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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2026	Individual Index Rankings							Total
Rank	Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density	IP Company Density	Gender Diversity	Score
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	3	2	2	4	4	3	28	46
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	8	1	1	41	56
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	21	60
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	13	66
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	13	5	19	55	114
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	72	31	20	157
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	90	74	12	183
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	63	59	37	203
9	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	71	51	74	218
10	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	39	54	27	29	33	19	220
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	22	13	10	134	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	9	55	42	93	225
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	88	231
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	26	45	28	23	35	13	64	234
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	84	30	65	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	83	83	49	263
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	23	265
18	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	82	271
19	Madison, WI [31540]	46	40	52	42	17	37	38	272
20	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	113	58	275
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	114	277
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	39	27	8	83	278
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	38	162	282
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	37	19	92	60	294
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	97	94	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	52	66	63	84	21	23	3	312
27	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	51	64	57	40	44	44	318
28	Worcester, MA [49340]	57	35	58	61	26	48	40	325
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	155	337
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	30	21	24	25	47	119	75	341
31	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	53	140	45	342
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	109	137	11	349
33	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	25	19	18	18	61	94	117	352
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	74	89	73	22	14	4	355
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	29	30	21	19	77	61	130	367
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	46	45	6	186	32	377
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	50	39	18	123	383
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	63	50	29	70	386
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	60	46	58	34	80	394
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	103	396
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	42	53	48	5	145	403
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	38	31	132	84	407
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	45	28	30	134	127	413
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	64	106	73	30	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	90	72	106	87	11	22	33	421
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	42	51	32	121	425
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	55	14	12	154	436
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	98	9	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	38	30	36	145	90	53	439
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	28	25	31	29	57	180	104	454
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	39	142	102	46	467
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	88	56	25	78	470
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	26	46	106	197	473
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	49	56	42	48	38	7	235	475
55	Columbus, OH [18140]	56	32	38	34	80	167	73	480
56	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	44	37	31	89	142	118	481
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	129	104	18	11	24	510
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	86	100	8	15	164	524
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	116	135	142	534
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	105	106	131	90	45	41	16	534
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	60	114	120	59	537
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	31	59	23	41	164	40	189	547
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	62	66	49	78	161	66	552
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	75	111	53	102	569
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	69	67	66	26	208	581
66	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	84	50	70	55	54	71	209	593
67	Springfield, MA [44140]	104	90	98	110	98	56	39	595
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	50	54	68	59	15	138	215	599
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	71	67	119	93	98	601
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	96	42	24	181	607
71	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	35	135	183	131	608
72	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	189	100	108	611
73	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	80	58	73	117	137	612
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	103	107	93	113	37	114	57	624
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	85	81	75	70	116	128	650
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	126	138	85	41	20	158	656
77	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	81	79	96	95	213	48	666
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	52	51	54	166	215	47	666
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	118	108	123	78	103	122	22	674
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	77	70	146	107	111	683
81	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	74	141	177	91	685
82	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	170	100	20	128	100	692
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	136	148	9	68	169	693
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	61	124	82	237	697
85	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	75	79	65	71	178	184	52	704
