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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2026	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	27	45
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	13	66
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	14	5	19	56	116
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	72	31	20	157
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	12	186
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	9	64	58	37	202
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	26	29	32	19	217
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	22	13	10	133	222
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	94	225
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	87	230
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	22	35	13	65	232
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	83	28	66	249
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	83	48	263
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	24	266
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	111	57	272
19	Madison, WI [31540]	44	41	52	43	17	38	39	274
19	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	85	274
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	163	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	39	18	92	62	297
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	96	92	302
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	84	21	22	3	310
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	59	25	45	41	318
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	58	41	44	44	321
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	115	76	339
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	54	140	42	340
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	162	344
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	93	118	355
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	111	138	14	355
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	76	89	75	23	14	4	360
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	60	132	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	45	46	6	186	34	379
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	39	18	125	383
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	46	57	34	73	384
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	64	51	29	71	389
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	106	400
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	146	403
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	41	31	133	81	408
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	44	28	30	137	126	414
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	43	63	106	73	31	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	33	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	40	50	33	122	424
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	10	437
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	55	14	12	155	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	94	51	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	177	104	453
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	38	143	102	47	468
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	27	46	105	199	475
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	91	56	26	79	476
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	50	38	7	237	480
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	89	142	117	481
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	80	488
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	103	19	11	26	515
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	85	100	8	15	167	526
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	115	135	141	532
60	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	107	129	89	45	40	17	533
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	114	116	59	535
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	41	163	41	189	546
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	68	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	74	110	55	97	564
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	67	67	25	205	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	102	90	96	108	98	54	38	586
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	71	208	596
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	54	68	59	15	136	214	598
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	67	119	89	102	600
70	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	74	114	135	604
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	103	99	42	24	176	604
72	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	36	135	183	129	606
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	45	188	100	112	612
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	98	112	37	118	60	638
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	79	71	110	128	651
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	165	215	45	662
77	Racine, WI [39540]	88	124	136	84	40	20	171	663
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	79	79	96	95	213	49	665
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	108	124	77	103	119	21	669
80	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	166	100	20	126	88	674
81	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	73	141	178	91	685
82	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	70	146	106	116	686
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	138	146	9	68	169	692
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	61	125	81	236	696
85	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	72	67	107	194	108	697
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	113	170	77	707
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	40	707
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	185	52	711
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	80	78	76	182	171	36	722
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	135	72	12	175	228	722
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	160	27	56	72	728
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	74	92	173	65	105	734
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	82	95	88	66	211	107	738
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	114	44	226	5	739
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	134	135	105	127	126	52	61	740
