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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2024	Individual Index Rankings							Total
Rank	Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density	IP Company Density	Gender Diversity	Score
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	3	2	2	4	4	3	29	47
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	22	61
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	19	160
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	11	185
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	134	225
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	6	55	41	98	226
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	84	227
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	36	13	67	236
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	19	83	28	73	258
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	8	87	80	50	266
17	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	23	16	20	20	23	111	55	268
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	32	23	25	30	75	60	23	268
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	42	52	40	18	39	36	270
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	30	50	50	3	4	86	276
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	35	36	28	8	92	284
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	38	165	284
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	84	37	121	287
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	34	19	34	39	17	92	61	296
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	16	17	19	13	50	91	100	306
25	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	80	21	22	3	306
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	55	34	56	57	25	43	41	311
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19	52	64	64	41	44	48	332
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	27	24	54	138	39	333
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	33	21	24	25	47	113	77	340
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	162	343
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	20	18	17	67	90	118	356
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	18	35	28	16	115	140	14	366
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	94	75	24	15	4	369
34	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	28	21	18	77	62	135	369
36	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	54	49	49	46	37	17	127	379
37	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	46	49	6	187	35	384
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	65	49	29	71	388
39	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	44	38	29	132	74	391
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	62	54	61	47	58	34	75	391
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	42	54	45	5	144	400
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	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	105	86	12	21	34	421
44	Akron, OH [10420]	61	63	54	43	46	35	119	421
46	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	45	66	108	73	31	425
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	58	60	55	14	12	150	428
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	143	98	12	439
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	48	39	30	36	146	94	49	442
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	177	103	453
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	55	40	42	144	104	44	474
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	74	90	56	26	78	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	39	7	236	480
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	91	141	126	491
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	93	501
57	State College, PA [44300]	112	110	129	103	19	10	21	504
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	86	100	9	14	161	521
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	31	40	33	33	112	134	139	522
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	60	59	66	62	114	115	54	530
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	40	165	40	190	548
62	Tulsa, OK [46140]	102	68	62	72	110	55	88	557
63	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	110	113	132	93	53	42	18	561
64	Knoxville, TN [28940]	69	64	67	51	78	164	69	562
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	69	65	24	204	577
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	107	99	54	38	585
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	57	15	135	212	592
67	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	77	56	71	108	133	592
69	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	25	173	601
70	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	89	50	71	59	52	71	210	602
71	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	89	105	607
72	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	47	41	36	35	136	182	132	609
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	113	614
74	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	70	105	163	97	20	122	63	640
75	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	106	108	97	113	38	119	62	643
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	134	78	40	20	171	658
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	52	164	215	46	660
78	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	82	86	73	114	131	667
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	106	124	81	102	116	26	672
