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

	Time Period: 2013 to 2025	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	31	49
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	9	1	1	43	59
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	23	62
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	13	5	18	53	111
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	73	32	21	160
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	13	187
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	66	58	37	205
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	53	26	28	30	17	211
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	2	70	51	74	218
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	132	222
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	7	55	41	96	225
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	43	2	2	87	229
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	22	35	13	66	233
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	82	28	68	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	81	49	262
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	25	267
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	110	56	270
19	Madison, WI [31540]	43	41	52	41	17	38	39	271
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	88	277
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	27	8	85	278
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	83	36	116	280
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	163	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	39	18	93	59	295
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	14	51	95	93	306
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	82	21	22	3	308
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	58	25	45	41	317
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	60	41	44	44	323
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	23	25	46	113	78	337
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	54	140	42	339
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	159	340
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	92	120	356
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	34	27	16	111	139	14	357
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	77	89	75	23	14	4	362
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	61	131	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	45	46	6	185	35	378
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	38	19	124	382
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	47	58	34	73	386
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	52	29	70	391
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	105	399
41	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	33	46	40	31	134	76	401
42	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	52	48	5	147	403
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	43	28	30	135	125	410
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	62	107	73	33	420
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	106	87	11	21	34	422
46	Akron, OH [10420]	61	64	54	43	49	35	121	427
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	59	61	55	14	12	155	435
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	53	143	98	10	438
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	36	145	94	50	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	177	101	451
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	37	144	105	46	471
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	47	102	198	473
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	91	56	27	80	477
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	49	39	7	239	482
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	90	142	119	484
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	79	487
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	111	131	105	19	11	24	515
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	101	9	15	167	527
59	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	66	62	115	115	60	535
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	33	114	138	142	536
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	109	128	90	45	40	18	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	42	163	42	191	551
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	49	78	164	67	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	99	68	62	72	110	54	94	559
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	69	68	65	25	207	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	108	98	56	38	587
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	69	208	594
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	136	214	596
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	74	112	133	600
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	35	134	182	128	602
70	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	70	120	89	100	602
72	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	99	42	24	176	605
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	113	614
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	98	109	37	118	62	636
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	86	81	81	71	114	127	655
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	53	164	215	45	660
77	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	163	100	20	125	81	663
78	Racine, WI [39540]	89	127	136	84	40	20	171	667
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	82	80	95	95	212	54	672
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	125	76	103	123	26	677
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	77	69	147	106	114	685
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	97	691
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	73	67	108	194	103	694
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	60	125	82	235	695
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	139	149	8	71	168	697
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	100	85	112	169	75	704
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	94	91	118	139	101	40	710
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	186	52	712
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	98	81	78	76	183	171	36	723
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	57	134	74	12	174	228	723
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	159	26	55	72	725
92	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	88	79	95	88	64	210	109	733