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	64	94	173	164	744
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	196	122	32	59	149	752
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	83	94	77	79	153	205	70	761
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	81	171	131	140	764
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	119	115	143	107	26	231	32	773
101	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	137	111	117	123	50	188	775
102	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	89	87	168	178	778
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	123	109	131	76	43	147	779
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	138	143	96	78	50	784
105	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	115	137	60	30	181	789
106	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	122	127	88	108	180	76	90	791
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	126	92	86	227	110	793
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	97	84	98	129	82	202	793
109	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	115	116	69	123	120	797
110	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	46	95	191	23	124	799
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	138	97	36	182	179	804
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	114	97	127	215	818
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	100	93	119	92	61	219	822
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	61	99	103	77	112	130	242	824
115	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	122	221	207	830
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	117	108	105	147	113	835
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	89	136	134	48	187	839
118	Bend, OR [13460]	147	153	122	145	79	46	148	840
119	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	108	106	100	106	85	103	235	843
120	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	86	156	201	86	846
121	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	114	154	125	65	223	46	847
122	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	124	169	123	59	67	170	848
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	127	16	197	204	849
124	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	168	34	232	11	856
125	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	180	159	52	47	175	857
126	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	98	104	157	66	196	860
127	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	143	154	81	49	134	868
128	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	117	188	161	22	216	82	871
129	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	119	187	109	143	873
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	177	182	68	75	69	874
131	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	102	189	212	64	882
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	111	134	108	17	212	882
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	161	117	134	101	35	184	885
134	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	164	119	61	143	138	897
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	159	143	88	208	2	898
135	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	111	133	228	1	898
137	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	96	139	116	179	137	905
138	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	124	161	152	63	111	910
139	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	124	155	217	912
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	175	159	165	162	87	15	918
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	156	141	99	141	123	925
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	126	129	81	109	192	243	926
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	159	171	164	84	30	944
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	112	186	172	109	950
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	185	180	149	117	37	174	972
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	104	140	207	200	987
146	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	188	177	63	70	161	987
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	139	143	137	124	91	176	180	990
149	Stockton, CA [44700]	178	146	146	155	193	121	75	1014
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	127	132	90	157	246	1015
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	126	130	184	206	1026
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	105	142	192	159	130	1031
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	113	161	155	80	229	1033
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	161	195	204	146	176	156	6	1044
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	133	150	128	162	231	1048
156	Fresno, CA [23420]	169	171	146	156	231	153	29	1055
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	183	196	177	167	129	53	1057
158	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	162	156	119	153	174	91	223	1078
159	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	159	202	156	132	241	63	1079
159	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	201	204	192	154	79	58	1079
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	135	165	150	129	136	174	193	1082
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	129	152	150	99	226	1088
163	Reading, PA [39740]	190	160	169	172	161	104	139	1095
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	184	141	196	147	53	218	1096
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	146	149	133	133	172	169	201	1103
166	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	171	172	166	170	127	107	191	1104
166	Florence, SC [22500]	141	194	224	168	148	128	101	1104
168	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	177	175	100	86	230	1110
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	175	140	159	158	182	1120
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	158	143	186	215	125	99	1123
171	Waco, TX [47380]	160	208	172	161	198	69	157	1125
172	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	155	182	137	185	220	93	1128
173	Asheville, NC [11700]	170	130	123	146	139	198	224	1130
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	164	129	160	204	190	1132
175	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	148	150	121	217	195	1135
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	177	179	137	27	241	1136
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	188	203	163	7	1144
