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	29	47
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	15	24	62
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	6	7	9	15	10	6	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	5	4	12	13	5	18	58	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	74	32	19	159
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	10	67	58	32	201
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	18	38	53	26	27	31	18	211
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	70	50	76	218
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	11	133	224
12	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	30	26	43	2	2	83	226
13	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	98	229
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	69	237
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	82	29	70	254
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	85	79	50	262
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	23	265
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	20	23	110	56	268
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	39	18	38	38	270
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	29	50	51	3	4	87	277
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	37	162	280
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	83	36	118	282
23	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	36	28	8	90	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	40	17	92	62	297
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	16	17	19	13	51	93	97	306
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	81	21	22	3	307
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	55	34	56	57	25	43	41	311
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19	52	64	60	41	44	46	326
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	54	138	40	335
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	46	113	78	338
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	159	340
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	17	66	91	120	357
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	17	35	27	16	114	140	14	363
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	93	76	24	14	4	368
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	28	21	19	77	62	134	369
36	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	54	49	49	47	37	17	126	379
37	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	46	48	6	183	36	380
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	54	61	46	58	34	75	388
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	50	28	71	389
40	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	45	38	29	132	74	392
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	54	45	5	146	401
42	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	24	23	14	21	149	66	108	405
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	42	28	30	134	127	410
44	Akron, OH [10420]	61	63	54	44	48	35	116	421
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	64	108	73	31	421
46	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	105	87	12	21	35	423
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	59	55	14	12	152	429
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	53	143	98	13	441
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	48	39	30	37	146	95	49	444
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	178	102	453
51	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	72	78	72	90	56	27	77	472
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	47	102	200	475
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	55	40	42	144	103	47	476
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	57	43	48	39	7	236	480
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	91	142	124	490
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	166	91	498
57	State College, PA [44300]	112	110	130	105	19	10	22	508
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	87	101	9	16	160	524
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	41	33	33	112	135	140	528
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	60	66	63	115	115	60	538
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	40	163	40	190	545
62	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	110	112	130	91	52	41	20	556
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	69	64	67	50	78	163	67	558
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	101	68	62	72	109	55	93	560
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	69	68	65	23	205	575
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	100	90	96	107	99	54	39	585
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	136	212	594
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	78	56	73	109	135	598
69	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	88	50	71	58	53	71	209	600
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	99	42	24	174	603
71	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	47	40	35	35	134	182	131	604
71	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	90	101	604
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	111	612
74	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	70	105	159	98	20	121	64	637
75	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	105	108	98	115	38	120	63	647
76	Racine, WI [39540]	89	126	135	80	40	20	168	658
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	52	165	215	45	660
78	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	82	86	71	114	130	664
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	124	77	104	117	26	672
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	56	82	79	94	95	214	61	681
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	68	147	105	112	682
82	Dayton, OH [19380]	73	75	72	67	107	193	99	686
83	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	76	73	140	179	95	690
84	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	137	146	8	72	165	691
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	60	124	81	235	694
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	75	91	100	84	111	169	80	710
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	95	91	117	139	101	42	712
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	185	54	713
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	56	133	74	11	173	227	718
