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	27	45
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	10	1	1	42	59
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	17	21	61
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	12	5	19	56	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	91	74	11	183
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	7	9	63	59	37	201
9	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	8	2	71	51	74	220
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	27	29	34	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	8	55	42	96	227
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	87	230
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	23	35	13	64	232
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	83	30	66	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	82	48	262
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	58	23	266
18	Madison, WI [31540]	45	40	52	42	17	37	38	271
19	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	83	272
20	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	113	58	275
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	38	28	8	82	277
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	115	278
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	38	159	278
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	36	19	94	60	295
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	96	95	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	83	21	23	3	310
27	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	51	64	56	40	44	45	318
28	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	60	25	47	40	320
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	116	76	340
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	158	340
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	53	140	43	340
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	110	138	12	352
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	18	61	93	117	352
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	75	90	73	22	14	4	357
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	19	77	61	131	367
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	45	45	6	185	34	377
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	50	38	18	121	380
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	63	50	29	69	385
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	59	45	59	33	75	387
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	106	399
40	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	142	399
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	40	31	133	81	407
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	45	28	30	136	126	414
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	44	63	106	73	32	420
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	22	35	425
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	42	51	32	122	426
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	9	436
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	55	14	12	155	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	92	53	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	180	105	457
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	44	54	40	38	143	102	47	468
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	26	46	105	199	474
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	90	56	26	79	475
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	48	39	7	238	480
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	88	142	119	482
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	78	486
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	105	18	11	24	514
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	85	100	8	15	167	526
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	116	135	141	533
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	107	130	88	45	40	17	533
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	60	115	120	59	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	41	164	41	189	547
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	68	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	75	111	54	99	567
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	68	68	66	25	208	580
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	103	90	97	110	97	55	39	591
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	84	50	71	56	54	70	210	595
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	69	58	15	137	214	598
68	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	67	119	91	98	598
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	96	42	24	179	605
71	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	36	135	183	130	608
72	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	62	79	58	73	117	137	611
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	188	100	111	613
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	96	111	37	118	61	636
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	85	81	77	69	112	127	646
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	138	85	41	20	163	662
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	52	51	54	166	215	46	665
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	80	79	96	95	213	49	666
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	108	125	78	103	121	22	674
80	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	74	141	179	90	686
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	81	77	70	146	106	116	688
82	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	170	100	20	129	97	690
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	136	149	9	68	169	694
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	60	125	81	237	696
85	Dayton, OH [19380]	75	76	72	69	109	195	109	705
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	90	117	138	101	41	707
87	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	84	112	169	80	709
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	82	65	71	178	186	51	710
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	79	78	76	182	168	36	718
90	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	135	72	12	174	226	719
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	161	27	57	71	729
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	108	116	73	95	173	67	104	736
92	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	111	44	226	5	736
