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	31	49
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]	6	7	9	15	10	6	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	5	4	12	12	5	19	53	110
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	74	32	21	161
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	19	214
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	69	51	74	216
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	131	221
12	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	28	26	43	2	2	86	227
13	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	41	98	228
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	68	236
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	82	29	69	252
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	82	49	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	23	111	55	269
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	41	17	39	40	274
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	117	281
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	27	8	90	283
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	38	164	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	93	306
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	59	41	44	44	322
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	23	25	46	113	78	337
30	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	160	341
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	130	364
36	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	45	46	6	185	36	379
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	38	18	123	380
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	46	58	34	73	385
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	52	28	70	390
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	105	399
41	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	46	40	30	133	77	400
42	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	52	47	5	147	402
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	43	28	29	135	125	409
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	62	107	73	33	420
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	105	87	11	21	34	421
46	Akron, OH [10420]	61	63	54	43	49	35	120	425
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	59	61	55	14	12	154	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	178	101	452
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	37	144	105	46	471
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	48	103	197	474
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	72	78	72	91	56	27	80	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	38	31	91	143	119	487
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	37	34	80	168	81	489
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	109	130	105	19	11	26	514
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	99	9	15	166	524
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	41	33	33	114	137	142	534
59	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	66	62	115	116	58	534
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	109	130	89	45	40	20	541
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	24	42	163	42	190	551
63	Tulsa, OK [46140]	99	68	62	72	109	55	92	557
64	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	64	66	50	78	163	67	558
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	68	65	25	206	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	108	98	56	38	587
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	70	57	53	69	208	593
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	59	15	136	213	596
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	78	56	73	112	133	598
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
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	91	102	606
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	112	613
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	97	109	37	118	61	634
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	81	81	71	114	127	655
76	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	163	99	20	125	79	660
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	53	164	215	45	660
78	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	136	83	40	20	171	665
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	82	79	95	95	212	56	673
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	106	125	76	103	122	25	674
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	69	147	106	113	683
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	95	689
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	73	67	108	194	103	694
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	138	148	8	71	167	694
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	61	124	83	235	697
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	73	91	100	86	112	169	76	707
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	92	118	138	101	39	708
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	186	52	712
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	57	134	74	12	173	228	722
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	98	81	79	77	184	171	35	725
90	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	150	162	26	54	71	725
92	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	79	95	90	64	210	108	735
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	105	128	125	52	59	737
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	114	44	226	6	738
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	116	73	92	173	65	110	739
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	64	94	172	163	741
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	196	119	32	62	148	751
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	76	79	153	203	66	753
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	84	171	132	137	765
100	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	137	108	116	121	49	187	767
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	91	88	87	167	179	775
102	Wilmington, NC [48900]	139	138	138	145	96	79	48	783
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	107	180	75	91	784
104	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	142	115	31	231	27	785
104	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	125	110	132	76	43	150	785
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	117	137	60	33	181	794
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	86	98	129	84	201	797
108	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	138	96	36	181	178	801
108	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	88	128	92	86	227	114	801
108	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	116	116	70	123	122	801
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	227	47	97	191	23	126	805
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	85	111	97	126	214	812
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	90	59	217	815
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	62	100	103	77	113	130	241	826
115	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	169	122	57	66	161	833