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	98	80	80	75	183	170	37	723
91	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	132	135	107	125	123	52	52	726
92	Appleton, WI [11540]	170	94	151	159	26	60	68	728
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	87	79	95	89	63	210	109	732
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	109	44	226	8	735
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	74	94	173	65	106	737
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	82	60	94	171	166	739
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	195	120	32	56	144	741
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	75	81	152	204	65	752
99	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	46	137	108	109	122	47	189	758
100	Syracuse, NY [45060]	86	76	89	88	87	165	177	768
101	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	84	171	131	143	769
102	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	108	180	75	89	783
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	147	125	111	132	76	45	149	785
104	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	140	117	31	230	30	787
105	Wilmington, NC [48900]	138	139	140	146	96	82	48	789
105	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	111	116	113	69	122	117	789
107	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	137	94	36	180	175	794
108	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	101	118	138	61	33	182	797
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	86	99	129	84	201	798
110	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	87	129	91	88	227	113	801
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	229	47	97	196	26	119	808
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	104	74	84	112	97	127	213	811
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	140	98	91	119	90	59	215	812
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	62	100	103	77	113	130	240	825
115	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	123	167	122	57	64	157	826
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	117	111	105	149	104	831
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	143	89	136	137	46	179	833
118	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	125	221	208	834
119	Columbia, SC [17900]	99	103	111	83	156	200	86	838
120	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	113	152	124	64	222	44	839
121	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	106	106	100	106	84	104	234	840
122	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	114	85	108	127	16	196	196	842
122	Bend, OR [13460]	149	153	123	143	79	48	147	842
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	136	182	156	49	49	170	849
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	108	129	97	104	157	68	192	855
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	122	165	169	34	235	9	869
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	84	115	192	161	22	217	79	870
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	81	120	187	107	145	874
129	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	133	167	115	135	106	19	206	881
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	178	182	68	78	72	881
131	Columbia, MO [17860]	126	145	159	123	60	141	128	882
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	114	85	102	190	212	66	885
133	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	176	133	145	159	81	51	141	886
134	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	111	134	103	30	195	887
135	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	152	122	156	150	61	107	894
136	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	157	142	89	208	2	896
137	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	129	141	155	113	133	228	1	900
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	99	140	116	181	142	917
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	157	165	166	88	11	919
140	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	140	98	143	115	920
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	49	127	127	79	110	191	242	925
142	Wichita, KS [48620]	123	99	102	91	128	155	232	930
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	159	178	162	87	34	956
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	115	186	175	122	969
145	Kingston, NY [28740]	175	151	186	176	62	69	164	983
146	Janesville, WI [27500]	128	186	180	146	118	39	187	984
147	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	125	119	94	103	141	206	198	986
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	142	142	139	130	92	177	178	1000
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	124	130	86	153	247	1003
150	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	144	111	156	154	80	224	1021
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	109	121	125	131	184	207	1027
152	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	159	196	204	145	177	150	5	1036
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	148	105	143	195	158	132	1039
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	132	146	127	161	231	1040
155	Fresno, CA [23420]	168	171	144	153	231	156	27	1050
156	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	149	148	164	197	123	94	1054
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	195	175	167	125	57	1055
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	124	158	199	153	130	240	55	1059
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	149	127	136	174	194	1079
160	Florence, SC [22500]	138	193	224	167	148	128	82	1080
161	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	147	133	133	169	168	185	1083
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	161	169	128	152	153	96	226	1085
163	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	160	120	153	176	94	220	1086
164	Gainesville, GA [23580]	174	166	172	172	102	83	218	1087
165	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	202	205	192	151	77	73	1091
165	Reading, PA [39740]	188	159	172	169	161	106	136	1091
167	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	182	140	194	145	53	221	1092
168	Waco, TX [47380]	160	209	169	162	193	67	154	1114
169	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	169	172	177	172	126	112	191	1119
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	156	143	186	213	129	96	1120