80	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	56	82	79	93	95	214	58	677
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	68	148	106	112	684
82	Dayton, OH [19380]	72	75	72	67	107	193	101	687
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	76	72	140	178	94	687
84	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	138	148	8	72	167	696
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	57	60	125	83	235	697
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	76	91	100	84	111	169	80	711
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	128	95	92	117	139	101	40	712
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	78	84	65	70	180	186	51	714
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	56	134	72	11	173	228	718
90	Appleton, WI [11540]	172	94	150	157	26	58	65	722
91	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	80	80	77	183	171	37	727
92	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	132	135	106	127	123	51	56	730
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	86	79	93	88	64	210	111	731
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	111	44	225	6	734
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	72	92	173	65	110	737
96	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	130	194	121	32	56	142	738
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	77	88	83	60	94	172	169	743
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	75	82	152	204	64	752
99	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	46	136	109	109	122	49	189	760
100	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	91	88	86	166	178	772
101	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	85	59	85	171	131	146	774
102	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	123	88	108	178	75	90	781
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	147	125	111	132	76	45	148	784
104	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	111	115	113	70	121	114	785
105	Wilmington, NC [48900]	138	137	140	150	96	79	47	787
106	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	117	140	118	31	230	30	788
107	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	74	96	138	93	35	180	176	792
108	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	117	137	61	30	182	793
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	100	97	87	97	130	85	199	795
110	Dover, DE [20100]	94	230	47	100	200	27	104	802
111	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	129	91	89	227	115	803
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	103	74	84	111	98	125	211	806
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	140	98	90	119	88	57	215	807
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	59	100	103	75	113	130	242	822
115	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	122	165	122	57	64	160	826
115	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	117	110	103	149	102	826
117	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	62	124	220	207	829
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	104	144	89	136	137	46	175	831
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	112	152	123	63	223	42	835
120	Columbia, SC [17900]	98	101	111	83	155	199	89	836
121	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	116	83	108	125	16	194	198	840
122	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	105	107	100	106	85	105	234	842
123	Bend, OR [13460]	149	153	123	143	79	47	149	843
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	139	182	153	51	48	168	848
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	108	129	98	103	158	70	193	859
126	Bloomington, IN [14020]	84	115	192	161	22	217	82	873
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	135	124	165	170	34	235	10	873
128	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	145	159	123	60	139	123	874
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	181	121	178	182	66	77	70	875
130	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	81	120	187	107	147	876
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	134	168	115	134	105	19	205	880
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	114	85	102	190	213	66	885
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	163	113	134	106	32	192	891
134	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	178	134	145	159	81	53	145	895
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	157	142	90	208	2	897
136	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	129	141	152	113	134	228	1	898
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	152	122	157	153	59	109	898
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	103	99	141	117	179	143	919
138	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	133	159	140	97	142	117	919
138	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	157	163	167	87	13	919
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	49	126	126	78	109	191	243	922
142	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	99	102	96	128	155	232	936
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	176	157	159	176	163	84	33	948
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	113	186	175	122	967
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	127	184	178	146	116	36	185	972
146	Kingston, NY [28740]	174	150	186	174	62	67	164	977
147	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	125	120	95	103	141	206	196	986
