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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2022	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	4	35	54
2	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	8	14	26	64
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	9	1	1	48	64
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	7	7	9	16	10	5	16	70
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	5	4	12	13	5	17	71	127
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	7	5	73	34	21	163
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	92	70	10	179
8	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	16	38	53	23	26	28	14	198
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	68	59	30	201
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	6	2	69	47	84	222
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	26	13	13	127	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	6	9	10	8	55	43	99	230
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	30	26	43	2	2	92	235
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	24	44	28	20	35	12	83	246
15	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	38	18	37	28	258
16	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	32	22	25	30	76	60	24	269
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	6	87	80	59	273
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	19	23	113	64	278
19	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	54	29	49	49	3	3	93	280
19	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	22	18	17	21	85	30	87	280
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	16	12	32	38	170	287
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	41	34	35	29	7	101	289
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	90	39	125	299
24	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	46	66	62	81	20	22	3	300
25	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	34	19	35	38	17	91	68	302
26	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	18	13	52	90	103	310
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	34	57	60	25	42	46	320
28	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	26	24	27	24	54	135	39	329
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	36	22	31	43	9	156	335
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	35	21	24	24	49	115	85	353
31	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	28	21	15	75	57	134	358
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	27	20	19	18	72	94	122	372
33	Rochester, NY [40380]	39	31	42	36	27	129	73	377
34	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	20	37	29	17	122	140	13	378
35	Gainesville, FL [23540]	83	79	98	76	24	18	5	383
36	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19	52	66	63	41	45	98	384
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	47	46	37	16	135	385
38	Durham, NC [20500]	36	27	46	50	6	187	37	389
39	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	33	73	43	53	46	6	140	394
40	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	58	55	60	47	62	32	81	395
41	Tucson, AZ [46060]	74	48	55	65	50	29	77	398
42	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	21	26	40	28	30	130	136	411
43	Akron, OH [10420]	58	62	54	44	45	33	118	414
44	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	25	23	14	22	155	69	109	417
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	89	72	103	82	12	21	41	420
46	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	78	58	58	55	14	11	147	421
47	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	35	45	69	110	75	29	428
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	41	47	48	52	140	99	20	447
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	50	40	31	38	148	95	49	451
49	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	32	29	59	177	100	451
51	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	49	55	44	45	38	8	238	477
51	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	37	33	30	27	51	100	199	477
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	48	57	41	42	145	108	45	486
54	State College, PA [44300]	109	111	125	100	19	10	19	493
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	18	45	36	31	89	137	138	494
56	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	72	78	74	89	56	26	102	497
57	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	91	60	84	97	9	15	166	522
58	Columbus, OH [18140]	61	32	38	34	83	171	104	523
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	30	39	33	33	111	134	145	525
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	64	63	64	61	118	110	66	546
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	31	61	23	41	166	41	191	554
62	Knoxville, TN [28940]	71	64	69	51	82	163	57	557
63	Tulsa, OK [46140]	106	68	61	73	108	52	90	558
64	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	70	71	68	66	64	23	201	563
65	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	89	92	108	98	50	38	576
66	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	51	53	65	57	15	131	208	580
66	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	82	59	76	56	67	111	129	580
68	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	77	92	103	95	42	25	163	597
69	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	112	115	140	102	58	51	22	600
70	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	63	88	71	71	119	89	111	612