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	113	170	79	709
86	Dayton, OH [19380]	76	76	73	69	110	195	110	709
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	42	709
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	134	72	12	172	226	716
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	82	78	77	184	169	36	725
91	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	108	116	74	93	173	66	101	731
92	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	111	44	226	5	736
93	Appleton, WI [11540]	168	95	152	165	28	58	76	742
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	136	135	106	126	126	52	61	742
93	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	62	130	195	122	32	55	146	742
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	66	94	175	163	747
97	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	97	90	67	211	112	749
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	81	171	131	138	761
99	Dover, DE [20100]	94	221	41	92	186	21	107	762
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	117	113	142	102	25	231	34	764
101	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	83	94	76	79	150	205	81	768
102	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	101	111	134	59	27	177	773
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	122	123	88	109	180	76	77	775
104	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	125	109	129	76	43	148	780
105	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	51	138	112	117	125	50	188	781
106	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	89	87	171	180	783
107	Wilmington, NC [48900]	141	138	136	145	96	75	56	787
108	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	87	129	94	86	227	99	788
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	98	84	98	129	84	201	796
110	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	140	112	116	113	69	124	124	798
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	77	97	138	98	36	182	182	810
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	106	75	85	111	97	126	217	817
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	79	112	127	243	823
113	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	57	64	120	222	202	823
115	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	95	120	93	62	221	830
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	118	108	104	149	109	833
117	Bend, OR [13460]	146	152	122	142	79	45	149	835
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	101	141	89	138	131	49	190	839
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	115	153	124	65	223	43	843
120	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	96	104	157	65	187	847
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	155	201	89	848
122	Binghamton, NY [13780]	135	127	170	123	60	69	166	850
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	86	108	126	16	198	206	852
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	176	158	52	47	176	853
125	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	110	109	100	107	85	104	239	854
126	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	173	133	141	155	81	46	129	858
127	Iowa City, IA [26980]	134	121	157	167	34	232	15	860
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	188	110	139	872
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	122	176	182	68	77	68	875
130	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	191	161	23	216	85	879
130	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	159	119	136	99	35	178	879
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	112	136	107	17	211	882
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	114	86	103	190	212	62	883
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	140	157	113	130	229	1	898
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	159	144	88	208	2	900
136	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	169	119	62	143	140	905
137	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	123	159	154	60	113	908
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	98	138	118	181	136	910
139	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	94	121	158	220	915
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	154	174	159	161	163	87	17	915
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	44	124	131	82	108	193	245	927
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	141	102	141	119	927
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	155	171	165	81	26	934
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	142	110	113	187	174	115	962
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	184	182	146	117	39	173	971
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	104	139	206	207	991
147	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	140	125	92	179	179	996
147	Stockton, CA [44700]	176	145	144	155	192	121	63	996
149	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	153	188	177	64	72	168	999
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	91	157	247	1018
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	129	133	185	205	1032
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	146	105	142	193	156	132	1033
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	144	112	164	156	80	230	1038
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	163	195	204	146	175	154	7	1044
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	134	150	128	162	229	1046
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	151	183	196	178	167	125	50	1050
157	Greenville, NC [24780]	189	201	204	195	149	78	54	1070
158	Fresno, CA [23420]	170	171	147	159	232	159	35	1073
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	161	156	117	153	174	91	223	1075
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	165	147	128	136	173	194	1076
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	161	169	127	151	153	96	222	1079
162	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	201	153	134	240	72	1084
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	184	144	195	147	54	214	1095
164	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	169	172	165	168	127	103	192	1096
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	133	133	172	168	203	1105
166	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	166	175	175	101	85	231	1110
167	Florence, SC [22500]	142	196	225	171	151	130	97	1112
167	Reading, PA [39740]	191	161	174	173	162	108	143	1112
