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	28	46
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	22	61
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	15	68
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	13	5	19	54	113
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	73	32	20	159
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	64	58	37	202
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	53	26	29	31	18	214
10	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	2	70	52	74	219
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	23	13	10	132	222
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	90	233
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	66	234
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	83	28	69	253
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	26	268
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	110	57	271
18	Madison, WI [31540]	43	41	52	40	17	38	40	271
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	88	277
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	37	116	280
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	87	281
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	163	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	37	18	93	61	295
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	14	51	96	93	307
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	83	21	22	3	309
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	112	79	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	91	120	355
33	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	111	139	14	356
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	80	76	89	75	23	14	4	361
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	61	131	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	35	26	45	46	6	186	35	379
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	38	18	124	381
38	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	60	55	59	47	57	35	72	385
39	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	66	50	29	71	390
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	149	64	105	399
41	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	46	40	31	133	78	403
41	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]	66	36	44	63	106	73	33	421
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	34	423
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	42	49	34	122	426
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	59	61	55	14	12	152	432
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	53	144	97	10	438
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	94	50	440
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	59	177	101	451
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	37	143	102	45	466
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	91	56	27	77	474
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	36	31	32	27	47	103	198	474
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	50	39	7	239	483
54	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	37	31	89	142	119	483
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	37	34	80	167	80	487
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	105	19	11	25	516
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	85	101	8	15	166	526
59	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	115	115	59	535
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	33	114	137	142	535
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	109	130	89	45	40	17	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	60	23	43	163	41	192	552
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	68	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	72	110	54	96	560
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	67	67	25	206	580
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	109	97	56	38	587
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	69	209	595
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	59	15	136	214	597
69	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	35	135	182	127	602
70	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	74	114	134	603
71	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	69	120	90	102	604
72	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	103	99	42	24	177	605
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	110	611
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	96	110	37	118	63	636
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	80	71	113	128	655
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	136	84	40	20	167	662
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	164	216	46	663
78	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	163	100	20	125	84	666
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	82	79	95	95	212	51	668
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	125	77	103	123	23	675
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	79	76	69	146	106	113	681
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	94	688
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	73	67	108	195	103	695
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	60	125	83	236	697
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	140	149	9	72	168	700
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	100	84	113	169	76	705
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	39	706
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	82	65	71	178	184	53	710
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	80	78	76	183	170	36	722
90	Peoria, IL [37900]	44	57	134	74	12	173	229	723
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	159	26	55	73	726
92	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	105	128	124	51	58	734
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	120	112	44	226	5	736
94	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	80	95	88	66	210	109	737
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	117	74	93	173	65	108	740
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	65	94	175	160	742
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	197	119	32	63	149	754
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	76	79	153	204	70	758
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	82	172	132	137	763