71	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	93	50	71	67	48	68	217	614
72	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	75	105	158	99	21	118	43	619
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	85	46	39	48	187	104	113	622
74	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	44	43	37	37	137	185	141	624
75	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	105	110	96	110	39	119	61	640
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	133	79	40	20	165	652
77	Huntsville, AL [26620]	94	87	82	83	71	112	130	659
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	53	83	78	92	99	210	52	667
79	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	80	51	51	54	163	215	55	669
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	90	81	75	68	146	102	110	672
81	Dayton, OH [19380]	68	76	70	64	109	191	105	683
82	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	66	70	56	58	123	79	233	685
83	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	60	69	78	73	138	179	94	691
84	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	118	107	125	85	106	122	32	695
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	65	145	147	7	78	167	705
86	Peoria, IL [37900]	45	54	135	69	11	175	218	707
87	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	83	91	96	84	113	168	75	710
88	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	130	97	92	114	142	103	36	714
89	Toledo, OH [45780]	76	86	81	59	91	169	154	716
90	Appleton, WI [11540]	170	93	156	159	28	64	50	720
91	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	129	134	106	126	121	48	58	722
92	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	81	85	66	71	182	186	54	725
93	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	102	82	80	76	183	173	34	730
94	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	86	77	95	90	60	209	115	732
95	Topeka, KS [45820]	108	118	122	112	44	225	7	736
96	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	79	94	76	79	153	201	63	745
97	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	47	138	110	104	120	46	181	746
98	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	62	129	195	120	31	61	149	747
99	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	116	73	93	174	66	121	753
100	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	139	112	112	116	70	116	95	760
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	74	90	85	81	170	180	767
102	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	117	124	88	104	180	77	80	770
103	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	100	98	86	95	132	84	182	777
103	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	69	95	134	91	34	178	176	777
105	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	126	114	131	77	44	144	785
106	Wilmington, NC [48900]	137	139	144	147	96	85	40	788
107	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	63	85	172	136	155	792
108	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	114	109	101	146	78	793
109	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	141	96	89	120	78	58	215	797
110	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	121	121	138	117	33	231	42	803
111	Dover, DE [20100]	95	230	50	103	202	31	97	808
112	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	167	154	47	40	157	809
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	57	99	102	75	112	128	240	813
114	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	67	90	127	97	94	226	120	821
115	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	99	102	99	107	79	106	230	822
116	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	104	75	87	112	100	133	212	823
117	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	92	67	58	61	125	219	202	824
118	Greeley, CO [24540]	168	101	120	145	66	35	194	829
119	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	149	161	128	65	138	67	833
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	119	108	150	122	61	222	51	833
121	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	119	170	124	53	67	168	837
122	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	147	92	136	139	49	178	844
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	134	80	112	130	16	193	186	851
124	Bloomington, IN [14020]	73	113	187	162	22	216	89	862
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	111	128	101	110	156	71	190	867
126	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	126	105	83	119	188	105	146	872
127	Columbia, SC [17900]	98	104	116	85	158	196	117	874
128	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	133	166	117	134	102	19	205	876
129	Bellingham, WA [13380]	146	163	110	133	107	27	192	878
130	Bend, OR [13460]	150	159	129	142	86	55	158	879
131	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	143	154	154	138	88	204	2	883
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	114	114	84	100	191	213	70	886
133	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	130	179	167	36	238	8	893
134	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	179	120	186	186	63	82	82	898
135	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	126	142	157	117	135	228	1	906
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	147	151	122	159	157	56	126	918
137	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	52	122	131	78	104	192	244	923
138	Lubbock, TX [31180]	157	178	161	161	169	87	17	930