148	Rockford, IL [40420]	142	119	124	129	82	150	247	993
149	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	143	143	137	131	92	176	180	1002
150	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	142	113	159	154	81	223	1024
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	109	119	127	132	183	206	1026
152	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	158	196	203	144	177	148	5	1031
153	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	114	128	131	146	127	159	230	1035
154	Fresno, CA [23420]	167	171	144	153	232	158	25	1050
154	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	148	107	145	194	161	136	1050
156	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	123	158	200	153	129	240	52	1055
157	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	183	194	174	166	124	68	1062
158	Stockton, CA [44700]	180	151	150	165	196	129	99	1070
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	164	148	125	133	174	194	1071
160	Florence, SC [22500]	139	192	223	166	147	126	79	1072
161	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	147	132	133	170	168	179	1077
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	160	169	128	151	151	96	229	1084
163	Reading, PA [39740]	187	159	169	169	161	103	137	1085
164	Gainesville, GA [23580]	173	166	169	173	104	82	220	1087
165	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	181	140	193	145	52	224	1092
165	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	160	121	153	176	97	222	1092
167	Greenville, NC [24780]	193	202	206	196	150	78	81	1106
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	168	173	175	170	126	110	191	1113
169	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	182	137	185	219	85	1118
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	156	143	186	213	128	96	1119
171	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	186	190	169	178	135	23	239	1120
172	Waco, TX [47380]	162	209	169	163	195	69	157	1124
173	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	160	177	137	159	160	188	1126
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	149	145	151	121	216	197	1133
175	Anchorage, AK [11260]	198	193	188	189	204	157	8	1137
176	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	131	127	148	138	198	227	1140
177	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	163	129	160	203	201	1141
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	178	210	215	197	162	86	106	1154
179	Longview, TX [30980]	176	203	155	186	174	63	202	1159
180	Midland, TX [33260]	161	182	136	200	119	127	251	1176
181	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	169	170	212	112	141	1184
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	189	189	169	179	217	120	124	1187
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	174	196	200	101	93	231	1191
184	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	159	167	142	211	152	1195
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	168	191	208	123	125	1197
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	216	162	198	203	72	99	248	1198
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	193	175	149	183	221	195	87	1203
188	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	185	178	209	172	88	174	1208
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	191	186	192	199	222	20	1215
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	182	178	147	161	198	239	116	1221
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	195	188	197	169	95	172	1227
192	Erie, PA [21500]	192	146	178	189	100	205	226	1236
193	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	199	165	156	179	205	162	186	1252
194	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	211	212	203	197	190	59	1257
195	Flint, MI [22420]	209	138	200	203	131	151	238	1270
196	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	165	176	216	154	213	1276
197	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	170	214	192	218	181	68	252	1295
198	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	217	199	209	206	156	120	1297
199	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	216	215	202	203	235	136	91	1298
200	El Paso, TX [21340]	222	177	204	222	231	221	28	1305
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	191	179	188	185	207	153	203	1306
202	Springfield, IL [44100]	200	207	220	214	175	137	156	1309
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	186	118	218	244	1338
204	Salem, OR [41420]	212	172	175	193	182	229	195	1358
205	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	152	183	218	209	245	1363
206	Merced, CA [32900]	233	233	237	240	233	144	45	1365
207	Chico, CA [17020]	221	220	226	224	192	146	138	1367
208	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	240	242	156	200	95	1371
209	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	229	225	225	229	236	226	7	1377
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	226	224	226	243	246	202	16	1383
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	175	204	188	179	189	236	214	1385
212	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	213	218	210	216	237	145	151	1390
213	Johnson City, TN [27740]	215	201	210	218	168	242	140	1394
214	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	206	208	196	203	224	152	208	1397
215	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	205	209	203	202	249	130	1401
215	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	228	215	230	201	109	184	1401
