbia, MO [17860]	126	146	163	119	61	142	139	896
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	151	123	159	153	59	107	898
137	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	207	2	899
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	154	218	914
139	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	118	180	140	915
140	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	140	99	141	117	921
140	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	125	127	80	109	191	243	921
142	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	159	165	166	88	12	922
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	177	156	157	170	162	82	33	937
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	120	140	111	111	186	175	109	952
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	185	180	147	116	37	175	969
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	104	140	206	200	986
147	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	140	143	137	125	92	176	189	1002
148	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	191	179	64	72	168	1003
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	126	132	89	155	246	1011
150	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	110	119	126	130	184	205	1024
151	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	146	146	157	194	121	88	1031
151	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	112	163	154	80	227	1031
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	105	142	192	161	130	1033
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	159	196	204	144	176	152	7	1038
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	130	150	128	159	231	1042
156	Fresno, CA [23420]	168	171	146	153	232	157	27	1054
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	184	196	176	167	128	51	1055
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	125	160	200	153	132	240	57	1067
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	148	128	135	172	194	1076
160	Green Bay, WI [24580]	162	169	128	151	150	98	222	1080
161	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	157	121	153	174	96	219	1083
162	Reading, PA [39740]	189	159	169	170	161	103	138	1089
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	183	141	196	146	53	215	1091
164	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	205	206	193	155	78	65	1093
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	149	134	133	171	170	193	1098
166	Florence, SC [22500]	141	193	225	168	148	129	95	1099
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	174	173	100	85	226	1100
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	170	172	174	170	127	111	190	1114
169	Waco, TX [47380]	161	208	173	159	197	68	156	1122
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	158	143	187	216	127	98	1126
171	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	184	138	185	220	90	1127
172	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	163	128	160	202	192	1130
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	178	139	159	162	186	1130
172	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	174	176	137	26	242	1130
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	130	124	148	139	199	224	1135
176	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	150	151	121	218	195	1139
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	191	189	204	160	8	1143
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	214	198	165	87	104	1154
179	Midland, TX [33260]	159	179	130	200	117	120	251	1156
180	Longview, TX [30980]	179	203	152	185	175	62	207	1163
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	188	163	179	217	115	116	1165
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	168	86	160	1174
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	169	173	210	107	144	1183
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	196	104	91	229	1184
185	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	214	163	195	204	72	97	247	1192
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	149	183	221	193	83	1195
187	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	161	167	142	211	152	1198
188	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	190	194	169	193	209	124	122	1201
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	191	200	223	17	1216
190	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	195	186	198	169	89	177	1224
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	144	159	198	239	129	1228
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	153	176	205	156	183	1235
193	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	189	101	205	232	1252
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	175	215	153	199	1257
195	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	199	209	206	158	82	1259
196	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	209	199	190	62	1270
197	Flint, MI [22420]	209	139	200	206	133	150	240	1277
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	200	221	231	219	31	1300
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	187	186	207	147	203	1303
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	172	216	193	218	183	70	252	1304
201	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	216	177	133	153	1305
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	204	235	137	105	1315
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	217	244	1339
204	Salem, OR [41420]	212	173	168	191	182	229	197	1352
204	Merced, CA [32900]	234	233	237	242	233	144	29	1352
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	241	198	237	240	152	198	94	1360
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	169	188	155	184	219	209	245	1369
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	225	223	227	236	225	9	1372
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	223	226	225	195	148	141	1380
