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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2024	Individual Index Rankings							Total
Rank	Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density	IP Company Density	Gender Diversity	Score
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	3	2	2	4	4	3	28	46
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	9	1	1	44	60
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	24	63
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	14	5	18	59	117
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	2	93	75	11	187
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	68	59	31	202
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17	38	53	26	26	31	17	208
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	69	50	77	218
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	11	132	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	6	55	41	98	226
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	39	29	26	44	2	2	86	228
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	36	13	67	236
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	19	84	29	72	259
16	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	20	23	110	56	268
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	8	88	81	52	270
17	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	41	18	38	36	270
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	32	23	25	30	75	60	25	270
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	30	50	50	3	4	87	277
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	35	37	28	8	91	284
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	165	285
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	87	37	125	294
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	33	19	34	39	17	91	64	297
25	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	80	21	22	3	306
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	16	17	19	13	50	92	100	307
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	55	34	56	57	25	43	41	311
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19	52	64	63	41	45	49	333
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	27	24	54	138	40	334
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	34	21	24	25	47	112	76	339
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	159	340
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	20	18	17	67	90	121	359
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	18	35	28	16	115	140	13	365
34	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	28	21	18	77	62	136	370
35	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	94	77	24	15	5	372
36	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	54	49	49	47	37	17	128	381
37	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	46	48	6	187	35	383
38	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	44	38	29	132	73	390
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	72	48	55	65	49	28	74	391
40	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	54	62	48	59	35	75	394
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	36	73	42	54	46	5	141	397
42	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	24	22	14	21	149	68	109	407
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	41	28	30	133	129	410
44	Akron, OH [10420]	60	63	54	43	45	34	118	417
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	90	72	105	86	12	21	34	420
46	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	45	66	109	74	29	425
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	60	55	14	12	149	427
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	40	47	48	52	143	98	12	440
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	48	39	30	36	146	95	47	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	32	29	58	177	103	453
51	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	37	31	31	27	48	102	198	474
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	55	40	42	144	104	45	475
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	74	90	56	26	80	477
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	57	43	46	38	7	237	478
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	90	142	127	492
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	95	503
57	State College, PA [44300]	112	110	128	103	19	10	22	504
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	89	61	85	99	9	14	164	521
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	31	40	33	33	112	134	139	522
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	62	59	66	63	114	114	57	535
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	40	165	40	190	548
62	Tulsa, OK [46140]	102	68	60	72	110	54	88	554
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	68	64	67	51	78	164	69	561
64	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	110	113	133	94	53	42	21	566
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	67	68	66	24	204	575
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	95	107	97	55	38	583
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	69	57	15	135	210	591
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	77	55	71	108	134	592
69	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	69	92	104	97	42	25	173	602
70	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	91	50	71	60	52	71	208	603
71	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	46	41	36	35	136	182	131	607
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	71	120	89	106	609