171	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	182	136	185	220	88	1121
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	178	138	159	162	181	1124
173	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	186	190	172	180	135	25	239	1127
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	146	151	121	216	193	1131
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	130	126	146	138	198	223	1132
176	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	190	189	203	159	7	1139
177	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	168	165	129	160	203	204	1147
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	177	210	212	198	164	85	105	1151
179	Longview, TX [30980]	177	202	153	186	174	63	203	1158
180	Midland, TX [33260]	162	180	135	201	117	126	251	1172
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	167	176	217	116	121	1173
182	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	174	193	197	101	89	230	1180
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	169	169	212	108	148	1186
184	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	184	172	201	172	86	172	1189
185	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	159	168	142	211	150	1195
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	193	175	149	183	221	194	84	1199
187	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	194	171	191	209	124	125	1203
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	218	162	197	207	72	99	248	1203
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	186	192	201	223	21	1220
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	146	162	198	239	123	1227
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	195	190	199	170	97	176	1238
192	Erie, PA [21500]	194	145	180	189	100	205	228	1241
193	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	155	178	205	160	186	1246
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	165	185	159	172	215	151	202	1249
195	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	211	212	207	199	190	51	1255
196	Flint, MI [22420]	207	138	199	204	132	148	238	1266
197	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	217	199	210	206	157	103	1282
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	220	177	199	220	230	219	28	1293
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	172	214	193	218	181	70	252	1300
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	192	179	186	185	207	152	199	1300
201	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	216	215	203	204	236	137	100	1311
202	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	208	221	214	175	139	158	1316
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	188	119	218	244	1341
204	Merced, CA [32900]	233	234	237	241	233	144	33	1355
205	Salem, OR [41420]	212	172	172	194	182	229	197	1358
206	Jackson, MS [27140]	167	188	153	183	218	209	246	1364
207	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	240	241	155	199	92	1365
208	Chico, CA [17020]	222	223	226	224	192	146	138	1371
209	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	225	224	228	235	225	10	1374
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	173	202	186	180	189	234	216	1380
211	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	226	222	226	243	246	202	17	1382
212	Johnson City, TN [27740]	216	201	210	218	168	242	139	1394
213	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	213	219	210	217	237	145	155	1396
213	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	202	209	204	200	249	129	1396
215	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	207	206	197	207	224	154	210	1405
216	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	216	230	202	111	188	1410
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	226	214	222	187	110	1418
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	221	226	194	76	245	1422
219	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	210	223	230	210	228	248	81	1430
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	200	221	212	158	188	249	1442
221	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	249	250	243	192	16	1446
222	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	207	207	199	219	250	163	1450
223	Montgomery, AL [33860]	207	199	206	212	211	246	171	1452
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	227	231	212	224	226	119	214	1453
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	236	248	197	53	1457
226	Redding, CA [39820]	225	232	219	220	208	118	237	1459
227	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	207	214	210	231	173	1465
228	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	244	241	248	242	238	6	1466
229	Billings, MT [13740]	229	237	212	226	214	172	183	1473
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	217	219	220	239	195	167	1476
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	235	235	238	220	167	151	1483
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	227	216	196	191	237	233	1494
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	237	244	235	235	232	233	85	1501
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	243	212	241	238	179	241	156	1510
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	213	232	231	204	247	169	1526
236	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	241	248	248	238	244	176	137	1532
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	216	232	233	184	224	217	1539
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	244	246	223	186	161	1541
239	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	251	250	238	201	114	1547
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	239	221	230	233	234	244	153	1554
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	216	228	247	236	180	1577
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	232	237	236	229	189	219	1587
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	243	227	164	241	1608
244	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	216	232	222	1611
245	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	229	223	225	243	229	1612
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	246	249	241	245	184	1664
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	246	243	240	251	211	1669
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	249	246	249	213	225	1681
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	207	243	1702