139	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	133	173	140	95	149	112	933
140	Kingston, NY [28740]	166	144	184	172	57	65	152	940
141	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	138	103	100	142	117	184	160	944
142	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	189	136	146	169	84	54	169	947
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	172	157	158	175	164	81	44	951
144	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	100	103	93	131	162	239	952
145	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	122	140	107	115	186	172	131	973
146	Rockford, IL [40420]	142	116	121	124	80	145	248	976
147	Janesville, WI [27500]	123	183	170	145	114	36	211	982
148	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	128	123	90	104	143	202	196	986
149	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	144	146	140	131	93	180	175	1009
150	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	141	109	157	154	73	224	1010
151	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	125	129	142	126	154	227	1018
152	Fresno, CA [23420]	161	172	138	155	230	150	15	1021
153	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	148	109	117	128	133	183	207	1025
154	Florence, SC [22500]	140	191	218	163	144	114	56	1026
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	159	198	203	141	181	148	4	1034
156	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	120	155	200	149	127	241	47	1039
157	Reading, PA [39740]	182	158	158	163	161	97	139	1058
158	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	151	148	131	134	168	167	164	1063
158	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	160	152	107	149	199	159	137	1063
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	131	164	146	126	130	174	193	1064
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	158	170	124	149	149	88	237	1075
162	Stockton, CA [44700]	180	150	149	169	195	127	108	1078
163	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	155	179	193	180	165	121	88	1081
164	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	153	153	184	138	184	218	53	1083
165	Tyler, TX [46340]	156	181	140	194	147	53	226	1097
166	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	195	156	140	189	213	126	79	1098
166	Gainesville, GA [23580]	170	169	179	175	105	86	214	1098
168	Anchorage, AK [11260]	193	192	181	183	200	144	9	1102
169	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	165	161	119	157	177	93	231	1103
170	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	163	173	170	169	128	107	197	1107
171	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	183	189	173	173	134	24	234	1110
172	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	116	165	161	123	159	199	189	1112
173	Roanoke, VA [40220]	153	145	146	153	116	217	184	1114
174	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	160	173	137	160	157	198	1130
175	Greenville, NC [24780]	194	202	206	191	152	72	116	1133
176	Asheville, NC [11700]	172	131	128	149	136	197	229	1142
177	Burlington, NC [15500]	181	209	215	197	162	83	96	1143
178	Waco, TX [47380]	176	210	181	163	197	74	153	1154
179	Longview, TX [30980]	175	201	154	186	173	62	206	1157
180	Medford, OR [32780]	185	180	150	163	141	206	142	1167
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	192	190	161	179	219	109	119	1169
182	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	187	194	167	191	207	123	106	1175
183	Springfield, MO [44180]	177	177	137	156	194	236	107	1184
184	Mobile, AL [33660]	188	197	177	173	210	117	123	1185
185	Lakeland, FL [29460]	198	175	150	185	222	195	65	1190
186	Midland, TX [33260]	162	187	136	201	124	132	251	1193
187	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	197	174	196	208	103	98	220	1196
188	Erie, PA [21500]	184	143	167	186	97	198	223	1198
189	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	216	162	197	210	74	101	245	1205
190	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	181	201	171	92	179	1208
191	Ocala, FL [36100]	212	193	190	196	196	223	18	1228
192	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	215	215	203	209	234	139	25	1240
193	Prescott, AZ [39140]	213	195	190	201	167	96	183	1245
194	Flint, MI [22420]	206	135	200	201	129	152	232	1255
195	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	199	167	165	175	206	164	188	1264
196	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	185	166	178	215	153	204	1267
197	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	164	211	189	210	179	63	252	1268
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	212	210	201	201	188	86	1283
199	Springfield, IL [44100]	200	207	213	215	176	125	150	1286
200	El Paso, TX [21340]	224	176	203	218	228	221	27	1297
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	191	184	192	183	208	158	187	1303
202	Amarillo, TX [11100]	196	216	197	210	205	156	133	1313
203	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	196	243	240	151	200	69	1339
204	Jackson, MI [27100]	201	186	193	191	115	220	243	1349
205	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	224	224	219	240	246	194	6	1353
206	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	150	181	217	207	246	1357
207	Salem, OR [41420]	211	171	173	195	178	230	200	1358
208	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	213	216	238	147	124	1371
209	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	210	199	198	249	114	1376
