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	43	60
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	22	61
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	14	67
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	73	31	20	158
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	93	74	12	186
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	9	63	58	37	201
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	26	29	32	19	217
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	133	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	95	226
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	88	231
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	22	35	13	65	232
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	83	28	67	250
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	83	49	264
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	25	267
18	Madison, WI [31540]	44	41	52	43	17	38	39	274
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	112	58	274
18	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	85	274
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	84	278
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	115	278
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	164	284
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	39	18	93	61	297
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	13	50	96	93	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	84	21	22	3	310
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	60	25	45	41	319
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	57	41	44	44	320
29	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	115	77	340
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	54	140	42	340
31	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	162	344
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	92	119	355
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	111	139	13	355
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	76	90	75	23	14	4	362
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	60	132	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	45	46	6	186	34	379
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	49	39	18	124	383
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	47	57	34	73	385
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	64	51	29	71	389
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	105	399
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	146	403
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	41	31	133	80	407
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	44	28	30	137	126	414
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	43	63	106	73	32	419
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	33	422
45	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	40	49	33	121	422
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	60	61	55	14	12	153	434
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	10	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	94	51	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	177	103	452
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	38	143	102	47	469
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	91	56	27	76	474
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	27	46	105	199	475
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	50	38	7	237	480
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	90	142	118	483
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	79	487
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	103	19	11	26	515
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	85	100	8	15	167	526
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	114	136	142	533
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	107	129	89	45	40	17	533
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	115	116	59	536
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	41	163	41	189	546
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	69	558
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	74	110	55	96	563
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	67	67	25	205	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	102	90	96	108	98	54	38	586
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	59	15	135	214	596
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	71	208	596
69	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	103	99	42	24	176	604
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	74	114	135	604
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	69	120	91	101	604
72	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	36	135	183	128	605
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	45	188	100	113	613
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	98	112	37	119	64	643
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	79	71	110	127	650
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	123	136	84	40	20	171	662
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	165	215	46	663
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	79	79	96	95	213	48	664
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	108	125	77	103	120	23	673
80	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	166	101	20	126	87	674
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	79	76	69	146	106	116	684
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	73	141	178	94	688
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	138	145	9	69	169	692
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	61	125	81	236	696
85	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	72	67	108	195	108	699
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	113	169	75	704
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	40	707
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	76	83	65	71	178	185	52	710
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	81	78	76	182	171	36	723
90	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	135	72	12	175	230	724
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	159	27	56	72	727
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	74	93	173	65	106	736
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	82	95	88	65	211	107	737
94	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	113	44	226	5	738
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	134	135	105	128	126	52	60	740
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	64	94	173	163	743
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	197	122	32	63	149	757
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	77	79	152	205	70	759
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	81	171	131	139	763
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	119	115	142	107	26	231	31	771
101	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	136	111	117	122	49	188	772
102	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	76	92	89	87	168	177	776
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	123	109	131	76	43	148	780
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	138	143	96	79	50	785
105	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	115	137	60	30	178	786
106	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	120	125	88	108	180	76	90	787
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	126	92	86	227	110	793
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	97	84	98	129	82	202	793
109	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	46	93	191	23	125	798
110	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	116	116	69	123	123	801
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	138	97	36	182	180	805
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	113	97	127	215	817