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]	253123	106640	5828	472	5.46	11.65	12.56
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	168947	66409	7931	543	0.32	0.93	15.38
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	101103	93552	6853	501	2.02	5.18	13.49
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	78110	64448	5290	515	1.32	2.29	13.95
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	64140	65139	2437	434	1.62	2.22	11.89
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	63171	36363	3179	407	1.11	3.59	15.06
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	58812	32520	3107	474	0.45	1.34	10.77
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	53606	37420	3563	543	0.39	1.2	11.3
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	48817	27242	1686	437	0.62	1.4	8.52
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	42228	24189	3687	493	0.39	1.59	14.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	38417	26283	2922	458	0.34	1.41	10.17
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	36608	20493	2293	476	0.33	0.84	12.17
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	32083	25713	3561	469	0.41	1.1	13.21
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	29055	23032	1814	376	0.98	2.63	9.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	18198	17336	1426	434	0.47	0.76	10.79
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	17781	6939	756	402	0.26	0.49	15.17
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17518	6055	356	368	0.67	1.6	14.59
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	17272	4190	272	219	0.53	1.29	12.48
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16091	5486	601	326	0.33	0.48	10
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	15282	16639	1699	400	0.34	1.63	11.45
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	14664	7987	492	353	0.66	0.51	9.89
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	13610	18335	1169	394	0.73	0.62	11.93
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	13474	10706	2053	389	0.18	0.99	10.42
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13034	5547	747	381	0.58	2.52	11.57
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	12355	12140	1467	401	0.41	0.77	10.12
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	11903	10253	755	372	0.46	0.5	12.71
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	10966	7679	988	398	0.37	1.08	9.58
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	10873	9095	684	344	0.43	0.3	10.58
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7683	3483	921	280	0.15	1.35	7.72
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7608	11189	912	370	0.48	0.62	11.24
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7580	12137	646	280	0.84	0.77	11.74
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7576	10715	872	338	0.38	1.11	13.95
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7573	5778	669	307	0.26	0.51	9.31
Durham, NC [20500]	6962	8215	475	263	1.39	0.27	13.17
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	6793	7431	673	362	0.47	0.66	7.36
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6533	2366	495	241	0.48	3.72	9.04
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	5792	6415	970	323	0.51	2.79	8.58
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5545	5084	435	242	0.2	0.74	15.33
Boulder, CO [14500]	5459	7662	786	277	2.33	6.04	11.07
Rochester, NY [40380]	4872	7216	479	283	0.67	0.52	11.34
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4437	5633	638	287	0.67	2.93	10.96
Madison, WI [31540]	4273	5714	371	281	0.84	1.39	13
Peoria, IL [37900]	4218	3828	85	191	1.05	0.33	6.15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4154	3909	517	279	0.19	0.66	12.41
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4093	886	114	133	0.24	1.24	7.74
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4061	5786	642	290	0.21	0.28	9.74
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4048	5891	709	286	0.18	0.75	12.28
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4040	1041	92	181	0.27	0.23	5.02
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	3933	3807	482	263	0.55	3.05	5.59
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3922	3040	288	179	0.79	1.86	17.63
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3837	4045	259	221	0.95	0.51	6.85
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3739	7671	414	257	2.08	5.04	11.01
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3526	4791	429	264	0.55	2.24	9.93
Worcester, MA [49340]	3459	6969	316	223	0.71	1.3	12.69
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3403	2080	222	157	0.31	0.15	11.75
Columbus, OH [18140]	3338	7421	595	298	0.34	0.36	10.96
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3231	2704	230	192	0.2	0.29	10.83
Richmond, VA [40060]	3200	3481	263	217	0.26	0.61	11.86
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3165	3940	293	266	0.43	1.56	11.34
Akron, OH [10420]	3160	3319	352	276	0.47	1.54	10.18
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3156	1450	130	182	0.26	0.54	5.24
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3122	971	41	124	0.63	1.11	9.05
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2871	1891	251	202	0.24	0.78	10.61
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2550	6668	481	216	0.28	0.93	13.34
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2548	1942	89	159	0.33	0.08	10.23
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2506	2573	309	219	0.24	0.83	5.78
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2267	1758	128	149	0.52	1.75	8.11
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2215	3271	260	259	0.36	0.38	11.63
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2195	1381	59	151	0.8	0.58	11.67
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2132	4932	334	213	0.47	1.64	11.43
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2117	2152	243	160	0.44	1.71	11.25
Dayton, OH [19380]	2106	2252	243	212	0.28	0.21	10.68
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2084	2522	257	209	0.41	1.75	7.22
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2076	1812	142	174	0.27	0.35	11.2
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2071	1583	79	157	0.57	0.29	8.06