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	244	246	204	16	1387
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	173	202	188	181	190	234	223	1391
212	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	210	214	237	145	157	1396
212	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	242	135	1396
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	208	206	196	206	225	151	204	1396
215	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	214	230	201	109	185	1402
216	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	210	206	202	249	134	1407
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	226	216	222	188	119	1430
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	223	227	196	77	248	1431
219	Montgomery, AL [33860]	207	199	207	212	211	246	154	1436
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	223	230	212	229	248	84	1437
221	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	209	226	213	166	161	1439
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	216	201	221	209	158	187	250	1442
223	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	232	210	224	226	116	212	1446
224	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	249	251	243	192	19	1450
225	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	204	214	212	230	170	1460
226	Redding, CA [39820]	224	234	218	220	208	119	238	1461
227	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	208	207	200	220	250	172	1462
228	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	221	221	240	197	149	1465
229	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	235	249	195	64	1466
230	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	245	242	248	242	238	5	1467
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	236	235	237	218	165	165	1493
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	195	193	235	237	1497
233	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	242	240	181	241	158	1519
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	244	236	235	230	236	100	1519
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	249	249	238	200	99	1528
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	234	231	203	247	171	1528
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	230	231	179	224	225	1537
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	242	244	223	183	167	1540
239	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	237	244	178	151	1545
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	143	1546
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	237	228	189	216	1583
242	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	237	187	1588
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	244	227	164	236	1605
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	224	243	230	1607
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	214	233	233	1621
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	245	182	1663
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	245	243	239	251	209	1665
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	249	247	248	214	220	1677
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	208	221	1681

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]	263552	109600	5955	474	5.61	11.9	12.68
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	173295	68390	8163	546	0.33	0.95	15.46
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	105672	96565	7058	505	2.09	5.34	13.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	81044	66474	5448	521	1.36	2.36	14.05
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	66431	37403	3261	409	1.14	3.68	15.24
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	66419	67081	2501	440	1.67	2.27	12.01
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	60659	33478	3212	478	0.46	1.38	10.84
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55314	38455	3656	546	0.4	1.23	11.38
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	50330	28077	1723	441	0.64	1.43	8.59
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	44112	24881	3806	496	0.4	1.65	14.35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	39917	27193	3028	464	0.35	1.46	10.29
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	37713	21218	2359	479	0.35	0.87	12.24
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	33702	26519	3651	474	0.42	1.13	13.18
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	30888	23700	1895	384	1.01	2.75	9.61
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19059	7306	795	407	0.27	0.52	15.32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	18920	17901	1454	439	0.48	0.78	10.89
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18010	4310	281	226	0.54	1.33	12.65
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17653	6192	369	371	0.69	1.66	14.56
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16591	5657	612	331	0.34	0.49	10.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16100	17188	1765	405	0.35	1.69	11.58
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15135	8200	501	357	0.68	0.52	9.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14085	11050	2138	395	0.18	1.03	10.51
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14059	18861	1203	398	0.75	0.64	11.98
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13421	5673	774	386	0.59	2.61	11.58
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13035	12591	1510	403	0.42	0.8	10.24
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12298	10557	774	378	0.47	0.51	12.72
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11320	7875	1014	405	0.38	1.11	9.61
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11262	9378	712	348	0.44	0.31	10.64
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8014	3601	941	283	0.16	1.38	7.77