100	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	137	109	117	121	49	187	769
101	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	122	115	142	107	27	231	30	774
102	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	89	86	168	180	779
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	124	109	131	76	43	148	780
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	139	139	138	144	96	77	48	781
105	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	124	88	107	180	75	91	784
106	Greeley, CO [24540]	165	102	114	136	60	30	179	786
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	97	84	98	129	82	202	793
108	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	114	116	69	122	123	798
109	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	88	127	93	87	227	112	799
110	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	46	95	191	23	126	801
110	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	139	97	36	181	176	801
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	85	112	98	128	213	815
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	92	62	218	821
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	61	100	103	78	112	130	242	826
115	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	64	123	221	208	832
116	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	103	142	89	136	134	47	184	835
117	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	123	144	79	46	146	837
118	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	123	169	123	58	68	162	839
118	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	118	110	105	150	111	839
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	107	106	100	106	85	104	235	843
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	86	156	201	85	845
122	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	121	114	153	124	65	222	47	846
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	126	16	197	204	848
124	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	98	103	157	66	195	857
124	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	106	136	181	159	52	48	175	857
126	Iowa City, IA [26980]	134	122	157	169	34	232	11	859
127	Bloomington, IN [14020]	85	116	188	161	22	215	81	868
128	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	145	154	81	50	133	870
129	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	161	114	133	100	33	183	875
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	179	182	68	76	67	875
131	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	107	144	876
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	109	133	107	17	211	877
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	102	189	213	64	883
134	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	207	2	899
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	112	133	228	1	899
136	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	163	119	61	143	145	903
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	124	161	152	60	107	903
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	152	217	911
139	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	118	180	138	913
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	175	157	165	165	87	13	918
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	157	140	99	141	121	923
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	126	127	80	109	192	243	923
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	178	156	157	171	162	84	31	939
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	120	140	109	112	186	174	114	955
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	185	179	147	116	36	174	966
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	103	140	206	197	982
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	191	176	63	70	165	993
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	139	143	137	124	91	176	185	995
149	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	126	132	90	156	246	1013
150	Stockton, CA [44700]	179	146	145	155	193	119	82	1019
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	150	111	120	126	130	185	205	1027
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	106	142	192	163	130	1036
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	153	144	113	164	154	80	228	1036
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	161	196	204	144	176	153	7	1041
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	132	150	128	160	230	1044
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	183	195	176	167	127	52	1052
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	169	171	147	157	231	157	27	1059
158	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	160	202	155	132	240	62	1077
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	162	157	118	153	174	95	221	1080
159	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	135	165	149	129	136	172	194	1080
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	162	169	127	152	151	98	223	1082
162	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	205	206	193	155	79	60	1089
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	183	141	195	147	53	215	1091
163	Reading, PA [39740]	190	159	169	171	161	105	136	1091
165	Florence, SC [22500]	141	193	223	167	148	126	98	1096
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	146	149	135	133	171	171	196	1101
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	166	176	173	101	86	226	1105
168	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	171	172	174	170	127	108	189	1111
169	Waco, TX [47380]	159	208	169	161	198	67	154	1116
170	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	197	158	142	187	214	129	97	1124
171	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	155	155	182	138	185	220	92	1127
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	161	176	139	159	162	186	1128
173	Asheville, NC [11700]	170	130	122	147	139	198	224	1130
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	163	129	160	203	191	1131
175	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	147	150	122	217	193	1133
176	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	176	179	137	26	241	1134
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	191	192	187	203	161	8	1141
178	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	214	198	166	88	104	1156