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	176	140	158	163	175	1119
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	154	181	134	185	220	90	1120
170	Burlington, NC [15500]	174	208	217	198	161	95	67	1120
172	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	188	188	203	153	8	1131
173	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	195	115	109	251	1134
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	167	162	131	160	204	193	1136
175	Waco, TX [47380]	160	207	172	161	196	70	171	1137
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	170	131	125	148	140	199	224	1137
177	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	180	137	28	242	1138
178	Roanoke, VA [40220]	155	150	150	151	123	217	196	1142
178	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	160	146	188	216	129	105	1142
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	204	153	185	176	63	212	1173
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	189	165	179	218	115	125	1177
182	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	194	191	105	86	232	1179
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	176	203	170	89	157	1179
184	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	193	165	191	209	123	120	1189
185	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	172	173	210	111	150	1196
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	163	197	202	74	99	248	1198
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	175	147	183	221	194	92	1204
188	Medford, OR [32780]	183	181	162	168	143	210	159	1206
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	194	164	151	168	205	148	183	1213
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	191	200	224	18	1218
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	142	155	195	235	133	1219
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	194	184	199	169	88	185	1229
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	164	175	215	150	186	1242
194	Erie, PA [21500]	197	148	184	191	100	207	227	1254
195	Flint, MI [22420]	209	136	199	207	132	145	241	1269
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	218	201	207	208	160	95	1279
197	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	209	217	217	177	133	126	1280
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	214	207	201	192	71	1283
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	221	231	219	29	1297
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	175	216	193	217	183	67	250	1301
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	191	187	206	152	204	1312
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	213	203	206	235	139	116	1329
203	Salem, OR [41420]	207	173	165	185	182	228	199	1339
204	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	188	186	190	122	218	246	1350
205	Merced, CA [32900]	235	232	239	243	230	147	25	1351
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	238	198	236	234	152	191	106	1355
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	167	187	155	183	219	209	236	1356
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	226	223	226	236	225	10	1373
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	224	228	225	197	144	141	1381
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	227	224	225	245	246	202	14	1383
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	180	191	233	225	1390
212	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	214	229	199	112	184	1399
213	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	211	206	198	207	225	155	198	1400
214	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	209	203	202	249	135	1404
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	200	212	219	168	242	151	1409
216	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	213	214	238	151	170	1421
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	207	212	246	152	1427
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	223	228	194	79	244	1428
219	Yakima, WA [49420]	224	233	207	222	224	105	216	1431
220	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	231	214	220	188	122	1434
221	Joplin, MO [27900]	212	204	222	207	159	187	252	1443
222	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	213	223	229	207	229	247	96	1444
223	Redding, CA [39820]	225	234	214	219	207	118	233	1450
224	Billings, MT [13740]	229	237	210	226	211	166	172	1451
225	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	249	249	243	190	31	1455
226	Macon, GA [31420]	207	228	204	214	213	230	165	1461
227	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	217	217	222	240	197	153	1465
228	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	236	248	196	69	1469
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	245	248	242	239	6	1472
230	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	210	210	201	222	251	174	1473
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	233	238	217	164	161	1484
232	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	243	223	178	147	1511
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	240	245	236	236	233	234	87	1511
234	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	250	249	237	200	86	1514
235	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	213	225	229	179	221	218	1518
235	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	196	230	217	199	198	238	240	1518
237	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	215	243	239	181	241	160	1523
238	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	232	204	248	167	1526
239	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	238	248	248	239	244	176	156	1549
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	242	220	231	234	234	244	144	1549
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	227	189	213	1582
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	245	228	165	210	1582
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	225	247	217	229	247	237	195	1597
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	223	242	229	224	226	243	219	1606
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	237	238	239	233	214	236	234	1631
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	243	242	239	250	200	1652
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	249	241	245	191	1673
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	203	228	1683
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	238	1698

Raw Results
Sorted by descending total patent counts

Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density %	IP Company Density %	% Gender Diversity
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	281338	115566	6204	484	5.92	12.4	12.89
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	180979	72414	8528	550	0.35	0.99	15.62
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	113043	102363	7381	512	2.21	5.58	13.78
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	85480	70201	5667	525	1.43	2.45	14.25
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	72157	39464	3409	418	1.2	3.85	15.51
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	70485	70652	2604	448	1.76	2.37	12.23
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	64025	35275	3363	483	0.49	1.45	11.04
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	57823	40350	3812	550	0.42	1.28	11.51
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	53058	29681	1800	448	0.68	1.49	8.74
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	47132	26269	4004	502	0.42	1.73	14.47
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	42513	28977	3196	472	0.37	1.54	10.54
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	39533	22592	2468	491	0.37	0.91	12.43
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	36500	28151	3810	482	0.44	1.18	13.21
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	34420	25119	2011	392	1.07	2.92	9.69
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	21159	8052	835	417	0.3	0.54	15.67
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	20231	18993	1518	450	0.51	0.81	11.02
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19404	4586	300	239	0.58	1.42	12.84
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17850	6464	380	376	0.72	1.71	14.48
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17511	5999	642	341	0.36	0.51	10.47
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	17393	18182	1848	412	0.37	1.77	11.77
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	16004	8584	523	364	0.71	0.55	9.99
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	15029	11715	2287	404	0.19	1.11	10.7
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14802	19979	1252	406	0.8	0.67	12.05
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	14059	13521	1576	411	0.45	0.83	10.47
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13993	5964	809	389	0.62	2.73	11.78
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12938	11120	807	382	0.5	0.53	12.82
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11923	9881	739	354	0.46	0.32	10.69
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11889	8279	1062	410	0.4	1.17	9.75
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8589	12334	975	380	0.52	0.66	11.5
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8564	3828	995	293	0.17	1.46	7.89
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8481	13101	705	299	0.9	0.84	11.98
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8407	11726	942	345	0.41	1.19	14.09
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8325	6192	710	331	0.28	0.54	9.36
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	8047	8232	719	379	0.53	0.71	7.72
Durham, NC [20500]	7680	8961	517	283	1.51	0.29	13.45
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6794	2607	541	253	0.52	4.07	9.32
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6513	7004	1038	329	0.55	2.98	8.86
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6210	5489	480	254	0.21	0.81	15.93
Boulder, CO [14500]	5981	8329	837	288	2.53	6.43	11.19
Rochester, NY [40380]	5179	7547	507	295	0.7	0.55	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4943	6117	672	294	0.73	3.09	11.38
Peoria, IL [37900]	4828	4077	92	202	1.12	0.36	6.32
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4764	1147	94	188	0.3	0.24	4.95
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4758	4407	575	294	0.22	0.74	12.72
Madison, WI [31540]	4717	6330	402	290	0.93	1.51	12.94
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4555	6467	799	300	0.2	0.84	12.28
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4467	6298	695	301	0.23	0.3	9.75
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4330	4172	541	276	0.6	3.43	5.85
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4314	4355	274	235	1.03	0.54	6.93
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4302	950	121	136	0.26	1.31	7.93
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4301	3358	309	186	0.87	2	17.82
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4214	8403	446	271	2.27	5.42	11.45
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4188	2290	238	162	0.34	0.16	12.7
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3895	5129	459	272	0.59	2.39	10.26
Columbus, OH [18140]	3891	8223	640	315	0.38	0.38	11.55
Worcester, MA [49340]	3861	7470	328	232	0.76	1.35	12.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3647	2909	260	196	0.22	0.33	11.12
Richmond, VA [40060]	3570	3860	283	233	0.29	0.66	12.04
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3559	1603	142	191	0.29	0.59	5.18
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3488	4239	319	281	0.46	1.7	11.45
Akron, OH [10420]	3426	3556	391	290	0.51	1.72	10.34
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3426	1053	45	131	0.69	1.22	9.31
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3187	2081	269	224	0.27	0.83	10.8
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2859	7298	526	227	0.3	1.02	13.52
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2853	2110	96	165	0.36	0.08	10.76
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2764	2829	341	232	0.26	0.92	5.84
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2718	1926	137	162	0.57	1.87	8.14
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2605	1509	60	158	0.88	0.59	10.75
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2477	3608	289	275	0.39	0.43	11.72
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2457	5359	362	229	0.51	1.77	11.67
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2424	1972	154	187	0.29	0.37	11.47
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2352	2319	266	174	0.48	1.87	11.48
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2326	2699	273	224	0.44	1.86	7.32
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2301	2298	294	213	0.14	0.3	12.34
Dayton, OH [19380]	2282	2422	262	218	0.3	0.23	10.59
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2268	1693	87	161	0.61	0.31	8.11
