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	56	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	72	31	19	156
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	58	37	202
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	20	221
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	22	13	10	133	222
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	43	93	225
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	27	44	2	2	90	234
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	26	45	29	23	35	13	64	235
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	79	268
19	Madison, WI [31540]	46	40	52	42	17	37	38	272
20	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	112	58	274
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	38	27	8	83	277
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	114	277
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	38	162	282
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	37	19	93	60	295
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	97	96	307
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	52	66	63	84	21	23	3	312
27	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	57	40	44	45	320
28	Worcester, MA [49340]	57	35	57	61	26	46	39	321
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	154	336
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	53	140	43	339
31	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	30	21	24	26	47	120	75	343
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	26	15	108	136	11	345
33	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	25	19	18	17	61	92	118	350
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	74	89	73	22	14	4	355
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	29	30	21	19	77	61	131	368
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	46	45	6	186	32	377
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	56	49	49	50	39	18	123	384
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	63	50	29	70	386
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	60	46	59	34	81	396
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	104	397
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	42	52	48	5	143	400
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	38	31	132	85	408
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	107	73	29	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	106	87	11	22	33	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	43	51	32	121	426
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	98	8	436
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	56	14	12	153	436
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	103	453
51	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	88	56	24	77	468
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	40	142	102	48	470
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	25	46	106	197	472
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	49	56	42	48	38	7	237	477
55	Columbus, OH [18140]	55	32	37	34	80	167	73	478
56	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	44	38	31	89	142	117	481
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	130	105	18	11	27	515
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	86	100	8	15	164	524
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	105	106	131	90	45	39	16	532
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	117	135	142	535
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	60	114	121	59	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	31	59	23	41	164	42	191	551
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	62	66	48	78	163	66	553
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	61	74	111	53	102	567
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	68	68	65	26	208	580
66	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	83	50	70	55	54	71	209	592
67	Springfield, MA [44140]	104	90	99	110	98	55	40	596
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	50	54	68	58	15	138	215	598
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	71	67	119	94	99	603
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	35	135	183	130	607
71	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	25	181	609
72	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	189	100	108	611
73	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	63	80	58	73	118	138	615
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	103	107	93	114	37	114	57	625
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	85	81	74	70	117	128	650
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	126	138	85	41	20	157	655
77	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	81	79	96	95	213	46	664
78	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	166	215	47	665
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	118	108	123	77	103	122	22	673
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	70	146	107	113	684
81	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	74	141	177	92	686
82	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	170	100	20	128	100	692
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	137	148	9	68	169	694
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	61	123	82	236	695
85	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	75	79	65	71	178	184	52	704
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	113	169	78	707
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	137	101	42	708
88	Dayton, OH [19380]	76	76	74	69	110	196	110	711
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	133	72	12	172	227	716
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	82	78	77	184	170	35	725
91	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	108	116	73	93	173	65	101	729
92	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	111	44	226	5	736
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	136	135	106	126	126	52	61	742
94	Appleton, WI [11540]	168	95	152	165	28	59	76	743
