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	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	57	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	74	33	20	161
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	2	93	74	12	187
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	68	61	32	205
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17	38	53	26	27	31	17	209
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	69	50	76	217
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	11	133	224
12	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	85	228
13	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	7	55	42	99	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	72	256
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	8	88	79	50	266
17	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	20	23	111	56	269
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	34	23	25	30	75	59	23	269
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	39	18	39	37	270
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	30	50	50	3	4	87	277
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	84	36	119	284
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	38	165	284
23	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	35	37	28	8	92	285
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	33	19	34	39	17	93	61	296
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	16	17	19	13	51	92	98	306
25	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	80	21	22	3	306
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	55	34	56	57	25	43	40	310
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19	52	64	62	41	44	48	330
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	27	24	54	138	39	333
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	32	21	24	25	47	113	77	339
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	163	344
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	20	18	16	66	91	120	357
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	18	35	27	16	115	141	14	366
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	93	75	24	14	4	367
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	28	21	18	77	62	136	370
36	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	54	49	49	46	37	17	127	379
37	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	46	49	6	187	34	383
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	65	49	28	71	387
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	62	54	61	47	58	34	75	391
40	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	45	38	29	132	74	392
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	42	54	45	5	145	401
42	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	24	22	14	21	149	66	108	404
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	41	28	30	133	128	409
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	44	65	108	72	30	421
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	105	86	12	21	35	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	61	63	54	43	46	35	122	424
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	60	55	14	12	150	428
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	53	143	98	13	441
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	48	39	30	36	146	95	49	443
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	177	101	451
51	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	74	90	56	26	78	475
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	55	40	41	144	104	46	475
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	48	102	200	476
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	57	43	48	38	7	236	479
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	91	142	125	491
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	91	499
57	State College, PA [44300]	112	110	130	103	19	10	22	506
58	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	31	40	33	33	112	134	139	522
59	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	86	100	9	15	162	523
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	59	66	62	114	115	55	530
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	41	164	40	190	548
62	Tulsa, OK [46140]	102	68	62	72	110	54	88	556
63	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	110	112	131	94	52	41	19	559
64	Knoxville, TN [28940]	69	64	67	51	78	163	68	560
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	68	65	24	204	576
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	100	90	96	107	99	55	38	585
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	135	212	593
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	77	56	71	109	135	595
69	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	25	174	602
70	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	89	50	71	59	53	71	210	603
71	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	47	41	36	35	136	181	129	605
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	90	103	606
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	114	615
74	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	70	105	163	97	20	122	62	639
75	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	106	109	97	113	39	119	63	646
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	126	135	78	40	20	171	658
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	52	165	215	45	660
78	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	82	86	72	114	131	666
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	124	80	104	116	27	675
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	56	82	79	94	95	214	60	680
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	68	148	106	113	685
82	Dayton, OH [19380]	72	75	72	67	107	193	100	686
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	76	72	140	178	93	686
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	60	124	81	235	694
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	138	146	8	73	167	695
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	76	91	101	84	111	169	80	712
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	95	92	117	139	101	41	712
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	78	84	65	71	179	185	52	714
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	56	133	72	11	173	228	717
