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	14	5	19	56	116
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	36	201
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	134	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	43	94	226
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	26	45	29	23	35	13	64	235
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	27	44	2	2	91	235
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	84	30	66	253
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	83	83	50	264
16	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	22	264
18	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	80	269
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	84	278
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	116	279
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	38	163	283
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	98	95	307
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	84	21	23	3	311
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	44	340
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	119	351
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	74	90	73	22	14	4	356
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	29	30	21	19	77	61	131	368
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	46	45	6	186	31	376
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	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	102	395
40	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	60	46	59	34	82	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	106	73	30	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	106	87	11	22	33	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	43	51	32	122	427
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	8	435
48	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	38	30	36	145	89	53	438
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	56	14	12	155	438
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	76	467
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	41	142	102	47	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	236	476
55	Columbus, OH [18140]	55	32	37	34	80	167	73	478
56	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	44	37	31	88	142	118	480
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	166	526
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	105	106	130	90	45	39	17	532
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	118	135	142	536
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	60	114	121	59	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	31	59	23	38	164	41	191	547
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	62	66	48	78	161	65	550
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	61	74	111	53	104	569
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	69	68	66	26	207	581
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	98	602
70	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	189	100	106	609
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	35	135	183	132	609
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	25	181	609
73	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	63	80	58	74	118	138	616
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	159	657
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	48	666
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	118	108	123	77	103	122	23	674
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	70	146	107	115	686
80	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	74	74	141	177	93	686
82	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	170	100	20	128	100	692
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	136	148	9	67	170	693
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	62	123	82	237	697
85	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	75	79	65	71	178	184	52	704
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	137	101	42	708
87	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	112	171	79	709
88	Dayton, OH [19380]	76	76	74	69	110	196	112	713
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	183	169	35	723
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	62	743
93	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	130	195	122	32	56	145	743
95	Appleton, WI [11540]	168	95	152	165	28	59	77	744
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	66	94	175	164	748
97	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	97	90	67	211	117	754
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	81	170	131	137	759
99	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	116	112	141	102	25	231	37	764
100	Dover, DE [20100]	94	220	41	92	186	21	114	768
101	Greeley, CO [24540]	162	101	110	134	58	27	178	770
102	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	84	94	77	79	152	205	81	772
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	121	123	88	109	179	75	78	773
104	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	88	87	168	179	778
104	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	125	106	129	76	42	150	778
106	Wilmington, NC [48900]	141	137	136	145	96	76	54	785
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	87	128	94	86	227	99	787
107	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	52	139	113	118	125	50	190	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	113	127	243	824
114	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	120	222	202	825
115	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	131	118	107	104	146	108	827
116	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	93	120	93	62	221	828
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	64	223	43	842
120	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	96	104	157	66	185	846
121	Binghamton, NY [13780]	135	127	170	123	60	70	162	847
122	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	155	202	90	850
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	86	106	127	16	199	206	852
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]	173	133	141	154	81	47	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	187	110	140	872
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	122	176	182	68	77	67	874