95	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	130	195	122	32	56	146	744
95	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	66	94	175	160	744
97	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	97	90	67	211	115	752
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	81	170	131	137	759
99	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	117	112	141	102	25	231	36	764
100	Dover, DE [20100]	94	221	41	92	186	21	111	766
101	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	84	94	76	79	152	205	82	772
102	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	101	111	135	58	27	178	774
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	121	123	88	109	179	75	80	775
104	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	125	106	129	76	41	150	776
105	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	88	87	171	179	781
106	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	51	137	112	118	125	50	190	783
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	87	128	94	86	227	98	786
108	Wilmington, NC [48900]	141	139	136	145	96	76	54	787
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	98	84	98	129	84	201	796
110	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	140	113	116	114	69	124	124	800
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	77	97	138	98	36	182	182	810
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	106	75	85	112	97	126	217	818
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	79	112	127	243	823
114	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	120	222	202	825
115	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	93	120	93	62	221	828
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	131	118	108	104	149	106	829
117	Bend, OR [13460]	146	152	122	140	79	45	149	833
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	101	141	89	138	131	49	189	838
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	115	153	124	66	223	44	845
120	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	96	104	157	66	185	846
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	155	202	89	849
122	Binghamton, NY [13780]	135	127	170	123	60	69	166	850
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	86	106	127	16	198	206	851
124	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	110	109	100	107	85	103	239	853
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	176	158	52	48	175	853
126	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	172	133	141	153	81	47	129	856
127	Iowa City, IA [26980]	134	121	157	167	34	232	15	860
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	110	141	873
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	122	176	182	68	77	67	874
130	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	191	161	23	216	84	878
131	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	159	119	136	100	35	180	882
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	112	136	105	17	213	882
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	114	87	103	190	212	63	885
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	140	157	114	130	229	1	899
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	159	144	88	208	2	900
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	150	123	159	153	60	112	905
136	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	169	119	62	143	140	905
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	97	138	118	181	136	909
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	154	175	159	161	163	87	17	916
140	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	95	121	160	220	918
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	142	102	141	119	928
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	44	124	132	82	109	194	245	930
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	156	171	165	81	26	935
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	142	110	112	188	174	116	963
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	183	182	145	116	40	173	969
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	105	139	206	205	990
147	Stockton, CA [44700]	176	145	143	157	192	116	62	991
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	140	124	92	179	177	993
149	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	153	188	177	64	72	168	999
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	91	159	247	1020
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	111	119	129	132	185	207	1033
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	146	105	143	193	157	132	1035
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	144	112	164	156	80	230	1038
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	150	128	161	228	1043
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	163	195	205	147	175	155	7	1047
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	151	184	196	178	167	125	50	1051
157	Greenville, NC [24780]	188	201	205	191	149	78	55	1067
158	Fresno, CA [23420]	170	171	147	159	232	158	34	1071
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	161	156	117	153	174	91	223	1075
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	165	149	128	136	173	192	1076
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	161	169	127	151	154	96	222	1080
162	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	125	158	201	153	134	240	72	1083
163	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	169	172	166	168	127	104	188	1094
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	185	145	196	147	54	214	1098
165	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	166	175	175	99	85	229	1106
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	133	133	172	168	204	1106
167	Florence, SC [22500]	142	196	225	171	151	130	97	1112
168	Reading, PA [39740]	191	161	174	173	162	108	144	1113
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	176	140	158	164	176	1121
169	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	154	181	134	185	220	91	1121
169	Burlington, NC [15500]	174	208	217	198	161	95	68	1121