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	84	46	39	45	187	100	110	611
74	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	70	105	163	98	20	123	60	639
75	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	106	108	97	112	39	118	65	645
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	134	77	40	20	169	655
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	53	163	215	46	660
78	Huntsville, AL [26620]	94	86	81	86	73	111	130	661
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	56	82	79	92	96	214	58	677
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	106	125	83	104	116	26	677
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	69	148	105	107	679
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	59	69	76	72	139	178	93	686
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	71	75	71	66	108	192	104	687
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	59	124	82	235	694
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	139	148	8	72	166	696
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	128	95	93	115	140	101	39	711
87	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	84	65	70	180	184	55	715
88	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	76	91	100	83	111	170	85	716
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	56	134	72	11	173	227	717
90	Appleton, WI [11540]	172	94	151	158	27	61	63	726
90	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	131	135	106	126	123	51	54	726
92	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	80	80	76	184	172	37	728
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	86	79	91	88	63	210	112	729
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	112	44	226	6	738
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	73	91	173	65	114	741
96	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	132	194	121	32	56	144	742
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	82	60	94	171	170	743
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	75	80	150	203	62	745
99	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	47	138	109	109	122	47	185	757
100	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	91	88	83	166	180	771
101	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	146	124	111	132	76	44	142	775
102	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	85	59	85	172	131	148	777
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	123	88	107	179	76	89	781
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	138	137	139	148	95	79	48	784
105	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	142	117	31	229	30	788
106	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	74	96	137	94	35	179	174	789
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	100	97	87	99	131	84	197	795
108	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	112	118	117	72	126	111	797
109	Dover, DE [20100]	95	230	47	101	200	27	99	799
109	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	116	137	62	30	188	799
111	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	103	74	84	111	99	125	209	805
111	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	140	98	89	119	85	57	217	805
111	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	130	92	89	227	115	805
114	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	130	114	110	103	148	97	815
115	Lancaster, PA [29540]	58	100	103	75	113	130	242	821
116	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	163	124	57	64	157	823
117	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	62	125	220	206	829
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	104	144	90	136	137	49	175	835
119	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	116	83	108	126	16	193	196	838
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	111	154	123	64	223	43	838
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	98	101	111	82	154	199	94	839
122	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	139	178	153	51	46	168	842
123	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	105	107	101	106	86	106	233	844
124	Bend, OR [13460]	148	153	123	143	79	48	151	845
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	108	129	98	103	158	70	192	858
126	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	145	159	122	60	139	119	869
127	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	180	121	178	182	65	77	70	873
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	83	115	192	161	22	217	83	873
127	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	126	163	172	34	234	9	873
130	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	134	168	116	134	105	19	205	881
131	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	120	188	107	152	883
132	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	114	134	106	33	189	890
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	114	85	102	190	213	71	890
132	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	152	122	153	151	58	108	890
135	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	182	134	144	159	81	52	145	897
136	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	156	142	92	207	2	898
137	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	129	141	152	115	135	228	1	901
138	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	156	163	166	85	14	916
138	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	133	159	137	98	141	117	916
140	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	49	124	127	77	107	191	243	918
