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	30	48
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	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	13	5	19	54	112
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	74	30	20	158
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	67	58	36	205
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	53	26	27	31	18	212
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	70	51	75	218
11	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	28	26	43	2	2	81	222
12	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	134	224
13	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	98	229
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	65	233
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	82	28	69	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	81	50	263
17	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	20	23	110	53	265
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	23	265
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	42	17	39	39	274
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	29	50	51	3	4	85	275
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	83	36	116	280
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	38	162	281
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	87	281
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	35	40	18	93	63	301
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	16	17	19	13	52	92	96	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	81	21	22	3	307
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	56	57	25	43	40	312
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	58	41	45	44	322
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	54	138	41	336
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	45	113	78	337
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	160	341
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	18	62	91	118	352
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	17	34	27	16	114	139	14	361
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	89	75	24	14	4	363
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	19	77	61	133	369
36	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	46	46	6	186	35	380
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	54	49	49	48	37	18	126	381
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	54	60	47	58	34	73	386
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	51	29	70	390
40	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	45	39	29	133	76	396
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	24	23	14	21	149	65	105	401
42	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	54	48	5	148	406
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	42	28	30	135	127	411
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	62	107	73	31	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	105	87	12	21	33	421
46	Akron, OH [10420]	61	63	54	44	50	35	120	427
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	61	55	14	12	152	431
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	143	97	13	439
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	48	39	30	36	145	94	49	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	178	103	454
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	55	40	37	144	104	47	472
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	72	78	72	91	56	27	77	473
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	46	103	199	474
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	43	49	39	7	237	481
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	91	143	121	488
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	168	83	492
57	State College, PA [44300]	113	111	131	105	19	11	25	515
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	86	102	9	15	163	526
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	41	33	33	113	136	141	531
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	60	66	65	115	115	56	536
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	110	128	90	47	40	22	545
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	41	163	41	190	547
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	69	64	67	50	78	163	64	555
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	100	68	62	72	109	55	91	557
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	68	68	65	24	205	576
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	107	97	54	38	583
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	60	15	137	212	597
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	58	53	69	210	597
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	78	56	73	111	135	599
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	49	40	34	35	134	181	129	602
71	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	99	42	25	174	604
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	90	104	607
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	112	613
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	98	109	38	118	60	635
75	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	163	99	20	124	67	647
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	52	164	215	45	659
77	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	86	71	112	128	660
78	Racine, WI [39540]	89	127	135	81	40	20	172	664
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	106	125	77	104	119	26	674
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	55	82	79	94	95	213	61	679
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	69	147	106	110	682
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	76	72	140	179	92	686
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	137	147	8	70	166	690
84	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	73	66	108	194	101	691
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	61	125	83	236	699
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	73	91	99	84	111	169	80	707
87	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	84	65	71	178	184	51	710
88	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	95	92	118	139	101	42	714
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	57	133	74	11	173	226	718
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	98	80	80	75	184	171	34	722
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	168	94	151	161	26	56	68	724
