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	9	1	1	42	58
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	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	13	5	19	56	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	72	31	20	157
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	91	74	11	183
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	9	63	59	37	202
9	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	2	71	51	74	219
10	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	27	29	34	19	220
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	22	13	10	134	223
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	97	228
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	87	230
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	28	23	35	13	64	232
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	84	30	65	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	83	82	48	261
17	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	58	23	266
18	Madison, WI [31540]	45	40	52	42	17	37	38	271
19	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	84	273
20	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	113	58	275
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	38	28	8	82	277
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	115	278
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	39	162	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	36	19	94	59	294
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	96	96	306
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	82	21	23	3	309
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	60	25	46	40	319
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	58	40	44	45	321
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	158	340
29	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	53	140	43	340
31	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	46	117	77	341
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	18	62	93	118	354
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	110	138	14	354
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	75	90	73	22	14	4	357
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	29	30	21	18	77	61	133	369
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	44	45	6	185	34	376
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	50	39	18	123	383
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	59	46	59	33	75	388
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	64	50	29	71	388
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	106	399
40	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	142	399
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	40	31	133	81	407
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	44	28	30	136	126	413
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	44	63	106	73	32	420
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	22	35	425
45	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	42	51	32	121	425
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	9	436
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	55	14	12	155	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	91	51	438
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	28	25	31	29	58	180	105	456
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	44	54	40	38	143	102	47	468
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	90	56	26	76	472
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	26	47	105	198	474
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	49	38	7	237	479
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	89	142	119	483
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	78	486
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	104	18	11	24	513
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	85	100	8	15	165	524
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	106	129	88	45	40	17	531
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	116	135	141	533
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	59	67	62	115	120	60	542
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	58	23	41	163	41	189	545
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	68	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	75	111	54	100	568
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	68	68	65	25	207	578
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	103	90	97	110	97	55	39	591
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	85	50	71	56	54	69	210	595
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	58	15	137	214	597
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	67	119	92	101	602
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	96	42	24	178	604
71	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	57	74	116	136	608
72	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	37	135	183	130	609
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	188	100	112	614
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	95	111	37	118	61	635
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	79	69	112	127	650
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	136	85	41	20	167	664
76	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	166	215	46	664
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	81	80	96	95	213	49	668
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	108	125	77	103	121	22	673
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	69	146	106	117	686
81	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	169	100	20	129	95	687
81	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	74	141	179	91	687
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	136	148	9	68	169	692
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	60	125	81	235	694
85	Dayton, OH [19380]	75	76	72	69	109	195	109	705
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	41	708
87	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	84	112	171	80	711
87	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	82	65	71	178	186	52	711
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	79	78	76	182	169	36	719
90	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	135	72	12	174	227	720
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	160	27	57	69	726
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	108	116	74	94	173	66	102	733