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	119	111	44	226	6	735
93	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	106	127	124	53	57	735
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	117	73	93	173	65	112	743
95	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	64	94	173	164	743
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	196	119	32	63	148	752
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	93	76	79	152	203	69	754
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	82	172	132	136	763
100	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	137	108	117	121	49	189	770
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	92	88	87	168	179	777
102	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	116	142	111	29	231	28	779
103	Wilmington, NC [48900]	139	139	138	144	96	79	48	783
103	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	107	179	75	91	783
105	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	126	110	131	76	43	149	784
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	165	102	117	137	60	31	180	792
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	86	98	129	84	202	798
108	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	115	116	69	122	123	799
109	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	139	96	36	181	178	802
110	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	88	128	93	86	227	115	803
111	Dover, DE [20100]	94	227	47	96	191	23	126	804
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	84	111	97	127	213	811
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	91	60	218	818
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	62	100	103	78	113	130	241	827
115	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	123	221	210	834
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	112	132	118	109	105	150	110	836
117	Bend, OR [13460]	147	153	122	146	79	46	145	838
118	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	123	169	122	57	67	165	839
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	90	136	136	48	184	839
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	107	106	100	106	85	104	234	842
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	156	201	83	843
122	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	121	114	153	124	67	222	47	848
122	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	113	85	108	127	16	196	203	848
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	106	136	180	158	50	47	174	851
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	96	103	157	66	196	856
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	134	122	157	169	34	232	11	859
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	115	188	163	22	216	77	866
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	144	153	81	50	135	870
129	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	161	114	133	100	33	182	874
130	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	107	146	878
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	179	181	68	76	71	878
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	111	135	106	17	211	880
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	101	189	213	63	881
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	140	155	111	130	228	1	893
135	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	151	123	159	153	59	107	898
136	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	207	2	899
137	Columbia, MO [17860]	126	147	163	119	61	143	141	900
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	154	216	912
139	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	117	180	139	913
140	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	140	99	141	117	921
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	176	159	165	165	88	12	921
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	125	127	80	109	192	243	922
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	177	156	157	170	162	83	32	937
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	120	141	111	111	186	175	111	955
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	185	180	147	116	37	175	969
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	104	140	206	200	986
147	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	140	143	137	125	92	176	185	998
148	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	191	179	63	72	166	1000
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	126	132	89	155	246	1011
150	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	146	144	153	194	119	89	1024
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	110	119	126	131	184	206	1026
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	143	113	163	154	80	227	1031
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	105	142	192	163	130	1035
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	160	196	204	144	176	152	7	1039
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	131	150	128	160	230	1043
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	153	184	196	176	167	129	51	1056
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	168	171	147	153	232	157	29	1057
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	125	160	202	153	132	240	58	1070
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	135	165	148	129	135	172	193	1077
160	Green Bay, WI [24580]	162	169	128	151	150	99	223	1082
161	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	163	157	121	153	174	96	221	1085
162	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	204	206	193	155	78	61	1088
163	Reading, PA [39740]	189	159	169	170	161	103	138	1089
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	183	141	196	146	52	215	1090
165	Florence, SC [22500]	141	193	223	168	148	126	92	1091
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	148	149	134	133	171	170	195	1100
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	174	173	101	85	226	1101
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	170	172	174	170	127	111	190	1114
169	Waco, TX [47380]	159	209	173	159	197	68	157	1122
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	182	137	185	220	90	1124
171	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	174	139	159	162	187	1127
171	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	158	143	187	216	128	98	1127
173	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	174	176	137	26	242	1130
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	163	129	160	202	192	1131