130	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	191	163	23	216	83	879
131	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	159	119	136	99	35	180	881
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	113	137	105	17	212	883
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	117	114	87	103	190	212	63	886
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	140	157	114	130	229	1	899
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	159	144	89	208	2	901
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	150	123	159	154	60	109	903
137	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	169	118	62	143	141	905
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	97	138	117	181	135	907
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	154	175	159	159	162	87	16	912
140	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	95	121	160	220	918
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	44	123	132	82	109	193	244	927
142	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	142	102	141	120	929
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	156	171	165	81	26	935
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	142	111	112	188	174	113	961
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	184	182	145	116	40	173	970
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	105	139	206	205	990
146	Stockton, CA [44700]	176	145	143	157	192	116	61	990
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	140	125	92	179	177	994
149	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	153	188	177	65	72	169	1001
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	91	159	247	1020
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	129	133	185	208	1035
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	144	112	163	156	80	229	1036
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	146	105	143	193	157	133	1036
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	150	128	162	228	1044
155	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	151	182	196	178	167	125	49	1048
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	164	195	205	147	175	155	7	1048
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	116	151	174	91	224	1073
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	165	149	128	136	173	192	1076
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	127	151	153	96	223	1082
162	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	201	154	134	240	72	1085
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	100	85	230	1108
165	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	133	133	172	170	204	1108
167	Florence, SC [22500]	142	196	225	171	151	130	97	1112
168	Reading, PA [39740]	191	161	174	173	163	108	144	1114
168	Waco, TX [47380]	160	206	170	159	194	69	156	1114
170	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	176	140	158	164	176	1121
170	Burlington, NC [15500]	174	208	217	198	161	95	68	1121
172	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	154	181	135	185	220	92	1123
173	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	188	188	203	153	9	1132
174	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	196	115	109	251	1135
175	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	168	162	131	160	204	194	1138
176	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	132	125	148	140	201	222	1139
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	180	138	28	242	1139
178	Roanoke, VA [40220]	155	151	150	151	124	217	196	1144
178	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	160	146	188	216	129	107	1144
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	204	153	186	176	63	210	1172
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	188	166	179	217	115	125	1176
182	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	194	191	107	86	231	1180
183	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	176	203	171	90	158	1182
184	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	166	191	209	123	121	1192
185	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	173	174	210	111	147	1195
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	163	197	202	73	99	248	1197
187	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	147	184	220	194	88	1199
188	Medford, OR [32780]	183	181	162	168	143	210	161	1208
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	194	164	151	168	205	149	186	1217
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	207	191	188	191	200	224	18	1219
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	209	193	184	199	168	88	184	1225
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	156	196	235	136	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	209	132	145	241	1271
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	218	201	209	208	163	86	1275
197	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	209	217	217	177	133	126	1280
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	214	209	201	192	71	1285
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	221	231	219	29	1297
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	175	216	193	217	184	68	250	1303
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	111	1325
203	Salem, OR [41420]	205	173	164	183	182	228	198	1333
204	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	189	186	190	122	218	246	1351
204	Merced, CA [32900]	235	232	239	243	230	148	24	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	197	144	139	1379
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	183	1399
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	209	203	202	249	130	1399
214	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	211	206	198	209	225	156	199	1404
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	200	212	220	169	242	151	1411
216	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	213	215	238	151	171	1423
216	Abilene, TX [10180]	219	239	231	215	221	188	110	1423
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	206	211	246	152	1425
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	223	228	195	79	245	1430
220	Yakima, WA [49420]	225	233	207	222	224	105	216	1432
221	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	213	223	229	206	229	247	96	1443