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	215	199	166	88	96	1150
179	Midland, TX [33260]	158	179	128	198	118	120	252	1153
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	205	152	185	175	62	210	1169
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	175	202	169	85	156	1171
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	166	180	218	117	121	1178
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	193	194	104	95	233	1190
184	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	172	175	210	113	142	1192
185	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	159	167	142	209	152	1193
185	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	148	183	220	193	83	1193
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	214	163	193	204	73	98	249	1194
188	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	195	172	194	209	124	114	1197
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	197	164	152	172	205	151	177	1218
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	192	200	224	18	1219
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	142	156	197	235	131	1220
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	199	168	90	183	1228
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	172	216	150	194	1247
194	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	191	102	206	232	1256
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	198	206	131	144	240	1263
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	211	206	161	89	1273
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	215	208	199	191	67	1276
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	200	218	233	219	28	1296
199	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	134	153	1307
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	184	72	251	1307
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	181	188	186	207	149	203	1307
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	215	203	206	235	139	100	1315
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	188	120	218	244	1342
204	Salem, OR [41420]	211	173	169	188	183	229	197	1350
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	232	238	242	230	145	35	1356
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	237	238	151	195	103	1362
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	183	219	210	245	1368
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	225	224	228	236	225	9	1375
209	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	196	152	136	1383
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	246	246	203	16	1388
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	204	185	180	190	233	227	1391
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	201	208	204	202	249	127	1394
213	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	198	208	224	154	198	1397
214	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	228	213	228	201	108	186	1398
215	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	212	215	239	146	158	1405
216	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	243	144	1406
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	208	211	245	150	1424
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	229	222	227	194	77	247	1426
219	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	221	188	119	1429
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	224	231	213	229	248	78	1434
221	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	208	225	213	166	160	1436
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	201	222	211	158	187	250	1443
223	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	23	1445
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	233	211	224	227	112	213	1446
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	241	234	248	199	55	1458
226	Macon, GA [31420]	205	227	204	215	212	230	168	1461
227	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	218	221	208	122	238	1465
228	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	196	154	1466
229	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	236	231	236	217	160	151	1468
230	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	209	208	201	222	251	172	1469
231	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	244	248	242	239	8	1473
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	230	215	196	195	236	239	1505
233	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	212	241	239	181	240	165	1522
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	236	232	237	98	1522
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	95	1524
236	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	213	231	231	204	247	173	1530
236	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	214	230	231	179	222	221	1530
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	241	244	223	181	166	1536
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	241	221	231	234	234	244	145	1550
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	239	244	180	159	1557
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	244	226	165	211	1579
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	228	190	216	1587
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	230	247	238	192	1595
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	225	242	220	1597
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	236	238	238	233	214	234	234	1627
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	244	242	238	250	209	1661
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	249	241	246	185	1668
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	202	225	1679
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	222	1682

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]	270238	111864	6049	475	5.73	12.09	12.76
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	176139	69852	8315	548	0.34	0.97	15.51
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	108502	98706	7162	506	2.13	5.41	13.67
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	82811	67819	5532	523	1.38	2.4	14.13
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	68595	38140	3312	412	1.16	3.74	15.34
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	67984	68411	2544	441	1.71	2.31	12.09
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	61956	34151	3261	479	0.47	1.4	10.9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	56291	39122	3714	546	0.41	1.25	11.42