172	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	188	188	203	153	9	1132
173	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	196	115	109	251	1135
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	168	162	131	160	204	194	1138
174	Waco, TX [47380]	160	207	172	161	197	70	171	1138
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	180	138	28	242	1139
177	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	132	125	148	140	200	224	1140
178	Roanoke, VA [40220]	155	150	150	151	124	217	196	1143
179	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	160	146	188	216	129	107	1144
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	204	153	186	176	63	212	1174
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	188	166	179	217	115	125	1176
182	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	194	191	106	86	231	1179
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	176	203	171	89	156	1179
184	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	166	191	209	123	120	1191
185	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	172	174	210	111	147	1194
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	163	197	202	74	99	248	1198
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	147	184	221	193	94	1205
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	186	1216
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	207	191	188	191	200	224	18	1219
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	156	195	235	135	1223
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	209	193	184	199	169	88	183	1225
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	164	175	215	150	187	1243
194	Erie, PA [21500]	197	148	184	191	101	207	226	1254
195	Flint, MI [22420]	209	136	199	208	133	145	241	1271
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	218	201	208	208	162	87	1274
197	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	209	217	217	177	133	126	1280
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	214	208	201	192	71	1284
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	221	231	219	30	1298
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	203	1311
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	218	213	203	206	235	139	109	1323
203	Salem, OR [41420]	205	173	164	183	182	228	199	1334
204	Merced, CA [32900]	235	232	239	243	230	147	24	1350
205	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	189	186	190	122	218	246	1351
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	238	198	236	234	150	191	105	1352
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	167	187	155	184	219	209	235	1356
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	226	223	226	236	225	10	1373
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	224	228	225	196	144	139	1378
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	227	225	225	246	246	203	14	1386
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	180	191	233	225	1390
212	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	214	229	199	113	184	1400
213	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	211	206	198	208	225	156	198	1402
214	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	209	203	202	249	134	1403
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	200	212	219	168	242	151	1409
216	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	213	215	238	151	170	1422
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	223	228	194	79	244	1428
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	208	212	246	152	1428
219	Yakima, WA [49420]	225	233	207	222	224	105	216	1432
220	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	231	215	220	188	122	1435
221	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	213	223	229	206	229	247	95	1442
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	211	205	222	208	159	187	252	1444
223	Billings, MT [13740]	229	237	210	226	211	166	172	1451
224	Redding, CA [39820]	226	234	214	219	207	119	233	1452
225	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	249	249	243	190	31	1455
226	Macon, GA [31420]	207	228	204	214	213	230	167	1463
227	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	236	248	197	69	1470
228	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	217	217	222	240	199	158	1472
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	246	248	242	239	6	1473
230	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	210	210	201	222	251	174	1474
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	233	238	218	165	163	1488
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	240	245	236	236	233	234	88	1512
232	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	243	223	178	148	1512
234	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	250	249	237	201	86	1515
235	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	196	230	217	199	198	238	240	1518
236	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	213	225	229	180	221	219	1520
237	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	232	204	248	165	1524
237	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	215	243	239	181	241	161	1524
239	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	238	248	248	239	244	176	155	1548
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	242	220	231	234	234	244	145	1550
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	243	243	228	154	210	1567
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	227	189	211	1580
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	217	229	247	237	195	1596
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	223	241	229	224	226	243	218	1604
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	193	1675
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	195	232	1679
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]	282367	115971	6212	484	5.94	12.41	12.9
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	181484	72635	8549	550	0.35	1	15.62
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	113462	102747	7409	512	2.22	5.6	13.79