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	211	205	222	209	159	187	252	1445
223	Redding, CA [39820]	225	234	214	217	207	119	233	1449
224	Billings, MT [13740]	229	237	210	226	212	166	172	1452
225	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	245	249	250	243	190	32	1456
226	Macon, GA [31420]	208	228	204	214	213	230	168	1465
227	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	236	248	197	69	1470
228	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	246	248	242	239	6	1473
229	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	210	210	201	222	251	174	1474
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	217	217	222	240	200	160	1475
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	233	238	218	165	165	1490
232	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	249	248	237	198	87	1511
233	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	243	223	178	148	1512
234	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	240	245	236	236	233	234	89	1513
235	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	243	239	181	241	153	1514
236	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	196	230	217	199	198	238	240	1518
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	213	225	229	180	221	219	1520
238	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	232	204	248	167	1526
239	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	238	248	248	239	244	176	157	1550
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	242	220	231	234	234	244	146	1551
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	243	243	228	154	211	1568
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	227	189	213	1582
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	217	229	247	237	195	1596
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	223	242	229	224	226	243	218	1605
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	250	241	245	193	1676
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	195	232	1679
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	251	247	249	214	238	1699

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]	282722	116113	6214	484	5.95	12.42	12.9
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	181650	72709	8557	550	0.36	1	15.63
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	113617	102878	7416	512	2.23	5.61	13.79
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	85810	70472	5692	527	1.44	2.47	14.27
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	72634	39668	3417	418	1.21	3.85	15.53
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	70772	70925	2613	448	1.77	2.38	12.25
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	64333	35409	3374	484	0.49	1.45	11.06
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	58002	40496	3823	550	0.43	1.29	11.52
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	53300	29803	1804	449	0.68	1.49	8.76
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	47345	26376	4019	503	0.42	1.74	14.48
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	42684	29094	3205	472	0.37	1.55	10.54
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	39692	22707	2479	491	0.37	0.91	12.45
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	36726	28279	3820	482	0.45	1.18	13.22
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	34672	25243	2020	393	1.07	2.93	9.7
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	21308	8104	841	418	0.3	0.55	15.66
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	20331	19086	1521	452	0.52	0.81	11.04
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19503	4598	300	239	0.58	1.42	12.82
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17861	6492	380	377	0.72	1.71	14.45
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17576	6039	644	341	0.36	0.51	10.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	17505	18257	1853	412	0.37	1.78	11.79
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	16081	8616	523	364	0.71	0.55	10
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	15086	11749	2293	404	0.19	1.11	10.72
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14864	20060	1255	406	0.8	0.67	12.06
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	14164	13618	1588	414	0.46	0.84	10.49
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	14030	5986	812	389	0.62	2.74	11.8
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12997	11155	814	382	0.5	0.54	12.84
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11943	9919	740	354	0.47	0.32	10.72
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11927	8305	1064	410	0.4	1.17	9.75
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8645	12406	975	380	0.53	0.66	11.52
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8613	3854	999	295	0.17	1.47	7.89
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8520	13148	705	299	0.91	0.84	12
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8454	11792	946	345	0.42	1.2	14.09
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8366	6211	711	332	0.28	0.55	9.38
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	8122	8286	722	381	0.53	0.71	7.73
Durham, NC [20500]	7722	9005	522	285	1.52	0.29	13.47
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6809	2617	542	254	0.53	4.08	9.35
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6559	7031	1044	329	0.56	3	8.89
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6237	5509	482	254	0.21	0.82	15.97
Boulder, CO [14500]	6002	8364	839	288	2.54	6.45	11.19
Rochester, NY [40380]	5190	7565	509	295	0.7	0.56	11.37
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4972	6139	673	295	0.73	3.09	11.4
Peoria, IL [37900]	4871	4089	93	206	1.12	0.36	6.31
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4825	1152	95	189	0.3	0.24	4.97
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4781	4422	575	294	0.22	0.74	12.74
Madison, WI [31540]	4744	6357	404	291	0.93	1.51	12.94
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4579	6498	803	301	0.2	0.85	12.26
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4492	6322	697	302	0.23	0.31	9.74
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4343	4196	542	276	0.6	3.43	5.85
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4335	4370	275	236	1.03	0.54	6.94