141	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	103	99	141	117	181	143	921
142	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	99	102	94	128	156	234	937
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	176	157	167	178	164	86	32	960
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	114	186	174	123	968
145	Kingston, NY [28740]	174	148	186	174	61	66	161	970
146	Janesville, WI [27500]	127	185	176	148	116	36	183	971
147	Rockford, IL [40420]	142	119	123	129	82	149	247	991
148	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	126	120	95	105	141	205	200	992
149	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	143	143	137	131	91	176	176	997
150	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	142	113	159	152	83	221	1022
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	109	119	126	132	185	207	1027
152	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	159	197	203	144	177	147	4	1031
153	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	114	128	131	146	126	160	231	1036
154	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	149	107	144	195	161	133	1047
155	Fresno, CA [23420]	167	171	144	153	232	158	23	1048
156	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	123	157	200	153	129	240	53	1055
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	194	174	167	122	68	1061
158	Stockton, CA [44700]	178	151	149	165	196	129	101	1069
159	Florence, SC [22500]	139	192	223	166	147	124	79	1070
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	164	148	125	134	175	193	1072
161	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	149	147	131	133	170	168	178	1076
162	Gainesville, GA [23580]	173	166	169	171	101	80	219	1079
163	Reading, PA [39740]	187	159	169	169	161	103	138	1086
164	Green Bay, WI [24580]	159	169	128	152	153	97	229	1087
165	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	162	119	153	176	94	222	1089
166	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	180	141	193	145	53	225	1094
167	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	196	156	143	185	214	128	92	1114
168	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	154	184	137	185	219	82	1116
168	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	186	190	169	177	133	23	238	1116
170	Waco, TX [47380]	162	209	169	163	194	69	155	1121
171	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	175	137	160	159	187	1124
172	Greenville, NC [24780]	193	204	206	195	155	78	96	1127
173	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	168	173	178	172	127	117	194	1129
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	149	144	151	121	216	195	1130
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	170	130	126	146	138	198	226	1134
176	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	162	129	159	202	199	1136
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	198	193	188	189	204	157	8	1137
178	Longview, TX [30980]	177	202	154	185	174	63	202	1157
179	Burlington, NC [15500]	179	210	216	200	162	87	113	1167
180	Midland, TX [33260]	161	180	136	198	118	127	251	1171
181	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	196	169	170	210	109	140	1177
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	189	189	169	178	217	119	120	1181
183	Medford, OR [32780]	184	182	159	166	142	211	146	1190
183	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	160	197	201	70	99	248	1190
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	168	190	209	121	124	1194
186	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	197	174	197	201	102	96	230	1197
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	195	175	150	184	221	195	78	1198
188	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	184	178	207	171	88	179	1209
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	191	186	192	197	222	20	1213
190	Prescott, AZ [39140]	212	195	188	198	169	93	172	1227
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	180	178	147	161	198	239	126	1229
192	Erie, PA [21500]	192	146	178	190	100	204	228	1238
193	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	199	165	156	178	206	162	184	1250
194	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	212	211	207	199	190	51	1255
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	200	201	130	151	239	1265
196	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	176	216	154	213	1274
197	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	215	215	202	201	235	136	84	1288
198	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	217	199	207	205	155	116	1289
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	171	213	192	217	181	67	252	1293
200	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	204	222	231	221	27	1303
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	191	179	188	185	207	153	203	1306
202	Springfield, IL [44100]	200	207	220	214	175	137	158	1311
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	201	187	185	185	119	218	244	1339
204	Merced, CA [32900]	233	234	237	241	233	143	42	1363
205	Jackson, MS [27140]	169	188	152	183	219	208	246	1365
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	240	241	157	200	90	1366
207	Salem, OR [41420]	211	172	176	195	182	230	201	1367
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	225	225	229	236	225	7	1375
209	Chico, CA [17020]	221	220	226	223	192	144	154	1380
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	175	203	188	178	189	235	214	1382
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	226	224	226	243	246	201	16	1382