94	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	194	120	32	56	146	742
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	136	135	106	126	126	52	62	743
96	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	97	88	67	211	110	745
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	66	94	175	166	750
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	83	94	76	80	151	205	73	762
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	82	171	131	138	763
100	Dover, DE [20100]	94	223	43	92	189	21	102	764
101	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	118	114	141	105	26	230	31	765
102	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	124	108	129	76	43	147	777
103	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	138	112	118	123	50	188	778
104	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	90	87	170	178	781
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	136	145	96	75	50	781
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	114	137	60	28	181	786
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	127	92	86	227	108	792
108	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	122	126	88	108	180	78	92	794
109	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	112	116	115	70	122	123	799
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	98	84	98	132	83	203	799
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	97	139	98	36	182	182	810
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	115	98	126	216	820
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	78	113	127	243	823
114	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	94	120	93	62	219	827
114	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	121	221	204	827
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	118	108	105	147	107	830
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	102	140	89	139	131	49	184	834
118	Binghamton, NY [13780]	134	125	166	123	57	66	165	836
119	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	122	143	79	45	150	838
120	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	115	154	124	65	224	44	846
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	109	106	100	107	85	103	236	846
122	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	156	201	88	848
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	86	108	128	16	197	206	853
124	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	95	103	157	65	195	854
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	178	157	52	48	175	854
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	167	34	232	14	858
127	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	173	133	141	155	81	46	132	861
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	109	143	874
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	178	182	68	77	70	878
129	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	190	161	23	216	85	878
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	110	134	108	16	213	881
132	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	160	119	135	99	35	183	884
132	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	113	86	102	190	212	65	884
134	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	156	143	89	208	2	897
135	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	166	119	62	143	139	901
136	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	97	137	117	181	135	905
136	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	142	158	113	134	229	1	905
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	92	122	156	217	909
139	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	123	160	154	60	114	910
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	175	158	165	162	87	16	918
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	123	130	81	107	192	244	923
142	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	158	141	100	141	120	925
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	158	171	165	84	30	944
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	141	110	113	186	173	112	956
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	182	181	146	114	39	171	963
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	103	140	206	202	986
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	188	177	64	69	164	991
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	139	125	92	178	192	1007
149	Stockton, CA [44700]	178	146	145	155	194	119	77	1014
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	129	132	90	158	247	1019
151	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	145	105	142	192	154	129	1026
152	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	127	129	184	207	1027
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	113	164	155	80	231	1038
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	150	128	160	229	1043
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	163	195	205	146	175	159	6	1049
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	184	196	178	167	125	54	1056
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	170	171	147	158	232	155	33	1066
158	Greenville, NC [24780]	190	201	204	192	149	76	55	1067
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	160	156	116	152	174	88	223	1069
160	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	202	154	130	240	63	1073
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	135	165	148	129	136	172	194	1079
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	162	169	127	152	152	98	222	1082
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	185	143	192	147	53	218	1095
164	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	171	172	166	169	127	104	191	1100
165	Reading, PA [39740]	191	160	172	173	161	107	140	1104
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	134	133	172	171	201	1107
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	175	173	101	85	232	1108
168	Florence, SC [22500]	142	196	225	169	150	130	101	1113
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	175	140	159	162	176	1119
170	Burlington, NC [15500]	174	208	215	197	163	95	72	1124
171	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	154	181	135	185	220	94	1125
172	Waco, TX [47380]	160	208	174	161	198	71	156	1128
173	Asheville, NC [11700]	169	130	123	146	139	199	224	1130
174	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	159	146	188	216	128	100	1135
175	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	167	164	129	160	204	193	1136