178	Midland, TX [33260]	160	179	130	198	117	120	252	1156
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	203	152	185	175	59	207	1161
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	163	180	217	116	118	1170
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	169	85	158	1172
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	198	169	173	210	109	139	1181
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	195	104	92	232	1187
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	195	169	193	209	124	115	1194
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	149	184	220	193	83	1195
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	163	195	204	72	99	249	1197
188	Medford, OR [32780]	184	181	162	167	142	211	156	1203
189	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	142	157	196	237	129	1220
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	205	192	188	192	201	223	19	1220
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	198	168	89	178	1221
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	153	176	205	154	181	1231
193	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	191	102	205	233	1256
194	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	175	216	155	203	1264
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	138	199	204	131	145	240	1265
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	210	206	159	86	1267
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	207	199	191	65	1272
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	230	219	29	1293
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	188	186	207	148	201	1303
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	182	71	251	1304
201	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	134	151	1305
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	204	235	138	106	1317
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	187	119	218	244	1340
204	Salem, OR [41420]	211	173	168	187	184	229	199	1351
205	Merced, CA [32900]	234	232	238	242	232	144	32	1354
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	197	237	238	150	194	99	1355
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	155	183	219	208	245	1366
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	228	225	223	227	236	225	9	1373
209	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	195	149	141	1384
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	244	246	202	16	1385
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	180	190	233	225	1389
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	197	207	224	151	200	1394
213	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	243	140	1402
214	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	215	219	210	215	238	146	161	1404
215	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	236	228	214	230	200	111	190	1409
216	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	210	207	202	249	135	1410
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	221	188	117	1427
218	Montgomery, AL [33860]	205	199	206	210	211	245	153	1429
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	223	227	197	78	248	1433
220	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	201	222	210	158	187	250	1442
221	Billings, MT [13740]	226	237	208	225	213	165	169	1443
221	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	223	230	213	229	248	89	1443
221	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	21	1443
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	233	210	224	226	117	212	1448
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	250	241	234	249	199	56	1461
226	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	196	150	1462
227	Macon, GA [31420]	204	227	204	215	212	230	171	1463
227	Redding, CA [39820]	224	234	218	221	208	121	237	1463
229	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	230	236	218	158	155	1468
230	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	242	248	242	239	6	1469
231	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	207	209	208	201	222	250	173	1470
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	195	194	235	238	1499
233	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	75	1504
234	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	236	233	236	100	1524
234	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	230	231	204	247	170	1524
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	212	242	241	181	242	164	1526
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	230	232	179	224	222	1535
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	240	242	244	223	183	172	1546
238	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	143	1546
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	238	244	178	157	1552
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	238	228	190	216	1586
242	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	238	188	1590
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	244	227	166	227	1598
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	225	241	231	1607
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	234	238	238	232	215	234	234	1625
246	Albany, GA [10500]	250	249	247	249	241	246	182	1664
247	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	236	245	243	239	251	210	1667
248	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	248	214	219	1678
249	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	209	220	1681

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]	266570	110645	5998	475	5.67	11.98	12.72
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	174591	68972	8223	547	0.34	0.96	15.47
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	106929	97521	7100	506	2.11	5.37	13.62
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	81876	67109	5487	521	1.37	2.38	14.09
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	67355	37710	3285	411	1.15	3.71	15.29
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	67100	67649	2527	440	1.69	2.3	12.05
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	61270	33800	3237	479	0.47	1.39	10.88
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55754	38748	3683	546	0.41	1.24	11.41
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	50801	28336	1731	441	0.65	1.43	8.62