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	51337	28655	1751	443	0.66	1.45	8.64
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	45284	25443	3877	496	0.41	1.68	14.39
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40937	27817	3091	468	0.36	1.49	10.41
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38449	21785	2404	484	0.35	0.88	12.31
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	34812	27146	3709	477	0.43	1.15	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	32287	24230	1940	387	1.03	2.81	9.64
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19845	7557	809	409	0.28	0.52	15.33
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19444	18322	1478	443	0.49	0.79	10.94
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18524	4423	288	230	0.56	1.36	12.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17726	6293	372	373	0.7	1.67	14.55
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16981	5774	624	335	0.34	0.5	10.33
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16594	17541	1795	407	0.35	1.72	11.64
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15426	8332	505	359	0.69	0.53	9.95
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14461	11280	2189	398	0.19	1.06	10.57
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14352	19307	1220	401	0.77	0.65	12
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13662	5785	787	387	0.6	2.66	11.68
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13409	12922	1538	404	0.43	0.81	10.31
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12531	10767	786	380	0.48	0.52	12.77
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11542	7999	1032	407	0.39	1.13	9.66
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11514	9569	725	352	0.45	0.32	10.64
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8230	3693	966	288	0.16	1.42	7.86
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8204	11843	952	378	0.5	0.64	11.38
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8152	12702	686	290	0.88	0.81	11.89
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8075	11291	913	343	0.4	1.16	14.02
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8016	6034	694	326	0.27	0.53	9.33
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7476	7907	706	371	0.5	0.7	7.53
Durham, NC [20500]	7409	8666	504	275	1.46	0.28	13.32
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6703	2500	530	250	0.5	3.99	9.22
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6227	6721	1006	325	0.53	2.89	8.66
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5956	5327	460	252	0.2	0.78	15.66
Boulder, CO [14500]	5784	8063	817	284	2.45	6.28	11.13
Rochester, NY [40380]	5073	7409	494	288	0.68	0.54	11.34
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4746	5899	659	292	0.7	3.03	11.22
Peoria, IL [37900]	4587	3979	88	199	1.09	0.34	6.2
Madison, WI [31540]	4545	6081	389	287	0.89	1.46	12.89
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4519	4225	553	291	0.21	0.71	12.57
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4477	1101	92	184	0.29	0.23	5.05
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4376	6242	764	298	0.19	0.81	12.25
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4317	6100	675	295	0.23	0.3	9.77
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4257	926	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.87
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4188	4036	522	267	0.58	3.31	5.74
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4164	3212	298	181	0.83	1.93	17.68
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4112	4214	269	229	0.99	0.53	6.91
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4040	8107	433	263	2.19	5.27	11.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3965	2212	230	161	0.32	0.15	12.31
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3767	4991	452	269	0.58	2.36	10.15
Worcester, MA [49340]	3691	7243	323	229	0.74	1.33	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3676	7850	623	309	0.36	0.37	11.35
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3490	2830	244	196	0.21	0.31	10.95
Richmond, VA [40060]	3447	3701	275	226	0.27	0.64	11.94
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3380	4134	312	275	0.45	1.66	11.48
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3379	1541	136	188	0.28	0.57	5.23
Akron, OH [10420]	3331	3460	379	289	0.49	1.66	10.25
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3304	1007	42	129	0.66	1.13	9.12
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3058	2015	265	215	0.26	0.82	10.68
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2750	2051	95	163	0.35	0.08	10.52
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2742	7025	507	225	0.29	0.98	13.47
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2656	2700	331	227	0.25	0.89	5.78
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2546	1856	136	158	0.55	1.86	8.13
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2435	1454	59	156	0.85	0.58	11.13
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2380	3466	278	269	0.38	0.41	11.61
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2330	5181	350	222	0.49	1.72	11.55
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2304	1888	149	182	0.28	0.36	11.38
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2264	2256	254	168	0.46	1.78	11.35
Dayton, OH [19380]	2219	2355	256	215	0.29	0.22	10.54
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2216	2615	267	215	0.42	1.82	7.32
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2200	1649	85	160	0.6	0.31	8.01
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2197	2195	284	208	0.13	0.29	12.2
Toledo, OH [45780]	2129	2042	205	222	0.34	0.34	8.64
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2071	2303	169	191	0.77	2.55	17.11
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2069	3653	306	238	1.01	2.7	8.87
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2002	4447	417	246	0.16	0.14	12.61
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1968	5361	585	276	0.12	0.73	10.46
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1967	1758	238	185	0.18	0.18	11.59
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1912	3522	230	233	0.41	0.64	9.53
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1874	1258	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.33