92	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	105	125	124	52	58	732
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	88	79	95	89	63	210	109	733
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	112	44	226	8	738
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	116	74	92	173	64	111	740
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	62	94	172	165	742
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	195	119	32	59	147	746
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	75	78	152	202	66	748
99	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	47	137	109	114	122	49	186	764
100	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	83	59	83	172	132	143	769
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	91	88	85	166	180	773
102	Wilmington, NC [48900]	139	139	138	145	96	79	48	784
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	108	180	76	90	785
103	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	141	117	31	230	27	785
105	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	148	125	112	132	76	44	151	788
106	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	112	116	116	69	121	117	792
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	85	98	129	82	202	795
108	Greeley, CO [24540]	165	102	117	137	60	33	182	796
109	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	140	96	36	183	176	803
109	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	87	130	94	86	227	113	803
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	227	47	97	191	23	125	804
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	84	110	98	126	213	810
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	90	62	216	817
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	62	100	103	78	112	130	242	827
114	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	167	122	57	66	157	827
116	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	123	221	208	832
116	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	143	89	136	136	46	179	832
118	Lincoln, NE [30700]	112	132	117	110	106	150	107	834
119	Columbia, SC [17900]	99	103	114	84	156	201	82	839
120	Bend, OR [13460]	147	153	122	143	79	48	149	841
121	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	114	85	108	125	16	196	200	844
122	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	113	153	124	66	223	46	845
123	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	106	107	101	106	87	105	235	847
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	136	180	157	49	47	173	849
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	97	103	157	67	195	857
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	123	157	169	34	232	10	860
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	115	188	158	22	216	79	863
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	143	153	81	50	139	873
129	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	109	135	105	17	209	874
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	176	181	68	75	72	875
131	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	123	187	109	146	881
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	114	87	99	190	212	71	888
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	114	133	102	32	194	889
134	Columbia, MO [17860]	126	147	163	121	61	141	131	890
135	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	151	122	158	151	60	108	896
136	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	112	133	228	1	899
137	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	208	2	900
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	116	182	138	913
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	158	161	166	88	11	916
140	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	158	140	99	142	114	918
140	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	155	221	918
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	126	127	80	110	191	243	923
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	180	156	158	175	162	84	32	947
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	109	114	186	174	115	959
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	186	180	148	118	37	178	976
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	103	141	206	197	983
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	188	178	64	71	164	993
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	141	142	138	125	92	177	183	998
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	125	131	89	154	247	1009
150	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	148	109	120	125	130	185	207	1024
151	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	112	158	153	80	228	1026
152	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	146	147	161	194	122	89	1038
153	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	159	196	204	146	177	152	6	1040
154	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	148	107	142	195	161	130	1041
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	131	148	128	160	233	1044
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	195	175	167	127	52	1052
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	167	171	145	155	232	158	28	1056
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	125	158	199	153	131	240	57	1063
159	Green Bay, WI [24580]	161	169	128	152	150	98	222	1080
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	150	129	135	175	193	1081
161	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	158	120	155	175	95	219	1085
162	Reading, PA [39740]	188	160	171	170	161	102	137	1089
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	182	141	196	146	53	215	1090
164	Gainesville, GA [23580]	175	166	174	170	101	85	220	1091
165	Florence, SC [22500]	140	193	225	168	148	128	93	1095
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	150	149	135	133	171	170	188	1096
167	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	205	205	192	154	78	74	1099
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	168	172	178	170	127	114	191	1120
169	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	157	143	187	214	129	95	1122
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	183	137	185	220	88	1123
171	Waco, TX [47380]	159	209	171	165	196	68	159	1127
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	178	139	159	162	185	1129