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	44613	25084	3832	496	0.4	1.66	14.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40354	27493	3048	466	0.35	1.47	10.36
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38054	21472	2385	481	0.35	0.88	12.26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	34191	26765	3681	475	0.42	1.14	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	31517	23924	1919	384	1.02	2.78	9.63
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19440	7430	800	408	0.28	0.52	15.35
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19136	18060	1462	439	0.49	0.78	10.91
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18221	4345	283	226	0.55	1.34	12.69
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17685	6242	372	372	0.69	1.67	14.57
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16779	5719	617	332	0.34	0.49	10.29
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16315	17325	1777	406	0.35	1.7	11.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15252	8261	504	359	0.68	0.53	9.92
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14256	11152	2161	397	0.18	1.05	10.56
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14190	19045	1210	401	0.76	0.65	11.99
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13526	5727	780	387	0.6	2.63	11.62
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13212	12729	1520	404	0.43	0.8	10.26
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12405	10645	782	379	0.48	0.52	12.75
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11422	7935	1020	407	0.38	1.12	9.64
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11389	9464	717	348	0.44	0.31	10.66
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8105	3631	951	285	0.16	1.4	7.79
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8081	11716	951	377	0.5	0.64	11.34
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8054	12574	675	290	0.87	0.8	11.87
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7967	11171	908	342	0.39	1.15	13.98
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7912	5984	684	322	0.27	0.52	9.31
Durham, NC [20500]	7317	8557	494	274	1.45	0.28	13.27
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7310	7792	702	369	0.5	0.69	7.5
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6661	2463	524	250	0.5	3.94	9.15
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6135	6667	1001	325	0.53	2.87	8.64
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5882	5275	451	249	0.2	0.76	15.63
Boulder, CO [14500]	5713	7981	807	282	2.42	6.2	11.12
Rochester, NY [40380]	5033	7358	489	287	0.68	0.53	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4699	5832	656	290	0.69	3.01	11.15
Madison, WI [31540]	4483	5997	387	287	0.88	1.45	12.89
Peoria, IL [37900]	4482	3935	88	194	1.08	0.34	6.18
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4431	4134	542	290	0.2	0.69	12.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4370	1087	92	183	0.28	0.23	5.09
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4309	6173	754	295	0.19	0.8	12.24
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4264	6026	667	295	0.22	0.29	9.81
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4229	920	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.86
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4135	3978	512	266	0.57	3.24	5.69
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4108	3183	297	181	0.82	1.92	17.64
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4054	4180	267	227	0.99	0.53	6.89
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3975	7994	431	259	2.16	5.24	11.14
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3805	2176	228	160	0.32	0.15	12.17
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3698	4929	441	267	0.57	2.3	10.1
Worcester, MA [49340]	3644	7186	321	228	0.73	1.32	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3599	7732	617	307	0.36	0.37	11.33
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3428	2799	239	195	0.21	0.31	10.88
Richmond, VA [40060]	3406	3655	274	225	0.27	0.64	11.92
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3336	4098	306	272	0.45	1.63	11.52
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3304	1520	133	186	0.27	0.55	5.28
Akron, OH [10420]	3298	3426	372	286	0.49	1.63	10.22
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3266	1000	41	128	0.65	1.11	9.06
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3019	1991	261	213	0.26	0.81	10.62
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2704	2004	92	161	0.34	0.08	10.4
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2699	6959	500	224	0.29	0.97	13.44
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2623	2667	323	226	0.25	0.87	5.81
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2496	1835	133	155	0.54	1.82	8.06
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2383	1440	59	154	0.84	0.58	11.17
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2352	3443	276	267	0.38	0.41	11.6
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2290	5136	347	219	0.49	1.7	11.54
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2263	1868	148	180	0.27	0.36	11.35
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2233	2226	253	166	0.46	1.78	11.35
Dayton, OH [19380]	2192	2328	252	215	0.29	0.22	10.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2184	2592	264	215	0.42	1.8	7.28
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2164	1637	83	159	0.59	0.3	8.07
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2155	2176	281	208	0.13	0.28	12.06
Toledo, OH [45780]	2099	2018	203	221	0.33	0.34	8.64
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2058	3633	303	236	1	2.67	8.87
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2039	2268	167	190	0.76	2.52	17.04
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1977	4403	409	246	0.16	0.13	12.6
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1949	1733	236	185	0.18	0.18	11.56
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1935	5290	577	275	0.11	0.72	10.43
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1888	3479	228	232	0.4	0.64	9.5
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1862	1251	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.32
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1813	4493	259	230	0.48	0.99	7.14