Toledo, OH [45780]	2198	2104	207	225	0.35	0.35	8.74
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2191	2455	174	197	0.82	2.62	17.32
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2133	3778	313	241	1.04	2.76	8.88
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2073	4578	430	248	0.16	0.14	12.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2048	5522	605	279	0.12	0.76	10.64
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	2026	1824	246	191	0.19	0.18	11.45
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	2016	4664	271	241	0.5	1.04	7.24
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1982	3608	236	236	0.42	0.66	9.55
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1915	1291	48	83	0.8	0.13	11.35
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1817	2369	166	173	0.36	0.37	8.2
Racine, WI [39540]	1746	1129	87	184	0.57	2.16	8.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1722	2264	161	172	0.44	0.16	10.56
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1685	2684	126	181	1.14	2.02	13.41
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1685	3684	201	158	1.38	2.49	8.69
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1658	2296	245	216	0.2	0.7	10.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1621	3481	329	227	0.26	0.12	7.44
Dover, DE [20100]	1572	229	544	169	0.12	2.06	10.64
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1475	2147	217	195	0.43	0.66	9.92
Rochester, MN [40340]	1461	3081	89	95	1.36	1.07	8.64
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1311	2247	320	190	0.16	0.57	9.52
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1221	2984	312	195	0.29	1.23	10.71
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1167	2282	243	194	0.13	0.38	13.23
Columbia, SC [17900]	1141	1540	117	184	0.18	0.2	11.18
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1135	917	174	107	0.24	1.35	7.87
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1123	1684	204	161	0.24	0.9	7.48
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1112	1456	165	139	0.61	0.67	12.08
Springfield, MA [44140]	1110	2005	159	143	0.32	1.21	12.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1076	1464	94	172	0.54	1.46	15.03
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1075	2452	203	141	0.32	0.6	6.86
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1066	953	56	86	0.5	1.36	8.3
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1061	1317	261	167	0.15	1.08	10.74
Spokane, WA [44060]	1045	1099	163	151	0.18	1.08	8.01
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1033	1450	155	148	0.36	0.72	5.8
Topeka, KS [45820]	1025	1258	111	141	0.54	0.09	17.25
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	956	2139	125	121	0.94	0.23	7.34
Lincoln, NE [30700]	944	1042	114	146	0.3	0.46	10.63
State College, PA [44300]	939	1446	96	151	0.92	2.91	13.93
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	926	1111	92	94	0.24	0.42	6.24
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	921	1370	201	153	0.12	0.16	11.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	899	1382	81	154	0.76	0.07	13.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	890	1452	104	193	0.31	0.65	14.11
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	826	624	64	117	0.17	0.19	7.82
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	818	1350	69	127	0.44	0.1	12.85
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	815	912	123	139	0.12	0.36	10.54
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	814	1149	181	144	0.13	0.97	11.49
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	764	1254	165	151	0.22	0.18	7.33
Wichita, KS [48620]	740	1728	143	165	0.26	0.44	6.64
Columbia, MO [17860]	731	844	61	135	0.45	0.51	9.47
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	729	728	40	89	0.24	0.05	11.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	727	1839	171	136	0.23	0.75	12.89
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	721	918	66	139	0.24	0.07	19.28
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	691	1530	213	132	0.12	0.68	9.48
Janesville, WI [27500]	676	462	54	96	0.28	1.47	8.54
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	671	980	65	102	0.31	0.52	10.42
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	667	624	121	108	0.3	2.43	7.1
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	644	657	76	120	0.23	0.36	7.82
Iowa City, IA [26980]	642	1165	66	73	0.66	0.07	15.36
Binghamton, NY [13780]	637	1128	60	130	0.46	1.06	8.67
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	623	975	126	121	0.25	1.25	11.85
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	610	1562	159	107	0.28	0.31	9.61
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	567	885	86	126	0.35	0.33	8.2
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	560	1575	164	132	0.35	1.15	6.56
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	542	1385	116	139	0.43	0.62	10.26
Wilmington, NC [48900]	537	950	89	97	0.33	0.97	12.18
Florence, SC [22500]	523	374	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.86
Rockford, IL [40420]	502	1187	97	115	0.35	0.44	4.74
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	467	782	65	98	0.36	0.17	18.83
Savannah, GA [42340]	446	712	56	103	0.17	0.42	8.3
Bend, OR [13460]	441	803	108	101	0.39	1.38	9.08
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	427	830	93	112	0.15	0.38	7.43
Salinas, CA [41500]	421	816	104	84	0.19	1.17	10.55
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	412	1416	112	119	0.24	0.29	7.34
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	411	1138	124	119	0.4	1.44	9.12
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	399	463	44	64	0.16	0.6	12.4
Lafayette, LA [29180]	397	878	121	82	0.18	0.92	6.22
Bellingham, WA [13380]	388	724	113	108	0.32	1.65	8.2
Lubbock, TX [31180]	373	546	65	83	0.17	0.85	14.97
Roanoke, VA [40220]	371	820	75	90	0.26	0.13	7.73
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	365	791	55	109	0.13	0.12	11.17
Tyler, TX [46340]	330	462	80	49	0.19	1.23	6.95
Midland, TX [33260]	325	489	101	49	0.28	0.68	4.24
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	315	855	131	101	0.11	0.44	9.73
Waco, TX [47380]	309	295	59	83	0.11	1.04	8.6
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	304	753	115	89	0.15	0.84	6.48
Green Bay, WI [24580]	304	616	99	90	0.19	0.82	6.49