210	Chico, CA [17020]	219	221	223	221	193	141	162	1380
211	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	227	226	226	237	227	12	1383
212	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	178	205	187	181	190	235	213	1389
213	Merced, CA [32900]	233	236	240	244	235	151	60	1399
214	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	242	230	219	224	189	76	1400
215	Joplin, MO [27900]	209	199	215	201	150	181	247	1402
216	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	204	215	224	170	242	132	1404
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	232	226	223	229	192	76	242	1420
218	Billings, MT [13740]	222	238	207	220	216	161	161	1425
219	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	229	219	229	203	120	195	1430
220	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	208	209	197	220	250	148	1438
220	Montgomery, AL [33860]	206	200	200	207	209	244	172	1438
222	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	205	214	197	210	227	160	235	1448
223	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	239	245	233	234	232	234	33	1450
224	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	209	222	225	199	226	247	128	1456
225	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	189	225	210	190	189	232	222	1457
226	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	229	249	238	234	249	190	72	1461
227	Yuma, AZ [49740]	250	246	249	250	242	205	23	1465
228	Redding, CA [39820]	227	232	219	221	211	124	236	1470
229	Macon, GA [31420]	204	227	207	216	212	233	177	1476
229	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	218	218	228	226	240	203	143	1476
231	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	247	246	247	243	239	11	1481
232	Charleston, WV [16620]	240	206	240	239	175	240	151	1491
233	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	249	250	236	212	62	1501
234	Yakima, WA [49420]	231	234	226	226	229	142	219	1507
235	Monroe, LA [33740]	244	239	240	242	221	176	159	1521
236	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	232	233	238	218	166	203	1527
237	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	229	213	233	234	204	248	173	1534
237	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	245	248	251	247	244	208	91	1534
239	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	235	217	230	233	185	224	225	1549
240	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	240	231	233	234	231	182	216	1567
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	226	244	219	224	247	237	171	1568
242	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	238	220	232	232	233	245	174	1574
243	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	234	237	237	229	214	229	209	1589
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	240	228	221	223	243	228	1605
245	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	244	225	165	241	1608
246	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	251	248	244	248	211	210	1659
247	Albany, GA [10500]	249	250	246	247	241	246	185	1664
248	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	240	234	244	242	239	251	221	1671
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	214	249	1715

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]	205875	93685	5179	448	4.8	10.35	12.14
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	147604	57964	6901	527	0.28	0.81	15.14
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	79076	80293	5928	483	1.74	4.48	12.94
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	63809	55615	4624	499	1.14	2	13.55
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	53191	56945	2109	421	1.42	1.92	11.36
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	50023	28169	2630	454	0.39	1.13	10.62
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	49586	32140	2784	390	0.98	3.14	14.48
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	45370	32970	3173	525	0.35	1.07	11.06
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	41908	23595	1484	424	0.54	1.23	8.12
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	34312	21028	3141	475	0.34	1.36	14.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	31616	22288	2498	437	0.28	1.2	9.66
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	31280	17714	2006	458	0.29	0.74	11.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	25590	22134	3096	445	0.35	0.96	13.17
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	22313	20292	1523	353	0.86	2.21	9.59
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	15911	5543	320	360	0.62	1.44	14.67
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	14827	14889	1260	421	0.4	0.67	10.5
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	13412	4770	540	301	0.28	0.43	9.36
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	12728	3610	230	198	0.45	1.09	10.65
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	12723	5584	653	381	0.21	0.42	14.71
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	12582	7145	445	340	0.59	0.47	9.43
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	12074	14320	1449	364	0.29	1.39	11.01
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	11352	16199	1024	371	0.64	0.55	11.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	11229	4850	664	367	0.51	2.24	11.06
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	10264	9104	1707	363	0.15	0.83	10.24
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	10024	8896	669	354	0.4	0.44	12.64