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	85718	70411	5687	526	1.44	2.46	14.26
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	72512	39623	3415	418	1.21	3.85	15.52
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	70707	70852	2610	448	1.77	2.37	12.25
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	64240	35374	3373	484	0.49	1.45	11.06
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	57954	40460	3820	550	0.43	1.29	11.52
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	53225	29765	1802	448	0.68	1.49	8.75
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	47287	26341	4015	503	0.42	1.74	14.48
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	42635	29061	3202	472	0.37	1.54	10.54
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	39652	22670	2478	491	0.37	0.91	12.44
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	36669	28246	3816	482	0.45	1.18	13.21
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	34613	25213	2017	393	1.07	2.92	9.69
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	21267	8094	841	418	0.3	0.55	15.66
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	20305	19065	1519	451	0.51	0.81	11.03
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19476	4588	300	239	0.58	1.42	12.81
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17858	6481	380	377	0.72	1.71	14.46
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17552	6026	643	341	0.36	0.51	10.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	17469	18234	1851	412	0.37	1.77	11.78
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	16066	8608	523	364	0.71	0.55	10
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	15067	11733	2292	404	0.19	1.11	10.7
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14846	20038	1254	406	0.8	0.67	12.06
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	14141	13594	1584	412	0.46	0.84	10.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	14022	5981	811	389	0.62	2.74	11.8
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12983	11149	813	382	0.5	0.54	12.83
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11942	9913	740	354	0.47	0.32	10.71
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11920	8300	1063	410	0.4	1.17	9.75
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8629	12380	975	380	0.53	0.66	11.51
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8596	3843	996	293	0.17	1.46	7.88
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8508	13134	705	299	0.91	0.84	11.98
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8440	11771	945	345	0.41	1.2	14.09
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8356	6206	711	332	0.28	0.55	9.37
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	8104	8284	722	381	0.53	0.71	7.73
Durham, NC [20500]	7710	8993	521	284	1.52	0.29	13.46
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6806	2616	542	254	0.53	4.08	9.34
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6550	7027	1043	329	0.56	3	8.88
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6232	5505	481	254	0.21	0.81	15.95
Boulder, CO [14500]	5996	8357	839	288	2.54	6.45	11.2
Rochester, NY [40380]	5187	7560	509	295	0.7	0.56	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4968	6136	672	295	0.73	3.09	11.4
Peoria, IL [37900]	4853	4083	93	205	1.12	0.36	6.31
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4804	1148	94	189	0.3	0.24	4.94
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4770	4415	575	294	0.22	0.74	12.73
Madison, WI [31540]	4739	6353	404	291	0.93	1.51	12.94
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4568	6493	801	300	0.2	0.85	12.27
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4485	6314	696	301	0.23	0.31	9.75
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4341	4196	542	276	0.6	3.43	5.84
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4327	4365	274	236	1.03	0.54	6.94
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4308	955	121	136	0.26	1.31	7.9
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4307	3376	310	186	0.87	2	17.8
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4234	8440	446	271	2.28	5.42	11.47
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4203	2299	238	164	0.34	0.16	12.75
Columbus, OH [18140]	3915	8247	644	316	0.38	0.38	11.57
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3905	5138	459	272	0.59	2.39	10.27
Worcester, MA [49340]	3879	7504	331	232	0.77	1.37	12.91
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3661	2931	260	196	0.22	0.33	11.15
Richmond, VA [40060]	3586	3885	283	234	0.29	0.66	12.05
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3569	1608	142	191	0.29	0.59	5.19
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3496	4248	320	281	0.46	1.7	11.43
Akron, OH [10420]	3438	3565	393	290	0.51	1.72	10.33
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3432	1054	45	131	0.69	1.22	9.31
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3202	2085	269	225	0.27	0.83	10.77
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2868	7318	526	228	0.3	1.02	13.51
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2863	2114	97	166	0.36	0.09	10.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2774	2838	341	232	0.26	0.92	5.84
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2727	1931	137	162	0.57	1.87	8.17
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2624	1518	60	158	0.88	0.59	10.75
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2490	3626	290	276	0.4	0.43	11.77
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2470	5380	363	229	0.51	1.78	11.65
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2435	1977	155	188	0.29	0.38	11.49
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2355	2322	268	174	0.48	1.88	11.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2332	2707	274	224	0.44	1.87	7.32
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2311	2307	296	214	0.14	0.3	12.34
Dayton, OH [19380]	2289	2433	262	218	0.3	0.23	10.61