173	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	175	137	26	241	1130
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	148	151	121	217	192	1133
174	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	130	124	148	138	198	224	1133
176	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	191	188	189	204	157	7	1135
177	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	168	166	129	160	204	196	1141
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	177	211	214	198	165	87	106	1158
179	Longview, TX [30980]	178	203	153	185	174	63	203	1159
180	Midland, TX [33260]	162	180	133	200	117	123	251	1166
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	167	178	217	116	119	1173
182	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	167	170	210	107	144	1178
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	196	103	89	230	1182
184	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	183	174	202	170	86	168	1185
185	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	148	183	221	193	84	1195
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	162	195	205	72	99	248	1196
187	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	161	167	142	211	153	1199
188	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	190	194	171	192	209	125	122	1203
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	187	190	200	222	19	1215
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	145	161	198	239	124	1226
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	195	188	200	169	96	177	1236
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	152	178	206	156	187	1241
193	Erie, PA [21500]	194	145	180	190	100	205	231	1245
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	185	163	174	215	153	198	1254
195	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	209	199	190	59	1267
196	Flint, MI [22420]	208	138	199	205	132	149	239	1270
197	Amarillo, TX [11100]	189	217	199	210	205	159	99	1278
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	220	231	219	29	1296
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	192	179	185	185	207	145	204	1297
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	172	214	194	218	182	72	252	1304
201	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	216	203	204	236	134	100	1310
202	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	221	216	176	140	154	1315
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	212	173	167	192	183	229	201	1357
205	Merced, CA [32900]	233	234	237	241	233	144	37	1359
206	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	226	225	221	227	235	225	9	1368
206	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	184	218	209	246	1368
208	Chico, CA [17020]	221	222	226	224	193	147	136	1369
209	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	241	198	240	241	155	200	97	1372
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	228	222	226	244	246	203	17	1386
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	173	202	188	181	189	236	217	1386
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	208	206	195	205	224	151	206	1395
213	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	211	218	168	242	140	1397
214	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	211	216	237	146	158	1401
215	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	209	205	201	249	132	1403
216	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	214	230	202	108	189	1406
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	221	227	197	77	245	1427
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	207	199	206	213	211	246	150	1432
218	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	240	226	214	222	187	123	1432
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	210	224	230	210	228	248	86	1436
221	Joplin, MO [27900]	215	201	221	210	158	188	250	1443
222	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	232	211	224	226	117	211	1447
222	Yuma, AZ [49740]	249	247	249	251	243	192	16	1447
224	Billings, MT [13740]	228	237	209	226	213	167	170	1450
225	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	204	208	206	199	220	250	167	1454
226	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	219	220	208	120	238	1463
227	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	206	214	212	231	171	1464
228	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	245	241	248	242	238	5	1466
229	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	236	248	199	62	1468
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	219	220	240	195	161	1472
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	236	235	237	219	165	156	1485
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	228	214	195	192	234	234	1491
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	244	236	235	230	235	94	1512
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	241	240	181	241	155	1515
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	243	249	249	239	197	102	1530
236	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	231	203	247	175	1531
237	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	239	241	244	223	180	169	1537
238	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	240	248	248	237	244	176	145	1538
239	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	233	233	179	224	223	1540
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	239	221	230	233	234	244	142	1543
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	237	184	1585
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	237	229	189	229	1597
243	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	221	241	226	220	225	243	225	1601
244	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	242	245	244	227	164	240	1608
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	216	233	227	1617
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	245	181	1662
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	245	243	238	251	214	1669
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	207	218	1677
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	249	247	249	214	232	1690

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]	258283	108064	5885	473	5.54	11.76	12.62
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	171175	67380	8049	543	0.33	0.94	15.42
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	103489	95034	6968	504	2.06	5.27	13.55