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	9444	10093	1233	380	0.34	0.65	9.73
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	9221	6800	875	391	0.33	0.96	9.48
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	9148	8003	604	329	0.38	0.26	10.57
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	6294	5139	587	286	0.23	0.45	9.06
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	6267	2978	789	261	0.13	1.16	7.44
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	6217	9280	753	312	0.33	0.95	13.87
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6110	2067	417	220	0.42	3.14	9.23
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	6089	10697	568	265	0.74	0.67	11.48
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	5960	9543	779	354	0.41	0.53	11.05
Durham, NC [20500]	5795	7121	399	235	1.2	0.23	12.79
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	4834	6323	614	342	0.4	0.6	7.12
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	4748	5640	844	301	0.45	2.42	8.61
Rochester, NY [40380]	4321	6628	430	271	0.61	0.47	11.33
Boulder, CO [14500]	4274	6646	683	254	2.02	5.25	10.78
San Antonio, TX [41700]	4201	4425	373	226	0.17	0.63	14.11
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	3577	4987	576	273	0.59	2.65	10.55
Madison, WI [31540]	3511	4943	329	265	0.72	1.23	13.4
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	3363	4901	533	268	0.18	0.23	9.13
Peoria, IL [37900]	3342	3423	69	183	0.94	0.27	6.37
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3328	2685	251	163	0.7	1.62	17.47
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	3311	774	99	127	0.21	1.08	7.76
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	3284	3275	435	255	0.16	0.56	12.3
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	3220	3346	412	248	0.48	2.61	5.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	3212	5040	609	265	0.16	0.64	12.01
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3093	3602	235	211	0.85	0.46	6.78
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	3058	943	76	166	0.25	0.19	4.84
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3054	1779	197	143	0.26	0.13	11.88
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3041	6688	370	238	1.81	4.5	10.75
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	2808	4220	374	247	0.49	1.95	9.47
Worcester, MA [49340]	2794	6086	275	205	0.62	1.13	12.29
Lancaster, PA [29540]	2647	1277	114	172	0.23	0.47	5.06
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	2601	3346	257	242	0.36	1.37	11.11
Akron, OH [10420]	2601	2944	310	253	0.42	1.36	10.02
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	2586	2413	197	175	0.18	0.25	10.74
Columbus, OH [18140]	2577	6338	509	282	0.29	0.3	10.44
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	2472	880	35	110	0.57	0.95	8.76
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2446	1657	218	182	0.21	0.68	10.22
Richmond, VA [40060]	2444	2894	239	200	0.21	0.56	11.51
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2086	5740	403	183	0.24	0.78	13.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2042	2248	279	207	0.21	0.75	5.53
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	1914	1575	79	138	0.27	0.07	9.9
Dayton, OH [19380]	1799	1943	222	196	0.24	0.19	10.41
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	1757	1450	72	146	0.53	0.26	7.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	1739	2214	225	192	0.36	1.54	7.06
Knoxville, TN [28940]	1730	2733	224	232	0.3	0.33	11.77
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	1717	1894	207	149	0.39	1.45	10.52
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1678	1093	41	64	0.68	0.11	10.89
Tucson, AZ [46060]	1676	4262	288	194	0.41	1.41	11.23
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	1669	1171	53	133	0.68	0.52	12.45
Toledo, OH [45780]	1637	1717	183	206	0.28	0.31	8.66
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	1627	1514	110	139	0.45	1.5	8.37
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	1621	3101	260	217	0.86	2.29	8.87
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1597	1461	198	165	0.15	0.15	11.63
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1596	3750	355	218	0.13	0.12	11.85
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	1579	1726	230	182	0.11	0.23	11.87
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1525	3051	198	212	0.35	0.55	9.57
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1524	1858	125	170	0.62	1.88	16.22
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	1524	1567	127	153	0.23	0.31	11.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1483	4446	465	239	0.1	0.58	10.18
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1409	1922	132	148	0.37	0.13	10.05
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1386	1964	136	152	0.3	0.31	7.8
Racine, WI [39540]	1335	918	73	165	0.47	1.81	8.34
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1277	2072	110	160	0.88	1.77	12.55
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1266	1836	206	184	0.16	0.59	10.24
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1236	2997	160	138	1.12	1.98	8.34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1145	2680	260	200	0.2	0.09	7.03
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1121	3867	218	185	0.41	0.84	6.56