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	205	208	201	202	249	122	1390
213	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	213	218	211	216	237	150	147	1392
214	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	201	210	219	168	241	137	1393
215	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	206	208	196	201	223	152	211	1397
216	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	216	230	201	113	181	1404
217	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	210	222	229	207	226	248	66	1408
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	228	220	227	193	73	245	1416
219	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	241	228	217	227	188	105	1426
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	200	220	213	156	186	249	1438
221	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	207	206	206	197	218	250	156	1440
222	Montgomery, AL [33860]	208	199	205	212	212	245	163	1444
223	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	240	236	248	196	50	1451
223	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	250	250	243	194	18	1451
225	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	216	219	208	115	236	1452
226	Yakima, WA [49420]	228	232	214	223	225	120	218	1460
227	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	211	225	213	169	182	1464
228	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	218	219	223	219	240	197	153	1469
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	245	242	248	242	238	10	1473
230	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	208	214	211	232	186	1481
231	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	227	216	193	191	237	232	1490
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	237	244	235	235	230	236	81	1498
233	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	238	235	234	238	220	165	171	1501
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	243	211	242	239	178	242	150	1505
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	214	233	231	203	247	167	1526
236	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	242	245	222	183	160	1533
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	216	231	233	183	224	215	1535
237	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	241	248	248	239	244	180	135	1535
239	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	251	250	238	209	102	1543
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	238	221	229	233	234	244	162	1561
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	223	245	214	227	247	233	177	1566
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	243	231	237	236	229	189	216	1581
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	242	243	228	163	241	1606
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	224	240	231	225	224	243	223	1610
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	215	231	224	1611
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	236	246	245	239	251	212	1672
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	246	249	241	246	191	1673
247	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	248	245	249	212	220	1673
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	206	240	1698

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]	243334	104040	5712	469	5.33	11.41	12.47
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	164951	64675	7700	539	0.32	0.9	15.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	96776	91055	6689	497	1.97	5.06	13.36
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	75372	62684	5164	513	1.28	2.24	13.85
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	61994	63545	2377	431	1.58	2.16	11.79
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	60450	35514	3098	405	1.08	3.49	14.97
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	57273	31707	3027	474	0.44	1.3	10.75
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	51978	36621	3502	541	0.39	1.18	11.25
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	47481	26596	1638	434	0.61	1.36	8.47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	40456	23573	3588	491	0.38	1.55	14.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	37085	25458	2849	456	0.32	1.37	10.07
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	35601	19907	2234	470	0.32	0.82	12.06
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	30690	24964	3470	464	0.39	1.07	13.22
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	27404	22452	1744	372	0.95	2.53	9.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17524	16852	1391	433	0.45	0.75	10.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17401	5961	349	365	0.66	1.57	14.61
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16776	6684	732	400	0.25	0.47	15.18
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	16518	4059	266	213	0.51	1.26	12.16
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	15624	5338	590	325	0.32	0.47	9.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	14593	16144	1640	394	0.33	1.57	11.35
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	14259	7834	488	352	0.65	0.51	9.81
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	13189	17874	1141	389	0.71	0.61	11.91
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	12854	10406	1978	385	0.17	0.96	10.38
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	12696	5421	729	378	0.56	2.46	11.47
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	11720	11775	1421	399	0.4	0.75	10.11