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	303	379	35	96	0.15	0.44	16.31
Greeley, CO [24540]	300	1568	122	109	0.46	1.82	8.22
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	287	453	63	66	0.08	0.45	8.02
Jackson, MS [27140]	272	424	67	57	0.07	0.16	5.85
Appleton, WI [11540]	268	1768	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.49
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	265	576	62	71	0.25	0.72	7.84
Asheville, NC [11700]	264	1043	103	95	0.22	0.22	6.44
Fresno, CA [23420]	264	604	76	84	0.06	0.43	13.38
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	260	323	50	62	0.12	0.07	6.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	258	1033	82	87	0.38	1.36	9.82
Burlington, NC [15500]	257	294	28	48	0.17	0.82	11.72
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	253	267	47	34	0.13	1.07	4.34
Stockton, CA [44700]	237	865	80	87	0.11	0.65	11.79
Gainesville, GA [23580]	235	648	57	66	0.31	0.87	6.17
Kingston, NY [28740]	235	802	49	65	0.44	1.02	8.65
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	232	746	67	70	0.17	0.92	13.91
Longview, TX [30980]	230	316	69	56	0.14	1.13	7.05
Springfield, MO [44180]	227	513	81	87	0.11	0.06	9.69
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	207	1158	56	61	0.43	0.97	11.69
Medford, OR [32780]	204	478	64	71	0.21	0.16	8.79
Mobile, AL [33660]	204	363	59	67	0.09	0.67	9.06
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	198	400	56	62	0.23	1.81	5.31
Modesto, CA [33700]	197	417	62	63	0.08	0.66	10.12
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	194	283	29	40	0.1	0.25	11.65
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	186	383	62	50	0.09	0.63	10.38
Greenville, NC [24780]	185	327	35	49	0.19	0.96	12.27
Amarillo, TX [11100]	184	249	40	40	0.09	0.43	10.97
Reading, PA [39740]	178	721	58	67	0.17	0.7	9.34
Lakeland, FL [29460]	177	545	76	57	0.07	0.23	11.05
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	172	493	48	54	0.1	0.44	7.43
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	168	665	72	71	0.1	0.46	8.07
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	167	525	46	50	0.3	0.86	6
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	164	189	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.62
Erie, PA [21500]	161	841	52	50	0.31	0.17	6.3
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	159	722	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.68
Anchorage, AK [11260]	150	389	49	53	0.1	0.44	15.94
Jackson, MI [27100]	142	418	51	52	0.26	0.13	4.91
Springfield, IL [44100]	141	292	28	34	0.14	0.55	10.05
Olympia, WA [36500]	130	465	56	42	0.16	0.85	8.83
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	122	320	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.68
Montgomery, AL [33860]	114	336	34	40	0.09	0.03	8.96
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	113	291	32	45	0.07	0.01	8.41
Ocala, FL [36100]	111	396	49	50	0.1	0.1	14.67
Salem, OR [41420]	110	566	62	56	0.13	0.08	7.61
Macon, GA [31420]	110	197	35	36	0.08	0.07	8.67
Flint, MI [22420]	107	960	41	40	0.24	0.47	5.54
Prescott, AZ [39140]	106	382	52	47	0.16	0.85	8.07
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	105	303	42	40	0.07	0.44	7.63
Joplin, MO [27900]	104	316	27	40	0.17	0.28	4.05
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	102	223	23	40	0.06	0.03	10.95
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	88	699	43	44	0.42	0.77	4.63
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	242	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.62
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	81	271	38	41	0.06	0.54	10.53
Johnson City, TN [27740]	81	331	31	33	0.16	0.04	9
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	77	251	28	31	0.05	0.23	8.93
Abilene, TX [10180]	76	130	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.31
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	520	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.63
Chico, CA [17020]	67	219	24	29	0.11	0.48	9.39
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.67
Yakima, WA [49420]	62	175	34	31	0.07	0.71	6.87
Salisbury, MD [41540]	61	84	28	25	0.02	0.06	7.76
Redding, CA [39820]	61	170	29	33	0.09	0.66	5.96
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	57	210	26	27	0.05	0.09	15.68
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	57	219	25	13	0.02	0.2	15.36
Billings, MT [13740]	56	156	32	27	0.09	0.39	8.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	273	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.65
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	195	26	26	0.11	0.94	4.95
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	49	76	15	19	0.02	0.23	11.68
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	47	271	25	25	0.14	0.12	6.71
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	44	200	29	25	0.1	0.67	8.07
Merced, CA [32900]	42	176	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.91
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	41	159	20	18	0.08	0.42	8.75
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	40	137	15	21	0.08	0.06	5.85
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	36	362	18	20	0.19	0.25	10.67
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	36	83	10	17	0.04	0.34	8.84
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	35	91	18	19	0.06	0.06	11.29
Monroe, LA [33740]	34	125	15	14	0.07	0.33	9.19
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	33	231	22	20	0.06	0.04	9.33
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	28	159	14	15	0.05	0.01	7.6
Charleston, WV [16620]	27	270	14	17	0.13	0.05	8.75
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	179	16	17	0.07	0.26	7.04
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	110	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.11
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	90	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.49
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	92	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.46
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	46	8	11	0.02	0.15	5.82
Albany, GA [10500]	16	70	12	9	0.05	0.04	7.86
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	13	116	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.34
El Centro, CA [20940]	5	52	5	4	0.03	0.2	6.27

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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