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2020	2050	265	200	0.13	0.27	11.99
Toledo, OH [45780]	2015	1932	201	219	0.32	0.34	8.43
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	1980	3511	296	232	0.97	2.61	8.79
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1907	2163	156	183	0.73	2.35	16.63
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1904	4236	400	243	0.15	0.13	12.52
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1879	1670	232	179	0.17	0.17	11.63
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1851	5104	560	271	0.11	0.7	10.3
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1817	1221	44	77	0.76	0.12	11.23
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1808	3380	225	228	0.39	0.63	9.56
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1640	2191	161	168	0.33	0.36	8.02
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1620	2130	153	165	0.41	0.15	10.33
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1619	4348	247	221	0.46	0.95	7
Racine, WI [39540]	1606	1045	83	180	0.53	2.06	8.37
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1534	3415	185	148	1.28	2.29	8.56
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1517	2439	121	170	1.03	1.94	13.17
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1500	2113	227	209	0.18	0.65	10.29
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1434	3112	303	216	0.24	0.11	7.03
Dover, DE [20100]	1332	179	455	152	0.1	1.73	10.14
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1291	1971	201	171	0.39	0.61	9.75
Rochester, MN [40340]	1289	2932	79	88	1.29	0.95	8.45
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1174	2049	296	174	0.14	0.52	9.1
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1055	2117	221	184	0.12	0.34	13.12
Columbia, SC [17900]	1049	1418	110	175	0.17	0.19	11.02
Springfield, MA [44140]	1032	1851	151	137	0.3	1.15	12.98
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1031	2799	290	193	0.27	1.14	10.92
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1030	1558	186	149	0.22	0.82	7.34
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	993	820	161	101	0.21	1.24	7.97
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	987	2266	189	131	0.3	0.56	6.79
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	975	1309	145	129	0.55	0.59	11.7
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	971	1343	142	140	0.34	0.66	5.81
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	942	895	50	79	0.47	1.21	8.33
Spokane, WA [44060]	938	1026	146	143	0.17	0.97	7.53
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	929	1184	242	157	0.14	1	10.45
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	928	1272	87	159	0.47	1.35	14.16
Topeka, KS [45820]	916	1166	104	133	0.5	0.08	15.81
State College, PA [44300]	859	1294	87	142	0.82	2.63	14.09
Lincoln, NE [30700]	856	966	107	132	0.28	0.43	10.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	843	2041	114	114	0.9	0.21	7.41
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	825	1036	86	88	0.23	0.4	6.13
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	824	1247	188	147	0.11	0.15	11.63
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	795	1334	94	182	0.28	0.59	13.67
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	766	579	58	113	0.16	0.18	7.28
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	754	1056	169	135	0.12	0.91	10.98
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	741	1263	65	120	0.41	0.1	12.56
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	739	846	111	129	0.11	0.32	10.04
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	718	1179	76	127	0.65	0.07	13.44
Wichita, KS [48620]	673	1468	136	159	0.22	0.41	6.02
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	669	676	38	81	0.22	0.04	11.93
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	665	1128	154	144	0.2	0.17	7.41
Columbia, MO [17860]	661	784	59	121	0.42	0.49	9.81
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	646	1651	157	127	0.2	0.69	12.69
Janesville, WI [27500]	637	416	51	88	0.25	1.39	7.8
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	635	831	63	130	0.22	0.07	19.14
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	632	1398	202	124	0.11	0.64	9.04
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	601	932	59	98	0.3	0.47	10.18
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	589	911	119	115	0.24	1.18	12
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	586	581	109	102	0.28	2.18	7.19
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	578	601	69	114	0.21	0.32	7.49
Iowa City, IA [26980]	568	1066	58	65	0.6	0.06	15.61
Binghamton, NY [13780]	560	1065	57	123	0.43	1.01	8.62
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	525	1426	143	98	0.26	0.28	9.16
Wilmington, NC [48900]	499	877	76	88	0.3	0.83	12.38
Florence, SC [22500]	499	357	24	68	0.18	0.56	11.18
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	498	1485	157	126	0.33	1.1	6.53
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	484	1275	108	130	0.39	0.58	10.17
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	481	823	78	112	0.33	0.3	8
Rockford, IL [40420]	471	1121	94	112	0.33	0.42	4.58
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	427	718	60	93	0.33	0.16	18.85
Savannah, GA [42340]	409	661	52	99	0.16	0.39	7.93
Salinas, CA [41500]	387	754	97	79	0.17	1.09	10.43
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	381	1048	110	111	0.37	1.28	8.96
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	379	779	85	105	0.14	0.35	7.82
Bend, OR [13460]	378	719	95	92	0.35	1.21	9.03
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	374	1301	102	115	0.22	0.27	7.11
Bellingham, WA [13380]	365	653	110	104	0.29	1.6	7.49
Lafayette, LA [29180]	358	819	110	79	0.17	0.84	6.19
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	348	431	41	62	0.15	0.56	11.89
Roanoke, VA [40220]	345	763	71	87	0.24	0.12	7.51
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	331	706	50	101	0.11	0.11	10.99
Lubbock, TX [31180]	316	488	60	74	0.15	0.79	15.41
Tyler, TX [46340]	296	434	76	46	0.18	1.17	6.24
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	282	766	121	92	0.1	0.4	9.65
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	280	341	34	91	0.13	0.43	16.41
Waco, TX [47380]	274	274	56	76	0.1	0.99	8.73
Green Bay, WI [24580]	273	566	90	85	0.17	0.74	6.15