90	Appleton, WI [11540]	171	94	151	158	26	58	66	724
91	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	132	135	106	125	123	51	54	726
92	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	80	80	77	184	172	36	728
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	87	79	94	89	63	210	111	733
94	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	73	92	173	65	107	735
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	112	44	225	6	735
96	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	130	195	120	32	56	142	738
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	77	88	83	61	94	171	168	742
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	75	82	152	204	65	753
99	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	46	136	109	109	121	47	188	756
100	Syracuse, NY [45060]	86	76	89	88	86	165	178	768
101	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	83	59	85	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	110	132	76	45	149	784
104	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	111	116	113	70	121	115	787
105	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	140	117	31	230	31	788
106	Wilmington, NC [48900]	138	138	140	150	96	80	47	789
107	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	101	118	138	61	32	181	795
108	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	97	87	97	129	85	201	797
108	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	74	96	138	96	36	180	177	797
110	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	129	90	87	227	116	801
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	230	47	100	200	27	105	803
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	103	74	84	111	98	125	213	808
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	98	91	119	89	57	217	810
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	100	103	76	113	130	241	823
115	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	116	110	103	149	102	825
116	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	166	122	57	64	161	828
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	104	144	89	136	137	46	176	832
117	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	125	220	207	832
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	112	152	122	64	223	42	835
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	105	106	100	106	83	103	234	837
121	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	114	85	108	125	16	194	197	839
122	Columbia, SC [17900]	98	103	112	83	156	200	90	842
123	Bend, OR [13460]	149	153	123	143	79	48	148	843
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	182	154	50	49	169	848
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	108	129	98	103	158	70	193	859
126	Bloomington, IN [14020]	84	115	192	161	22	217	81	872
127	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	123	166	171	34	236	10	875
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	81	120	187	107	147	876
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	179	182	67	77	70	878
130	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	145	159	124	60	140	126	879
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	133	168	114	135	106	19	205	880
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	114	114	85	102	190	212	67	884
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	112	134	105	30	192	887
134	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	176	134	144	159	81	52	144	890
135	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	152	122	154	153	60	109	896
136	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	157	142	90	208	2	897
137	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	129	141	154	113	133	228	1	899
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	99	141	116	179	141	915
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	157	163	166	87	11	916
140	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	133	159	138	97	143	117	918
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	49	126	126	79	109	191	243	923
142	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	99	102	92	128	155	232	932
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	177	157	159	177	163	86	33	952
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	113	186	175	121	966
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	128	184	179	146	117	37	187	978
146	Kingston, NY [28740]	174	151	186	174	62	67	166	980
147	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	125	119	95	103	141	206	198	987
148	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	124	129	85	152	247	1000
149	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	142	142	137	131	92	176	183	1003
150	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	108	119	128	131	183	206	1025
151	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	143	114	159	154	82	222	1026
152	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	158	196	203	145	177	150	5	1034
153	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	114	128	131	146	127	159	231	1036
154	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	148	107	144	195	160	134	1046
155	Fresno, CA [23420]	168	171	144	154	232	158	26	1053
156	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	123	158	199	153	130	240	51	1054
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	195	174	167	124	64	1060
158	Stockton, CA [44700]	180	150	149	165	196	129	96	1065
159	Florence, SC [22500]	140	192	223	166	147	126	79	1073
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	164	148	125	135	174	194	1073
161	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	147	133	133	169	168	182	1080
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	160	169	128	151	151	97	229	1085
162	Gainesville, GA [23580]	173	166	170	173	102	83	218	1085
164	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	160	119	154	176	94	220	1086
165	Reading, PA [39740]	187	159	170	169	161	105	137	1088
166	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	182	140	193	145	53	223	1093
167	Greenville, NC [24780]	193	202	205	195	150	78	82	1105
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	168	172	176	171	126	112	191	1116
169	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	156	143	186	213	128	94	1117
169	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	182	138	185	219	83	1117