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	241	226	217	225	185	97	1411
218	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	210	223	229	209	227	248	72	1418
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	228	220	226	193	76	246	1419
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	200	220	213	157	188	249	1441
221	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	206	206	197	219	250	159	1443
222	Montgomery, AL [33860]	208	199	205	212	210	246	170	1450
223	Yuma, AZ [49740]	248	247	248	250	243	192	24	1452
224	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	240	236	248	196	53	1455
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	227	231	212	224	226	118	217	1455
226	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	218	220	209	117	237	1459
227	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	245	243	248	242	238	9	1473
227	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	212	226	214	170	187	1473
227	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	206	214	211	231	181	1473
227	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	223	220	241	197	155	1473
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	238	235	234	238	220	165	158	1488
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	237	244	234	235	230	233	83	1496
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	195	227	218	195	191	237	233	1496
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	242	212	240	238	179	241	153	1505
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	213	232	231	203	247	166	1523
236	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	243	245	223	184	154	1530
237	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	241	248	248	240	244	181	129	1531
238	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	234	216	232	233	184	224	216	1539
239	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	251	250	238	201	107	1540
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	239	221	229	233	234	244	163	1563
241	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	245	215	228	247	234	177	1570
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	244	231	237	236	229	189	219	1585
243	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	223	240	229	223	222	243	225	1605
244	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	243	243	228	163	240	1606
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	234	238	237	231	215	232	221	1608
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	246	248	240	245	183	1661
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	244	236	247	245	239	251	209	1671
247	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	248	245	249	212	218	1671
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	207	241	1700

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]	247263	105061	5755	470	5.38	11.5	12.51
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	166567	65354	7795	541	0.32	0.91	15.32
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	98502	92096	6761	498	1.99	5.11	13.42
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	76520	63398	5220	515	1.29	2.26	13.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	62825	64183	2407	432	1.6	2.19	11.82
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	61508	35832	3131	407	1.09	3.53	15
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	57957	32031	3057	474	0.44	1.32	10.75
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	52674	36952	3526	541	0.39	1.19	11.29
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	48053	26851	1661	436	0.62	1.38	8.51
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	41144	23829	3629	492	0.38	1.57	14.22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	37597	25771	2876	457	0.33	1.39	10.11
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	36006	20137	2256	471	0.33	0.83	12.11
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	31219	25266	3505	466	0.4	1.08	13.21
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	28032	22638	1770	373	0.96	2.57	9.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17800	17031	1408	433	0.46	0.75	10.73
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17447	5995	352	366	0.67	1.58	14.6
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	17234	6786	743	401	0.25	0.48	15.17
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	16831	4111	268	214	0.52	1.27	12.3
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	15825	5407	597	326	0.32	0.48	9.95
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	14854	16328	1663	396	0.33	1.59	11.39
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	14433	7910	490	352	0.65	0.51	9.85
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	13344	18042	1154	390	0.72	0.62	11.93
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	13136	10531	2014	385	0.17	0.97	10.42
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	12806	5467	736	379	0.57	2.48	11.53
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	11968	11915	1436	400	0.4	0.76	10.13
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	11704	10095	744	370	0.45	0.49	12.71
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	10758	7586	975	397	0.37	1.07	9.56
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	10644	8933	672	344	0.42	0.29	10.62
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	7501	3411	904	278	0.15	1.33	7.67