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	178	180	137	27	242	1139
177	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	150	151	124	217	198	1144
178	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	197	118	114	252	1145
178	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	189	204	161	8	1145
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	205	153	185	176	63	211	1173
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	175	202	170	86	157	1174
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	189	165	178	217	115	124	1174
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	194	176	193	192	104	89	234	1182
184	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	172	173	210	111	149	1195
185	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	158	168	142	210	154	1196
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	194	170	192	209	124	118	1196
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	148	183	220	193	89	1199
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	216	163	196	202	74	99	249	1199
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	196	164	152	171	205	150	177	1215
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	192	200	223	18	1218
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	158	195	236	133	1224
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	200	169	90	180	1227
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	173	215	148	186	1237
194	Erie, PA [21500]	197	147	184	191	102	207	228	1256
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	199	206	133	144	241	1267
195	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	206	207	157	91	1267
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	215	209	199	191	67	1279
198	Springfield, IL [44100]	200	207	215	217	177	132	136	1284
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	233	219	28	1295
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	175	216	194	218	183	72	250	1308
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	190	186	206	151	205	1310
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	206	235	139	113	1327
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	190	120	218	245	1345
203	Salem, OR [41420]	208	173	166	186	184	228	200	1345
205	Merced, CA [32900]	235	233	239	242	230	146	29	1354
206	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	184	219	209	239	1362
207	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	239	198	237	237	153	196	103	1363
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	226	222	225	236	225	10	1371
209	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	228	222	226	246	246	203	13	1384
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	181	191	233	225	1391
211	Chico, CA [17020]	222	223	228	225	196	153	145	1392
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	207	202	202	249	128	1395
213	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	210	206	198	209	225	152	197	1397
214	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	214	229	201	110	187	1402
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	199	212	218	168	242	151	1407
216	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	215	219	212	214	239	149	160	1408
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	222	228	193	79	246	1428
218	Yakima, WA [49420]	225	232	207	221	224	108	212	1429
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	200	207	209	212	245	152	1429
220	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	221	188	125	1435
221	Joplin, MO [27900]	213	203	222	209	158	187	251	1443
222	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	212	225	231	213	229	248	86	1444
223	Billings, MT [13740]	228	237	210	225	211	166	172	1449
224	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	249	249	243	190	26	1450
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	235	248	194	57	1454
226	Redding, CA [39820]	226	234	220	221	208	123	235	1467
227	Macon, GA [31420]	206	228	205	216	213	231	170	1469
228	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	208	210	201	222	251	174	1471
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	244	248	242	239	7	1472
230	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	236	233	237	218	163	153	1476
231	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	220	221	240	198	161	1477
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	235	231	234	84	1503
233	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	242	223	177	148	1510
234	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	230	215	199	197	238	240	1513
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	250	249	237	200	93	1521
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	243	240	181	241	162	1524
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	228	231	179	222	220	1528
238	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	231	203	247	173	1529
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	241	221	231	233	234	244	144	1548
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	240	244	176	168	1563
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	245	227	165	209	1579
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	239	228	189	215	1584
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	215	229	247	237	190	1589
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	227	221	226	243	221	1601
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	236	238	239	233	214	235	233	1628
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	244	242	238	250	196	1648
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	249	241	246	185	1668
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	202	227	1681
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	230	1690

Raw Results
Sorted by descending total patent counts

Location [CBSA]	Patents	Inventors	Assignees	Class Diversity	Inventor Density %	IP Company Density %	% Gender Diversity
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	275622	113746	6138	478	5.83	12.26	12.82
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	178684	71112	8423	550	0.35	0.98	15.57
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	110780	100528	7280	510	2.17	5.5	13.73
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	84188	69040	5593	524	1.41	2.42	14.21
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	70389	38828	3371	416	1.18	3.8	15.44