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	112	44	226	5	737
94	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	194	120	32	56	146	742
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	136	135	106	126	126	52	62	743
96	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	97	88	67	211	111	746
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	88	83	66	94	175	168	752
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	83	94	76	79	151	205	72	760
99	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	118	114	141	105	26	230	30	764
100	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	82	171	132	139	765
101	Dover, DE [20100]	94	224	43	92	189	21	104	767
102	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	125	108	128	76	43	147	777
102	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	138	111	118	123	50	188	777
104	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	90	87	168	177	778
105	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	136	144	96	75	50	780
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	114	137	60	28	180	785
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	87	127	92	86	227	108	792
108	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	122	126	88	108	180	77	93	794
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	98	84	98	130	83	203	797
110	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	112	116	115	70	122	122	798
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	97	139	98	36	182	181	809
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	115	98	126	215	819
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	77	113	127	243	822
114	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	94	120	93	62	219	827
114	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	121	221	204	827
116	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	118	108	105	147	107	830
117	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	102	140	89	138	132	49	182	832
118	Binghamton, NY [13780]	135	123	169	123	57	67	164	838
119	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	122	144	79	47	148	839
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	109	107	100	105	85	103	236	845
121	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	115	154	124	66	224	44	847
122	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	85	156	201	90	849
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	128	16	197	205	851
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	137	178	157	52	48	175	854
125	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	96	105	157	65	195	857
125	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	167	34	232	13	857
127	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	173	133	141	156	81	45	131	860
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	108	143	873
129	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	189	160	23	216	83	874
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	178	182	68	76	70	877
131	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	113	86	102	190	212	63	882
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	111	134	108	17	212	882
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	161	119	134	102	35	187	891
134	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	156	143	88	208	2	896
135	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	148	166	119	61	143	138	900
136	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	158	112	134	229	1	903
137	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	97	138	117	181	135	906
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	94	122	155	217	910
139	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	124	160	154	60	114	911
140	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	123	129	81	107	192	244	922
141	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	174	162	165	162	90	16	924
142	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	158	141	101	141	120	926
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	158	171	165	84	29	943
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	141	110	112	186	172	116	958
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	182	181	146	114	38	172	963
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	103	140	206	202	986
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	189	177	64	72	163	994
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	139	124	92	178	193	1007
149	Stockton, CA [44700]	177	146	144	154	194	119	79	1013
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	90	158	247	1018
151	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	145	105	141	192	156	129	1027
152	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	127	129	184	208	1028
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	143	113	163	155	80	230	1035
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	150	128	162	228	1044
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	162	195	204	146	176	159	6	1048
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	184	196	177	167	125	55	1056
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	170	171	147	157	232	154	33	1064
158	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	160	156	116	152	174	87	222	1067
159	Greenville, NC [24780]	190	201	204	192	150	79	54	1070
160	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	202	154	131	240	66	1077
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	149	130	136	173	194	1081
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	129	153	153	98	223	1088
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	185	143	196	147	53	218	1099
164	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	170	172	166	169	127	104	192	1100
165	Reading, PA [39740]	191	160	172	173	161	107	140	1104
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	133	133	172	170	201	1105
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	175	173	99	85	232	1106
168	Florence, SC [22500]	142	195	225	169	149	130	98	1108
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	175	140	159	161	176	1118
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	154	181	134	185	220	94	1123
171	Waco, TX [47380]	161	207	174	163	198	70	156	1129
172	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	210	215	198	164	95	73	1130
173	Asheville, NC [11700]	169	130	123	148	139	199	224	1132
174	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	159	146	187	216	128	99	1133