171	Waco, TX [47380]	161	209	170	163	194	69	152	1118
172	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	186	190	170	178	134	23	239	1120
173	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	177	137	160	161	189	1130
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	149	146	151	122	216	195	1133
175	Anchorage, AK [11260]	198	193	190	189	203	157	7	1137
176	Asheville, NC [11700]	172	130	127	149	138	199	225	1140
177	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	163	129	159	203	203	1142
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	177	210	212	197	162	84	106	1148
179	Longview, TX [30980]	179	203	155	187	174	63	202	1163
180	Midland, TX [33260]	161	180	136	201	118	127	251	1174
181	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	174	193	197	101	89	230	1179
182	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	168	169	212	108	146	1183
183	Modesto, CA [33700]	188	189	170	180	217	120	123	1187
184	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	159	167	142	211	153	1196
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	168	191	209	123	124	1197
186	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	184	177	203	172	88	173	1199
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	217	162	198	203	73	99	248	1200
188	Lakeland, FL [29460]	194	175	149	183	221	195	86	1203
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	191	186	192	199	222	21	1216
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	147	162	198	239	118	1223
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	195	190	199	170	96	172	1233
192	Erie, PA [21500]	192	146	179	189	100	205	224	1235
193	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	199	165	156	180	205	162	185	1252
194	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	211	212	203	197	190	59	1257
195	Flint, MI [22420]	209	139	199	203	132	148	238	1268
196	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	174	216	153	211	1269
197	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	217	199	210	206	156	112	1290
198	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	170	214	193	218	181	68	252	1296
198	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	191	179	186	183	207	151	199	1296
200	El Paso, TX [21340]	223	177	203	222	231	221	25	1302
201	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	216	215	202	203	235	136	97	1304
202	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	220	214	175	137	157	1311
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	211	172	170	193	182	229	196	1353
205	Jackson, MS [27140]	167	188	152	183	218	209	245	1362
206	Merced, CA [32900]	233	234	237	240	233	144	43	1364
207	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	240	240	155	197	95	1365
208	Chico, CA [17020]	220	222	226	224	192	146	138	1368
209	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	229	225	225	229	236	226	8	1378
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	174	203	186	178	189	234	215	1379
211	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	226	223	226	243	246	202	16	1382
212	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	213	219	210	216	237	145	151	1391
213	Johnson City, TN [27740]	214	201	210	218	168	242	140	1393
214	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	205	209	203	202	249	130	1401
214	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	206	207	197	203	225	154	209	1401
216	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	229	216	230	201	110	186	1406
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	240	226	216	223	186	104	1415
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	228	220	226	193	76	246	1419
219	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	210	223	229	210	227	248	73	1420
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	200	220	213	157	188	249	1441
221	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	206	207	199	219	250	159	1446
222	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	248	250	243	192	18	1447
223	Montgomery, AL [33860]	206	199	205	212	210	246	170	1448
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	227	231	212	224	226	118	214	1452
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	236	248	196	53	1456
226	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	218	220	208	117	237	1458
227	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	212	226	214	170	180	1466
228	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	207	214	211	231	175	1468
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	245	241	248	242	237	9	1469
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	223	220	239	198	156	1473
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	238	235	235	238	220	166	160	1492
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	195	227	218	195	191	238	233	1497
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	237	244	235	235	230	233	84	1498
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	242	212	241	238	178	241	154	1506
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	213	232	231	204	247	164	1522
236	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	244	245	222	184	155	1531
237	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	241	248	248	240	244	182	132	1535
238	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	234	216	232	233	183	224	216	1538
239	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	251	250	238	201	110	1543
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	239	221	229	233	234	244	158	1558
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	216	228	247	235	179	1575
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	244	232	237	236	229	189	219	1586
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	243	228	164	240	1608
243	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	229	223	224	243	226	1608
243	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	234	238	237	231	215	232	221	1608
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	246	249	241	245	184	1664
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	244	236	247	245	240	251	208	1671
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	248	245	249	213	227	1681
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	207	242	1701