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	69212	69478	2574	445	1.73	2.34	12.14
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	63020	34773	3322	482	0.48	1.43	10.98
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	57024	39755	3770	548	0.42	1.27	11.48
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	52161	29160	1779	445	0.67	1.47	8.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	46218	25866	3940	501	0.42	1.7	14.42
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	41684	28346	3146	472	0.36	1.52	10.48
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38983	22178	2436	488	0.36	0.9	12.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	35639	27645	3773	480	0.44	1.17	13.18
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	33438	24690	1977	389	1.05	2.87	9.66
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	20482	7778	818	411	0.29	0.53	15.49
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19842	18667	1498	445	0.5	0.8	10.99
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18942	4517	295	236	0.57	1.4	12.71
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17787	6374	374	373	0.71	1.68	14.5
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17210	5876	637	338	0.35	0.51	10.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	17013	17871	1821	410	0.36	1.75	11.72
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15700	8451	513	362	0.7	0.54	9.95
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14724	11483	2236	401	0.19	1.08	10.63
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14568	19646	1233	403	0.78	0.66	12
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13820	5885	800	388	0.61	2.7	11.74
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13762	13212	1561	409	0.44	0.82	10.42
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12739	10952	794	382	0.49	0.52	12.81
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11722	8114	1048	408	0.39	1.15	9.71
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11717	9718	733	354	0.46	0.32	10.64
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8398	3758	980	290	0.16	1.44	7.87
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8384	12125	964	378	0.52	0.65	11.43
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8315	12897	695	297	0.89	0.82	11.96
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8237	11503	927	344	0.41	1.17	14.04
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8148	6116	703	328	0.28	0.54	9.37
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7748	8075	711	376	0.52	0.7	7.62
Durham, NC [20500]	7554	8812	513	279	1.49	0.29	13.4
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6751	2543	534	251	0.51	4.02	9.33
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6371	6842	1022	327	0.54	2.93	8.74
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6078	5395	470	252	0.21	0.79	15.83
Boulder, CO [14500]	5879	8199	828	285	2.49	6.36	11.17
Rochester, NY [40380]	5125	7472	504	291	0.69	0.55	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4847	6011	666	293	0.72	3.06	11.31
Peoria, IL [37900]	4693	4016	89	199	1.1	0.35	6.29
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4653	4290	563	293	0.21	0.72	12.62
Madison, WI [31540]	4628	6198	396	289	0.91	1.48	12.94
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4621	1126	94	187	0.3	0.24	4.97
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4474	6352	783	300	0.2	0.83	12.26
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4387	6188	685	297	0.23	0.3	9.76
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4281	938	120	134	0.26	1.3	7.88
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4260	4093	533	273	0.59	3.38	5.78
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4244	3293	305	185	0.85	1.97	17.69
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4217	4299	269	233	1.01	0.53	6.95
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4135	8258	438	267	2.24	5.33	11.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4062	2248	232	161	0.33	0.15	12.32
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3834	5072	455	270	0.59	2.37	10.22
Worcester, MA [49340]	3791	7366	326	231	0.75	1.34	12.88
Columbus, OH [18140]	3767	8017	630	312	0.37	0.38	11.41
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3562	2856	250	196	0.21	0.32	11.09
Richmond, VA [40060]	3518	3759	278	231	0.28	0.65	11.98
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3465	1560	140	189	0.28	0.58	5.16
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3442	4183	316	279	0.46	1.68	11.43
Akron, OH [10420]	3379	3501	386	289	0.5	1.69	10.22
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3367	1027	44	131	0.67	1.19	9.21
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3126	2051	268	220	0.26	0.83	10.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2803	2084	96	165	0.36	0.08	10.61
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2794	7169	515	227	0.3	1	13.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2708	2762	337	231	0.25	0.91	5.79
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2623	1890	137	161	0.56	1.87	8.14
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2508	1484	59	156	0.86	0.58	10.97
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2428	3542	283	273	0.39	0.42	11.64
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2408	5279	359	227	0.5	1.76	11.62
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2370	1935	153	184	0.28	0.37	11.38
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2301	2288	256	170	0.47	1.8	11.41
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2275	2667	271	218	0.43	1.85	7.33
Dayton, OH [19380]	2245	2381	258	216	0.29	0.22	10.58
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2235	1665	86	160	0.6	0.31	8.06
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2234	2241	286	211	0.14	0.29	12.27
Toledo, OH [45780]	2165	2077	206	222	0.34	0.35	8.65
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2145	2394	171	197	0.8	2.58	17.21
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2102	3724	310	239	1.03	2.73	8.9
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2038	4512	425	247	0.16	0.14	12.67
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2010	5450	596	277	0.12	0.75	10.55
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1997	1788	243	188	0.18	0.18	11.51