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7981	11575	940	375	0.49	0.63	11.31
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7954	12485	671	289	0.86	0.8	11.83
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7868	11083	899	341	0.39	1.14	13.99
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7821	5924	679	318	0.27	0.52	9.32
Durham, NC [20500]	7226	8482	489	273	1.43	0.28	13.27
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7193	7699	695	366	0.49	0.68	7.45
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6635	2451	521	249	0.49	3.92	9.14
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6054	6616	992	325	0.52	2.85	8.65
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5808	5233	445	245	0.2	0.75	15.62
Boulder, CO [14500]	5655	7901	800	281	2.4	6.15	11.11
Rochester, NY [40380]	4992	7323	485	287	0.67	0.53	11.37
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4633	5791	654	290	0.69	3.01	11.06
Madison, WI [31540]	4437	5937	382	285	0.87	1.43	12.87
Peoria, IL [37900]	4421	3913	87	193	1.07	0.34	6.17
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4356	4082	530	290	0.2	0.68	12.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4307	1077	92	183	0.28	0.23	5.04
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4252	6090	742	293	0.19	0.78	12.23
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4213	5971	660	294	0.22	0.29	9.78
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4196	910	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.87
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4086	3936	504	265	0.56	3.19	5.65
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4061	3156	296	181	0.82	1.91	17.66
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4001	4142	266	227	0.98	0.52	6.86
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3909	7895	425	258	2.14	5.17	11.08
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3714	2156	227	160	0.32	0.15	11.98
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3659	4897	437	267	0.57	2.28	10.04
Worcester, MA [49340]	3602	7133	319	227	0.73	1.32	12.77
Columbus, OH [18140]	3545	7654	611	305	0.36	0.36	11.27
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3382	2771	238	195	0.21	0.3	10.85
Richmond, VA [40060]	3363	3606	271	222	0.27	0.63	11.86
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3303	4065	306	272	0.44	1.63	11.43
Akron, OH [10420]	3261	3408	364	281	0.49	1.6	10.18
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3261	1503	133	186	0.27	0.55	5.21
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3233	994	41	128	0.65	1.11	9.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2981	1973	259	211	0.25	0.8	10.64
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2669	6875	497	223	0.29	0.96	13.43
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2660	1996	91	161	0.34	0.08	10.35
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2593	2645	318	224	0.24	0.86	5.81
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2450	1819	132	153	0.54	1.8	8.12
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2350	1427	59	152	0.83	0.58	11.26
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2325	3420	272	264	0.37	0.4	11.58
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2250	5079	345	217	0.48	1.69	11.52
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2214	1852	147	178	0.27	0.36	11.39
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2202	2215	249	163	0.46	1.75	11.29
Dayton, OH [19380]	2169	2304	248	215	0.28	0.22	10.59
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2164	2581	264	214	0.42	1.8	7.24
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2140	1621	81	158	0.59	0.29	8.1
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2127	2141	275	204	0.13	0.28	12.04
Toledo, OH [45780]	2081	2007	203	221	0.33	0.34	8.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2043	3606	302	235	0.99	2.66	8.86
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2012	2230	166	189	0.75	2.5	16.99
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1962	4374	407	245	0.16	0.13	12.59
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1936	1723	235	184	0.18	0.18	11.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1919	5253	575	274	0.11	0.72	10.36
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1876	3460	228	232	0.4	0.64	9.52
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1852	1249	47	79	0.77	0.13	11.33
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1782	4467	258	229	0.47	0.99	7.13
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1700	2248	162	169	0.34	0.37	8.04
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1662	2170	157	169	0.42	0.15	10.44
Racine, WI [39540]	1661	1071	86	180	0.54	2.13	8.44
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1591	3512	195	151	1.31	2.41	8.56
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1581	2535	122	173	1.07	1.96	13.36
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1567	2169	235	213	0.19	0.68	10.34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1503	3231	312	219	0.25	0.11	7.08
Dover, DE [20100]	1420	191	482	158	0.1	1.83	9.85
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1361	2030	208	182	0.4	0.63	9.79
Rochester, MN [40340]	1360	2980	81	91	1.31	0.97	8.54
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1222	2114	304	180	0.15	0.54	9.39
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1103	2165	229	187	0.12	0.35	13.25
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1094	2881	298	195	0.28	1.18	10.88
Columbia, SC [17900]	1079	1459	112	177	0.17	0.19	11.14
Springfield, MA [44140]	1070	1904	154	139	0.3	1.17	12.92
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1065	1604	194	154	0.23	0.86	7.35