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1096	1715	180	158	0.34	0.55	9.55
Dover, DE [20100]	1051	146	361	128	0.08	1.37	10.67
Rochester, MN [40340]	1023	2693	63	78	1.19	0.75	8.28
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	956	1734	247	152	0.12	0.44	8.64
Columbia, SC [17900]	884	1200	95	152	0.14	0.16	10.02
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	880	1211	123	126	0.3	0.57	5.78
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	860	1351	159	139	0.19	0.7	7.73
Springfield, MA [44140]	834	1635	135	124	0.26	1.03	12.7
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	816	1825	188	170	0.1	0.29	12.96
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	798	679	135	92	0.18	1.04	7.83
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	796	1946	156	117	0.26	0.46	6.7
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	794	1121	127	120	0.47	0.51	11.68
Tulsa, OK [46140]	792	2473	255	175	0.24	1.01	10.79
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	749	781	49	73	0.41	1.19	8.6
Topeka, KS [45820]	747	1012	87	117	0.43	0.07	15.94
State College, PA [44300]	744	1120	80	132	0.71	2.42	14.26
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	742	1014	210	140	0.12	0.87	9.86
Spokane, WA [44060]	734	905	120	120	0.15	0.79	7.46
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	716	1030	65	129	0.38	1.01	13.94
Lincoln, NE [30700]	694	855	97	122	0.25	0.39	11.21
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	673	1051	160	132	0.09	0.12	11.37
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	671	927	77	81	0.2	0.35	5.9
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	640	517	52	107	0.14	0.16	7.48
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	627	933	141	127	0.11	0.76	11.15
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	626	1143	80	152	0.24	0.5	13.13
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	620	1133	57	108	0.37	0.09	11.89
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	595	617	32	76	0.2	0.04	12.16
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	592	971	66	113	0.54	0.06	12.52
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	576	740	103	115	0.1	0.3	9.54
Janesville, WI [27500]	553	367	48	79	0.22	1.31	6.75
Wichita, KS [48620]	531	1273	110	140	0.19	0.34	5.17
Columbia, MO [17860]	526	665	52	104	0.36	0.43	11.51
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	524	717	54	113	0.19	0.06	19.72
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	524	1171	179	111	0.09	0.57	8.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	514	940	136	127	0.17	0.15	7.28
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	509	800	105	105	0.21	1.04	11.72
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	498	1361	135	116	0.17	0.59	12.93
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	470	841	47	88	0.27	0.38	10.21
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	470	550	60	105	0.2	0.28	7.42
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	453	516	93	96	0.25	1.86	6.95
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	452	1842	98	102	0.81	0.18	7.59
Iowa City, IA [26980]	443	879	45	59	0.5	0.05	15.47
Binghamton, NY [13780]	435	977	48	106	0.4	0.85	8.26
Wilmington, NC [48900]	433	769	64	78	0.26	0.7	12.63
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	420	1203	121	81	0.22	0.24	8.45
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	405	1118	98	114	0.35	0.53	10.7
Florence, SC [22500]	397	325	23	61	0.16	0.53	11.79
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	396	1367	137	110	0.3	0.96	6.62
Rockford, IL [40420]	391	1014	88	106	0.3	0.4	4.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	363	624	56	89	0.29	0.15	18.77
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	357	686	65	98	0.27	0.25	7.96
Savannah, GA [42340]	329	573	47	91	0.14	0.35	7.15
Bellingham, WA [13380]	328	553	99	97	0.24	1.44	7.43
Salinas, CA [41500]	326	647	87	67	0.15	0.98	9.64
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	318	1126	93	104	0.19	0.24	6.83
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	310	923	97	98	0.33	1.13	9.07
Bend, OR [13460]	305	591	77	81	0.29	0.98	8.57
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	304	677	76	96	0.13	0.31	8.35
Lafayette, LA [29180]	290	719	102	69	0.15	0.78	6.16
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	277	635	43	89	0.1	0.1	11.87
Roanoke, VA [40220]	277	689	60	74	0.22	0.11	7.64
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	256	381	37	49	0.13	0.51	10.95
Tyler, TX [46340]	243	373	65	40	0.16	1	5.99
Lubbock, TX [31180]	242	406	52	66	0.12	0.68	14.44
Green Bay, WI [24580]	233	506	82	76	0.15	0.68	5.42
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	232	281	30	82	0.11	0.38	17.04
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	221	641	103	76	0.08	0.34	9.39
Fresno, CA [23420]	217	477	66	72	0.05	0.37	14.49
Midland, TX [33260]	214	354	68	34	0.2	0.46	4.05
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	211	459	48	58	0.2	0.56	7.25
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	210	228	40	30	0.11	0.91	3.64
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	203	569	91	69	0.11	0.66	5.76
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	200	363	50	52	0.06	0.36	6.99
Kingston, NY [28740]	200	696	43	56	0.38	0.9	8.69
Jackson, MS [27140]	196	341	57	48	0.06	0.14	4.35