175	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	130	124	147	138	199	224	1133
176	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	149	151	122	217	194	1137
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	191	191	187	204	161	8	1141
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	214	198	166	87	104	1155
179	Longview, TX [30980]	180	202	152	185	175	62	204	1160
179	Midland, TX [33260]	160	179	131	200	118	121	251	1160
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	163	179	217	116	118	1169
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	168	86	162	1176
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	169	173	210	108	143	1183
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	196	104	91	231	1186
185	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	214	163	195	204	72	97	248	1193
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	149	183	221	193	84	1196
187	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	161	167	142	211	153	1199
188	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	190	194	169	193	209	124	122	1201
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	191	188	191	200	223	19	1217
190	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	195	186	199	169	90	177	1226
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	144	159	198	239	129	1228
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	153	176	205	156	181	1233
193	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	190	102	205	232	1254
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	175	215	153	201	1259
195	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	200	209	206	159	82	1261
196	Flint, MI [22420]	207	138	199	204	133	145	240	1266
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	209	199	191	64	1273
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	200	220	231	219	27	1295
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	187	186	207	148	199	1299
200	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	133	152	1305
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	172	216	193	218	184	70	252	1305
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	204	235	137	106	1316
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	212	173	168	191	182	229	197	1352
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	233	237	242	233	144	30	1353
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	241	198	237	240	151	198	95	1360
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	184	219	209	245	1368
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	225	223	227	236	225	9	1372
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	224	226	225	195	149	140	1381
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	244	246	204	16	1387
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	173	202	188	181	190	234	222	1390
212	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	242	137	1398
213	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	210	214	238	146	158	1399
213	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	196	207	225	151	205	1399
215	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	214	230	201	109	186	1403
216	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	210	207	202	249	134	1409
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	226	214	222	188	108	1417
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	223	227	196	77	249	1432
219	Montgomery, AL [33860]	207	199	207	212	211	246	156	1438
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	223	230	212	229	248	86	1439
220	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	209	226	213	166	161	1439
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	216	201	221	209	158	187	250	1442
222	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	20	1442
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	232	210	224	226	117	212	1447
225	Macon, GA [31420]	204	226	204	214	212	230	170	1460
226	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	208	207	200	220	250	172	1462
226	Redding, CA [39820]	224	234	218	220	208	120	238	1462
228	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	235	230	235	218	158	154	1467
228	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	221	222	240	197	150	1467
228	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	235	249	195	65	1467
228	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	245	242	248	242	238	5	1467
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	195	193	235	237	1497
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	244	236	235	230	236	99	1518
234	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	242	240	181	241	160	1521
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	235	231	203	247	173	1531
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	102	1531
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	230	231	180	224	225	1538
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	240	242	244	223	183	169	1543
239	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	238	244	178	151	1546
240	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	144	1547
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	238	228	190	217	1586
242	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	237	188	1589
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	244	227	165	236	1606
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	222	224	243	229	1607
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	237	231	214	233	233	1621
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	245	183	1664
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	236	245	243	239	251	209	1666
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	247	252	250	247	248	214	219	1677
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	208	220	1680

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]	264326	109870	5974	475	5.63	11.94	12.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	173658	68526	8176	547	0.33	0.95	15.46
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	105975	96775	7066	505	2.09	5.34	13.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	81263	66635	5458	521	1.36	2.36	14.06
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	66683	37476	3271	410	1.14	3.69	15.25
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	66606	67254	2507	440	1.68	2.28	12.03
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	60853	33555	3219	479	0.47	1.39	10.85