Midland, TX [33260]	270	441	83	40	0.25	0.56	3.88
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	263	670	103	81	0.13	0.75	6.28
Greeley, CO [24540]	255	1427	106	99	0.42	1.58	7.91
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	253	417	59	64	0.07	0.42	7.32
Jackson, MS [27140]	248	396	64	53	0.07	0.15	4.62
Fresno, CA [23420]	246	557	73	81	0.05	0.41	13.63
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	245	525	53	64	0.23	0.62	7.7
Appleton, WI [11540]	241	1655	66	78	0.68	1.1	11.57
Asheville, NC [11700]	238	972	93	88	0.21	0.2	6.22
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	237	251	42	31	0.12	0.96	3.68
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	229	296	46	59	0.11	0.06	6.43
Gainesville, GA [23580]	225	592	54	64	0.29	0.82	6.37
Kingston, NY [28740]	220	755	46	61	0.41	0.96	8.5
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	218	937	72	78	0.34	1.2	9.17
Burlington, NC [15500]	211	264	28	43	0.15	0.82	10.49
Longview, TX [30980]	211	296	64	51	0.14	1.05	7.28
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	210	687	59	60	0.15	0.81	13.18
Stockton, CA [44700]	210	765	70	75	0.1	0.57	10.85
Springfield, MO [44180]	199	454	71	76	0.09	0.06	10.03
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	194	1089	52	57	0.41	0.9	11.4
Mobile, AL [33660]	191	334	56	65	0.08	0.64	9
Medford, OR [32780]	187	439	59	67	0.2	0.15	8.83
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	181	260	28	38	0.09	0.24	12.12
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	173	378	54	59	0.21	1.74	5.33
Modesto, CA [33700]	172	392	57	61	0.07	0.61	10.11
Reading, PA [39740]	170	672	54	65	0.16	0.65	9.51
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	169	352	55	48	0.08	0.56	9.99
Amarillo, TX [11100]	168	234	38	37	0.09	0.41	10.56
Greenville, NC [24780]	161	296	33	47	0.17	0.9	11.35
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	160	443	46	52	0.09	0.42	7.38
Lakeland, FL [29460]	157	494	69	53	0.07	0.21	11.03
Erie, PA [21500]	156	784	51	49	0.29	0.17	6.14
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	156	183	27	45	0.1	0.06	5.89
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	152	497	42	44	0.29	0.78	6.13
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	149	688	74	51	0.07	0.55	10.82
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	144	602	63	60	0.09	0.4	7.81
Anchorage, AK [11260]	143	359	45	49	0.09	0.4	16.04
Jackson, MI [27100]	130	402	47	50	0.25	0.12	4.75
Springfield, IL [44100]	128	276	25	33	0.13	0.49	8.6
Olympia, WA [36500]	118	420	54	40	0.14	0.82	8.27
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	113	296	30	39	0.09	0.02	9.78
Macon, GA [31420]	105	190	31	33	0.08	0.06	8.24
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	103	277	31	42	0.07	0.01	8.51
Ocala, FL [36100]	101	360	46	47	0.09	0.1	14.14
Montgomery, AL [33860]	100	313	32	36	0.08	0.03	8.29
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	100	280	40	38	0.06	0.42	6.99
Flint, MI [22420]	100	878	38	39	0.22	0.43	5.42
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	92	206	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.18
Prescott, AZ [39140]	90	349	45	42	0.14	0.74	8.03
Salem, OR [41420]	88	525	54	46	0.12	0.07	7.41
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	79	228	29	32	0.05	0.44	8.68
Joplin, MO [27900]	78	305	25	36	0.17	0.26	4.18
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	77	246	36	39	0.05	0.51	10.62
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	304	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.34
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	76	657	40	38	0.39	0.72	4.42
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	74	234	26	29	0.05	0.21	8.43
El Paso, TX [21340]	63	484	38	29	0.06	0.11	13.61
Abilene, TX [10180]	63	113	22	33	0.06	0.26	10.32
Chico, CA [17020]	62	206	22	26	0.1	0.44	9.43
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	62	109	21	28	0.06	0.04	6.14
Salisbury, MD [41540]	58	81	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.94
Redding, CA [39820]	57	153	26	29	0.08	0.59	5.54
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	207	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.67
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	52	198	24	24	0.05	0.08	15.46
Yakima, WA [49420]	52	155	28	26	0.06	0.59	6.71
Billings, MT [13740]	51	134	28	25	0.07	0.34	7.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	50	252	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.34
Yuba City, CA [49700]	50	178	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.63
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	42	65	13	16	0.02	0.2	11.99
Merced, CA [32900]	38	151	15	14	0.05	0.46	13.21
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	38	240	19	19	0.12	0.09	6.4
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	37	180	27	22	0.09	0.62	7.76
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	37	123	15	20	0.07	0.06	6.23
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	84	17	18	0.05	0.06	11.03
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	34	142	17	15	0.07	0.35	8.82
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	209	20	19	0.05	0.04	8.74
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	29	330	14	14	0.17	0.19	10.95
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	28	72	9	15	0.03	0.31	9.47
Monroe, LA [33740]	26	113	12	11	0.06	0.26	8.54
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	25	142	11	12	0.05	0.01	6.92
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	258	13	15	0.12	0.04	8.66
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	153	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.3
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	100	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.16
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	84	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.21
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	40	8	11	0.01	0.15	6.15
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	79	8	8	0.04	0.23	14.98
Albany, GA [10500]	15	67	11	9	0.04	0.03	7.85
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	10	101	7	8	0.05	0.18	10.2
El Centro, CA [20940]	4	45	4	4	0.03	0.16	4.85

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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