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	92	119	92	59	219	818
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	61	100	104	77	112	130	242	826
115	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	123	221	207	831
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	116	108	105	147	112	833
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	89	136	134	46	187	837
118	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	122	145	79	47	147	839
119	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	108	106	100	106	85	104	235	844
120	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	86	156	201	86	846
121	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	122	114	154	125	66	223	45	849
121	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	127	16	197	204	849
123	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	127	170	123	59	68	168	851
124	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	167	34	232	11	855
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	98	103	157	66	196	859
126	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	138	181	159	52	48	175	860
127	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	145	154	81	50	134	871
128	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	176	182	68	75	68	872
128	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	117	188	161	22	216	83	872
130	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	108	144	874
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	111	134	107	17	212	881
131	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	102	189	212	63	881
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	161	116	134	100	35	185	884
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	111	133	228	1	898
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	208	2	900
135	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	164	120	61	143	140	900
137	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	96	139	116	179	137	905
138	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	124	161	153	62	109	908
139	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	93	124	154	217	912
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	175	159	165	162	87	15	918
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	156	141	99	141	122	924
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	126	129	81	109	192	243	926
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	156	159	171	164	84	30	943
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	120	140	109	113	186	172	111	951
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	185	180	149	117	37	173	971
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	103	140	207	201	987
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	188	177	64	70	161	988
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	139	143	137	124	91	176	182	992
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	127	132	89	157	247	1015
150	Stockton, CA [44700]	178	146	146	155	193	121	81	1020
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	126	130	184	206	1026
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	113	161	155	80	228	1032
153	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	145	106	142	192	160	131	1035
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	161	196	204	145	176	155	6	1043
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	133	150	128	161	231	1047
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	183	196	177	167	129	53	1057
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	169	171	147	158	231	156	29	1061
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	159	202	156	132	240	62	1077
158	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	162	156	119	153	174	90	223	1077
160	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	203	204	192	154	78	57	1079
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	149	129	136	174	193	1080
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	168	129	152	150	99	224	1085
163	Reading, PA [39740]	190	160	168	172	161	103	138	1092
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	184	141	196	147	53	218	1096
165	Florence, SC [22500]	141	194	224	167	148	128	100	1102
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	134	133	172	170	200	1105
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	166	176	175	101	86	229	1110
167	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	171	172	170	170	127	109	191	1110
169	Waco, TX [47380]	160	208	170	161	198	67	156	1120
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	158	142	187	215	125	99	1124
171	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	155	182	137	185	220	92	1127
171	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	176	140	159	163	183	1127
173	Asheville, NC [11700]	169	130	122	145	139	198	226	1129
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	164	129	160	204	190	1132
175	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	179	137	26	241	1134
176	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	148	150	121	217	195	1135
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	187	203	162	8	1143
178	Midland, TX [33260]	158	179	128	198	118	118	252	1151
179	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	215	199	166	88	98	1152
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	203	152	185	175	61	211	1167
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	175	202	169	85	159	1174
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	166	180	217	117	120	1176
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	198	170	175	210	113	141	1190
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	193	194	104	95	233	1190
185	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	214	163	193	204	72	98	249	1193
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	149	184	220	193	82	1194
187	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	195	170	194	209	124	114	1195
188	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	161	167	142	210	154	1198
189	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	142	156	196	237	129	1219
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	192	200	224	18	1219
191	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	197	164	152	172	205	151	179	1220
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	199	168	89	181	1225
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	172	216	150	194	1247
194	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	191	102	206	232	1256
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	199	205	131	145	240	1264
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	211	206	159	89	1271
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	215	208	199	191	66	1275
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	233	219	28	1295
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	188	186	207	149	203	1306
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	184	72	251	1307
201	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	134	155	1309
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	215	203	205	236	138	104	1318
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	211	173	168	187	183	229	198	1349
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	232	238	242	230	144	35	1355
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	197	237	238	151	194	102	1359
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	183	219	209	245	1367
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	225	224	228	235	225	9	1374
209	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	197	152	136	1384
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	201	185	180	190	233	227	1388
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	246	246	203	16	1388