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	79616	65456	5372	518	1.34	2.33	13.99
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	65226	66041	2470	437	1.65	2.25	11.94
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	64799	36866	3224	409	1.12	3.64	15.13
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	59780	33024	3164	476	0.46	1.36	10.8
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	54506	37954	3618	544	0.4	1.22	11.32
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	49617	27675	1704	440	0.63	1.41	8.54
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	43249	24521	3755	495	0.39	1.62	14.32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	39197	26741	2977	462	0.34	1.44	10.24
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	37165	20857	2325	478	0.34	0.86	12.21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	32916	26133	3604	471	0.41	1.11	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	29958	23381	1847	382	0.99	2.68	9.59
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	18585	17614	1444	437	0.48	0.77	10.82
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	18385	7121	775	404	0.27	0.5	15.22
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	17631	4243	275	224	0.53	1.3	12.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17586	6122	361	370	0.68	1.62	14.57
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16331	5572	607	329	0.33	0.48	10.12
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	15715	16905	1734	403	0.34	1.66	11.53
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	14891	8089	497	354	0.67	0.52	9.9
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	13852	18575	1186	397	0.74	0.63	11.94
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	13784	10877	2089	391	0.18	1.01	10.49
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13227	5609	758	383	0.58	2.56	11.58
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	12712	12372	1492	402	0.42	0.79	10.19
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12105	10400	762	373	0.46	0.5	12.7
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11168	7777	1003	401	0.37	1.1	9.6
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11079	9226	702	345	0.43	0.31	10.63
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7851	3554	931	283	0.16	1.37	7.72
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7805	11377	922	372	0.48	0.62	11.25
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7752	12287	652	284	0.85	0.77	11.74
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7731	10913	885	341	0.38	1.12	14.01
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7704	5853	675	312	0.27	0.52	9.32
Durham, NC [20500]	7090	8338	480	269	1.41	0.27	13.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7002	7572	682	365	0.48	0.67	7.42
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6573	2398	502	241	0.48	3.78	9.03
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	5907	6530	983	323	0.52	2.82	8.57
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5684	5161	443	245	0.2	0.75	15.42
Boulder, CO [14500]	5560	7790	794	280	2.36	6.1	11.12
Rochester, NY [40380]	4942	7274	481	286	0.67	0.53	11.32
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4532	5700	649	288	0.68	2.98	10.99
Madison, WI [31540]	4351	5831	376	282	0.85	1.41	12.87
Peoria, IL [37900]	4309	3860	87	192	1.06	0.34	6.15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4264	3982	524	288	0.2	0.67	12.45
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4173	1059	92	182	0.28	0.23	5.05
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4157	894	114	133	0.24	1.24	7.79
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4150	6012	726	290	0.19	0.77	12.26
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4146	5868	654	294	0.22	0.29	9.75
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4011	3868	492	263	0.55	3.12	5.63
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3993	3095	290	180	0.8	1.87	17.65
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3925	4103	262	222	0.97	0.52	6.86
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3811	7781	418	257	2.11	5.08	11.03
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3602	4849	435	266	0.56	2.27	9.97
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3574	2116	224	159	0.31	0.15	11.76
Worcester, MA [49340]	3534	7047	319	227	0.72	1.32	12.72
Columbus, OH [18140]	3431	7530	598	299	0.35	0.36	11.09
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3297	2737	233	194	0.2	0.3	10.9
Richmond, VA [40060]	3281	3531	266	217	0.26	0.62	11.92
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3225	3995	301	268	0.44	1.6	11.43
Akron, OH [10420]	3213	3354	359	278	0.48	1.57	10.13
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3205	1475	131	183	0.27	0.54	5.23
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3175	982	41	127	0.64	1.11	9.04
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2926	1925	255	206	0.25	0.79	10.59
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2615	6769	488	220	0.28	0.94	13.39
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2601	1970	89	159	0.34	0.08	10.28
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2546	2603	312	221	0.24	0.84	5.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2359	1786	130	151	0.53	1.78	8.18
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2272	3336	265	262	0.36	0.39	11.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2272	1408	59	151	0.82	0.58	11.57
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2189	5017	339	215	0.48	1.66	11.49
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2160	2183	248	163	0.45	1.74	11.32
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2148	1827	145	176	0.27	0.35	11.19
Dayton, OH [19380]	2143	2275	246	215	0.28	0.21	10.66
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2125	2555	262	213	0.41	1.79	7.22
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2110	1603	79	158	0.58	0.29	8.09
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2068	2084	271	203	0.13	0.27	12.03
Toledo, OH [45780]	2043	1950	202	220	0.32	0.34	8.51
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2013	3566	296	233	0.98	2.61	8.84
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1962	2194	164	185	0.74	2.47	16.81
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1930	4308	405	245	0.15	0.13	12.58