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4310	3378	310	186	0.88	2	17.81
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4308	955	121	136	0.26	1.31	7.91
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4239	8455	446	271	2.29	5.42	11.48
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4211	2302	238	164	0.34	0.16	12.76
Columbus, OH [18140]	3922	8261	644	316	0.38	0.38	11.57
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3911	5146	459	274	0.6	2.39	10.29
Worcester, MA [49340]	3884	7512	332	233	0.77	1.37	12.91
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3675	2934	262	196	0.22	0.34	11.12
Richmond, VA [40060]	3591	3894	283	234	0.29	0.66	12.05
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3574	1608	142	191	0.29	0.59	5.19
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3502	4251	320	282	0.46	1.7	11.42
Akron, OH [10420]	3441	3569	393	290	0.51	1.72	10.33
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3435	1057	45	131	0.69	1.22	9.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3204	2090	269	225	0.27	0.83	10.8
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2871	7327	527	228	0.3	1.02	13.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2865	2117	97	166	0.36	0.09	10.78
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2774	2839	341	232	0.26	0.92	5.84
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2733	1931	137	162	0.57	1.87	8.16
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2629	1518	60	158	0.88	0.59	10.73
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2496	3633	292	276	0.4	0.43	11.8
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2472	5387	363	231	0.51	1.78	11.66
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2439	1981	155	188	0.29	0.38	11.48
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2357	2324	268	174	0.48	1.88	11.52
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2335	2707	274	224	0.44	1.87	7.32
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2318	2307	299	215	0.14	0.3	12.32
Dayton, OH [19380]	2290	2438	262	218	0.3	0.23	10.61
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2277	1698	87	161	0.62	0.31	8.11
Toledo, OH [45780]	2208	2112	207	226	0.35	0.35	8.75
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2202	2469	174	197	0.83	2.62	17.35
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2141	3788	313	241	1.04	2.76	8.87
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2083	4599	431	250	0.16	0.14	12.74
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2054	5544	606	280	0.12	0.76	10.68
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	2035	4684	272	243	0.5	1.04	7.26
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	2030	1827	246	191	0.19	0.18	11.43
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1988	3614	236	236	0.42	0.66	9.56
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1923	1294	48	83	0.8	0.13	11.4
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1829	2378	168	174	0.36	0.38	8.18
Racine, WI [39540]	1751	1131	87	184	0.57	2.16	8.83
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1727	2266	161	172	0.44	0.16	10.53
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1695	3698	202	158	1.38	2.5	8.72
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1691	2697	126	181	1.14	2.02	13.4
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1665	2305	247	217	0.2	0.71	10.55
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1630	3500	331	227	0.27	0.12	7.44
Dover, DE [20100]	1589	231	549	171	0.13	2.08	10.58
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1487	2158	217	196	0.43	0.66	9.93
Rochester, MN [40340]	1470	3089	90	95	1.36	1.08	8.64
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1318	2259	322	190	0.16	0.57	9.58
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1230	2994	313	196	0.29	1.23	10.71
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1173	2290	245	194	0.13	0.38	13.25
Columbia, SC [17900]	1146	1546	117	184	0.18	0.2	11.21
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1143	921	175	107	0.24	1.35	7.91
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1126	1695	206	161	0.24	0.91	7.47
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1123	1470	165	139	0.61	0.67	12.06
Springfield, MA [44140]	1116	2010	160	143	0.32	1.22	12.91
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1085	1476	96	172	0.54	1.49	15.02
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1078	2456	205	141	0.32	0.6	6.86
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1072	956	56	86	0.5	1.36	8.29
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1066	1322	263	168	0.15	1.08	10.72
Spokane, WA [44060]	1052	1106	163	152	0.18	1.08	8.04
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1038	1455	157	149	0.36	0.73	5.78
Topeka, KS [45820]	1030	1269	111	142	0.55	0.09	17.24
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	959	2148	126	121	0.95	0.23	7.34
Lincoln, NE [30700]	950	1046	115	149	0.31	0.46	10.66
State College, PA [44300]	942	1452	96	151	0.92	2.91	13.89
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	929	1114	93	94	0.24	0.43	6.29
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	927	1398	82	156	0.77	0.07	13.22
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	925	1376	201	153	0.12	0.16	11.81
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	895	1467	104	194	0.31	0.65	14.08
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	830	625	64	117	0.17	0.19	7.8
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	822	1357	69	128	0.44	0.1	12.87
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	818	914	123	141	0.12	0.36	10.59
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	818	1152	184	146	0.14	0.99	11.48
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	768	1258	165	151	0.22	0.18	7.36
Wichita, KS [48620]	743	1739	143	165	0.27	0.44	6.66
Columbia, MO [17860]	734	851	61	136	0.46	0.51	9.46
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	732	730	40	89	0.24	0.05	11.58
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	730	1850	172	137	0.23	0.75	12.87
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	724	922	66	139	0.24	0.07	19.24