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	197	208	224	153	197	1394
213	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	235	228	213	229	201	107	186	1399
214	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	210	205	202	249	130	1402
215	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	212	215	238	146	157	1403
216	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	243	143	1405
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	208	211	245	150	1424
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	229	222	227	194	77	246	1425
219	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	240	228	214	222	188	117	1429
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	224	231	213	229	248	78	1434
221	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	208	225	213	166	160	1436
222	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	21	1443
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	201	222	211	158	187	250	1443
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	233	210	224	227	111	213	1444
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	241	234	248	199	54	1457
226	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	196	152	1464
227	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	218	221	208	122	238	1465
228	Macon, GA [31420]	205	227	204	215	212	230	174	1467
228	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	207	209	208	201	221	251	170	1467
228	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	236	231	236	218	158	151	1467
231	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	243	248	242	239	7	1471
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	230	215	196	195	235	239	1504
233	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	236	232	236	97	1520
233	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	91	1520
235	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	212	243	241	181	242	165	1528
236	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	231	213	231	231	204	247	172	1529
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	214	230	231	179	222	221	1530
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	239	241	244	223	181	166	1536
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	241	221	231	234	234	244	145	1550
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	239	244	180	158	1556
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	243	244	226	165	210	1577
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	228	190	216	1587
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	238	192	1594
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	225	241	220	1596
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	235	238	238	233	214	234	234	1626
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	243	242	239	250	209	1661
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	249	241	246	184	1667
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	202	225	1679
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	222	1682

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]	269547	111630	6039	475	5.72	12.07	12.75
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	175788	69713	8302	548	0.34	0.97	15.51
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	108188	98479	7154	506	2.13	5.41	13.66
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	82642	67697	5523	523	1.38	2.39	14.13
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	68395	38063	3307	411	1.16	3.73	15.33
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	67831	68282	2542	440	1.7	2.31	12.09
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	61839	34098	3257	479	0.47	1.4	10.9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	56186	39050	3707	546	0.41	1.25	11.41
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	51248	28607	1746	443	0.66	1.45	8.64
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	45146	25384	3867	496	0.41	1.67	14.39
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40835	27737	3082	468	0.35	1.49	10.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38377	21720	2402	484	0.35	0.88	12.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	34716	27066	3704	476	0.43	1.14	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	32131	24169	1936	386	1.03	2.81	9.64
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19770	7542	808	409	0.28	0.52	15.33
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19392	18271	1474	442	0.49	0.79	10.94
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18470	4411	288	230	0.55	1.36	12.72
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17723	6282	372	373	0.7	1.67	14.55
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16953	5766	624	335	0.34	0.5	10.32
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16547	17502	1791	407	0.35	1.72	11.62
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15387	8319	505	359	0.69	0.53	9.94
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14420	11261	2185	398	0.18	1.06	10.58
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14324	19255	1218	401	0.77	0.65	12.01
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13637	5780	786	387	0.6	2.65	11.68
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13366	12889	1537	404	0.43	0.81	10.31
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12505	10735	785	380	0.48	0.52	12.77
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11524	7988	1029	407	0.38	1.13	9.64
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11491	9544	723	351	0.45	0.31	10.64
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8205	3685	963	288	0.16	1.41	7.85
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8177	11818	952	377	0.5	0.64	11.37
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8136	12674	684	290	0.88	0.81	11.89
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8058	11268	913	343	0.4	1.16	14.01
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7999	6027	692	326	0.27	0.53	9.32
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7444	7882	704	370	0.5	0.69	7.53
Durham, NC [20500]	7389	8647	502	275	1.46	0.28	13.32
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6695	2485	526	250	0.5	3.96	9.2
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6207	6705	1006	325	0.53	2.89	8.65
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5939	5309	458	251	0.2	0.77	15.64
Boulder, CO [14500]	5772	8049	813	283	2.44	6.25	11.13
Rochester, NY [40380]	5068	7398	493	288	0.68	0.54	11.34
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4741	5889	658	292	0.7	3.02	11.21
Peoria, IL [37900]	4569	3969	88	198	1.09	0.34	6.18
Madison, WI [31540]	4532	6066	388	287	0.89	1.45	12.91
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4503	4206	549	291	0.21	0.7	12.56
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4450	1098	92	184	0.29	0.23	5.06
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4365	6234	762	296	0.19	0.81	12.26
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4304	6078	674	295	0.23	0.3	9.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4250	926	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.88
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4176	4027	521	267	0.58	3.3	5.72
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4158	3210	298	181	0.83	1.93	17.68
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4099	4208	269	229	0.99	0.53	6.91
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4028	8086	433	263	2.19	5.27	11.19
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3956	2209	230	161	0.32	0.15	12.32
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3753	4986	452	268	0.58	2.36	10.16