175	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	167	163	130	160	204	191	1134
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	178	180	137	27	242	1139
177	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	149	151	124	217	197	1142
178	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	196	118	114	252	1144
178	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	189	204	160	8	1144
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	204	153	185	175	63	211	1171
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	175	202	170	86	157	1174
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	189	165	177	218	115	124	1174
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	194	176	193	192	104	88	234	1181
184	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	194	169	192	209	124	113	1190
185	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	172	173	210	111	149	1195
186	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	158	168	142	210	153	1196
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	216	163	196	202	73	99	249	1198
188	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	175	148	183	221	193	88	1200
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	196	164	152	171	205	150	179	1217
190	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	191	188	192	201	223	18	1218
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	144	157	195	236	132	1223
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	193	185	200	169	89	185	1232
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	173	215	149	186	1238
194	Erie, PA [21500]	197	147	184	191	100	207	231	1257
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	199	206	133	144	241	1267
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	206	207	157	92	1268
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	215	209	199	191	67	1279
198	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	215	217	177	131	137	1285
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	233	219	28	1295
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	174	216	194	218	183	71	250	1306
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	189	187	206	151	206	1311
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	206	235	139	110	1324
203	Salem, OR [41420]	209	173	166	186	184	228	199	1345
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	190	120	218	245	1345
205	Merced, CA [32900]	235	232	239	242	231	146	31	1356
206	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	154	184	219	209	239	1361
207	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	239	198	237	237	152	196	103	1362
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	226	222	225	236	225	10	1371
209	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	246	246	203	12	1384
210	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	201	187	181	191	233	226	1391
211	Chico, CA [17020]	222	223	228	225	196	153	145	1392
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	210	206	198	209	224	152	196	1395
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	207	202	202	249	128	1395
214	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	214	229	200	110	183	1397
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	199	212	218	168	242	150	1406
215	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	215	219	212	214	239	148	159	1406
217	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	222	228	193	78	246	1427
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	200	207	209	211	245	152	1428
219	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	220	188	125	1434
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	212	224	231	213	229	248	86	1443
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	213	203	222	209	158	187	251	1443
222	Yakima, WA [49420]	225	234	209	224	227	109	216	1444
223	Billings, MT [13740]	228	237	209	225	212	166	170	1447
224	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	249	249	243	190	26	1450
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	235	248	194	57	1454
226	Macon, GA [31420]	205	228	204	216	213	231	171	1468
227	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	207	209	201	222	251	174	1469
228	Redding, CA [39820]	226	233	219	221	208	123	240	1470
229	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	244	248	242	239	7	1472
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	219	221	240	198	160	1475
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	236	233	237	217	163	154	1476
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	235	230	234	85	1503
233	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	230	215	198	197	237	238	1509
234	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	242	223	177	151	1513
235	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	250	249	237	200	89	1517
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	243	240	181	241	161	1523
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	228	231	179	222	220	1528
238	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	231	203	247	173	1529
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	241	221	231	233	234	244	144	1548
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	240	244	176	166	1561
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	245	226	165	209	1578
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	239	228	189	213	1582
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	219	230	247	238	190	1595
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	227	221	225	243	221	1600
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	236	238	239	233	214	235	233	1628
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	244	242	238	250	200	1652
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	229	1689

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]	274838	113482	6128	478	5.81	12.24	12.81
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	178343	70938	8411	550	0.35	0.98	15.57
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	110473	100291	7265	508	2.17	5.49	13.72
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	83974	68833	5583	524	1.4	2.42	14.19
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	70066	38713	3363	416	1.18	3.79	15.42
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	69019	69341	2565	443	1.73	2.33	12.14