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7431	5711	662	304	0.26	0.51	9.29
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7408	10526	860	336	0.37	1.09	13.89
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	7400	11003	903	369	0.47	0.61	11.25
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7395	11940	634	279	0.82	0.75	11.7
Durham, NC [20500]	6806	8055	459	259	1.36	0.26	13.08
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	6569	7311	669	361	0.47	0.66	7.36
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6492	2332	488	240	0.47	3.67	9.02
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	5648	6355	963	320	0.5	2.77	8.56
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5358	4996	430	241	0.19	0.73	15.32
Boulder, CO [14500]	5324	7562	775	272	2.29	5.96	11.05
Rochester, NY [40380]	4812	7144	473	283	0.66	0.52	11.32
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4332	5558	632	285	0.66	2.9	10.89
Madison, WI [31540]	4174	5628	367	278	0.82	1.38	13.03
Peoria, IL [37900]	4117	3770	83	191	1.03	0.32	6.13
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4022	3830	506	276	0.19	0.65	12.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	3994	876	111	133	0.24	1.21	7.81
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	3972	5650	624	289	0.21	0.27	9.67
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	3943	5783	698	285	0.18	0.74	12.25
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	3913	1031	92	179	0.27	0.23	4.95
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	3847	3742	474	261	0.54	3	5.56
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	3831	3006	285	178	0.78	1.84	17.61
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	3758	4003	255	221	0.94	0.5	6.82
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3650	7541	410	256	2.04	4.99	11
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3443	4732	423	263	0.55	2.21	9.87
Worcester, MA [49340]	3384	6879	313	221	0.7	1.29	12.63
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3306	2052	218	155	0.3	0.14	11.82
Columbus, OH [18140]	3225	7284	582	295	0.34	0.35	10.89
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3143	2669	227	191	0.2	0.29	10.88
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3125	1433	126	181	0.26	0.52	5.19
Richmond, VA [40060]	3104	3419	259	215	0.25	0.6	11.98
Akron, OH [10420]	3102	3279	347	273	0.47	1.52	10.12
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3097	3865	289	262	0.42	1.54	11.3
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3064	964	41	122	0.63	1.11	9.09
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2824	1868	248	198	0.24	0.77	10.55
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2488	1910	87	158	0.33	0.08	10.23
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2484	6545	472	212	0.27	0.91	13.34
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2454	2523	305	217	0.23	0.82	5.77
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2172	1731	125	149	0.51	1.71	8.17
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2162	3211	256	254	0.35	0.38	11.47
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2133	1362	58	149	0.79	0.57	11.68
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2075	4882	325	213	0.46	1.59	11.41
Dayton, OH [19380]	2068	2217	240	209	0.27	0.21	10.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2065	2125	239	159	0.44	1.68	11.24
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2044	1569	77	155	0.57	0.28	8.04
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2033	2477	254	206	0.4	1.73	7.18
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2005	1792	139	174	0.26	0.34	11.16
Toledo, OH [45780]	1970	1895	198	217	0.31	0.33	8.32
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	1963	2014	262	198	0.12	0.26	12
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	1941	3461	291	229	0.95	2.57	8.83
Gainesville, FL [23540]	1859	2133	152	181	0.72	2.29	16.62
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1858	4195	392	241	0.15	0.13	12.44
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1847	1648	230	176	0.17	0.17	11.63
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1805	5033	546	269	0.11	0.68	10.29
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1794	1200	42	75	0.74	0.12	11.12
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1778	3344	223	228	0.39	0.62	9.61
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1605	2106	153	165	0.41	0.15	10.33
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1603	2162	156	165	0.33	0.35	7.97
Racine, WI [39540]	1574	1030	83	179	0.52	2.06	8.28
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1522	4292	242	219	0.46	0.93	6.96
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1500	3372	185	148	1.26	2.29	8.57
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1488	2404	120	170	1.02	1.93	13.09
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1466	2071	223	207	0.18	0.64	10.32
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1403	3065	298	215	0.23	0.11	7.06
Dover, DE [20100]	1286	170	438	148	0.09	1.66	10.58
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1273	1937	200	170	0.39	0.61	9.69
Rochester, MN [40340]	1258	2902	77	87	1.28	0.92	8.43
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1145	2006	293	172	0.14	0.52	8.93