Worcester, MA [49340]	3683	7235	322	228	0.74	1.33	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3661	7833	623	309	0.36	0.37	11.35
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3477	2826	243	196	0.21	0.31	10.91
Richmond, VA [40060]	3438	3693	275	226	0.27	0.64	11.94
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3373	4124	312	274	0.45	1.66	11.47
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3362	1539	135	187	0.28	0.56	5.25
Akron, OH [10420]	3326	3454	379	289	0.49	1.66	10.24
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3299	1007	41	128	0.66	1.11	9.13
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3050	2008	263	214	0.26	0.81	10.67
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2746	2046	95	163	0.35	0.08	10.5
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2739	7009	507	225	0.29	0.98	13.49
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2648	2695	329	227	0.25	0.89	5.78
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2539	1851	136	158	0.55	1.86	8.14
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2427	1452	59	155	0.85	0.58	11.15
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2375	3464	278	269	0.38	0.41	11.6
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2319	5175	350	222	0.49	1.72	11.56
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2294	1884	149	182	0.28	0.36	11.39
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2254	2252	253	168	0.46	1.78	11.37
Dayton, OH [19380]	2210	2345	254	215	0.29	0.22	10.55
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2207	2611	267	215	0.42	1.82	7.32
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2194	1642	84	160	0.6	0.3	8.02
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2194	2193	284	208	0.13	0.29	12.19
Toledo, OH [45780]	2122	2035	204	222	0.34	0.34	8.65
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2068	3652	306	238	1.01	2.7	8.87
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2060	2291	167	191	0.77	2.52	17.11
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1997	4436	416	246	0.16	0.14	12.59
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1965	1756	238	185	0.18	0.18	11.56
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1965	5348	584	276	0.11	0.73	10.45
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1910	3517	230	233	0.41	0.64	9.53
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1871	1256	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.31
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1853	4531	260	230	0.48	1	7.16
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1742	2291	162	169	0.35	0.37	8.04
Racine, WI [39540]	1689	1102	87	181	0.56	2.16	8.53
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1684	2201	158	170	0.43	0.15	10.57
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1630	3567	199	156	1.33	2.46	8.61
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1618	2584	123	175	1.09	1.97	13.41
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1598	2209	240	214	0.19	0.69	10.39
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1542	3325	315	222	0.25	0.11	7.23
Dover, DE [20100]	1462	199	499	162	0.11	1.89	9.99
Rochester, MN [40340]	1396	3013	84	94	1.33	1.01	8.56
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1392	2061	214	185	0.41	0.65	9.86
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1255	2157	310	184	0.15	0.55	9.41
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1143	2926	302	195	0.29	1.19	10.82
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1121	2207	234	189	0.12	0.36	13.24
Columbia, SC [17900]	1098	1486	115	180	0.18	0.2	11.17
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1087	1632	200	159	0.23	0.88	7.4
Springfield, MA [44140]	1082	1932	157	140	0.31	1.19	12.92
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1077	873	169	105	0.23	1.31	7.9
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1057	1388	155	137	0.58	0.63	11.86
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1040	2363	197	136	0.31	0.58	6.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1018	1403	92	169	0.52	1.43	14.76
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1015	925	53	81	0.49	1.28	8.29
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1011	1409	150	146	0.35	0.69	5.87
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1004	1257	249	162	0.15	1.03	10.57
Spokane, WA [44060]	1001	1062	155	148	0.17	1.03	7.6
Topeka, KS [45820]	978	1213	108	136	0.52	0.09	16.62
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	919	2095	121	117	0.92	0.22	7.34
Lincoln, NE [30700]	915	1000	113	140	0.29	0.45	10.48
State College, PA [44300]	907	1375	91	148	0.87	2.76	13.99
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	889	1325	194	152	0.11	0.15	11.86
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	884	1076	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.14
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	853	1400	99	187	0.3	0.62	14.09
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	804	602	60	115	0.17	0.18	7.82
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	796	1293	78	143	0.71	0.07	13.56
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	788	1099	176	140	0.13	0.94	10.98
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	788	883	119	136	0.12	0.35	10.5
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	787	1308	67	123	0.42	0.1	12.62
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	724	1203	159	148	0.21	0.17	7.48
Wichita, KS [48620]	710	1630	140	162	0.25	0.43	6.77
Columbia, MO [17860]	703	812	60	129	0.44	0.5	9.39
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	698	707	38	83	0.23	0.04	11.88
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	693	1768	166	133	0.22	0.72	12.9
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	682	877	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.17
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	667	1472	210	129	0.12	0.67	9.28
Janesville, WI [27500]	663	446	54	93	0.27	1.47	8.48
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	643	955	64	99	0.3	0.51	10.23
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	631	598	118	107	0.29	2.37	7.04
Iowa City, IA [26980]	616	1118	64	70	0.63	0.07	15.57
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	610	946	125	116	0.25	1.24	11.9
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	610	633	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.73
Binghamton, NY [13780]	604	1095	57	127	0.45	1.01	8.58
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	577	1515	157	103	0.27	0.31	9.47
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	533	1540	162	130	0.34	1.13	6.58
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	527	863	86	125	0.34	0.33	8
Wilmington, NC [48900]	522	919	84	95	0.31	0.92	12.3
Florence, SC [22500]	517	370	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.71
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	514	1337	113	135	0.41	0.61	10.21
Rockford, IL [40420]	489	1158	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.66
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	448	751	62	95	0.34	0.16	18.75
Savannah, GA [42340]	431	692	55	101	0.17	0.41	7.99
Bend, OR [13460]	413	764	102	94	0.37	1.3	9.19
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	412	800	89	109	0.15	0.36	7.52
Salinas, CA [41500]	407	786	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.52
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	401	1373	110	118	0.23	0.29	7.29
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	397	1102	119	113	0.39	1.38	9.16
Lafayette, LA [29180]	383	859	117	80	0.18	0.89	6.2
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	381	451	42	63	0.16	0.58	12.17
Bellingham, WA [13380]	377	692	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.94