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1719	2262	162	169	0.34	0.37	8.01
Racine, WI [39540]	1672	1082	86	180	0.55	2.13	8.58
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1671	2179	157	170	0.42	0.15	10.44
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1606	3537	195	153	1.32	2.41	8.59
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1595	2559	122	173	1.08	1.96	13.38
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1574	2186	236	213	0.19	0.68	10.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1523	3280	313	222	0.25	0.11	7.18
Dover, DE [20100]	1442	196	489	160	0.11	1.86	9.89
Rochester, MN [40340]	1377	2997	81	92	1.32	0.97	8.55
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1368	2044	210	183	0.41	0.64	9.8
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1239	2126	306	182	0.15	0.54	9.41
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1129	2909	300	195	0.28	1.18	10.81
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1113	2179	231	189	0.12	0.36	13.26
Columbia, SC [17900]	1086	1468	113	179	0.18	0.2	11.17
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1075	1613	197	157	0.23	0.87	7.4
Springfield, MA [44140]	1075	1924	155	139	0.31	1.18	12.94
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1065	865	167	104	0.22	1.29	7.94
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1050	1374	155	137	0.57	0.63	11.82
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1030	2341	195	136	0.31	0.57	6.9
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1005	921	53	81	0.49	1.28	8.32
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1002	1395	148	142	0.35	0.68	5.83
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	996	1370	91	169	0.5	1.41	14.66
Spokane, WA [44060]	992	1055	154	148	0.17	1.02	7.59
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	988	1235	248	161	0.14	1.02	10.47
Topeka, KS [45820]	967	1198	108	136	0.51	0.09	16.61
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	907	2086	119	117	0.92	0.21	7.35
Lincoln, NE [30700]	903	990	109	137	0.29	0.44	10.41
State College, PA [44300]	898	1359	90	146	0.86	2.72	14
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	873	1306	192	151	0.11	0.15	11.75
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	872	1066	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.13
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	844	1393	96	187	0.29	0.6	14.05
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	795	597	59	115	0.16	0.18	7.81
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	783	1089	175	140	0.13	0.94	11
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	778	875	118	136	0.12	0.34	10.39
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	777	1299	67	123	0.42	0.1	12.57
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	773	1264	77	140	0.7	0.07	13.55
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	716	1187	158	148	0.21	0.17	7.51
Wichita, KS [48620]	704	1600	140	162	0.24	0.43	6.67
Columbia, MO [17860]	695	801	59	128	0.43	0.49	9.2
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	690	697	38	83	0.23	0.04	11.86
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	685	1743	165	133	0.21	0.72	12.89
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	673	871	64	136	0.23	0.07	19.2
Janesville, WI [27500]	660	443	54	93	0.27	1.47	8.35
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	655	1445	208	127	0.11	0.66	9.2
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	635	953	63	99	0.3	0.5	10.26
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	625	596	118	107	0.29	2.37	6.99
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	609	942	125	116	0.25	1.24	11.93
Iowa City, IA [26980]	604	1099	63	69	0.62	0.07	15.53
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	603	631	73	115	0.22	0.34	7.65
Binghamton, NY [13780]	599	1092	57	126	0.45	1.01	8.62
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	568	1494	152	99	0.27	0.3	9.41
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	526	1527	160	128	0.34	1.12	6.55
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	520	854	85	123	0.34	0.33	7.91
Wilmington, NC [48900]	520	909	84	94	0.31	0.92	12.32
Florence, SC [22500]	514	369	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.76
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	511	1329	113	135	0.41	0.61	10.15
Rockford, IL [40420]	486	1145	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.65
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	442	746	62	95	0.34	0.16	18.73
Savannah, GA [42340]	427	687	55	101	0.17	0.41	7.86
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	406	797	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.57
Bend, OR [13460]	406	759	101	94	0.37	1.29	9.17
Salinas, CA [41500]	405	783	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.49
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	395	1089	118	113	0.38	1.37	9.09
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	394	1356	108	117	0.23	0.28	7.29
Bellingham, WA [13380]	377	687	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.94
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	376	445	42	63	0.15	0.58	12.07
Lafayette, LA [29180]	375	847	115	79	0.18	0.88	6.22
Roanoke, VA [40220]	364	789	74	89	0.25	0.13	7.66
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	345	738	52	103	0.12	0.12	10.99
Lubbock, TX [31180]	341	507	63	78	0.16	0.83	15.43
Tyler, TX [46340]	318	445	80	47	0.19	1.23	6.72
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	299	811	123	96	0.1	0.41	9.66
Waco, TX [47380]	295	281	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.84
Midland, TX [33260]	293	465	91	45	0.27	0.61	3.81
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	290	364	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.45
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	285	717	109	85	0.14	0.79	6.4
Green Bay, WI [24580]	285	594	92	88	0.18	0.76	6.4
Greeley, CO [24540]	276	1477	113	104	0.43	1.69	8.01
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	272	434	59	64	0.08	0.42	7.38
Appleton, WI [11540]	259	1711	71	81	0.7	1.18	11.5
Jackson, MS [27140]	258	405	65	56	0.07	0.16	4.7
Fresno, CA [23420]	256	577	74	82	0.06	0.42	13.69
Asheville, NC [11700]	255	1009	102	93	0.21	0.21	6.36