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	62874	34686	3315	481	0.48	1.43	10.96
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	56924	39672	3766	548	0.42	1.27	11.48
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	52048	29096	1774	443	0.67	1.47	8.69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	46074	25788	3931	499	0.41	1.7	14.42
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	41573	28269	3139	472	0.36	1.51	10.46
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38905	22135	2430	488	0.36	0.89	12.39
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	35512	27560	3763	478	0.43	1.16	13.17
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	33283	24642	1971	389	1.05	2.86	9.65
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	20375	7744	817	411	0.29	0.53	15.46
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19786	18608	1494	445	0.5	0.8	10.97
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18873	4501	292	232	0.57	1.38	12.71
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17784	6368	374	373	0.71	1.68	14.52
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17166	5863	636	338	0.35	0.51	10.39
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16941	17814	1819	410	0.36	1.74	11.71
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15665	8435	511	362	0.7	0.53	9.95
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14692	11451	2230	400	0.19	1.08	10.63
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14540	19585	1230	403	0.78	0.66	11.98
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13806	5867	798	388	0.61	2.69	11.74
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13710	13154	1558	408	0.44	0.82	10.4
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12726	10929	792	382	0.49	0.52	12.81
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11693	9699	733	354	0.46	0.32	10.63
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11692	8105	1044	408	0.39	1.15	9.7
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8378	3751	976	290	0.16	1.43	7.85
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8350	12083	962	378	0.51	0.65	11.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8283	12861	694	297	0.89	0.82	11.96
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8215	11473	926	344	0.4	1.17	14.03
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8128	6102	703	328	0.28	0.54	9.38
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7704	8038	711	376	0.51	0.7	7.6
Durham, NC [20500]	7525	8783	511	278	1.48	0.29	13.39
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6744	2538	534	251	0.51	4.02	9.3
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6353	6824	1018	327	0.54	2.92	8.72
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6062	5388	468	252	0.21	0.79	15.81
Boulder, CO [14500]	5862	8175	825	285	2.48	6.34	11.18
Rochester, NY [40380]	5117	7468	503	291	0.69	0.55	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4835	5988	666	293	0.71	3.06	11.3
Peoria, IL [37900]	4675	4008	89	199	1.1	0.35	6.29
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4623	4284	562	293	0.21	0.72	12.62
Madison, WI [31540]	4615	6180	395	289	0.9	1.48	12.93
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4597	1123	94	186	0.29	0.24	4.99
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4460	6330	783	300	0.2	0.83	12.26
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4378	6174	684	296	0.23	0.3	9.75
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4274	936	120	134	0.26	1.3	7.89
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4248	4088	531	271	0.59	3.37	5.77
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4236	3289	305	185	0.85	1.97	17.69
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4195	4285	269	232	1.01	0.53	6.95
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4116	8235	436	266	2.23	5.3	11.25
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4035	2241	231	161	0.33	0.15	12.31
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3830	5061	455	270	0.59	2.37	10.22
Worcester, MA [49340]	3767	7351	326	231	0.75	1.34	12.86
Columbus, OH [18140]	3752	7985	628	311	0.37	0.37	11.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3551	2852	250	196	0.21	0.32	11.07
Richmond, VA [40060]	3505	3750	276	228	0.28	0.64	11.96
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3455	1560	140	189	0.28	0.58	5.17
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3431	4173	316	277	0.45	1.68	11.45
Akron, OH [10420]	3370	3494	384	289	0.5	1.68	10.24
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3362	1023	44	131	0.67	1.19	9.19
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3118	2043	267	219	0.26	0.83	10.73
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2797	2078	96	165	0.36	0.08	10.59
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2784	7131	511	227	0.3	0.99	13.49
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2702	2749	336	231	0.25	0.91	5.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2604	1884	137	161	0.56	1.87	8.14
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2502	1474	59	156	0.86	0.58	10.99
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2424	3532	280	272	0.39	0.41	11.66
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2393	5259	356	226	0.5	1.74	11.6
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2359	1930	151	184	0.28	0.37	11.37
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2298	2284	256	170	0.47	1.8	11.41
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2265	2667	269	218	0.43	1.84	7.34
Dayton, OH [19380]	2240	2376	258	215	0.29	0.22	10.58
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2230	1664	86	160	0.6	0.31	8.05
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2228	2238	286	211	0.14	0.29	12.24
Toledo, OH [45780]	2160	2074	206	222	0.34	0.35	8.63
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2133	2382	171	197	0.8	2.58	17.25
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2098	3715	310	239	1.02	2.73	8.9
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2030	4504	425	247	0.16	0.14	12.66
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2003	5445	595	276	0.12	0.75	10.52
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1993	1783	242	188	0.18	0.18	11.49
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1941	3557	232	233	0.41	0.65	9.56