Roanoke, VA [40220]	365	796	74	89	0.25	0.13	7.66
Lubbock, TX [31180]	350	525	63	79	0.16	0.83	15.27
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	347	749	52	104	0.12	0.12	10.94
Tyler, TX [46340]	321	448	80	47	0.19	1.23	6.75
Midland, TX [33260]	302	469	93	46	0.27	0.63	3.79
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	300	817	124	96	0.1	0.41	9.66
Waco, TX [47380]	298	283	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.76
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	294	367	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.31
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	293	726	112	87	0.14	0.82	6.38
Green Bay, WI [24580]	289	598	92	88	0.18	0.76	6.33
Greeley, CO [24540]	280	1491	114	104	0.44	1.7	8.04
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	277	438	61	66	0.08	0.44	7.67
Appleton, WI [11540]	262	1721	71	81	0.71	1.18	11.49
Jackson, MS [27140]	260	406	65	56	0.07	0.16	4.69
Fresno, CA [23420]	257	583	75	82	0.06	0.42	13.63
Asheville, NC [11700]	257	1017	102	94	0.22	0.21	6.31
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	254	549	57	68	0.24	0.67	7.81
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	249	310	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	246	256	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.82
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	242	986	77	85	0.36	1.28	9.56
Burlington, NC [15500]	238	274	28	45	0.16	0.82	10.81
Kingston, NY [28740]	230	780	48	63	0.43	1	8.65
Gainesville, GA [23580]	229	624	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.2
Stockton, CA [44700]	227	816	76	84	0.1	0.62	11.33
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	226	726	63	67	0.16	0.87	13.63
Longview, TX [30980]	225	309	69	53	0.14	1.13	7.06
Springfield, MO [44180]	219	490	78	83	0.1	0.06	9.72
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	201	1133	55	60	0.42	0.95	11.61
Mobile, AL [33660]	198	350	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.37
Medford, OR [32780]	197	464	62	70	0.21	0.15	8.86
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	193	392	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.29
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	189	277	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.64
Modesto, CA [33700]	185	403	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.25
Amarillo, TX [11100]	179	245	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.12
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	177	368	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.42
Reading, PA [39740]	175	703	58	66	0.16	0.7	9.42
Greenville, NC [24780]	174	309	34	49	0.18	0.93	12.09
Lakeland, FL [29460]	169	528	73	55	0.07	0.22	11.31
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	464	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.39
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	163	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.7
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	160	510	43	48	0.29	0.8	6.04
Erie, PA [21500]	160	804	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	157	640	69	66	0.09	0.44	8.03
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	156	712	78	51	0.08	0.58	10.75
Anchorage, AK [11260]	145	378	46	51	0.09	0.41	15.92
Jackson, MI [27100]	137	413	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.82
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	284	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.85
Olympia, WA [36500]	124	456	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.71
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	118	309	31	40	0.1	0.02	9.67
Montgomery, AL [33860]	109	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	9
Macon, GA [31420]	108	193	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.42
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	381	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.64
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	282	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.53
Flint, MI [22420]	105	926	40	40	0.23	0.46	5.49
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	103	295	41	39	0.07	0.43	7.55
Prescott, AZ [39140]	101	371	50	45	0.15	0.82	8.01
Salem, OR [41420]	97	542	58	51	0.12	0.07	7.55
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	97	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.36
Joplin, MO [27900]	83	310	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.18
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	83	684	43	41	0.41	0.77	4.49
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.75
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	260	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.63
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	316	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.32
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	242	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.89
Abilene, TX [10180]	71	122	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.34
El Paso, TX [21340]	67	497	40	31	0.06	0.12	13.65
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.52
Chico, CA [17020]	64	211	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.52
Salisbury, MD [41540]	59	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.79
Redding, CA [39820]	58	161	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.7
Yakima, WA [49420]	57	161	31	29	0.06	0.65	6.96
Billings, MT [13740]	56	146	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.69
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	208	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.75
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	54	212	23	12	0.02	0.18	15.2
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	188	26	26	0.1	0.94	4.66
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	51	265	20	21	0.09	0.03	8.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	45	69	14	19	0.02	0.21	12.11
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	43	262	21	21	0.13	0.1	6.49
Merced, CA [32900]	40	166	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.28
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	39	192	29	24	0.1	0.67	7.93
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	131	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.02
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	153	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.96
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	88	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.82
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	33	78	9	16	0.04	0.31	8.75
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	32	351	16	17	0.18	0.22	10.65
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	220	20	19	0.06	0.04	9.25
Monroe, LA [33740]	30	123	14	13	0.07	0.31	8.62
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	27	154	13	14	0.05	0.01	7.16
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	266	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.63
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	169	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.8
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	107	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.09
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	82	9	9	0.04	0.26	14.37
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	90	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.3
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	113	8	9	0.05	0.2	10.97
El Centro, CA [20940]	5	51	5	4	0.03	0.2	6.33

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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