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55421	38522	3662	546	0.41	1.23	11.38
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	50462	28155	1725	441	0.64	1.43	8.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	44260	24946	3817	496	0.4	1.65	14.34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40018	27257	3032	464	0.35	1.46	10.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	37794	21281	2365	479	0.35	0.87	12.24
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	33838	26569	3661	474	0.42	1.13	13.18
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	31026	23759	1900	384	1.01	2.75	9.61
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19140	7332	796	408	0.27	0.52	15.32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	18982	17935	1456	439	0.48	0.78	10.9
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18063	4326	282	226	0.54	1.34	12.65
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17658	6211	370	371	0.69	1.66	14.56
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16646	5672	615	332	0.34	0.49	10.24
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16160	17225	1766	406	0.35	1.69	11.59
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15161	8218	502	357	0.68	0.53	9.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14123	11083	2143	396	0.18	1.04	10.53
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14103	18918	1205	398	0.75	0.64	11.98
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13449	5688	775	386	0.59	2.62	11.61
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13088	12629	1512	403	0.42	0.8	10.23
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12322	10581	775	378	0.47	0.51	12.74
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11351	7893	1015	407	0.38	1.11	9.62
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11302	9399	714	348	0.44	0.31	10.66
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8037	3606	943	283	0.16	1.39	7.77
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8004	11611	943	375	0.49	0.64	11.32
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	7983	12504	672	289	0.86	0.8	11.84
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7890	11109	903	341	0.39	1.14	13.98
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7840	5938	681	319	0.27	0.52	9.32
Durham, NC [20500]	7253	8505	493	273	1.44	0.28	13.26
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7218	7724	697	366	0.49	0.69	7.47
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6642	2453	522	249	0.49	3.93	9.13
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6085	6631	995	325	0.52	2.86	8.65
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5825	5247	446	245	0.2	0.75	15.62
Boulder, CO [14500]	5664	7922	800	282	2.4	6.15	11.12
Rochester, NY [40380]	5004	7333	487	287	0.68	0.53	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4658	5815	655	290	0.69	3.01	11.12
Madison, WI [31540]	4451	5955	384	286	0.87	1.44	12.87
Peoria, IL [37900]	4431	3918	87	194	1.07	0.34	6.16
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4368	4096	531	290	0.2	0.68	12.57
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4327	1083	92	183	0.28	0.23	5.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4262	6106	746	293	0.19	0.79	12.23
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4227	5985	662	294	0.22	0.29	9.78
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4201	917	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.87
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4099	3944	506	265	0.57	3.21	5.66
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4071	3163	296	181	0.82	1.91	17.65
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4013	4153	266	227	0.98	0.52	6.88
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3934	7929	427	258	2.15	5.19	11.09
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3743	2157	227	160	0.32	0.15	12.02
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3670	4903	437	267	0.57	2.28	10.03
Worcester, MA [49340]	3612	7146	320	227	0.73	1.32	12.78
Columbus, OH [18140]	3562	7668	614	307	0.36	0.37	11.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3394	2774	238	195	0.21	0.3	10.82
Richmond, VA [40060]	3376	3620	272	223	0.27	0.63	11.84
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3318	4074	306	272	0.44	1.63	11.48
Akron, OH [10420]	3275	3419	365	282	0.49	1.6	10.21
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3269	1506	133	186	0.27	0.55	5.22
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3239	999	41	128	0.65	1.11	9.08
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	2989	1978	260	212	0.25	0.81	10.67
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2673	6889	497	223	0.29	0.96	13.41
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2670	1998	91	161	0.34	0.08	10.33
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2605	2655	322	226	0.24	0.87	5.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2463	1825	132	153	0.54	1.8	8.12
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2358	1427	59	152	0.83	0.58	11.22
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2331	3423	272	265	0.37	0.4	11.61
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2260	5092	345	217	0.48	1.69	11.54
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2228	1856	147	178	0.27	0.36	11.37
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2209	2218	250	164	0.46	1.76	11.28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2171	2585	264	214	0.42	1.8	7.24
Dayton, OH [19380]	2171	2309	248	215	0.28	0.22	10.6
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2143	1623	81	158	0.59	0.29	8.09
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2136	2149	277	206	0.13	0.28	12.04
Toledo, OH [45780]	2086	2013	203	221	0.33	0.34	8.59
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2047	3609	302	235	1	2.66	8.85
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2021	2249	167	189	0.76	2.52	17.11
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1968	4380	408	245	0.16	0.13	12.58
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1941	1727	236	185	0.18	0.18	11.59
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1921	5260	575	274	0.11	0.72	10.37
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1882	3462	228	232	0.4	0.64	9.5
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1856	1249	47	79	0.77	0.13	11.35