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1953	4601	264	236	0.49	1.01	7.19
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1948	3569	232	233	0.41	0.65	9.54
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1894	1270	48	81	0.79	0.13	11.28
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1778	2333	165	170	0.35	0.37	8.15
Racine, WI [39540]	1718	1116	87	183	0.57	2.16	8.67
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1699	2233	158	171	0.43	0.15	10.56
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1662	3622	200	156	1.35	2.48	8.65
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1656	2639	124	180	1.12	1.99	13.37
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1626	2245	242	215	0.19	0.7	10.45
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1588	3414	323	225	0.26	0.11	7.38
Dover, DE [20100]	1514	215	525	165	0.12	1.99	10.75
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1441	2118	217	190	0.42	0.66	9.88
Rochester, MN [40340]	1438	3055	88	94	1.34	1.05	8.59
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1277	2203	314	186	0.15	0.56	9.48
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1183	2957	306	195	0.29	1.21	10.76
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1153	2250	241	192	0.13	0.37	13.22
Columbia, SC [17900]	1119	1514	117	183	0.18	0.2	11.17
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1107	1655	201	160	0.23	0.89	7.39
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1106	905	172	105	0.23	1.33	8
Springfield, MA [44140]	1097	1974	158	141	0.32	1.2	12.91
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1086	1423	160	139	0.59	0.65	11.93
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1055	2408	199	137	0.32	0.58	6.87
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1051	1440	94	171	0.53	1.46	14.88
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1046	940	55	85	0.5	1.33	8.35
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1031	1298	256	164	0.15	1.06	10.69
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1025	1442	154	148	0.36	0.71	5.79
Spokane, WA [44060]	1022	1081	161	150	0.18	1.07	7.78
Topeka, KS [45820]	1000	1235	109	139	0.53	0.09	17.05
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	934	2117	123	118	0.93	0.22	7.35
Lincoln, NE [30700]	929	1021	114	142	0.3	0.46	10.62
State College, PA [44300]	925	1418	93	149	0.9	2.82	13.92
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	912	1091	92	92	0.24	0.42	6.21
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	905	1351	199	153	0.11	0.15	11.73
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	874	1433	100	189	0.3	0.63	14.04
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	852	1335	81	149	0.74	0.07	13.51
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	816	615	62	117	0.17	0.19	7.83
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	808	1334	68	126	0.43	0.1	12.76
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	801	897	121	138	0.12	0.35	10.54
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	800	1119	177	142	0.13	0.95	11.05
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	748	1226	164	150	0.22	0.18	7.43
Wichita, KS [48620]	728	1680	141	165	0.26	0.43	6.77
Columbia, MO [17860]	718	825	60	132	0.44	0.5	9.44
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	714	724	39	87	0.23	0.05	11.74
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	712	1805	171	136	0.22	0.75	12.84
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	702	896	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.26
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	684	1501	212	131	0.12	0.67	9.32
Janesville, WI [27500]	672	460	54	95	0.28	1.47	8.53
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	660	964	64	101	0.31	0.51	10.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	651	610	121	108	0.29	2.43	6.97
Iowa City, IA [26980]	633	1143	65	72	0.64	0.07	15.45
Binghamton, NY [13780]	624	1123	60	128	0.46	1.06	8.66
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	623	647	75	117	0.23	0.35	7.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	617	960	126	120	0.25	1.25	11.85
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	594	1540	158	106	0.28	0.31	9.65
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	551	870	86	125	0.35	0.33	7.84
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	543	1552	162	131	0.34	1.13	6.57
Wilmington, NC [48900]	532	935	88	96	0.32	0.96	12.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	527	1363	115	137	0.42	0.62	10.22
Florence, SC [22500]	521	371	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.75
Rockford, IL [40420]	493	1174	95	112	0.35	0.43	4.72
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	456	763	65	97	0.35	0.17	18.78
Savannah, GA [42340]	438	699	56	102	0.17	0.42	8.23
Bend, OR [13460]	424	783	106	97	0.38	1.36	9.09
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	420	817	91	111	0.15	0.37	7.46
Salinas, CA [41500]	414	801	103	82	0.18	1.16	10.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	408	1405	111	119	0.24	0.29	7.34
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	406	1124	123	117	0.4	1.43	9.14
Lafayette, LA [29180]	390	869	119	80	0.18	0.91	6.17
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	388	454	43	63	0.16	0.59	12.19
Bellingham, WA [13380]	384	711	113	107	0.31	1.65	8.02
Roanoke, VA [40220]	368	802	74	90	0.26	0.13	7.65
Lubbock, TX [31180]	359	535	64	79	0.16	0.84	15.22
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	355	769	54	107	0.12	0.12	11.01
Tyler, TX [46340]	328	452	80	49	0.19	1.23	6.69
Midland, TX [33260]	313	475	97	48	0.27	0.65	4.03
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	310	846	129	100	0.11	0.43	9.77
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	302	740	115	89	0.15	0.84	6.38
Waco, TX [47380]	302	286	57	81	0.1	1.01	8.84
Green Bay, WI [24580]	299	606	96	89	0.18	0.79	6.39
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	297	373	34	95	0.14	0.43	16.67
Greeley, CO [24540]	292	1523	118	106	0.45	1.76	8.07
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	284	449	63	66	0.08	0.45	7.9
Appleton, WI [11540]	267	1755	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.59
Jackson, MS [27140]	266	413	67	56	0.07	0.16	5.78
Asheville, NC [11700]	262	1029	103	95	0.22	0.22	6.37
Fresno, CA [23420]	261	593	76	84	0.06	0.43	13.44