Columbia, SC [17900]	1033	1404	109	175	0.17	0.19	10.97
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1026	2088	216	180	0.12	0.33	13
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1009	1531	183	149	0.22	0.81	7.38
Springfield, MA [44140]	1006	1831	149	136	0.29	1.13	12.93
Tulsa, OK [46140]	995	2763	287	191	0.27	1.13	10.98
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	971	2238	189	130	0.29	0.56	6.83
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	967	806	159	100	0.21	1.23	8.1
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	954	1316	139	138	0.33	0.64	5.82
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	952	1288	144	129	0.54	0.58	11.68
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	927	869	50	79	0.46	1.21	8.37
Spokane, WA [44060]	915	1007	143	141	0.17	0.95	7.51
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	910	1166	240	157	0.14	0.99	10.36
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	895	1241	84	155	0.46	1.3	14.34
Topeka, KS [45820]	889	1142	102	130	0.49	0.08	16.05
State College, PA [44300]	847	1266	87	141	0.8	2.63	14.04
Lincoln, NE [30700]	840	956	106	131	0.28	0.42	10.69
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	805	1025	86	88	0.22	0.4	5.99
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	802	1223	186	144	0.1	0.14	11.59
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	797	2022	114	114	0.89	0.21	7.41
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	777	1321	94	177	0.28	0.59	13.68
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	753	577	58	112	0.16	0.18	7.26
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	749	1048	169	135	0.12	0.91	10.95
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	731	1254	63	119	0.41	0.1	12.56
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	718	836	110	129	0.11	0.32	10.09
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	700	1154	76	126	0.64	0.07	13.35
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	659	670	37	79	0.22	0.04	11.99
Wichita, KS [48620]	656	1439	134	154	0.22	0.41	5.87
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	643	1104	151	141	0.19	0.16	7.43
Columbia, MO [17860]	643	779	59	119	0.42	0.49	10.08
Janesville, WI [27500]	630	415	51	88	0.25	1.39	7.85
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	628	1618	155	127	0.2	0.68	12.7
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	624	818	63	129	0.21	0.07	19.1
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	614	1369	201	123	0.11	0.64	8.93
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	585	925	59	97	0.29	0.47	10.15
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	582	898	119	113	0.23	1.18	11.9
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	572	599	68	114	0.21	0.32	7.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	569	574	107	102	0.28	2.14	7.13
Iowa City, IA [26980]	551	1046	57	64	0.59	0.06	15.66
Binghamton, NY [13780]	545	1060	57	120	0.43	1.01	8.6
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	510	1397	142	96	0.25	0.28	9.09
Wilmington, NC [48900]	492	871	76	86	0.3	0.83	12.4
Florence, SC [22500]	484	357	24	68	0.18	0.56	11.22
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	481	1477	157	124	0.33	1.1	6.56
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	479	1255	107	129	0.39	0.57	10.29
Rockford, IL [40420]	466	1112	94	112	0.33	0.42	4.52
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	463	808	78	111	0.32	0.3	7.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	423	704	60	93	0.32	0.16	18.88
Savannah, GA [42340]	398	652	52	98	0.16	0.39	7.82
Salinas, CA [41500]	376	740	97	78	0.17	1.09	10.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	374	1036	109	109	0.37	1.27	8.92
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	373	765	84	105	0.14	0.34	7.92
Bend, OR [13460]	372	708	95	92	0.35	1.21	8.91
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	367	1283	102	113	0.22	0.27	7.09
Bellingham, WA [13380]	361	634	108	102	0.28	1.57	7.59
Lafayette, LA [29180]	352	810	108	76	0.17	0.83	6.22
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	336	425	41	61	0.15	0.56	11.5
Roanoke, VA [40220]	334	754	70	85	0.24	0.12	7.42
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	323	695	50	98	0.11	0.11	11.04
Lubbock, TX [31180]	311	475	60	74	0.15	0.79	15.26
Tyler, TX [46340]	292	430	76	46	0.18	1.17	6.22
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	275	334	34	90	0.13	0.43	16.43
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	273	757	116	89	0.1	0.39	9.53
Green Bay, WI [24580]	271	560	89	85	0.17	0.74	6.06
Midland, TX [33260]	265	429	81	40	0.25	0.55	3.9
Waco, TX [47380]	264	269	54	74	0.1	0.96	8.63
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	254	652	101	79	0.13	0.74	6.24
Greeley, CO [24540]	247	1403	106	98	0.41	1.58	7.87
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	244	404	57	60	0.07	0.41	6.72
Fresno, CA [23420]	242	543	71	79	0.05	0.4	13.72
Jackson, MS [27140]	241	388	63	52	0.07	0.15	4.68
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	241	521	53	64	0.22	0.62	7.59
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	233	248	42	30	0.12	0.96	3.51
Asheville, NC [11700]	231	959	91	87	0.2	0.19	6.15
Appleton, WI [11540]	230	1638	66	78	0.67	1.1	11.61
Gainesville, GA [23580]	223	579	54	63	0.28	0.82	6.37
Kingston, NY [28740]	219	750	46	61	0.41	0.96	8.52