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1787	4473	258	230	0.48	0.99	7.13
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1704	2250	162	169	0.34	0.37	8.04
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1665	2171	157	169	0.42	0.15	10.45
Racine, WI [39540]	1663	1075	86	180	0.55	2.13	8.47
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1592	3515	195	151	1.31	2.41	8.57
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1588	2549	122	173	1.08	1.96	13.35
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1568	2170	235	213	0.19	0.68	10.34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1509	3240	312	221	0.25	0.11	7.09
Dover, DE [20100]	1424	191	483	158	0.1	1.83	9.83
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1362	2035	208	182	0.4	0.63	9.79
Rochester, MN [40340]	1362	2983	81	91	1.31	0.97	8.55
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1226	2114	305	181	0.15	0.54	9.38
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1104	2168	229	187	0.12	0.35	13.24
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1102	2885	299	195	0.28	1.18	10.88
Columbia, SC [17900]	1080	1461	112	178	0.17	0.19	11.17
Springfield, MA [44140]	1070	1907	154	139	0.31	1.17	12.93
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1066	1608	194	155	0.23	0.86	7.36
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1053	854	166	104	0.22	1.28	7.94
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1041	1361	153	137	0.57	0.62	11.78
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1026	2333	195	136	0.31	0.57	6.91
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	997	920	53	81	0.49	1.28	8.32
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	996	1385	147	142	0.35	0.68	5.87
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	989	1357	91	168	0.5	1.41	14.55
Spokane, WA [44060]	985	1051	154	148	0.17	1.02	7.59
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	980	1228	248	161	0.14	1.02	10.41
Topeka, KS [45820]	958	1188	107	136	0.51	0.09	16.53
Lincoln, NE [30700]	900	988	109	137	0.29	0.44	10.44
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	897	2078	118	116	0.92	0.21	7.34
State College, PA [44300]	890	1342	90	145	0.85	2.72	14.02
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	866	1298	191	151	0.11	0.15	11.7
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	863	1063	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.12
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	839	1383	95	187	0.29	0.6	13.93
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	793	596	59	115	0.16	0.18	7.76
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	783	1085	175	140	0.13	0.94	10.98
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	770	868	116	136	0.12	0.34	10.44
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	769	1287	66	123	0.42	0.1	12.57
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	760	1239	77	136	0.69	0.07	13.65
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	711	1174	158	146	0.21	0.17	7.39
Wichita, KS [48620]	700	1580	139	162	0.24	0.42	6.53
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	688	692	38	82	0.22	0.04	11.87
Columbia, MO [17860]	687	799	59	128	0.43	0.49	9.34
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	680	1724	163	132	0.21	0.71	12.84
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	668	870	64	136	0.23	0.07	19.05
Janesville, WI [27500]	657	439	53	92	0.27	1.44	8.27
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	650	1437	205	126	0.11	0.65	9.17
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	632	949	62	99	0.3	0.5	10.29
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	618	595	116	106	0.29	2.33	7.02
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	603	937	122	116	0.24	1.21	11.89
Iowa City, IA [26980]	602	1090	63	68	0.61	0.07	15.53
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	600	624	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.71
Binghamton, NY [13780]	594	1088	57	126	0.44	1.01	8.58
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	562	1480	150	99	0.27	0.3	9.36
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	524	1521	160	128	0.34	1.12	6.5
Wilmington, NC [48900]	517	905	82	94	0.31	0.9	12.32
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	512	847	83	120	0.34	0.32	7.9
Florence, SC [22500]	509	368	25	69	0.18	0.58	10.91
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	505	1313	112	134	0.41	0.6	10.14
Rockford, IL [40420]	484	1139	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.58
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	438	744	61	95	0.34	0.16	18.53
Savannah, GA [42340]	427	682	55	101	0.17	0.41	7.89
Salinas, CA [41500]	405	777	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.5
Bend, OR [13460]	403	755	101	93	0.37	1.29	9.17
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	399	796	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.65
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	393	1077	117	113	0.38	1.36	9.04
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	390	1344	107	117	0.23	0.28	7.24
Lafayette, LA [29180]	375	847	115	79	0.18	0.88	6.23
Bellingham, WA [13380]	375	682	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.96
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	370	441	41	62	0.15	0.56	12.15
Roanoke, VA [40220]	360	784	72	87	0.25	0.13	7.66
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	343	731	52	103	0.12	0.12	11.05
Lubbock, TX [31180]	338	505	62	78	0.16	0.81	15.49
Tyler, TX [46340]	315	444	79	46	0.19	1.21	6.73
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	298	809	123	96	0.1	0.41	9.67
Waco, TX [47380]	289	279	56	80	0.1	0.99	8.72
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	288	359	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.28
Midland, TX [33260]	288	460	90	43	0.27	0.61	3.83
Green Bay, WI [24580]	284	590	91	87	0.18	0.75	6.38
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	279	708	106	82	0.14	0.77	6.4
Greeley, CO [24540]	272	1469	111	103	0.43	1.66	7.99
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	270	434	59	64	0.08	0.42	7.39
Appleton, WI [11540]	257	1701	71	80	0.7	1.18	11.51
Fresno, CA [23420]	254	572	74	82	0.06	0.42	13.64
Jackson, MS [27140]	254	402	64	54	0.07	0.15	4.65
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	252	539	55	66	0.23	0.64	7.84
Asheville, NC [11700]	251	1002	99	92	0.21	0.21	6.34