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1908	1697	234	183	0.17	0.18	11.57
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1883	5169	566	272	0.11	0.71	10.32
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1849	3417	226	230	0.39	0.63	9.52
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1830	1229	46	79	0.76	0.13	11.23
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1709	4409	253	224	0.47	0.97	7.07
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1675	2221	161	169	0.34	0.36	7.99
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1641	2153	155	166	0.42	0.15	10.39
Racine, WI [39540]	1635	1054	85	180	0.54	2.11	8.36
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1567	3453	191	150	1.29	2.37	8.53
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1548	2485	122	172	1.05	1.96	13.26
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1534	2136	231	212	0.18	0.66	10.35
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1474	3183	308	218	0.24	0.11	7.13
Dover, DE [20100]	1383	186	472	154	0.1	1.79	10
Rochester, MN [40340]	1331	2956	81	90	1.3	0.97	8.48
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1320	2002	205	175	0.4	0.62	9.76
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1203	2094	302	177	0.15	0.53	9.28
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1081	2139	223	185	0.12	0.34	13.26
Columbia, SC [17900]	1064	1439	111	176	0.17	0.19	11.09
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1056	2842	295	194	0.28	1.16	10.92
Springfield, MA [44140]	1054	1892	154	138	0.3	1.17	13.04
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1053	1586	192	152	0.22	0.85	7.31
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1018	834	164	102	0.22	1.27	8
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1010	1336	150	136	0.56	0.61	11.77
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1008	2298	193	135	0.3	0.57	6.85
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	985	1350	144	141	0.34	0.67	5.81
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	971	909	52	80	0.48	1.26	8.28
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	965	1313	90	164	0.48	1.4	14.29
Spokane, WA [44060]	959	1039	151	146	0.17	1	7.56
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	951	1210	245	160	0.14	1.01	10.34
Topeka, KS [45820]	936	1173	105	134	0.5	0.08	16.08
Lincoln, NE [30700]	877	976	108	135	0.29	0.43	10.44
State College, PA [44300]	875	1312	88	143	0.83	2.66	13.98
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	869	2056	115	115	0.91	0.21	7.38
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	845	1264	190	151	0.11	0.15	11.49
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	839	1048	88	89	0.23	0.4	6.04
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	815	1351	94	184	0.29	0.59	13.83
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	781	587	58	114	0.16	0.18	7.54
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	768	1070	172	137	0.13	0.92	10.94
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	753	1272	65	121	0.41	0.1	12.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	750	858	114	133	0.11	0.33	10.25
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	731	1200	77	131	0.66	0.07	13.73
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	689	1145	156	146	0.2	0.17	7.49
Wichita, KS [48620]	686	1513	138	160	0.23	0.42	6.29
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	675	684	38	82	0.22	0.04	11.91
Columbia, MO [17860]	671	787	59	126	0.42	0.49	9.62
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	661	1678	158	128	0.21	0.69	12.69
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	650	849	63	134	0.22	0.07	18.94
Janesville, WI [27500]	644	424	52	89	0.26	1.42	8.04
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	638	1420	203	124	0.11	0.65	9.15
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	617	941	61	99	0.3	0.49	10.26
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	605	591	114	104	0.29	2.29	7.08
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	597	924	122	115	0.24	1.21	11.84
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	587	610	69	114	0.22	0.32	7.59
Iowa City, IA [26980]	586	1080	62	67	0.61	0.06	15.54
Binghamton, NY [13780]	575	1081	57	125	0.44	1.01	8.62
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	542	1451	145	99	0.26	0.29	9.37
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	507	1502	157	127	0.33	1.1	6.5
Wilmington, NC [48900]	505	889	80	92	0.3	0.88	12.33
Florence, SC [22500]	503	360	24	68	0.18	0.56	10.88
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	495	837	80	115	0.33	0.31	7.95
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	495	1292	110	132	0.4	0.59	10.21
Rockford, IL [40420]	479	1126	94	112	0.33	0.42	4.54
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	432	733	60	93	0.34	0.16	18.67
Savannah, GA [42340]	419	671	53	100	0.16	0.4	7.85
Salinas, CA [41500]	398	765	98	79	0.17	1.1	10.43
Bend, OR [13460]	390	734	98	93	0.36	1.25	8.97
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	385	1322	104	115	0.22	0.27	7.16
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	385	1066	113	111	0.38	1.31	8.94
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	384	782	85	105	0.15	0.35	7.76
Lafayette, LA [29180]	367	833	113	79	0.17	0.86	6.13
Bellingham, WA [13380]	367	662	111	105	0.29	1.62	7.58
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	360	435	41	62	0.15	0.56	11.97
Roanoke, VA [40220]	352	775	71	87	0.25	0.12	7.65
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	335	710	50	101	0.12	0.11	10.98
Lubbock, TX [31180]	328	494	61	78	0.15	0.8	15.53
Tyler, TX [46340]	303	438	77	46	0.18	1.18	6.64
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	288	786	121	94	0.1	0.4	9.66
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	280	344	34	91	0.13	0.43	16.29
Waco, TX [47380]	280	277	56	77	0.1	0.99	8.59
Green Bay, WI [24580]	278	579	90	86	0.18	0.74	6.29
Midland, TX [33260]	277	449	87	42	0.26	0.59	3.93
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	270	684	104	81	0.14	0.76	6.35
Greeley, CO [24540]	262	1445	108	101	0.42	1.61	7.95
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	261	426	59	64	0.08	0.42	7.48
Fresno, CA [23420]	251	562	73	81	0.06	0.41	13.61