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1046	849	166	104	0.22	1.28	7.99
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1034	1356	153	137	0.57	0.62	11.76
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1025	2329	194	136	0.31	0.57	6.88
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	996	1383	147	142	0.35	0.68	5.84
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	992	918	53	81	0.48	1.28	8.32
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	986	1344	90	168	0.49	1.4	14.58
Spokane, WA [44060]	980	1046	153	148	0.17	1.01	7.6
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	973	1224	248	161	0.14	1.02	10.36
Topeka, KS [45820]	955	1186	107	136	0.51	0.09	16.49
Lincoln, NE [30700]	896	988	109	137	0.29	0.44	10.37
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	894	2077	118	116	0.92	0.21	7.34
State College, PA [44300]	888	1341	90	145	0.85	2.72	14.01
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	863	1292	191	151	0.11	0.15	11.62
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	862	1060	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.13
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	837	1377	95	187	0.29	0.6	13.93
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	791	596	59	115	0.16	0.18	7.7
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	781	1082	175	139	0.13	0.94	10.97
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	770	868	116	136	0.12	0.34	10.39
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	768	1286	66	123	0.42	0.1	12.57
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	757	1236	77	135	0.68	0.07	13.68
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	711	1172	158	146	0.21	0.17	7.38
Wichita, KS [48620]	697	1564	139	161	0.24	0.42	6.42
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	686	692	38	82	0.22	0.04	11.89
Columbia, MO [17860]	684	799	59	128	0.43	0.49	9.37
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	677	1724	163	131	0.21	0.71	12.87
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	662	865	64	136	0.22	0.07	19.06
Janesville, WI [27500]	656	438	53	92	0.27	1.44	8.25
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	649	1433	204	126	0.11	0.65	9.17
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	631	948	62	99	0.3	0.5	10.28
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	617	595	115	106	0.29	2.31	7.03
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	602	934	122	115	0.24	1.21	11.86
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	600	623	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.67
Iowa City, IA [26980]	598	1088	63	67	0.61	0.07	15.55
Binghamton, NY [13780]	594	1088	57	126	0.44	1.01	8.59
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	559	1477	150	99	0.27	0.3	9.36
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	523	1519	160	128	0.34	1.12	6.48
Wilmington, NC [48900]	514	905	82	93	0.31	0.9	12.31
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	511	847	83	120	0.34	0.32	7.87
Florence, SC [22500]	507	366	24	68	0.18	0.56	10.87
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	505	1309	112	134	0.4	0.6	10.14
Rockford, IL [40420]	484	1138	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.57
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	438	740	61	95	0.34	0.16	18.59
Savannah, GA [42340]	426	682	54	101	0.17	0.4	7.9
Salinas, CA [41500]	405	775	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.46
Bend, OR [13460]	400	755	101	93	0.37	1.29	9.18
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	397	791	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.67
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	393	1075	117	113	0.38	1.36	9.03
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	390	1343	107	117	0.23	0.28	7.25
Lafayette, LA [29180]	375	845	115	79	0.18	0.88	6.21
Bellingham, WA [13380]	374	677	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.91
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	370	441	41	62	0.15	0.56	12.15
Roanoke, VA [40220]	358	782	71	87	0.25	0.12	7.64
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	342	727	51	102	0.12	0.11	11.02
Lubbock, TX [31180]	335	503	62	78	0.15	0.81	15.51
Tyler, TX [46340]	311	443	78	46	0.19	1.2	6.66
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	298	805	123	96	0.1	0.41	9.64
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	288	359	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.28
Midland, TX [33260]	288	460	90	43	0.27	0.61	3.84
Waco, TX [47380]	287	279	56	80	0.1	0.99	8.69
Green Bay, WI [24580]	284	588	91	87	0.18	0.75	6.4
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	277	703	105	82	0.14	0.77	6.42
Greeley, CO [24540]	270	1464	111	103	0.43	1.66	7.99
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	268	434	59	64	0.08	0.42	7.41
Appleton, WI [11540]	256	1701	71	80	0.7	1.18	11.5
Fresno, CA [23420]	254	571	74	82	0.06	0.42	13.69
Jackson, MS [27140]	253	401	64	54	0.07	0.15	4.67
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	252	538	55	66	0.23	0.64	7.83
Asheville, NC [11700]	250	1000	98	91	0.21	0.21	6.35
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	243	253	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.73
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	238	303	47	59	0.11	0.06	6.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	233	961	75	82	0.35	1.25	9.4
Burlington, NC [15500]	227	269	28	44	0.15	0.82	10.53
Gainesville, GA [23580]	226	617	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.27
Kingston, NY [28740]	224	766	46	61	0.42	0.96	8.55
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	224	718	63	66	0.16	0.87	13.43
Stockton, CA [44700]	220	799	74	81	0.1	0.61	11.08
Longview, TX [30980]	220	302	68	53	0.14	1.11	7.18
Springfield, MO [44180]	212	479	75	80	0.1	0.06	9.71