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2276	1695	87	161	0.62	0.31	8.11
Toledo, OH [45780]	2205	2111	207	226	0.35	0.35	8.76
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2198	2465	174	197	0.83	2.62	17.34
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2138	3786	313	241	1.04	2.76	8.88
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2079	4592	431	249	0.16	0.14	12.73
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2053	5540	606	280	0.12	0.76	10.67
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	2031	4681	272	243	0.5	1.04	7.26
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	2030	1827	246	191	0.19	0.18	11.42
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1987	3613	236	236	0.42	0.66	9.56
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1920	1294	48	83	0.8	0.13	11.4
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1827	2375	167	174	0.36	0.38	8.19
Racine, WI [39540]	1750	1131	87	184	0.57	2.16	8.83
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1725	2266	161	172	0.44	0.16	10.54
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1695	3695	202	158	1.38	2.5	8.71
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1688	2691	126	181	1.14	2.02	13.4
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1664	2303	246	217	0.2	0.71	10.56
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1624	3492	329	227	0.27	0.12	7.45
Dover, DE [20100]	1586	230	548	171	0.12	2.08	10.6
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1486	2152	217	196	0.43	0.66	9.92
Rochester, MN [40340]	1466	3085	89	95	1.36	1.07	8.65
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1317	2258	322	190	0.16	0.57	9.59
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1230	2994	313	196	0.29	1.23	10.71
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1171	2286	244	194	0.13	0.38	13.25
Columbia, SC [17900]	1143	1543	117	184	0.18	0.2	11.23
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1139	918	174	107	0.24	1.35	7.91
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1126	1691	206	161	0.24	0.91	7.48
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1119	1465	165	139	0.61	0.67	12.09
Springfield, MA [44140]	1113	2009	160	143	0.32	1.22	12.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1084	1474	95	172	0.54	1.47	14.98
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1077	2455	205	141	0.32	0.6	6.86
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1069	955	56	86	0.5	1.36	8.29
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1065	1322	263	167	0.15	1.08	10.73
Spokane, WA [44060]	1048	1104	163	152	0.18	1.08	8.05
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1037	1455	157	149	0.36	0.73	5.78
Topeka, KS [45820]	1029	1266	111	142	0.54	0.09	17.25
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	958	2145	126	121	0.95	0.23	7.34
Lincoln, NE [30700]	949	1044	114	148	0.31	0.46	10.68
State College, PA [44300]	941	1449	96	151	0.92	2.91	13.89
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	928	1114	93	94	0.24	0.43	6.26
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	925	1373	201	153	0.12	0.16	11.81
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	922	1396	82	155	0.77	0.07	13.23
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	893	1460	104	194	0.31	0.65	14.09
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	829	625	64	117	0.17	0.19	7.8
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	819	1353	69	127	0.44	0.1	12.83
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	818	912	123	141	0.12	0.36	10.52
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	818	1152	184	146	0.14	0.99	11.46
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	766	1256	165	151	0.22	0.18	7.37
Wichita, KS [48620]	743	1734	143	165	0.26	0.44	6.66
Columbia, MO [17860]	731	845	61	135	0.45	0.51	9.49
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	731	730	40	89	0.24	0.05	11.58
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	729	1846	172	137	0.23	0.75	12.89
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	723	922	66	139	0.24	0.07	19.24
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	693	1535	213	132	0.12	0.68	9.47
Janesville, WI [27500]	677	464	54	97	0.28	1.47	8.52
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	673	981	65	102	0.31	0.52	10.43
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	672	629	121	108	0.3	2.43	7.18
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	647	660	76	120	0.23	0.36	7.84
Iowa City, IA [26980]	643	1168	66	73	0.66	0.07	15.32
Binghamton, NY [13780]	638	1128	60	130	0.46	1.06	8.68
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	624	976	126	122	0.25	1.25	11.84
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	613	1568	161	107	0.28	0.32	9.61
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	568	885	86	127	0.35	0.33	8.22
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	561	1579	165	132	0.35	1.15	6.57
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	544	1392	116	139	0.43	0.62	10.24
Wilmington, NC [48900]	540	954	90	97	0.33	0.99	12.27
Florence, SC [22500]	524	376	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.82
Rockford, IL [40420]	503	1189	97	115	0.35	0.44	4.74
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	468	784	65	98	0.36	0.17	18.69
Savannah, GA [42340]	447	715	56	103	0.17	0.42	8.28
Bend, OR [13460]	444	807	108	103	0.39	1.38	9.13
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	427	832	93	112	0.15	0.38	7.41
Salinas, CA [41500]	422	820	104	84	0.19	1.17	10.58
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	414	1141	126	119	0.4	1.47	9.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	413	1418	113	119	0.24	0.3	7.33
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	400	463	44	64	0.16	0.6	12.4
Lafayette, LA [29180]	397	881	121	82	0.18	0.92	6.22
Bellingham, WA [13380]	388	726	113	108	0.32	1.65	8.19
Lubbock, TX [31180]	373	546	65	83	0.17	0.85	14.97
Roanoke, VA [40220]	372	820	75	90	0.26	0.13	7.73