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	11536	9974	741	370	0.45	0.49	12.66
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	10632	7509	965	397	0.36	1.06	9.54
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	10511	8851	661	344	0.42	0.29	10.61
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7396	3369	897	278	0.15	1.32	7.65
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7330	5667	657	304	0.26	0.5	9.23
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7290	10391	846	335	0.37	1.07	13.84
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7268	11839	632	279	0.82	0.75	11.67
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7256	10872	893	367	0.46	0.6	11.26
Durham, NC [20500]	6705	7950	451	258	1.34	0.25	13.04
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6455	2300	480	238	0.46	3.61	9.04
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	6444	7229	665	360	0.46	0.65	7.36
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	5555	6301	952	318	0.5	2.73	8.57
Boulder, CO [14500]	5242	7487	769	272	2.27	5.91	11.03
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5233	4933	424	240	0.19	0.72	15.27
Rochester, NY [40380]	4778	7107	468	283	0.66	0.51	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4263	5529	627	284	0.66	2.88	10.91
Madison, WI [31540]	4097	5569	364	276	0.82	1.36	13.03
Peoria, IL [37900]	4033	3742	82	190	1.03	0.32	6.17
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	3955	3783	501	275	0.19	0.64	12.45
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	3924	5573	616	289	0.21	0.27	9.68
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	3920	863	111	133	0.24	1.21	7.84
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	3858	5722	689	285	0.18	0.73	12.26
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	3837	1028	90	178	0.27	0.23	4.89
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	3796	3699	470	261	0.53	2.98	5.5
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3778	2979	282	176	0.77	1.82	17.57
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3701	3978	252	221	0.94	0.5	6.83
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3604	7472	405	255	2.02	4.93	10.97
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3371	4677	420	260	0.54	2.19	9.83
Worcester, MA [49340]	3344	6823	311	221	0.7	1.28	12.63
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3276	2013	215	155	0.3	0.14	11.85
Columbus, OH [18140]	3164	7192	575	295	0.33	0.34	10.82
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3097	1422	125	181	0.26	0.52	5.18
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3083	2652	224	190	0.2	0.29	10.88
Akron, OH [10420]	3059	3257	344	273	0.47	1.51	10.14
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3052	3812	283	258	0.42	1.51	11.27
Richmond, VA [40060]	3038	3375	257	213	0.25	0.6	11.86
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3017	949	41	121	0.62	1.11	8.99
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2782	1852	244	197	0.24	0.76	10.47
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2436	1887	86	155	0.32	0.08	10.23
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2434	6466	466	209	0.27	0.9	13.34
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2413	2504	304	217	0.23	0.82	5.78
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2125	3180	253	254	0.35	0.37	11.43
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2119	1711	123	149	0.51	1.68	8.14
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2072	1341	57	148	0.78	0.56	11.75
Dayton, OH [19380]	2049	2183	239	209	0.27	0.21	10.59
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2035	4821	321	211	0.46	1.57	11.34
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2029	2095	233	157	0.43	1.64	11.18
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2012	1563	77	154	0.57	0.28	8.07
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2007	2449	253	206	0.4	1.73	7.09
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	1954	1770	137	172	0.26	0.33	11.08
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	1942	1988	261	198	0.12	0.26	11.94
Toledo, OH [45780]	1931	1876	197	215	0.31	0.33	8.32
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	1920	3433	285	227	0.95	2.51	8.82
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1831	2113	150	178	0.71	2.26	16.52
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1829	4154	391	239	0.15	0.13	12.39
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1823	1635	230	176	0.17	0.17	11.7
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1787	1186	42	75	0.74	0.12	11.15
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1765	4983	535	265	0.11	0.67	10.32
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1759	3316	221	227	0.38	0.62	9.56
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1596	2094	153	165	0.4	0.15	10.31
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1588	2149	153	165	0.33	0.34	7.95
Racine, WI [39540]	1550	1022	82	178	0.52	2.03	8.34
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1485	3333	183	147	1.24	2.27	8.52
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1474	2373	120	170	1	1.93	13.1
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1465	4260	239	215	0.45	0.92	6.94
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1436	2050	221	204	0.18	0.64	10.39
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1378	3032	296	214	0.23	0.11	7.06