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	243	253	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.72
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	238	304	47	59	0.11	0.06	6.39
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	233	965	75	82	0.35	1.25	9.44
Burlington, NC [15500]	231	269	28	45	0.15	0.82	10.6
Gainesville, GA [23580]	226	617	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.26
Kingston, NY [28740]	224	769	46	61	0.42	0.96	8.57
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	224	720	63	66	0.16	0.87	13.44
Stockton, CA [44700]	222	800	75	82	0.1	0.61	11.07
Longview, TX [30980]	220	304	68	53	0.14	1.11	7.28
Springfield, MO [44180]	212	479	75	80	0.1	0.06	9.7
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	199	1112	54	59	0.41	0.93	11.51
Mobile, AL [33660]	196	346	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.31
Medford, OR [32780]	194	456	61	70	0.2	0.15	8.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	192	388	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.19
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	185	274	28	38	0.1	0.24	11.63
Modesto, CA [33700]	181	401	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.27
Amarillo, TX [11100]	178	243	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.2
Reading, PA [39740]	174	696	57	66	0.16	0.68	9.38
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	172	364	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.14
Greenville, NC [24780]	171	302	33	48	0.18	0.9	11.81
Lakeland, FL [29460]	166	516	72	55	0.07	0.22	11.16
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	460	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.4
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	161	186	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.7
Erie, PA [21500]	160	798	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.09
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	156	507	43	46	0.29	0.8	6.12
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	153	699	76	51	0.08	0.57	10.81
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	152	630	66	62	0.09	0.42	7.96
Anchorage, AK [11260]	145	373	46	51	0.09	0.41	16.03
Jackson, MI [27100]	137	410	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.84
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	283	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.9
Olympia, WA [36500]	122	448	55	41	0.15	0.83	8.61
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	117	302	30	39	0.1	0.02	9.5
Macon, GA [31420]	108	192	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	280	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.45
Ocala, FL [36100]	106	373	47	49	0.1	0.1	14.55
Montgomery, AL [33860]	104	322	32	37	0.08	0.03	8.83
Flint, MI [22420]	104	906	40	40	0.22	0.46	5.44
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	102	288	41	39	0.06	0.43	7.28
Prescott, AZ [39140]	97	363	49	44	0.15	0.8	8.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.12
Salem, OR [41420]	92	536	58	49	0.12	0.07	7.49
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.66
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	82	679	42	40	0.4	0.75	4.52
Joplin, MO [27900]	81	309	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.18
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	78	257	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.52
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	311	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.38
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	74	238	26	29	0.05	0.21	9.04
Abilene, TX [10180]	69	120	22	35	0.07	0.26	10.47
El Paso, TX [21340]	66	493	39	30	0.06	0.12	13.66
Chico, CA [17020]	64	209	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.36
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	64	114	22	29	0.07	0.04	6.15
Salisbury, MD [41540]	58	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.89
Redding, CA [39820]	58	157	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.68
Yakima, WA [49420]	56	161	30	28	0.06	0.63	6.91
Billings, MT [13740]	55	143	31	26	0.08	0.37	8.61
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	205	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.91
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	53	212	22	12	0.02	0.18	14.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	50	264	19	20	0.09	0.03	8.44
Yuba City, CA [49700]	50	183	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.52
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	44	67	14	18	0.02	0.21	11.61
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	41	255	20	20	0.13	0.1	6.3
Merced, CA [32900]	39	159	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.61
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	38	187	28	23	0.1	0.65	7.9
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	38	129	15	20	0.08	0.06	5.99
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	37	152	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.87
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	87	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.68
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	32	76	9	16	0.04	0.31	9.01
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	218	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.26
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	30	344	15	15	0.18	0.21	10.85
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	118	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.52
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	151	12	13	0.05	0.01	7.11
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	263	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.64
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	166	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.5
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	104	12	12	0.06	0.38	5.76
Yuma, AZ [49740]	18	82	9	9	0.04	0.26	14.47
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	86	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.73
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	43	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.41
Albany, GA [10500]	15	68	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	107	8	9	0.05	0.2	10.62
El Centro, CA [20940]	4	50	4	4	0.03	0.16	6.41

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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