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	112	132	118	109	105	149	109	834
116	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	123	221	209	834
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	144	89	136	136	48	180	836
119	Bend, OR [13460]	147	153	122	145	79	46	145	837
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	106	107	100	106	85	104	234	842
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	156	201	85	845
122	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	114	152	124	67	222	47	846
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	113	85	109	126	16	197	202	848
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	136	180	156	50	47	174	850
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	97	103	157	67	196	858
126	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	115	188	162	22	216	75	863
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	123	158	169	34	232	12	863
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	143	153	81	50	141	875
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	178	181	68	76	72	878
129	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	110	135	106	17	211	878
131	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	108	146	879
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	99	189	213	64	880
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	114	133	102	30	192	885
134	Columbia, MO [17860]	126	146	163	119	61	142	135	892
135	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	155	111	132	228	1	896
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	151	123	159	151	60	107	897
137	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	142	88	207	2	898
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	116	180	138	911
139	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	158	140	99	141	116	919
139	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	154	223	919
141	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	158	165	166	88	11	920
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	126	127	80	110	191	243	923
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	178	156	157	172	162	81	32	938
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	111	186	175	111	954
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	185	180	147	118	37	175	971
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	104	140	206	200	986
147	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	140	142	137	125	92	176	186	998
148	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	191	178	63	72	168	1001
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	126	131	89	155	246	1010
150	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	111	119	126	130	184	205	1025
151	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	143	110	162	154	80	227	1027
152	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	148	146	156	193	120	88	1030
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	105	142	192	161	132	1035
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	160	196	204	144	177	152	7	1040
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	130	150	128	159	231	1042
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	184	196	176	167	127	51	1054
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	168	171	146	156	232	157	28	1058
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	125	160	200	153	131	240	57	1066
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	148	128	135	174	194	1078
160	Green Bay, WI [24580]	162	169	128	151	150	98	221	1079
161	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	157	121	153	174	96	218	1082
162	Reading, PA [39740]	189	158	169	170	161	102	136	1085
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	183	141	196	146	53	215	1091
163	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	205	206	193	155	78	63	1091
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	149	134	133	172	170	191	1097
166	Florence, SC [22500]	141	193	225	168	148	129	94	1098
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	175	166	174	172	101	85	226	1099
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	170	172	174	170	127	110	188	1111
169	Waco, TX [47380]	159	208	173	159	197	68	157	1121
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	159	143	187	215	128	97	1126
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	184	138	185	220	89	1126
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	178	139	159	162	183	1127
173	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	174	176	137	26	242	1130
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	168	163	128	160	202	193	1132
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	130	124	149	139	199	225	1137
176	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	150	151	122	217	195	1139
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	191	189	204	160	8	1143
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	176	211	214	198	165	87	106	1157
179	Midland, TX [33260]	160	180	133	200	117	121	251	1162
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	202	154	185	175	63	207	1166
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	167	178	217	117	115	1170
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	168	86	159	1173
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	169	172	210	107	144	1182
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	196	104	90	230	1184
185	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	162	195	204	72	97	247	1192
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	148	183	221	193	83	1194
187	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	161	167	142	211	151	1197
188	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	190	194	169	193	209	124	121	1200
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	191	200	223	18	1217
190	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	195	185	198	169	89	177	1223
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	159	198	239	129	1227
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	152	178	205	156	189	1242
193	Erie, PA [21500]	194	146	182	189	100	205	232	1248
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	165	185	163	175	214	153	199	1254
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	29	1298
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	187	185	207	147	204	1302
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	172	216	193	218	183	70	252	1304
201	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	220	217	176	138	152	1311
201	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	204	235	134	104	1311
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	212	173	167	191	182	229	198	1352
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	233	237	242	233	144	30	1353
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	241	198	237	240	152	198	96	1362
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	184	219	209	245	1368
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	225	223	227	236	225	9	1372