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1258	1916	199	170	0.38	0.61	9.73
Dover, DE [20100]	1251	167	425	145	0.09	1.61	10.71
Rochester, MN [40340]	1238	2891	76	86	1.27	0.91	8.44
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1119	1986	289	171	0.14	0.51	8.83
Columbia, SC [17900]	1022	1394	109	174	0.17	0.19	10.86
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1009	2063	214	180	0.12	0.33	13.02
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	999	1511	182	147	0.21	0.81	7.36
Springfield, MA [44140]	992	1820	147	135	0.29	1.12	12.98
Tulsa, OK [46140]	973	2740	285	190	0.27	1.12	10.96
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	956	2201	188	129	0.29	0.55	6.84
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	949	783	155	99	0.2	1.2	8.07
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	945	1305	136	137	0.33	0.63	5.81
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	944	1271	143	128	0.53	0.58	11.66
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	910	859	50	78	0.45	1.21	8.35
Spokane, WA [44060]	897	998	140	140	0.16	0.93	7.54
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	896	1144	236	156	0.13	0.97	10.28
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	878	1217	83	154	0.45	1.29	14.14
Topeka, KS [45820]	873	1127	98	128	0.48	0.08	16
State College, PA [44300]	836	1252	87	140	0.79	2.63	14.13
Lincoln, NE [30700]	826	950	106	130	0.28	0.42	10.77
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	798	1016	84	87	0.22	0.39	6
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	788	1204	183	143	0.1	0.14	11.42
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	779	2011	114	113	0.89	0.21	7.42
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	762	1306	93	172	0.28	0.58	13.7
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	747	571	58	112	0.16	0.18	7.28
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	736	1041	164	135	0.12	0.88	10.95
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	726	1240	62	118	0.4	0.09	12.47
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	705	830	110	127	0.11	0.32	10.08
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	687	1137	74	124	0.63	0.06	13.28
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	651	664	37	78	0.22	0.04	12.04
Wichita, KS [48620]	648	1427	133	154	0.22	0.41	5.81
Columbia, MO [17860]	635	768	59	119	0.41	0.49	10.13
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	626	1089	147	139	0.19	0.16	7.28
Janesville, WI [27500]	622	409	51	86	0.25	1.39	7.86
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	616	1598	152	125	0.2	0.66	12.79
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	614	804	63	125	0.21	0.07	18.94
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	606	1349	197	122	0.11	0.63	8.76
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	574	888	118	113	0.23	1.17	11.97
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	574	914	59	97	0.29	0.47	10.15
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	561	593	67	114	0.21	0.31	7.51
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	559	568	105	100	0.27	2.1	7.07
Iowa City, IA [26980]	540	1027	57	62	0.58	0.06	15.7
Binghamton, NY [13780]	531	1053	57	117	0.43	1.01	8.67
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	503	1377	139	94	0.25	0.27	9.01
Wilmington, NC [48900]	490	864	76	86	0.3	0.83	12.24
Florence, SC [22500]	480	353	24	67	0.18	0.56	11.19
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	475	1471	156	123	0.33	1.09	6.52
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	464	1235	102	124	0.38	0.55	10.31
Rockford, IL [40420]	457	1105	94	112	0.33	0.42	4.52
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	450	799	77	110	0.32	0.3	8.06
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	414	690	60	92	0.32	0.16	18.83
Savannah, GA [42340]	395	642	52	97	0.16	0.39	7.81
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	370	1028	109	109	0.36	1.27	9.02
Salinas, CA [41500]	370	734	96	78	0.17	1.08	10.39
Bend, OR [13460]	368	697	94	91	0.34	1.2	8.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	364	1265	100	113	0.21	0.26	7.06
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	364	752	84	105	0.14	0.34	8.01
Bellingham, WA [13380]	357	625	106	100	0.27	1.55	7.66
Lafayette, LA [29180]	347	802	107	76	0.17	0.82	6.23
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	332	422	41	61	0.15	0.56	11.44
Roanoke, VA [40220]	326	747	70	84	0.24	0.12	7.46
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	317	691	49	97	0.11	0.11	11.16
Lubbock, TX [31180]	308	474	60	74	0.15	0.79	15.15
Tyler, TX [46340]	286	426	75	45	0.18	1.15	6.19
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	268	747	115	88	0.09	0.38	9.58
Green Bay, WI [24580]	267	551	87	83	0.17	0.72	6.12
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	267	325	34	88	0.12	0.43	16.75
Midland, TX [33260]	260	426	81	40	0.25	0.55	3.89
Waco, TX [47380]	257	266	54	74	0.09	0.96	8.69
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	248	640	100	78	0.13	0.73	6.23
Greeley, CO [24540]	243	1379	105	97	0.41	1.57	7.79
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	241	401	57	60	0.07	0.41	6.64
Fresno, CA [23420]	238	535	70	78	0.05	0.4	13.99
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	236	510	50	62	0.22	0.58	7.46
Jackson, MS [27140]	234	384	63	52	0.07	0.15	4.56
Asheville, NC [11700]	231	950	91	87	0.2	0.19	6.17
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	228	247	42	30	0.12	0.96	3.62