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]	249228	105608	5784	470	5.41	11.56	12.53
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	167336	65701	7834	541	0.32	0.91	15.34
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	99302	92578	6790	498	2	5.13	13.43
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	77055	63752	5238	515	1.3	2.27	13.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	63249	64482	2417	432	1.61	2.2	11.84
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	62034	36042	3147	407	1.1	3.55	15.03
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	58194	32173	3071	474	0.45	1.32	10.75
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	53017	37116	3538	542	0.39	1.19	11.29
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	48284	26980	1671	437	0.62	1.38	8.51
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	41473	23932	3649	493	0.38	1.58	14.23
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	37876	25941	2888	457	0.33	1.39	10.13
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	36223	20278	2272	471	0.33	0.84	12.14
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	31493	25446	3516	467	0.4	1.09	13.22
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	28342	22753	1784	373	0.97	2.59	9.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17929	17134	1415	434	0.46	0.76	10.75
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17466	6005	353	366	0.67	1.58	14.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	17402	6826	747	401	0.25	0.48	15.14
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	16979	4139	270	216	0.52	1.28	12.32
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	15889	5444	599	326	0.32	0.48	9.97
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	14981	16429	1674	397	0.33	1.61	11.41
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	14512	7938	490	352	0.66	0.51	9.86
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	13429	18159	1161	392	0.72	0.62	11.93
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	13239	10585	2023	386	0.17	0.98	10.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	12872	5500	738	379	0.57	2.49	11.53
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	12102	11989	1445	401	0.4	0.76	10.12
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	11769	10157	747	371	0.45	0.49	12.69
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	10830	7620	982	397	0.37	1.08	9.53
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	10713	8991	678	344	0.42	0.29	10.62
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7549	3432	909	278	0.15	1.34	7.67
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7477	5736	665	304	0.26	0.51	9.3
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7469	11065	907	369	0.47	0.61	11.28
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7462	12012	637	279	0.83	0.75	11.72
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7456	10584	863	337	0.37	1.09	13.91
Durham, NC [20500]	6870	8122	465	260	1.37	0.26	13.13
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	6646	7354	673	362	0.47	0.66	7.36
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6507	2343	489	240	0.47	3.68	9.01
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	5687	6369	965	320	0.5	2.77	8.55
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5458	5029	431	241	0.19	0.73	15.33
Boulder, CO [14500]	5362	7597	780	274	2.31	5.99	11.06
Rochester, NY [40380]	4828	7167	474	283	0.66	0.52	11.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4361	5585	633	285	0.67	2.91	10.92
Madison, WI [31540]	4204	5659	368	279	0.83	1.38	13.03
Peoria, IL [37900]	4146	3782	84	191	1.04	0.33	6.11
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4072	3862	508	278	0.19	0.65	12.43
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4032	881	113	133	0.24	1.23	7.8
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4002	5695	631	290	0.21	0.28	9.78
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	3993	5817	703	286	0.18	0.74	12.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	3949	1034	92	179	0.27	0.23	4.94
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	3878	3759	479	262	0.54	3.04	5.55
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3866	3021	287	178	0.78	1.85	17.62
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3783	4013	256	221	0.95	0.51	6.83
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3678	7586	411	256	2.05	5	11.03
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3478	4754	429	264	0.55	2.24	9.9
Worcester, MA [49340]	3409	6906	314	222	0.71	1.3	12.66
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3317	2062	219	156	0.3	0.14	11.77
Columbus, OH [18140]	3252	7322	588	295	0.34	0.35	10.93
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3166	2672	228	191	0.2	0.29	10.9
Richmond, VA [40060]	3158	3444	260	216	0.26	0.6	11.93
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3136	1440	129	182	0.26	0.54	5.2
Akron, OH [10420]	3120	3293	349	275	0.47	1.53	10.1
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3118	3900	290	263	0.42	1.54	11.3
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3088	967	41	123	0.63	1.11	9.07
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2839	1877	249	199	0.24	0.77	10.59
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2513	1928	88	159	0.33	0.08	10.23
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2504	6597	478	213	0.27	0.92	13.36
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2472	2548	306	218	0.23	0.83	5.77
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2204	1738	125	149	0.52	1.71	8.17
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2182	3240	258	255	0.35	0.38	11.55
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2156	1371	58	149	0.8	0.57	11.7
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2097	4895	328	213	0.47	1.61	11.41
Dayton, OH [19380]	2083	2228	242	211	0.27	0.21	10.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2077	2129	239	159	0.44	1.68	11.23
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2048	1572	77	155	0.57	0.28	8.03
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2047	2495	255	207	0.4	1.74	7.24
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2026	1799	140	174	0.26	0.34	11.18