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	253	542	56	67	0.23	0.65	7.84
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	246	308	49	61	0.11	0.06	6.35
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	243	255	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.85
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	239	974	76	84	0.36	1.26	9.51
Burlington, NC [15500]	234	270	28	45	0.16	0.82	10.57
Kingston, NY [28740]	227	773	47	63	0.42	0.98	8.6
Gainesville, GA [23580]	226	619	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.23
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	225	723	63	66	0.16	0.87	13.46
Stockton, CA [44700]	224	805	76	83	0.1	0.62	11.25
Longview, TX [30980]	223	306	69	53	0.14	1.13	7.27
Springfield, MO [44180]	216	483	77	82	0.1	0.06	9.73
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	200	1124	54	59	0.42	0.93	11.61
Mobile, AL [33660]	197	348	57	65	0.08	0.65	9.39
Medford, OR [32780]	195	458	61	70	0.2	0.15	8.81
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	192	391	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.32
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	189	277	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.63
Modesto, CA [33700]	182	401	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.32
Amarillo, TX [11100]	179	244	39	38	0.09	0.42	11.16
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	175	366	57	48	0.09	0.58	10.36
Reading, PA [39740]	174	701	57	66	0.16	0.68	9.44
Greenville, NC [24780]	172	303	33	48	0.18	0.9	11.9
Lakeland, FL [29460]	167	522	73	55	0.07	0.22	11.23
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	164	461	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.41
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	162	186	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.7
Erie, PA [21500]	160	799	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.08
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	158	507	43	47	0.29	0.8	6.09
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	155	704	77	51	0.08	0.57	10.79
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	153	636	67	63	0.09	0.43	7.97
Anchorage, AK [11260]	145	377	46	51	0.09	0.41	15.87
Jackson, MI [27100]	137	412	50	51	0.26	0.12	4.8
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	283	27	34	0.14	0.53	8.91
Olympia, WA [36500]	123	451	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.68
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	117	304	30	39	0.1	0.02	9.47
Macon, GA [31420]	108	193	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.48
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	376	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.51
Montgomery, AL [33860]	107	324	33	38	0.08	0.03	8.86
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	280	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.45
Flint, MI [22420]	104	917	40	40	0.23	0.46	5.42
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	103	293	41	39	0.07	0.43	7.43
Prescott, AZ [39140]	100	369	50	45	0.15	0.82	8.02
Salem, OR [41420]	96	537	58	51	0.12	0.07	7.49
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.12
Joplin, MO [27900]	83	310	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.18
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	82	234	30	35	0.05	0.45	8.62
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	82	679	42	40	0.4	0.75	4.5
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	78	259	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.53
Johnson City, TN [27740]	77	311	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.36
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	75	241	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.95
Abilene, TX [10180]	70	122	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.34
El Paso, TX [21340]	67	496	40	31	0.06	0.12	13.61
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	114	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.12
Chico, CA [17020]	64	210	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.35
Salisbury, MD [41540]	58	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.84
Redding, CA [39820]	58	158	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.71
Yakima, WA [49420]	56	161	30	28	0.06	0.63	6.96
Billings, MT [13740]	56	145	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.54
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	55	206	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.83
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	54	212	23	12	0.02	0.18	15.24
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	51	265	20	21	0.09	0.03	8.52
Yuba City, CA [49700]	51	183	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.51
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	45	67	14	19	0.02	0.21	12.01
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	41	257	20	20	0.13	0.1	6.4
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	129	15	20	0.08	0.06	5.97
Merced, CA [32900]	39	163	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.44
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	152	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.83
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	38	191	28	23	0.1	0.65	7.82
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	87	17	18	0.06	0.06	10.68
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	33	78	9	16	0.04	0.31	8.75
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	31	219	20	19	0.05	0.04	9.27
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	31	351	16	16	0.18	0.22	10.71
Monroe, LA [33740]	29	119	13	12	0.07	0.29	8.47
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	26	151	12	13	0.05	0.01	7.11
Charleston, WV [16620]	25	265	13	15	0.13	0.04	8.61
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	24	166	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.72
Pueblo, CO [39380]	21	104	12	12	0.06	0.38	6.23
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	82	9	9	0.04	0.26	14.37
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	88	13	10	0.04	0.06	16.48
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	112	8	9	0.05	0.2	11.36
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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