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	223	226	225	195	148	139	1378
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	222	1390
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	208	206	196	206	225	151	203	1395
212	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	210	214	237	145	156	1395
214	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	242	140	1401
214	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	214	230	201	109	184	1401
216	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	202	210	206	202	249	134	1406
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	223	227	196	77	248	1431
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	207	199	207	212	211	246	155	1437
218	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	240	226	216	223	188	124	1437
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	224	230	212	229	248	84	1438
221	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	209	226	213	166	162	1440
221	Joplin, MO [27900]	216	200	220	209	158	187	250	1440
223	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	232	210	224	226	115	212	1445
224	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	249	251	243	192	17	1448
225	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	204	214	212	230	169	1459
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	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	235	248	195	65	1466
229	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	220	221	240	196	153	1467
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	245	242	248	242	238	5	1467
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	235	235	237	218	165	165	1492
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	195	194	235	237	1498
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	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	234	231	203	247	170	1527
236	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	249	249	238	200	99	1528
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	230	231	179	224	224	1536
238	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	237	244	177	149	1542
239	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	242	244	222	183	173	1545
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	143	1546
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	237	185	1586
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	237	228	189	219	1586
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	229	1606
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	216	233	233	1623
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	245	182	1663
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	245	243	239	251	210	1666
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	249	247	249	214	216	1674
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	208	220	1680

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]	262688	109328	5941	474	5.6	11.87	12.67
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	172924	68215	8143	546	0.33	0.95	15.45
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	105349	96321	7045	505	2.08	5.33	13.59
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	80831	66300	5435	521	1.35	2.35	14.05
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	66218	66909	2496	440	1.67	2.27	12
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	66172	37324	3255	409	1.14	3.67	15.22
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	60519	33402	3202	478	0.46	1.38	10.83
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55207	38377	3649	546	0.4	1.23	11.37
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	50222	28029	1720	440	0.64	1.42	8.59
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	43980	24826	3798	496	0.4	1.64	14.35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	39806	27117	3014	463	0.35	1.45	10.28
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	37633	21156	2350	479	0.34	0.86	12.23
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	33582	26460	3645	474	0.42	1.13	13.19
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	30708	23620	1887	384	1	2.74	9.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	18940	7274	791	406	0.27	0.51	15.32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	18872	17855	1451	438	0.48	0.78	10.88
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	17937	4300	280	225	0.54	1.33	12.64
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17644	6182	367	371	0.69	1.65	14.56
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16541	5637	610	330	0.34	0.49	10.21
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16047	17152	1761	405	0.35	1.69	11.57
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15097	8178	500	357	0.67	0.52	9.89
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14046	11018	2126	394	0.18	1.03	10.51
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14018	18804	1201	398	0.75	0.64	11.96
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13397	5662	771	386	0.59	2.6	11.58
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	12983	12541	1509	403	0.42	0.8	10.23
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12263	10534	773	377	0.47	0.51	12.73
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11300	7860	1013	405	0.38	1.11	9.62
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11228	9348	708	347	0.44	0.31	10.66
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7979	3598	939	283	0.16	1.38	7.76
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7958	11551	940	375	0.49	0.63	11.32
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7913	12449	670	289	0.86	0.79	11.82
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7853	11065	898	341	0.39	1.14	14
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7803	5913	678	316	0.27	0.52	9.32
Durham, NC [20500]	7203	8450	487	272	1.43	0.28	13.25
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7163	7667	692	366	0.49	0.68	7.46
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6627	2440	518	249	0.49	3.9	9.14
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6030	6605	992	325	0.52	2.85	8.64
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5791	5220	445	245	0.2	0.75	15.6
Boulder, CO [14500]	5641	7884	798	281	2.39	6.13	11.11
Rochester, NY [40380]	4976	7314	483	287	0.67	0.53	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4616	5776	654	290	0.69	3.01	11.03
Madison, WI [31540]	4425	5905	380	284	0.86	1.42	12.86
Peoria, IL [37900]	4400	3902	87	193	1.07	0.34	6.17
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4344	4066	529	290	0.2	0.68	12.57
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4295	1072	92	183	0.28	0.23	5.01
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4242	6079	740	292	0.19	0.78	12.22
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4198	5950	658	294	0.22	0.29	9.76
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4187	908	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.85
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4076	3929	504	265	0.56	3.19	5.64