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	216	291	45	58	0.1	0.06	6.58
Longview, TX [30980]	208	292	62	50	0.13	1.01	7.25
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	208	677	59	60	0.15	0.81	13.21
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	206	918	70	76	0.33	1.16	9.01
Burlington, NC [15500]	206	261	27	42	0.15	0.79	10.53
Stockton, CA [44700]	204	748	66	71	0.09	0.54	10.73
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	193	1079	51	57	0.4	0.88	11.43
Springfield, MO [44180]	192	447	69	75	0.09	0.05	10.19
Mobile, AL [33660]	187	327	54	64	0.08	0.62	9.09
Medford, OR [32780]	184	431	59	67	0.19	0.15	8.76
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	177	259	28	38	0.09	0.24	11.79
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	171	374	54	59	0.21	1.74	5.36
Reading, PA [39740]	168	661	54	65	0.15	0.65	9.52
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	167	348	55	48	0.08	0.56	10.05
Modesto, CA [33700]	165	384	54	58	0.07	0.58	10.06
Amarillo, TX [11100]	163	232	38	37	0.09	0.41	10.11
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	159	437	45	51	0.08	0.41	7.2
Erie, PA [21500]	156	772	51	49	0.29	0.17	6.18
Greenville, NC [24780]	153	294	31	44	0.17	0.85	11.15
Lakeland, FL [29460]	153	487	67	52	0.06	0.21	10.99
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	151	182	26	45	0.1	0.06	5.84
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	147	490	40	40	0.28	0.74	5.99
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	145	680	73	50	0.07	0.54	10.83
Anchorage, AK [11260]	143	352	45	49	0.09	0.4	15.86
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	141	592	61	58	0.09	0.39	7.85
Jackson, MI [27100]	126	399	47	50	0.25	0.12	4.78
Springfield, IL [44100]	126	274	25	33	0.13	0.49	8.63
Olympia, WA [36500]	115	413	51	37	0.14	0.77	8.13
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	109	287	30	38	0.09	0.02	9.78
Macon, GA [31420]	104	186	31	33	0.08	0.06	7.89
Ocala, FL [36100]	101	358	46	47	0.09	0.1	14.12
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	100	273	40	38	0.06	0.42	7.05
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	100	276	31	42	0.07	0.01	8.6
Montgomery, AL [33860]	99	312	32	36	0.08	0.03	8.31
Flint, MI [22420]	98	870	37	38	0.22	0.42	5.45
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	90	203	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.4
Prescott, AZ [39140]	88	345	45	42	0.14	0.74	8.2
Salem, OR [41420]	87	522	53	46	0.12	0.07	7.45
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	79	226	29	32	0.05	0.44	8.77
Joplin, MO [27900]	77	304	25	35	0.17	0.26	4.23
Johnson City, TN [27740]	76	301	29	30	0.14	0.04	9.27
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	75	244	35	38	0.05	0.5	10.93
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	75	648	39	38	0.39	0.7	4.41
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	71	226	24	29	0.04	0.19	8.64
Abilene, TX [10180]	61	106	22	31	0.06	0.26	10.76
Chico, CA [17020]	60	206	22	26	0.1	0.44	9.46
El Paso, TX [21340]	58	469	33	28	0.05	0.1	13.44
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	57	108	20	27	0.06	0.04	6.2
Salisbury, MD [41540]	56	81	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.98
Redding, CA [39820]	55	149	26	29	0.08	0.59	5.52
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	202	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.86
Billings, MT [13740]	51	132	28	25	0.07	0.34	7.84
Yakima, WA [49420]	51	152	28	26	0.06	0.59	6.45
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	50	190	23	23	0.05	0.08	15.87
Yuba City, CA [49700]	49	177	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.58
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	47	249	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.48
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	41	65	13	16	0.02	0.2	11.99
Merced, CA [32900]	38	149	15	14	0.05	0.46	12.48
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	37	236	19	19	0.12	0.09	6.53
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	37	123	15	20	0.07	0.06	6.27
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	37	177	27	22	0.09	0.62	7.85
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	33	84	17	18	0.05	0.06	11.1
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	32	141	17	15	0.07	0.35	8.63
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	205	20	19	0.05	0.04	8.53
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	28	323	13	13	0.17	0.18	10.84
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	26	70	8	14	0.03	0.28	9.78
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	255	13	15	0.12	0.04	8.76
Monroe, LA [33740]	25	110	12	11	0.06	0.26	8.7
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	24	140	10	11	0.04	0.01	7.04
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	152	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.37
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	98	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.24
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	40	8	11	0.01	0.15	6.38
Yuma, AZ [49740]	17	78	8	8	0.04	0.23	13.85
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	17	81	12	9	0.04	0.05	15.84
Albany, GA [10500]	15	67	11	9	0.04	0.03	7.85
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	10	99	7	8	0.05	0.18	10.48
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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