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1862	4541	260	231	0.48	1	7.16
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1747	2301	163	169	0.35	0.37	8.06
Racine, WI [39540]	1692	1102	87	181	0.56	2.16	8.52
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1684	2203	158	170	0.43	0.15	10.55
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1634	3570	199	156	1.33	2.46	8.61
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1620	2588	123	175	1.1	1.97	13.39
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1604	2210	240	214	0.19	0.69	10.39
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1545	3331	315	222	0.25	0.11	7.24
Dover, DE [20100]	1464	201	500	162	0.11	1.9	10.16
Rochester, MN [40340]	1403	3015	85	94	1.33	1.02	8.58
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1398	2068	215	185	0.41	0.65	9.86
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1257	2161	311	184	0.15	0.55	9.43
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1149	2929	302	195	0.29	1.19	10.82
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1123	2210	234	189	0.13	0.36	13.24
Columbia, SC [17900]	1098	1487	115	180	0.18	0.2	11.16
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1090	1635	200	159	0.23	0.88	7.41
Springfield, MA [44140]	1083	1937	157	140	0.31	1.19	12.91
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1080	875	169	105	0.23	1.31	7.87
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1060	1394	156	137	0.58	0.63	11.92
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1040	2367	197	136	0.31	0.58	6.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1022	1404	92	169	0.52	1.43	14.8
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1016	926	54	82	0.49	1.31	8.29
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1013	1416	151	146	0.35	0.7	5.86
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1010	1263	251	163	0.15	1.04	10.58
Spokane, WA [44060]	1003	1063	156	148	0.18	1.03	7.6
Topeka, KS [45820]	980	1214	108	136	0.52	0.09	16.71
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	921	2096	121	117	0.92	0.22	7.33
Lincoln, NE [30700]	917	1001	113	140	0.29	0.45	10.45
State College, PA [44300]	909	1381	91	149	0.88	2.76	13.97
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	890	1330	194	152	0.11	0.15	11.85
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	885	1077	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.15
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	855	1403	100	188	0.3	0.63	14.14
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	804	603	60	115	0.17	0.18	7.84
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	802	1302	78	144	0.72	0.07	13.44
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	792	1314	67	124	0.43	0.1	12.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	790	883	119	137	0.12	0.35	10.54
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	789	1100	176	140	0.13	0.94	10.98
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	727	1205	159	148	0.21	0.17	7.49
Wichita, KS [48620]	711	1634	140	163	0.25	0.43	6.75
Columbia, MO [17860]	706	814	60	130	0.44	0.5	9.44
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	698	707	38	83	0.23	0.04	11.88
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	693	1771	166	133	0.22	0.72	12.87
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	682	878	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.21
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	671	1473	210	130	0.12	0.67	9.26
Janesville, WI [27500]	664	447	54	93	0.27	1.47	8.46
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	645	955	64	99	0.3	0.51	10.23
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	633	599	118	107	0.29	2.37	7.01
Iowa City, IA [26980]	617	1119	64	70	0.63	0.07	15.54
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	612	950	125	117	0.25	1.24	11.9
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	611	634	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.77
Binghamton, NY [13780]	608	1102	58	127	0.45	1.02	8.57
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	580	1516	157	103	0.27	0.31	9.49
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	533	1540	162	130	0.34	1.13	6.59
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	530	864	86	125	0.34	0.33	8.01
Wilmington, NC [48900]	524	920	85	96	0.32	0.93	12.28
Florence, SC [22500]	518	370	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	517	1342	114	135	0.41	0.61	10.26
Rockford, IL [40420]	489	1158	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.66
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	449	752	63	96	0.35	0.16	18.71
Savannah, GA [42340]	432	692	56	101	0.17	0.42	7.99
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	415	802	90	110	0.15	0.37	7.49
Bend, OR [13460]	414	769	103	95	0.38	1.32	9.17
Salinas, CA [41500]	410	792	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.51
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	402	1376	110	119	0.23	0.29	7.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	398	1107	120	114	0.39	1.4	9.17
Lafayette, LA [29180]	384	860	117	80	0.18	0.89	6.18
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	381	451	42	63	0.16	0.58	12.15
Bellingham, WA [13380]	377	692	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.97
Roanoke, VA [40220]	365	796	74	89	0.25	0.13	7.66
Lubbock, TX [31180]	351	525	63	79	0.16	0.83	15.26
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	348	750	52	104	0.12	0.12	10.92
Tyler, TX [46340]	322	448	80	47	0.19	1.23	6.74
Midland, TX [33260]	302	469	93	46	0.27	0.63	3.79
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	302	820	125	97	0.1	0.42	9.7
Waco, TX [47380]	298	283	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.76
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	294	368	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.26
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	293	729	112	87	0.14	0.82	6.39
Green Bay, WI [24580]	289	598	92	88	0.18	0.76	6.32
Greeley, CO [24540]	281	1493	114	104	0.44	1.7	8.01
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	277	440	61	66	0.08	0.44	7.73
Appleton, WI [11540]	263	1724	71	81	0.71	1.18	11.49
Jackson, MS [27140]	260	407	65	56	0.07	0.16	4.68
Fresno, CA [23420]	258	585	76	83	0.06	0.43	13.6
Asheville, NC [11700]	257	1017	102	94	0.22	0.21	6.35