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4045	3150	294	181	0.82	1.9	17.65
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3986	4135	265	225	0.98	0.52	6.87
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3891	7880	422	258	2.13	5.13	11.09
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3691	2147	227	160	0.32	0.15	11.95
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3645	4885	437	267	0.57	2.28	10.01
Worcester, MA [49340]	3592	7118	319	227	0.73	1.32	12.78
Columbus, OH [18140]	3531	7639	611	305	0.36	0.36	11.23
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3369	2765	237	195	0.21	0.3	10.86
Richmond, VA [40060]	3353	3603	271	221	0.27	0.63	11.89
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3289	4052	306	272	0.44	1.63	11.43
Akron, OH [10420]	3255	3404	362	281	0.49	1.59	10.18
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3246	1498	133	186	0.27	0.55	5.22
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3222	991	41	128	0.65	1.11	9.07
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2971	1971	258	209	0.25	0.8	10.65
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2659	6859	494	221	0.28	0.96	13.43
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2651	1994	91	161	0.34	0.08	10.32
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2584	2640	317	224	0.24	0.86	5.81
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2438	1811	132	151	0.54	1.8	8.13
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2340	1426	59	151	0.83	0.58	11.3
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2312	3402	271	263	0.37	0.4	11.6
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2239	5067	345	217	0.48	1.69	11.52
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2195	2209	249	163	0.45	1.75	11.27
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2193	1846	147	176	0.27	0.36	11.36
Dayton, OH [19380]	2167	2299	248	215	0.28	0.22	10.59
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2163	2579	264	214	0.42	1.8	7.23
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2134	1618	81	158	0.59	0.29	8.1
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2118	2127	273	204	0.13	0.27	12.07
Toledo, OH [45780]	2074	2005	203	220	0.33	0.34	8.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2039	3601	300	234	0.99	2.65	8.86
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2007	2226	166	189	0.75	2.5	16.95
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1956	4363	407	245	0.16	0.13	12.59
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1930	1716	234	184	0.18	0.18	11.61
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1914	5234	574	273	0.11	0.72	10.35
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1871	3451	228	232	0.4	0.64	9.52
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1848	1242	47	79	0.77	0.13	11.37
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1766	4454	258	229	0.47	0.99	7.12
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1698	2245	162	169	0.34	0.37	8.05
Racine, WI [39540]	1657	1071	86	180	0.54	2.13	8.47
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1656	2166	156	167	0.42	0.15	10.43
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1590	3504	195	151	1.31	2.41	8.56
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1574	2525	122	173	1.07	1.96	13.32
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1563	2162	234	213	0.19	0.67	10.34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1499	3222	312	219	0.24	0.11	7.08
Dover, DE [20100]	1418	190	481	157	0.1	1.82	9.84
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1355	2027	207	182	0.4	0.63	9.81
Rochester, MN [40340]	1355	2977	81	91	1.31	0.97	8.55
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1216	2108	304	178	0.15	0.54	9.38
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1098	2156	227	186	0.12	0.35	13.27
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1092	2879	298	195	0.28	1.18	10.89
Columbia, SC [17900]	1077	1456	112	177	0.17	0.19	11.13
Springfield, MA [44140]	1069	1899	154	138	0.3	1.17	12.96
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1062	1600	193	154	0.23	0.85	7.37
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1043	843	166	104	0.22	1.28	8.02
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1033	1356	152	137	0.57	0.61	11.77
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1021	2325	194	136	0.3	0.57	6.83
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	995	1373	147	142	0.34	0.68	5.83
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	989	914	53	81	0.48	1.28	8.31
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	983	1341	90	168	0.49	1.4	14.44
Spokane, WA [44060]	978	1045	152	147	0.17	1.01	7.6
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	970	1223	248	161	0.14	1.02	10.36
Topeka, KS [45820]	950	1185	107	135	0.51	0.09	16.37
Lincoln, NE [30700]	893	986	109	137	0.29	0.44	10.42
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	890	2073	116	116	0.91	0.21	7.35
State College, PA [44300]	887	1341	90	145	0.85	2.72	13.89
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	861	1292	191	151	0.11	0.15	11.61
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	856	1058	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.15
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	834	1375	95	187	0.29	0.6	13.93
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	790	593	59	115	0.16	0.18	7.68
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	781	1079	175	139	0.13	0.94	10.92
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	766	1282	66	123	0.42	0.1	12.52
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	763	867	115	136	0.12	0.33	10.35
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	752	1218	77	134	0.67	0.07	13.78
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	709	1169	158	146	0.21	0.17	7.37
Wichita, KS [48620]	693	1552	139	161	0.24	0.42	6.35
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	684	691	38	82	0.22	0.04	11.9
Columbia, MO [17860]	682	798	59	128	0.43	0.49	9.42
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	674	1718	161	130	0.21	0.7	12.88
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	659	862	64	136	0.22	0.07	19
Janesville, WI [27500]	651	432	53	92	0.26	1.44	8.27
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	647	1429	204	126	0.11	0.65	9.17
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	626	948	62	99	0.3	0.5	10.29
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	614	595	115	106	0.29	2.31	7.03
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	601	930	122	115	0.24	1.21	11.84
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	598	621	72	115	0.22	0.34	7.67
Iowa City, IA [26980]	595	1086	62	67	0.61	0.06	15.56
Binghamton, NY [13780]	588	1087	57	126	0.44	1.01	8.61
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	557	1472	149	99	0.26	0.29	9.37
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	522	1518	160	128	0.34	1.12	6.47
Wilmington, NC [48900]	512	903	81	93	0.31	0.89	12.32
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	508	847	83	120	0.34	0.32	7.86