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1938	4592	263	235	0.49	1.01	7.19
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1889	1268	48	81	0.79	0.13	11.29
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1776	2331	165	170	0.35	0.37	8.14
Racine, WI [39540]	1711	1112	87	183	0.56	2.16	8.64
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1695	2229	158	171	0.43	0.15	10.55
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1661	3610	200	156	1.35	2.48	8.66
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1650	2635	124	179	1.12	1.99	13.38
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1625	2244	242	215	0.19	0.7	10.46
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1583	3402	323	224	0.26	0.11	7.35
Dover, DE [20100]	1510	214	525	165	0.12	1.99	10.67
Rochester, MN [40340]	1435	3051	87	94	1.34	1.04	8.59
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1433	2113	217	188	0.42	0.66	9.86
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1273	2196	312	185	0.15	0.55	9.49
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1182	2954	306	195	0.29	1.21	10.75
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1148	2246	240	192	0.13	0.37	13.19
Columbia, SC [17900]	1115	1508	117	183	0.18	0.2	11.15
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1102	1651	201	160	0.23	0.89	7.39
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1100	900	172	105	0.23	1.33	8
Springfield, MA [44140]	1095	1974	158	141	0.32	1.2	12.92
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1084	1420	160	139	0.59	0.65	11.93
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1052	2403	199	137	0.32	0.58	6.86
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1049	1440	94	171	0.53	1.46	14.89
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1037	938	55	84	0.49	1.33	8.39
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1026	1292	254	164	0.15	1.05	10.7
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1025	1439	154	148	0.36	0.71	5.79
Spokane, WA [44060]	1018	1078	159	148	0.18	1.05	7.79
Topeka, KS [45820]	998	1233	109	138	0.53	0.09	16.98
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	932	2115	122	117	0.93	0.22	7.35
Lincoln, NE [30700]	927	1014	114	142	0.3	0.46	10.62
State College, PA [44300]	922	1408	93	149	0.89	2.82	13.97
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	909	1089	91	91	0.24	0.42	6.22
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	902	1349	199	153	0.11	0.15	11.76
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	872	1427	100	189	0.3	0.63	14.09
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	847	1331	81	148	0.74	0.07	13.52
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	815	613	62	116	0.17	0.19	7.84
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	805	1329	67	125	0.43	0.1	12.75
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	800	895	121	138	0.12	0.35	10.46
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	799	1116	177	142	0.13	0.95	11.05
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	745	1224	163	150	0.22	0.18	7.47
Wichita, KS [48620]	724	1675	141	164	0.26	0.43	6.73
Columbia, MO [17860]	715	823	60	132	0.44	0.5	9.5
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	712	721	39	86	0.23	0.05	11.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	707	1799	170	136	0.22	0.74	12.83
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	700	895	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.28
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	682	1497	212	131	0.12	0.67	9.29
Janesville, WI [27500]	671	460	54	95	0.28	1.47	8.54
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	655	962	64	99	0.31	0.51	10.39
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	647	608	120	107	0.29	2.41	6.98
Iowa City, IA [26980]	632	1141	65	72	0.64	0.07	15.47
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	621	642	74	116	0.23	0.35	7.8
Binghamton, NY [13780]	620	1123	59	128	0.46	1.04	8.67
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	617	959	126	120	0.25	1.25	11.85
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	588	1535	158	105	0.28	0.31	9.61
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	551	869	86	125	0.34	0.33	7.82
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	542	1550	162	131	0.34	1.13	6.58
Wilmington, NC [48900]	531	930	87	96	0.32	0.95	12.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	526	1360	115	137	0.42	0.62	10.23
Florence, SC [22500]	521	371	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.77
Rockford, IL [40420]	492	1174	95	112	0.35	0.43	4.72
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	456	763	65	97	0.35	0.17	18.81
Savannah, GA [42340]	437	698	56	102	0.17	0.42	8.16
Bend, OR [13460]	423	782	105	96	0.38	1.34	9.1
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	419	814	91	111	0.15	0.37	7.47
Salinas, CA [41500]	413	799	102	81	0.18	1.15	10.47
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	406	1401	111	119	0.23	0.29	7.34
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	404	1119	122	117	0.4	1.42	9.13
Lafayette, LA [29180]	390	869	119	80	0.18	0.91	6.17
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	388	454	43	63	0.16	0.59	12.16
Bellingham, WA [13380]	383	699	113	107	0.31	1.65	7.9
Roanoke, VA [40220]	368	801	74	90	0.25	0.13	7.64
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	355	769	54	107	0.12	0.12	11.02
Lubbock, TX [31180]	355	535	63	79	0.16	0.83	15.21
Tyler, TX [46340]	327	452	80	48	0.19	1.23	6.69
Midland, TX [33260]	310	475	97	48	0.27	0.65	4.03
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	308	841	128	99	0.11	0.43	9.76
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	302	739	115	89	0.15	0.84	6.39
Waco, TX [47380]	301	286	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.86
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	296	371	34	95	0.14	0.43	16.6
Green Bay, WI [24580]	295	603	94	88	0.18	0.78	6.35
Greeley, CO [24540]	290	1517	117	106	0.45	1.75	8.08
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	283	449	62	66	0.08	0.45	7.9
Appleton, WI [11540]	267	1754	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.6
Jackson, MS [27140]	264	412	67	56	0.07	0.16	5.63
Asheville, NC [11700]	261	1028	103	94	0.22	0.22	6.34
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	260	561	60	70	0.24	0.7	7.84
Fresno, CA [23420]	260	593	76	84	0.06	0.43	13.46