Greeley, CO [24540]	196	1214	90	79	0.36	1.34	7.36
Gainesville, GA [23580]	185	510	45	53	0.25	0.69	6.68
Appleton, WI [11540]	185	1486	55	67	0.61	0.91	11.96
Asheville, NC [11700]	184	862	78	76	0.18	0.16	5.84
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	184	601	53	53	0.13	0.73	12.4
Longview, TX [30980]	178	262	56	45	0.12	0.92	6.92
Waco, TX [47380]	175	230	44	61	0.08	0.78	8.67
Springfield, MO [44180]	174	408	67	71	0.08	0.05	10.26
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	168	254	41	48	0.09	0.05	6.7
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	167	973	42	45	0.36	0.73	11.07
Stockton, CA [44700]	164	662	58	58	0.08	0.47	10.24
Burlington, NC [15500]	159	234	24	36	0.13	0.7	10.68
Reading, PA [39740]	152	593	53	61	0.14	0.64	9.25
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	149	332	47	54	0.19	1.52	5.52
Erie, PA [21500]	146	705	49	45	0.26	0.16	6.16
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	145	223	26	34	0.08	0.22	11.02
Medford, OR [32780]	145	376	57	61	0.17	0.14	9.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	143	308	49	41	0.07	0.5	10.38
Mobile, AL [33660]	142	284	46	54	0.07	0.52	9.69
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	139	166	26	42	0.09	0.06	6.18
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	139	795	60	58	0.29	1	8.22
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	138	366	38	47	0.07	0.35	7.57
Modesto, CA [33700]	136	327	52	51	0.06	0.56	9.91
Anchorage, AK [11260]	133	324	44	47	0.08	0.4	15.21
Greenville, NC [24780]	128	261	29	41	0.15	0.79	10.03
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	125	608	65	44	0.07	0.48	11.17
Amarillo, TX [11100]	123	208	33	30	0.08	0.35	9.5
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	122	430	34	32	0.25	0.63	6.33
Lakeland, FL [29460]	118	418	57	46	0.06	0.17	11.57
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	117	512	51	53	0.07	0.32	7.5
Springfield, IL [44100]	105	240	25	29	0.12	0.49	8.74
Jackson, MI [27100]	100	356	37	41	0.22	0.09	4.86
Olympia, WA [36500]	98	368	44	34	0.12	0.67	7.82
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	94	259	26	35	0.08	0.02	10.08
Macon, GA [31420]	90	160	28	28	0.07	0.06	7.83
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	88	217	33	30	0.05	0.34	5.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	83	237	27	36	0.06	0.01	8.78
Flint, MI [22420]	83	796	32	34	0.2	0.36	5.59
Montgomery, AL [33860]	83	267	32	33	0.07	0.03	8.09
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	75	170	20	35	0.05	0.02	9.57
Joplin, MO [27900]	75	279	24	34	0.15	0.25	4.31
Salem, OR [41420]	73	483	47	39	0.11	0.06	7.11
Ocala, FL [36100]	72	319	39	38	0.08	0.08	14.43
Prescott, AZ [39140]	70	307	39	34	0.13	0.64	7.72
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	67	192	25	28	0.04	0.38	9.68
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	63	212	30	31	0.04	0.42	13.68
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	60	564	33	30	0.34	0.59	4.61
Johnson City, TN [27740]	59	258	24	22	0.12	0.03	9.54
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	54	196	18	20	0.04	0.15	9.08
Chico, CA [17020]	50	183	21	23	0.09	0.42	8.39
Abilene, TX [10180]	49	88	17	25	0.05	0.2	11.26
Billings, MT [13740]	48	107	28	24	0.06	0.34	8.4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	48	95	18	23	0.05	0.03	5.84
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	47	168	22	12	0.02	0.18	16.12
El Paso, TX [21340]	47	412	30	26	0.05	0.09	13.48
Salisbury, MD [41540]	46	74	22	22	0.02	0.05	8.11
Redding, CA [39820]	44	125	22	23	0.07	0.5	5.5
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	40	160	19	20	0.04	0.07	14.81
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	38	219	15	16	0.08	0.02	8.07
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	38	58	13	16	0.01	0.2	11.35
Yakima, WA [49420]	35	121	19	20	0.05	0.4	6.35
Yuba City, CA [49700]	34	162	21	19	0.09	0.76	4.94
Merced, CA [32900]	32	120	12	9	0.04	0.37	11.69
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	31	111	14	19	0.07	0.06	6.76
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	29	206	17	17	0.1	0.08	6.11
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	29	154	22	19	0.08	0.51	7.34
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	28	125	15	15	0.06	0.31	7.02
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	26	184	16	18	0.05	0.03	8
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	25	72	15	16	0.05	0.05	13.11
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	24	294	11	12	0.15	0.15	11.38
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	129	15	16	0.05	0.24	6.61
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	24	121	10	11	0.04	0.01	6.29
Charleston, WV [16620]	24	243	12	14	0.12	0.04	8.74
Monroe, LA [33740]	22	103	12	11	0.06	0.26	8.5
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	18	65	4	8	0.03	0.14	10.78
Pueblo, CO [39380]	17	83	10	9	0.05	0.31	4.99
Laredo, TX [29700]	16	38	7	9	0.01	0.13	6.76
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	12	67	9	8	0.03	0.04	15.05
Albany, GA [10500]	11	55	9	8	0.04	0.03	7.61
Yuma, AZ [49740]	10	68	5	6	0.03	0.14	13.92
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	7	91	5	6	0.04	0.13	11.64
El Centro, CA [20940]	3	38	3	3	0.02	0.12	4.26

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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