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	260	563	60	70	0.24	0.7	7.85
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	257	317	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.33
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	254	1013	81	86	0.37	1.35	9.69
Burlington, NC [15500]	251	286	28	48	0.16	0.82	11.51
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	249	262	44	32	0.13	1	4.41
Gainesville, GA [23580]	233	636	56	66	0.31	0.85	6.14
Kingston, NY [28740]	232	793	49	64	0.43	1.02	8.66
Stockton, CA [44700]	231	833	79	86	0.11	0.65	11.42
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	229	735	64	68	0.16	0.88	13.67
Longview, TX [30980]	227	312	69	55	0.14	1.13	7.13
Springfield, MO [44180]	224	500	80	84	0.1	0.06	9.69
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	204	1148	55	60	0.43	0.95	11.61
Mobile, AL [33660]	202	359	58	66	0.09	0.66	9.09
Medford, OR [32780]	200	475	64	71	0.21	0.16	8.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	194	397	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.31
Modesto, CA [33700]	193	412	61	63	0.07	0.65	10.14
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	191	279	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.68
Amarillo, TX [11100]	183	248	40	40	0.09	0.43	11.05
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	182	375	59	49	0.09	0.6	10.41
Greenville, NC [24780]	180	321	35	49	0.19	0.96	12.16
Reading, PA [39740]	176	711	58	66	0.17	0.7	9.37
Lakeland, FL [29460]	172	536	75	57	0.07	0.23	11.14
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	170	479	48	54	0.09	0.44	7.35
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	163	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.66
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	163	522	45	49	0.3	0.84	5.97
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	162	648	70	68	0.09	0.44	8.18
Erie, PA [21500]	161	825	52	50	0.31	0.17	6.23
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	158	716	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.75
Anchorage, AK [11260]	147	381	47	52	0.1	0.42	15.99
Jackson, MI [27100]	139	415	51	51	0.26	0.13	4.86
Springfield, IL [44100]	139	289	28	34	0.14	0.55	9.59
Olympia, WA [36500]	128	460	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.77
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	121	313	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.77
Montgomery, AL [33860]	112	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	9.02
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	109	286	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.43
Macon, GA [31420]	108	194	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.55
Ocala, FL [36100]	108	389	49	49	0.1	0.1	14.67
Salem, OR [41420]	107	552	60	54	0.13	0.07	7.58
Flint, MI [22420]	107	944	41	40	0.23	0.47	5.54
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	104	299	42	39	0.07	0.44	7.71
Prescott, AZ [39140]	104	377	51	46	0.16	0.84	8.08
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	98	214	21	38	0.06	0.03	11.19
Joplin, MO [27900]	92	315	26	39	0.17	0.27	4.13
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	238	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	84	690	43	42	0.41	0.77	4.53
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	266	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.53
Johnson City, TN [27740]	79	325	30	32	0.16	0.04	9.06
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	245	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.68
Abilene, TX [10180]	74	126	22	36	0.07	0.26	9.96
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	506	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.69
Chico, CA [17020]	65	215	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.27
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.43
Salisbury, MD [41540]	61	83	28	25	0.02	0.06	7.85
Yakima, WA [49420]	60	173	33	30	0.07	0.69	6.97
Redding, CA [39820]	58	166	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.83
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	57	210	26	27	0.05	0.09	15.72
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	56	216	24	12	0.02	0.19	15.47
Billings, MT [13740]	56	153	32	27	0.09	0.39	8.47
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	271	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.43
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	193	26	26	0.11	0.94	4.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	49	71	15	19	0.02	0.23	12.04
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	44	265	22	22	0.13	0.11	6.49
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	41	196	29	25	0.1	0.67	7.9
Merced, CA [32900]	40	170	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.69
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	39	156	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.91
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	134	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.02
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	35	91	18	19	0.06	0.06	11.29
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	34	355	16	18	0.18	0.22	10.73
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	34	80	10	16	0.04	0.34	8.65
Monroe, LA [33740]	32	125	15	14	0.07	0.33	9.11
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	32	223	21	20	0.06	0.04	9.28
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	27	158	13	14	0.05	0.01	7.75
Charleston, WV [16620]	26	267	14	16	0.13	0.05	8.68
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	175	16	17	0.06	0.26	6.94
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	109	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.22
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	87	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.75
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	92	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.23
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	44	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.2
Albany, GA [10500]	15	69	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.93
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	115	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.04
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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