Toledo, OH [45780]	1986	1901	199	217	0.31	0.33	8.34
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	1984	2029	263	198	0.12	0.26	12
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	1950	3480	293	230	0.96	2.58	8.82
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1876	2143	154	183	0.72	2.32	16.66
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1872	4201	393	243	0.15	0.13	12.47
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1858	1656	230	177	0.17	0.17	11.64
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1818	5061	549	269	0.11	0.69	10.28
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1803	1216	43	76	0.75	0.12	11.17
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1790	3357	224	228	0.39	0.63	9.59
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1616	2175	159	167	0.33	0.36	8
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1610	2113	153	165	0.41	0.15	10.31
Racine, WI [39540]	1582	1034	83	180	0.53	2.06	8.28
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1553	4316	245	220	0.46	0.94	6.98
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1515	3388	185	148	1.27	2.29	8.57
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1497	2407	120	170	1.02	1.93	13.11
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1476	2081	224	207	0.18	0.64	10.28
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1412	3082	300	215	0.23	0.11	7.06
Dover, DE [20100]	1297	171	441	148	0.09	1.67	10.56
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1275	1949	200	170	0.39	0.61	9.68
Rochester, MN [40340]	1265	2908	77	88	1.28	0.92	8.44
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1158	2030	294	173	0.14	0.52	9.07
Columbia, SC [17900]	1038	1407	109	175	0.17	0.19	10.93
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1036	2096	216	181	0.12	0.33	13.04
Springfield, MA [44140]	1016	1836	149	136	0.29	1.13	12.96
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1014	1539	184	149	0.22	0.81	7.36
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1003	2771	288	191	0.27	1.14	10.98
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	977	2245	189	131	0.29	0.56	6.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	972	811	159	101	0.21	1.23	8.08
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	961	1328	141	139	0.33	0.65	5.83
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	959	1292	145	129	0.54	0.59	11.7
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	934	877	50	79	0.46	1.21	8.33
Spokane, WA [44060]	922	1009	144	142	0.17	0.95	7.56
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	918	1171	240	157	0.14	0.99	10.41
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	906	1257	86	156	0.46	1.33	14.28
Topeka, KS [45820]	898	1148	102	130	0.49	0.08	16.02
State College, PA [44300]	851	1274	87	142	0.81	2.63	14.03
Lincoln, NE [30700]	850	960	107	132	0.28	0.43	10.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	811	2025	114	114	0.89	0.21	7.41
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	811	1227	188	144	0.1	0.15	11.6
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	811	1027	86	88	0.22	0.4	6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	782	1323	94	178	0.28	0.59	13.67
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	757	579	58	112	0.16	0.18	7.25
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	750	1049	169	135	0.12	0.91	10.95
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	737	1257	64	120	0.41	0.1	12.59
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	725	840	110	129	0.11	0.32	10.11
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	705	1161	76	127	0.64	0.07	13.35
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	662	672	38	80	0.22	0.04	12.04
Wichita, KS [48620]	661	1443	134	157	0.22	0.41	5.96
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	647	1115	152	142	0.2	0.16	7.4
Columbia, MO [17860]	647	782	59	119	0.42	0.49	9.96
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	634	1639	156	127	0.2	0.68	12.65
Janesville, WI [27500]	630	415	51	88	0.25	1.39	7.81
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	628	823	63	129	0.21	0.07	19.1
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	619	1374	201	123	0.11	0.64	8.91
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	590	929	59	98	0.3	0.47	10.15
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	585	901	119	114	0.24	1.18	11.97
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	573	578	108	102	0.28	2.16	7.11
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	573	600	68	114	0.21	0.32	7.5
Iowa City, IA [26980]	558	1056	57	64	0.6	0.06	15.62
Binghamton, NY [13780]	549	1060	57	120	0.43	1.01	8.59
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	515	1410	142	96	0.25	0.28	9.14
Wilmington, NC [48900]	494	875	76	86	0.3	0.83	12.37
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	492	1482	157	126	0.33	1.1	6.55
Florence, SC [22500]	490	357	24	68	0.18	0.56	11.23
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	480	1260	107	129	0.39	0.57	10.24
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	470	818	78	111	0.32	0.3	7.87
Rockford, IL [40420]	466	1113	94	112	0.33	0.42	4.52
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	424	708	60	93	0.33	0.16	18.88
Savannah, GA [42340]	401	654	52	99	0.16	0.39	7.77
Salinas, CA [41500]	381	745	97	79	0.17	1.09	10.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	378	1041	110	110	0.37	1.28	8.88
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	375	770	84	105	0.14	0.34	7.9
Bend, OR [13460]	373	714	95	92	0.35	1.21	8.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	367	1293	102	113	0.22	0.27	7.06
Bellingham, WA [13380]	362	640	109	103	0.28	1.59	7.59
Lafayette, LA [29180]	353	814	108	77	0.17	0.83	6.23
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	340	426	41	61	0.15	0.56	11.69
Roanoke, VA [40220]	339	755	70	85	0.24	0.12	7.48
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	326	699	50	98	0.11	0.11	11.12
Lubbock, TX [31180]	313	483	60	74	0.15	0.79	15.38
Tyler, TX [46340]	295	430	76	46	0.18	1.17	6.22
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	277	336	34	90	0.13	0.43	16.33
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	277	759	117	91	0.1	0.39	9.59
Green Bay, WI [24580]	271	562	89	85	0.17	0.74	6.08