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	199	1111	54	59	0.41	0.93	11.5
Mobile, AL [33660]	195	345	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.2
Medford, OR [32780]	194	454	61	70	0.2	0.15	8.95
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	191	385	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	184	272	28	38	0.1	0.24	11.7
Modesto, CA [33700]	181	401	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.29
Amarillo, TX [11100]	177	243	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.23
Reading, PA [39740]	174	696	57	66	0.16	0.68	9.38
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	171	364	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.16
Greenville, NC [24780]	170	300	33	48	0.17	0.9	11.61
Lakeland, FL [29460]	166	515	72	55	0.07	0.22	11.19
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	457	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.33
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	161	186	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.72
Erie, PA [21500]	160	798	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.09
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	156	505	43	46	0.29	0.8	6.15
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	153	698	76	51	0.08	0.57	10.83
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	152	627	66	62	0.09	0.42	7.96
Anchorage, AK [11260]	144	369	46	50	0.09	0.41	16.09
Jackson, MI [27100]	136	409	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.82
Springfield, IL [44100]	135	283	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.9
Olympia, WA [36500]	122	448	55	41	0.15	0.83	8.63
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	117	302	30	39	0.1	0.02	9.5
Macon, GA [31420]	108	192	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	279	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.47
Ocala, FL [36100]	105	372	47	49	0.1	0.1	14.6
Montgomery, AL [33860]	104	318	32	37	0.08	0.03	8.88
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	102	287	41	39	0.06	0.43	7.3
Flint, MI [22420]	101	903	38	39	0.22	0.43	5.45
Prescott, AZ [39140]	97	362	49	44	0.15	0.8	8.11
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	209	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.16
Salem, OR [41420]	92	536	58	49	0.12	0.07	7.48
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.68
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	82	674	42	40	0.4	0.75	4.55
Joplin, MO [27900]	80	309	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.07
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	78	257	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.52
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	310	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.41
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	74	238	26	29	0.05	0.21	9.04
Abilene, TX [10180]	67	118	22	34	0.07	0.26	10.22
El Paso, TX [21340]	65	492	38	29	0.06	0.11	13.57
Chico, CA [17020]	64	209	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.36
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	64	114	22	29	0.07	0.04	6.15
Salisbury, MD [41540]	58	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.89
Redding, CA [39820]	58	156	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.7
Yakima, WA [49420]	56	161	30	28	0.06	0.63	6.91
Billings, MT [13740]	55	143	31	26	0.08	0.37	8.61
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	204	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.95
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	212	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	50	263	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.48
Yuba City, CA [49700]	50	183	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.52
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	44	67	14	18	0.02	0.21	11.61
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	41	255	20	20	0.13	0.1	6.31
Merced, CA [32900]	39	159	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.61
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	38	187	28	23	0.1	0.65	7.9
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	38	129	15	20	0.08	0.06	5.99
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	35	149	18	16	0.07	0.38	8.58
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	87	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.68
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	32	76	9	16	0.04	0.31	9.01
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	218	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.26
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	30	343	15	15	0.18	0.21	10.87
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	118	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.55
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	151	12	13	0.05	0.01	7.11
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	261	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.67
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	166	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.55
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	104	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.76
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	86	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.73
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	43	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.41
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	81	8	8	0.04	0.23	14.57
Albany, GA [10500]	15	68	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	106	8	9	0.05	0.2	10.68
El Centro, CA [20940]	4	50	4	4	0.03	0.16	6.41

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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