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	693	1537	213	132	0.12	0.68	9.48
Janesville, WI [27500]	678	465	54	97	0.28	1.47	8.5
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	673	982	65	102	0.31	0.52	10.42
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	672	629	121	108	0.3	2.43	7.18
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	648	662	76	120	0.23	0.36	7.83
Iowa City, IA [26980]	643	1168	66	73	0.66	0.07	15.32
Binghamton, NY [13780]	639	1129	60	130	0.46	1.06	8.77
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	624	976	126	122	0.25	1.25	11.84
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	615	1573	161	107	0.28	0.32	9.69
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	568	885	86	127	0.35	0.33	8.27
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	562	1583	165	132	0.35	1.15	6.56
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	545	1392	116	139	0.43	0.62	10.22
Wilmington, NC [48900]	540	956	90	97	0.33	0.99	12.26
Florence, SC [22500]	524	376	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.82
Rockford, IL [40420]	503	1190	97	115	0.35	0.44	4.74
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	468	784	65	98	0.36	0.17	18.67
Savannah, GA [42340]	447	715	56	103	0.17	0.42	8.28
Bend, OR [13460]	446	807	108	103	0.39	1.38	9.14
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	428	833	93	112	0.15	0.38	7.39
Salinas, CA [41500]	422	821	104	84	0.19	1.17	10.63
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	415	1418	113	119	0.24	0.3	7.32
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	414	1141	126	119	0.4	1.47	9.12
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	400	466	44	64	0.16	0.6	12.47
Lafayette, LA [29180]	398	882	122	83	0.18	0.93	6.26
Bellingham, WA [13380]	389	728	114	109	0.32	1.66	8.18
Lubbock, TX [31180]	374	548	65	84	0.17	0.85	15.04
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	4.24
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	318	858	131	101	0.11	0.44	9.72
Waco, TX [47380]	311	303	60	84	0.11	1.06	8.86
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	308	757	116	90	0.15	0.85	6.44
Greeley, CO [24540]	306	1580	124	111	0.46	1.85	8.21
Green Bay, WI [24580]	305	619	99	90	0.19	0.82	6.47
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	303	379	35	96	0.15	0.44	16.31
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	287	453	63	66	0.08	0.45	7.99
Jackson, MS [27140]	274	426	68	57	0.07	0.16	5.86
Appleton, WI [11540]	269	1768	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.49
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	267	580	62	71	0.25	0.72	7.94
Fresno, CA [23420]	266	606	77	84	0.06	0.44	13.36
Asheville, NC [11700]	265	1045	103	95	0.22	0.22	6.5
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	261	323	50	62	0.12	0.07	6.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	260	1036	82	89	0.38	1.36	9.87
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	868	81	87	0.11	0.66	11.85
Gainesville, GA [23580]	236	659	57	66	0.32	0.87	6.25
Kingston, NY [28740]	236	804	49	65	0.44	1.02	8.67
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	232	747	67	70	0.17	0.92	13.93
Longview, TX [30980]	230	317	69	56	0.14	1.13	7.22
Springfield, MO [44180]	228	514	81	88	0.11	0.06	9.64
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	207	1160	56	61	0.43	0.97	11.69
Medford, OR [32780]	204	485	64	71	0.22	0.16	8.78
Mobile, AL [33660]	204	367	59	67	0.09	0.67	9.17
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	199	401	56	62	0.23	1.81	5.29
Modesto, CA [33700]	197	420	62	63	0.08	0.66	10.15
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	9.32
Lakeland, FL [29460]	178	553	77	57	0.07	0.24	11.26
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	172	493	48	54	0.1	0.44	7.41
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	169	668	72	71	0.1	0.46	8.02
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	167	526	46	50	0.3	0.86	6.05
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]	143	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	321	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.8
Montgomery, AL [33860]	116	338	34	41	0.09	0.03	8.93
Salem, OR [41420]	114	568	63	58	0.13	0.08	7.64
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	113	291	32	45	0.07	0.01	8.39
Ocala, FL [36100]	112	398	49	50	0.1	0.1	14.66
Macon, GA [31420]	111	197	36	37	0.08	0.07	8.67
Flint, MI [22420]	107	962	41	40	0.24	0.47	5.55
Prescott, AZ [39140]	107	386	52	47	0.16	0.85	8.05
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	225	23	41	0.06	0.03	11
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	90	701	43	44	0.42	0.77	4.66
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	244	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.58
Johnson City, TN [27740]	82	331	31	33	0.16	0.04	8.96
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	81	271	38	41	0.06	0.54	10.61
Abilene, TX [10180]	78	130	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.62
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	78	252	28	31	0.05	0.23	8.81
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	525	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.52
Chico, CA [17020]	67	222	24	29	0.11	0.48	9.54
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
Redding, CA [39820]	62	170	29	34	0.09	0.66	5.93
Yakima, WA [49420]	62	175	34	31	0.07	0.71	6.87
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	15.37
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	8.68
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	6.74
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	11.22
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	9.29
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	28	159	14	15	0.05	0.01	7.6
Charleston, WV [16620]	27	271	14	17	0.13	0.05	8.89
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	180	16	17	0.07	0.26	7.14
Pueblo, CO [39380]	23	111	14	14	0.07	0.44	7.18
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	91	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.4
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]	14	117	9	10	0.05	0.23	11.28
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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