Midland, TX [33260]	267	433	82	40	0.25	0.55	3.87
Waco, TX [47380]	267	271	54	74	0.1	0.96	8.71
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	257	658	102	79	0.13	0.74	6.29
Greeley, CO [24540]	250	1416	106	98	0.42	1.58	7.92
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	245	410	58	61	0.07	0.42	6.87
Jackson, MS [27140]	243	388	64	52	0.07	0.15	4.62
Fresno, CA [23420]	242	544	71	79	0.05	0.4	13.7
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	242	522	53	64	0.22	0.62	7.66
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	236	249	42	31	0.12	0.96	3.61
Appleton, WI [11540]	235	1647	66	78	0.67	1.1	11.62
Asheville, NC [11700]	233	967	91	87	0.2	0.19	6.17
Gainesville, GA [23580]	224	584	54	63	0.28	0.82	6.37
Kingston, NY [28740]	219	753	46	61	0.41	0.96	8.5
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	219	292	46	59	0.1	0.06	6.55
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	210	922	71	77	0.34	1.18	9.04
Burlington, NC [15500]	209	262	28	43	0.15	0.82	10.42
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	209	678	59	60	0.15	0.81	13.2
Longview, TX [30980]	208	292	62	50	0.13	1.01	7.26
Stockton, CA [44700]	206	754	67	71	0.1	0.55	10.79
Springfield, MO [44180]	196	448	69	75	0.09	0.05	10.14
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	193	1082	51	57	0.4	0.88	11.42
Mobile, AL [33660]	189	330	55	65	0.08	0.63	9.01
Medford, OR [32780]	184	433	59	67	0.19	0.15	8.71
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	178	259	28	38	0.09	0.24	11.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	172	376	54	59	0.21	1.74	5.33
Reading, PA [39740]	168	666	54	65	0.16	0.65	9.47
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	167	350	55	48	0.08	0.56	10.02
Modesto, CA [33700]	167	384	54	58	0.07	0.58	10.05
Amarillo, TX [11100]	164	233	38	37	0.09	0.41	10.31
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	160	442	46	52	0.09	0.42	7.38
Erie, PA [21500]	156	774	51	49	0.29	0.17	6.19
Greenville, NC [24780]	155	295	32	45	0.17	0.87	11.15
Lakeland, FL [29460]	153	490	67	52	0.07	0.21	11.04
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	151	182	26	45	0.1	0.06	5.84
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	151	494	42	43	0.29	0.78	6.03
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	147	683	74	51	0.07	0.55	10.86
Anchorage, AK [11260]	143	355	45	49	0.09	0.4	15.95
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	141	594	61	58	0.09	0.39	7.85
Jackson, MI [27100]	128	400	47	50	0.25	0.12	4.77
Springfield, IL [44100]	127	274	25	33	0.13	0.49	8.62
Olympia, WA [36500]	116	415	52	38	0.14	0.79	8.17
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	109	287	30	38	0.09	0.02	9.73
Macon, GA [31420]	104	187	31	33	0.08	0.06	8.1
Ocala, FL [36100]	101	359	46	47	0.09	0.1	14.14
Montgomery, AL [33860]	100	312	32	36	0.08	0.03	8.31
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	100	274	40	38	0.06	0.42	6.99
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	100	276	31	42	0.07	0.01	8.59
Flint, MI [22420]	99	872	38	38	0.22	0.43	5.44
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	90	204	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.36
Prescott, AZ [39140]	88	345	45	42	0.14	0.74	8.2
Salem, OR [41420]	88	522	54	46	0.12	0.07	7.45
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	79	226	29	32	0.05	0.44	8.75
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	302	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.28
Joplin, MO [27900]	77	304	25	35	0.17	0.26	4.23
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	76	246	35	38	0.05	0.5	10.78
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	75	650	39	38	0.39	0.7	4.41
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	71	227	24	29	0.04	0.19	8.66
Abilene, TX [10180]	62	110	22	32	0.06	0.26	10.56
Chico, CA [17020]	62	206	22	26	0.1	0.44	9.41
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	60	108	20	27	0.06	0.04	6.17
El Paso, TX [21340]	59	476	34	28	0.05	0.1	13.85
Salisbury, MD [41540]	57	81	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.98
Redding, CA [39820]	56	151	26	29	0.08	0.59	5.47
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	204	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.81
Billings, MT [13740]	51	132	28	25	0.07	0.34	7.93
Yakima, WA [49420]	51	154	28	26	0.06	0.59	6.79
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	50	190	23	23	0.05	0.08	15.87
Yuba City, CA [49700]	49	178	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.59
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	48	250	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.52
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	42	65	13	16	0.02	0.2	11.99
Merced, CA [32900]	38	149	15	14	0.05	0.46	12.53
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	37	123	15	20	0.07	0.06	6.27
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	37	238	19	19	0.12	0.09	6.55
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	37	177	27	22	0.09	0.62	7.83
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	33	84	17	18	0.05	0.06	11.1
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	32	142	17	15	0.07	0.35	8.59
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	207	20	19	0.05	0.04	8.59
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	29	327	14	14	0.17	0.19	10.85
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	26	70	8	14	0.03	0.28	9.65
Monroe, LA [33740]	25	112	12	11	0.06	0.26	8.68
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	258	13	15	0.12	0.04	8.7
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	24	140	10	11	0.04	0.01	7.01
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	152	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.34
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	98	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.21
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	82	13	10	0.04	0.06	15.79
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	40	8	11	0.01	0.15	6.15
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	78	8	8	0.04	0.23	14.48
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	10.34
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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