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	368	796	55	110	0.13	0.12	11.18
Tyler, TX [46340]	330	462	80	49	0.19	1.23	6.95
Midland, TX [33260]	328	491	102	49	0.28	0.69	4.23
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	318	857	131	101	0.11	0.44	9.73
Waco, TX [47380]	310	296	59	83	0.11	1.04	8.56
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	304	755	115	89	0.15	0.84	6.46
Green Bay, WI [24580]	304	617	99	90	0.19	0.82	6.49
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	303	379	35	96	0.15	0.44	16.31
Greeley, CO [24540]	302	1578	122	109	0.46	1.82	8.21
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	287	453	63	66	0.08	0.45	8
Jackson, MS [27140]	274	426	68	57	0.07	0.16	5.86
Appleton, WI [11540]	269	1768	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.5
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	266	579	62	71	0.25	0.72	7.95
Fresno, CA [23420]	265	605	77	84	0.06	0.44	13.39
Asheville, NC [11700]	264	1043	103	95	0.22	0.22	6.45
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	260	1035	82	89	0.38	1.36	9.87
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	260	323	50	62	0.12	0.07	6.4
Burlington, NC [15500]	258	295	28	48	0.17	0.82	11.69
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	253	267	47	34	0.13	1.07	4.33
Stockton, CA [44700]	238	866	81	87	0.11	0.66	11.83
Gainesville, GA [23580]	236	658	57	66	0.32	0.87	6.24
Kingston, NY [28740]	236	804	49	65	0.44	1.02	8.66
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	232	747	67	70	0.17	0.92	13.92
Longview, TX [30980]	230	317	69	56	0.14	1.13	7.22
Springfield, MO [44180]	228	514	81	88	0.11	0.06	9.66
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	207	1160	56	61	0.43	0.97	11.69
Medford, OR [32780]	204	484	64	71	0.22	0.16	8.79
Mobile, AL [33660]	204	367	59	67	0.09	0.67	9.17
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	199	400	56	62	0.23	1.81	5.3
Modesto, CA [33700]	197	419	62	63	0.08	0.66	10.16
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	195	284	29	40	0.1	0.25	11.6
Greenville, NC [24780]	186	329	35	50	0.19	0.96	12.26
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	186	384	62	50	0.09	0.63	10.36
Amarillo, TX [11100]	185	249	40	40	0.09	0.43	11.31
Reading, PA [39740]	179	723	58	68	0.17	0.7	9.33
Lakeland, FL [29460]	178	549	77	57	0.07	0.24	11.05
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	172	493	48	54	0.1	0.44	7.41
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	168	666	72	71	0.1	0.46	8.03
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	167	526	46	50	0.3	0.86	6.06
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	164	189	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.62
Erie, PA [21500]	161	842	52	50	0.31	0.17	6.32
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	159	725	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.67
Anchorage, AK [11260]	150	391	49	53	0.1	0.44	15.9
Jackson, MI [27100]	142	418	51	52	0.26	0.13	4.9
Springfield, IL [44100]	141	293	28	34	0.14	0.55	10.14
Olympia, WA [36500]	130	466	56	42	0.16	0.85	8.83
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	122	320	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.66
Montgomery, AL [33860]	115	336	34	40	0.09	0.03	8.95
Salem, OR [41420]	114	568	63	58	0.13	0.08	7.63
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	113	291	32	45	0.07	0.01	8.39
Macon, GA [31420]	111	197	36	37	0.08	0.07	8.67
Ocala, FL [36100]	111	397	49	50	0.1	0.1	14.64
Prescott, AZ [39140]	107	385	52	47	0.16	0.85	8.06
Flint, MI [22420]	107	961	41	40	0.24	0.47	5.54
Joplin, MO [27900]	105	316	27	40	0.17	0.28	4.04
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	105	303	42	40	0.07	0.44	7.63
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	103	224	23	41	0.06	0.03	11.03
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	89	700	43	44	0.42	0.77	4.62
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	242	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.62
Johnson City, TN [27740]	82	331	31	33	0.16	0.04	8.99
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	81	271	38	41	0.06	0.54	10.64
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	78	252	28	31	0.05	0.23	8.81
Abilene, TX [10180]	76	130	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.31
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	525	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.51
Chico, CA [17020]	67	222	24	29	0.11	0.48	9.56
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	116	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.75
Salisbury, MD [41540]	63	84	28	25	0.02	0.06	7.76
Yakima, WA [49420]	62	175	34	31	0.07	0.71	6.87
Redding, CA [39820]	61	170	29	33	0.09	0.66	5.95
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	8.54
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	275	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.71
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	196	26	26	0.11	0.94	4.94
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	201	29	25	0.1	0.67	8.05
Merced, CA [32900]	42	179	15	14	0.06	0.46	14.08
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	5.9
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	36	366	18	20	0.19	0.25	10.7
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	9.16
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	180	16	17	0.07	0.26	7.22
Pueblo, CO [39380]	23	111	14	14	0.07	0.44	7.24
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	90	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.49
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	93	13	10	0.05	0.06	16.35
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	46	8	11	0.02	0.15	5.82
Albany, GA [10500]	17	70	12	9	0.05	0.04	7.83
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	13	116	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.34
El Centro, CA [20940]	6	56	6	5	0.03	0.23	5.99

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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