Jackson, MS [27140]	250	400	64	53	0.07	0.15	4.58
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	250	532	53	65	0.23	0.62	7.69
Appleton, WI [11540]	250	1683	68	78	0.69	1.13	11.55
Asheville, NC [11700]	242	988	95	89	0.21	0.2	6.23
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	237	253	42	31	0.12	0.96	3.66
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	231	301	46	59	0.11	0.06	6.46
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	230	951	74	82	0.35	1.23	9.34
Gainesville, GA [23580]	226	603	55	65	0.29	0.84	6.29
Kingston, NY [28740]	221	760	46	61	0.42	0.96	8.51
Burlington, NC [15500]	216	266	28	44	0.15	0.82	10.47
Longview, TX [30980]	215	300	65	52	0.14	1.06	7.26
Stockton, CA [44700]	214	788	72	78	0.1	0.59	10.98
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	213	701	61	62	0.16	0.84	13.36
Springfield, MO [44180]	204	470	73	78	0.1	0.06	10.01
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	197	1103	54	59	0.41	0.93	11.46
Mobile, AL [33660]	193	342	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.18
Medford, OR [32780]	190	448	60	69	0.2	0.15	8.83
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	381	54	62	0.22	1.74	5.27
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	184	269	28	38	0.1	0.24	11.78
Modesto, CA [33700]	173	399	57	61	0.07	0.61	10.16
Reading, PA [39740]	172	683	56	65	0.16	0.67	9.38
Amarillo, TX [11100]	171	242	38	37	0.09	0.41	10.78
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	170	359	56	48	0.08	0.57	10.12
Greenville, NC [24780]	165	298	33	48	0.17	0.9	11.41
Lakeland, FL [29460]	164	505	71	55	0.07	0.22	11.08
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	450	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.24
Erie, PA [21500]	158	790	52	49	0.29	0.17	6.09
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	158	184	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.86
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	154	500	43	46	0.29	0.8	6.11
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	151	693	74	51	0.08	0.55	10.84
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	149	613	66	61	0.09	0.42	7.78
Anchorage, AK [11260]	144	367	46	50	0.09	0.41	16.23
Jackson, MI [27100]	132	406	48	51	0.25	0.12	4.75
Springfield, IL [44100]	128	279	25	33	0.13	0.49	8.82
Olympia, WA [36500]	121	435	55	41	0.15	0.83	8.44
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	115	299	30	39	0.09	0.02	9.61
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	278	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.47
Macon, GA [31420]	106	191	32	34	0.08	0.07	8.41
Ocala, FL [36100]	104	367	47	49	0.1	0.1	14.37
Montgomery, AL [33860]	102	316	32	36	0.08	0.03	8.97
Flint, MI [22420]	101	891	38	39	0.22	0.43	5.42
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	101	282	41	39	0.06	0.43	7.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	94	208	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.01
Prescott, AZ [39140]	93	357	46	42	0.15	0.75	8.08
Salem, OR [41420]	91	531	57	48	0.12	0.07	7.32
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	80	231	29	33	0.05	0.44	8.59
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	79	667	41	39	0.4	0.74	4.5
Joplin, MO [27900]	79	307	25	37	0.17	0.26	4.1
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	78	251	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.68
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	308	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.32
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	74	237	26	29	0.05	0.21	8.57
Abilene, TX [10180]	66	116	22	34	0.07	0.26	10.04
Chico, CA [17020]	64	209	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.46
El Paso, TX [21340]	64	486	38	29	0.06	0.11	13.56
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	64	110	22	29	0.06	0.04	6.21
Salisbury, MD [41540]	58	81	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.94
Redding, CA [39820]	57	156	26	29	0.09	0.59	5.46
Yakima, WA [49420]	54	157	29	27	0.06	0.61	7.02
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	54	201	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.82
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	209	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.86
Billings, MT [13740]	53	140	30	26	0.08	0.36	8.42
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	50	261	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.14
Yuba City, CA [49700]	50	179	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	43	66	13	17	0.02	0.2	11.74
Merced, CA [32900]	39	155	15	14	0.05	0.46	13.08
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	39	252	19	19	0.13	0.09	6.28
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	38	184	28	23	0.09	0.65	7.76
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	38	126	15	20	0.07	0.06	6.13
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	35	146	18	16	0.07	0.38	8.68
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	86	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.88
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	215	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.28
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	30	76	9	16	0.04	0.31	9.18
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	117	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.42
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	29	333	14	14	0.17	0.19	10.82
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	148	12	13	0.05	0.01	6.69
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	260	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.74
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	158	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.12
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	103	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.37
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	85	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.73
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	41	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.05
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	80	8	8	0.04	0.23	14.88
Albany, GA [10500]	15	68	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	102	8	9	0.05	0.2	10.66
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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