Florence, SC [22500]	507	366	24	68	0.18	0.56	10.87
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	502	1306	111	133	0.4	0.6	10.15
Rockford, IL [40420]	483	1135	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.58
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	438	740	61	95	0.34	0.16	18.64
Savannah, GA [42340]	424	681	54	101	0.17	0.4	7.94
Salinas, CA [41500]	404	773	99	80	0.18	1.11	10.47
Bend, OR [13460]	398	754	101	93	0.37	1.29	9.17
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	396	785	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.72
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	391	1073	115	111	0.38	1.34	9.03
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	389	1337	107	116	0.22	0.28	7.23
Lafayette, LA [29180]	373	845	115	79	0.18	0.88	6.21
Bellingham, WA [13380]	373	671	113	107	0.29	1.65	7.7
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	368	439	41	62	0.15	0.56	12.08
Roanoke, VA [40220]	356	777	71	87	0.25	0.12	7.63
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	342	725	51	102	0.12	0.11	11.05
Lubbock, TX [31180]	334	501	62	78	0.15	0.81	15.59
Tyler, TX [46340]	310	442	78	46	0.19	1.2	6.54
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	294	800	122	95	0.1	0.41	9.59
Waco, TX [47380]	287	279	56	80	0.1	0.99	8.7
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	286	354	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.33
Midland, TX [33260]	286	456	89	43	0.26	0.6	3.85
Green Bay, WI [24580]	283	588	91	87	0.18	0.75	6.39
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	276	703	105	82	0.14	0.77	6.43
Greeley, CO [24540]	269	1463	110	103	0.43	1.64	7.99
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	268	432	59	64	0.08	0.42	7.43
Appleton, WI [11540]	255	1696	71	79	0.69	1.18	11.48
Fresno, CA [23420]	253	569	74	81	0.06	0.42	13.71
Jackson, MS [27140]	253	401	64	54	0.07	0.15	4.63
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	252	538	55	66	0.23	0.64	7.84
Asheville, NC [11700]	248	994	97	90	0.21	0.2	6.29
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	241	253	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.73
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	237	302	47	59	0.11	0.06	6.38
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	233	957	75	82	0.35	1.25	9.35
Gainesville, GA [23580]	226	610	55	65	0.29	0.84	6.28
Burlington, NC [15500]	225	268	28	44	0.15	0.82	10.48
Kingston, NY [28740]	224	766	46	61	0.42	0.96	8.55
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	221	717	63	65	0.16	0.87	13.44
Stockton, CA [44700]	220	797	74	81	0.1	0.61	11.08
Longview, TX [30980]	216	302	65	52	0.14	1.06	7.21
Springfield, MO [44180]	211	479	75	80	0.1	0.06	9.75
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	199	1108	54	59	0.41	0.93	11.46
Mobile, AL [33660]	195	345	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.2
Medford, OR [32780]	193	454	61	70	0.2	0.15	8.99
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]	180	399	58	61	0.07	0.62	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	9.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	171	363	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.17
Greenville, NC [24780]	168	300	33	48	0.17	0.9	11.63
Lakeland, FL [29460]	166	511	72	55	0.07	0.22	11.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	457	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.3
Erie, PA [21500]	160	798	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.09
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	160	184	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.75
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	156	504	43	46	0.29	0.8	6.15
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	152	694	75	51	0.08	0.56	10.84
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	151	623	66	61	0.09	0.42	7.8
Anchorage, AK [11260]	144	369	46	50	0.09	0.41	16.12
Jackson, MI [27100]	134	408	49	51	0.25	0.12	4.75
Springfield, IL [44100]	133	283	26	33	0.14	0.51	8.92
Olympia, WA [36500]	122	446	55	41	0.15	0.83	8.65
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	14.65
Montgomery, AL [33860]	104	318	32	37	0.08	0.03	8.82
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	102	286	41	39	0.06	0.43	7.33
Flint, MI [22420]	101	900	38	39	0.22	0.43	5.45
Prescott, AZ [39140]	97	361	49	44	0.15	0.8	8.12
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	208	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.19
Salem, OR [41420]	92	536	58	49	0.12	0.07	7.44
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.71
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	81	673	42	40	0.4	0.75	4.56
Joplin, MO [27900]	80	309	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.07
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	78	256	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.53
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	309	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.35
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	74	238	26	29	0.05	0.21	8.92
Abilene, TX [10180]	66	116	22	34	0.07	0.26	9.91
El Paso, TX [21340]	65	491	38	29	0.06	0.11	13.62
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	5.75
Yakima, WA [49420]	56	161	30	28	0.06	0.63	6.91
Billings, MT [13740]	55	142	31	26	0.08	0.37	8.61
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	203	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.99
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	211	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.78
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	50	263	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.47
Yuba City, CA [49700]	50	183	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.53
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	6.33
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	127	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.05
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	9.07
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	218	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.26
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	30	342	15	15	0.18	0.21	10.85
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	118	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.42
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	149	12	13	0.05	0.01	7.05
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	6.41
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	104	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.79
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	86	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.73
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	42	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.52
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	81	8	8	0.04	0.23	14.67
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	10.75
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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