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	257	317	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.33
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	253	1010	81	85	0.37	1.35	9.71
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	249	262	44	32	0.13	1	4.29
Burlington, NC [15500]	247	284	28	47	0.16	0.82	11.48
Gainesville, GA [23580]	233	636	56	66	0.31	0.85	6.15
Kingston, NY [28740]	231	793	48	63	0.43	1	8.67
Stockton, CA [44700]	231	829	79	86	0.11	0.65	11.38
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	229	733	64	68	0.16	0.88	13.69
Longview, TX [30980]	227	312	69	55	0.14	1.13	7.16
Springfield, MO [44180]	223	499	79	84	0.1	0.06	9.71
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	203	1144	55	60	0.43	0.95	11.6
Mobile, AL [33660]	202	359	58	66	0.09	0.66	9.09
Medford, OR [32780]	200	474	64	71	0.21	0.16	8.93
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	193	397	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.31
Modesto, CA [33700]	192	409	61	63	0.07	0.65	10.13
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	191	279	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.68
Amarillo, TX [11100]	183	248	40	40	0.09	0.43	11.05
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	182	373	59	49	0.09	0.6	10.47
Greenville, NC [24780]	179	317	34	49	0.18	0.93	12.2
Reading, PA [39740]	175	709	58	66	0.17	0.7	9.4
Lakeland, FL [29460]	172	533	75	57	0.07	0.23	11.16
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	168	479	48	53	0.09	0.44	7.35
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	163	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.67
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	163	520	45	49	0.3	0.84	5.98
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	162	648	70	68	0.09	0.44	8.13
Erie, PA [21500]	160	825	52	50	0.31	0.17	6.17
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	158	716	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.75
Anchorage, AK [11260]	147	381	47	52	0.1	0.42	15.99
Jackson, MI [27100]	139	415	51	51	0.26	0.13	4.86
Springfield, IL [44100]	138	286	28	34	0.14	0.55	9.51
Olympia, WA [36500]	128	460	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.79
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	120	312	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.84
Montgomery, AL [33860]	112	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	9.02
Ocala, FL [36100]	108	387	49	49	0.1	0.1	14.68
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	108	286	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.44
Macon, GA [31420]	108	194	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.55
Flint, MI [22420]	107	941	41	40	0.23	0.47	5.55
Salem, OR [41420]	105	552	60	54	0.13	0.07	7.58
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	104	299	42	39	0.07	0.44	7.71
Prescott, AZ [39140]	103	375	51	46	0.15	0.84	7.91
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	98	214	21	38	0.06	0.03	11.19
Joplin, MO [27900]	92	314	26	39	0.17	0.27	4.14
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	237	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.72
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	84	690	43	42	0.41	0.77	4.53
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	266	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.56
Johnson City, TN [27740]	79	325	30	32	0.16	0.04	9.04
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	245	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.7
Abilene, TX [10180]	74	126	22	36	0.07	0.26	9.96
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	505	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.7
Chico, CA [17020]	65	215	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.27
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.43
Salisbury, MD [41540]	60	83	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.85
Yakima, WA [49420]	59	163	32	29	0.06	0.67	6.86
Redding, CA [39820]	58	164	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.6
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	57	210	26	27	0.05	0.09	15.72
Billings, MT [13740]	56	150	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.55
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	55	216	24	12	0.02	0.19	15.55
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	270	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.44
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	192	26	26	0.11	0.94	4.81
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	49	71	15	19	0.02	0.23	12.04
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	44	264	22	22	0.13	0.11	6.5
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	41	196	29	25	0.1	0.67	7.94
Merced, CA [32900]	40	168	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.51
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	39	156	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.91
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	134	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.04
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	35	91	18	19	0.06	0.06	11.24
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	34	355	16	18	0.18	0.22	10.67
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	34	80	10	16	0.04	0.34	8.65
Monroe, LA [33740]	32	125	15	14	0.07	0.33	9.04
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	32	223	21	20	0.06	0.04	9.28
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	27	158	13	14	0.05	0.01	7.55
Charleston, WV [16620]	26	267	14	16	0.13	0.05	8.7
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	174	16	17	0.06	0.26	6.98
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	108	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.26
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	86	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.84
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	92	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.2
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	44	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.2
Albany, GA [10500]	15	69	11	9	0.05	0.03	7.93
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	12	115	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.16
El Centro, CA [20940]	5	52	5	4	0.03	0.2	6.34

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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