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	256	551	59	69	0.24	0.69	7.81
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	251	310	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.28
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	246	256	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.82
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	244	994	78	85	0.36	1.3	9.58
Burlington, NC [15500]	238	275	28	45	0.16	0.82	10.82
Gainesville, GA [23580]	230	628	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.17
Kingston, NY [28740]	230	785	48	63	0.43	1	8.67
Stockton, CA [44700]	227	818	76	84	0.1	0.62	11.42
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	226	726	63	67	0.16	0.87	13.6
Longview, TX [30980]	225	309	69	53	0.14	1.13	7.06
Springfield, MO [44180]	220	490	79	83	0.1	0.06	9.67
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	201	1134	55	60	0.42	0.95	11.6
Mobile, AL [33660]	199	352	57	65	0.09	0.65	9.27
Medford, OR [32780]	198	467	63	71	0.21	0.16	8.89
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	11.64
Modesto, CA [33700]	185	403	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.25
Amarillo, TX [11100]	180	245	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.05
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	177	368	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.42
Reading, PA [39740]	175	704	58	66	0.16	0.7	9.44
Greenville, NC [24780]	174	311	34	49	0.18	0.93	12
Lakeland, FL [29460]	170	529	74	56	0.07	0.23	11.29
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	464	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.39
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	163	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.7
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	160	510	43	48	0.29	0.8	6.01
Erie, PA [21500]	160	806	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.08
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	157	640	69	66	0.09	0.44	8.09
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	157	713	78	52	0.08	0.58	10.76
Anchorage, AK [11260]	146	378	46	51	0.09	0.41	16.01
Jackson, MI [27100]	137	413	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.81
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	285	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.89
Olympia, WA [36500]	127	456	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.76
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	119	311	32	41	0.1	0.02	9.93
Montgomery, AL [33860]	110	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	9
Macon, GA [31420]	108	193	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.58
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	107	282	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.52
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	383	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.6
Flint, MI [22420]	106	927	41	40	0.23	0.47	5.53
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	103	295	41	39	0.07	0.43	7.54
Prescott, AZ [39140]	101	371	50	45	0.15	0.82	7.97
Salem, OR [41420]	97	542	58	51	0.12	0.07	7.55
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	97	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.36
Joplin, MO [27900]	83	311	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.18
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	83	684	43	41	0.41	0.77	4.52
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.74
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	261	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.7
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	317	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.25
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	242	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.87
Abilene, TX [10180]	72	123	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.29
El Paso, TX [21340]	67	497	40	31	0.06	0.12	13.65
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.52
Chico, CA [17020]	64	212	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.5
Salisbury, MD [41540]	59	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.79
Redding, CA [39820]	58	161	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.7
Yakima, WA [49420]	57	161	31	29	0.06	0.65	6.96
Billings, MT [13740]	56	146	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.69
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	208	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.75
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	54	213	23	12	0.02	0.18	15.08
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	188	26	26	0.1	0.94	4.65
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	51	265	20	21	0.09	0.03	8.49
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	45	69	14	19	0.02	0.21	12.11
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	43	262	21	21	0.13	0.1	6.48
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	40	192	29	25	0.1	0.67	7.91
Merced, CA [32900]	40	166	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.28
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	131	15	20	0.08	0.06	6
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	154	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.92
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	88	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.82
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	33	79	9	16	0.04	0.31	8.7
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	32	351	16	17	0.18	0.22	10.65
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	220	20	19	0.06	0.04	9.25
Monroe, LA [33740]	30	123	14	13	0.07	0.31	8.62
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	27	155	13	14	0.05	0.01	7.15
Charleston, WV [16620]	26	266	14	16	0.13	0.05	8.62
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	169	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.8
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	107	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.05
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	82	9	9	0.04	0.26	14.08
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	90	13	10	0.04	0.06	15.95
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	10.85
El Centro, CA [20940]	5	51	5	4	0.03	0.2	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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