Appleton, WI [11540]	222	1617	64	77	0.66	1.06	11.67
Gainesville, GA [23580]	220	579	54	63	0.28	0.82	6.45
Kingston, NY [28740]	218	750	46	61	0.41	0.96	8.55
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	212	287	45	58	0.1	0.06	6.63
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	205	664	56	58	0.15	0.77	13.17
Longview, TX [30980]	203	291	62	50	0.13	1.01	7.18
Stockton, CA [44700]	200	740	66	70	0.09	0.54	10.69
Burlington, NC [15500]	198	260	26	39	0.15	0.76	10.31
Springfield, MO [44180]	190	444	69	75	0.09	0.05	10.06
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	190	1070	50	56	0.4	0.87	11.43
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	187	905	70	76	0.33	1.16	8.95
Mobile, AL [33660]	186	327	54	64	0.08	0.62	9.12
Medford, OR [32780]	181	425	59	67	0.19	0.15	8.94
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	174	252	28	37	0.09	0.24	12.09
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	171	373	54	59	0.21	1.74	5.43
Reading, PA [39740]	168	656	54	65	0.15	0.65	9.37
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	164	345	55	48	0.08	0.56	10.07
Modesto, CA [33700]	163	378	54	58	0.07	0.58	10.11
Amarillo, TX [11100]	160	231	38	37	0.09	0.41	10.16
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	156	432	45	50	0.08	0.41	7.17
Erie, PA [21500]	155	764	50	48	0.28	0.17	6.14
Greenville, NC [24780]	153	286	31	44	0.17	0.85	10.79
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	149	180	26	45	0.1	0.06	5.88
Lakeland, FL [29460]	148	476	65	51	0.06	0.2	11.22
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	145	675	73	50	0.07	0.54	10.9
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	144	482	39	38	0.28	0.73	6.06
Anchorage, AK [11260]	142	346	45	49	0.09	0.4	15.96
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	140	583	60	58	0.09	0.38	7.84
Springfield, IL [44100]	124	272	25	32	0.13	0.49	8.63
Jackson, MI [27100]	123	392	47	50	0.24	0.12	4.81
Olympia, WA [36500]	111	411	50	37	0.14	0.76	8.01
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	106	284	30	38	0.09	0.02	10.08
Macon, GA [31420]	102	185	30	32	0.08	0.06	7.81
Ocala, FL [36100]	101	357	46	47	0.09	0.1	14.17
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	100	270	40	38	0.06	0.42	6.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	99	276	31	42	0.07	0.01	8.68
Flint, MI [22420]	97	867	37	38	0.21	0.42	5.4
Montgomery, AL [33860]	97	304	32	36	0.08	0.03	8.53
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	88	202	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.48
Salem, OR [41420]	84	516	51	44	0.12	0.06	7.26
Prescott, AZ [39140]	82	343	45	40	0.14	0.74	8.27
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	78	225	28	31	0.05	0.42	8.88
Joplin, MO [27900]	77	303	25	35	0.17	0.26	4.29
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	75	241	35	38	0.05	0.5	11.11
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	75	644	39	38	0.38	0.7	4.4
Johnson City, TN [27740]	74	297	29	29	0.14	0.04	9.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	71	222	24	29	0.04	0.19	8.73
Abilene, TX [10180]	58	102	21	30	0.06	0.25	10.59
Chico, CA [17020]	57	205	22	26	0.1	0.44	8.69
El Paso, TX [21340]	57	460	33	28	0.05	0.1	13.44
Salisbury, MD [41540]	56	81	27	24	0.02	0.06	8.03
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	55	104	19	25	0.06	0.04	6.19
Redding, CA [39820]	54	149	26	29	0.08	0.59	5.58
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	52	196	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.85
Billings, MT [13740]	51	132	28	25	0.07	0.34	7.87
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	49	188	23	23	0.05	0.08	15.98
Yakima, WA [49420]	49	150	27	26	0.06	0.57	6.5
Yuba City, CA [49700]	47	175	25	24	0.1	0.9	4.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	46	246	18	20	0.09	0.03	8.43
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	41	65	13	16	0.02	0.2	12.12
Merced, CA [32900]	37	147	15	13	0.05	0.46	12.53
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	37	236	19	19	0.12	0.09	6.58
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	36	121	15	20	0.07	0.06	6.19
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	36	175	26	21	0.09	0.6	7.92
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	32	84	16	17	0.05	0.06	11.17
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	31	139	17	15	0.07	0.35	8.32
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	204	20	19	0.05	0.04	8.54
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	28	321	13	13	0.17	0.18	10.94
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	26	70	8	14	0.03	0.28	9.56
Monroe, LA [33740]	25	110	12	11	0.06	0.26	8.57
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	151	15	16	0.05	0.24	6.56
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	24	137	10	11	0.04	0.01	6.72
Charleston, WV [16620]	24	254	12	14	0.12	0.04	8.82
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	96	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.19
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	40	8	11	0.01	0.15	6.38
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	16	81	12	9	0.04	0.05	15.42
Yuma, AZ [49740]	15	75	7	7	0.04	0.2	14.38
Albany, GA [10500]	13	64	10	8	0.04	0.03	7.59
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	9	99	6	7	0.05	0.15	10.63
El Centro, CA [20940]	4	45	4	4	0.03	0.16	5.19

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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