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	29	47
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	8	1	1	41	56
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	21	60
4	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	5	8	9	15	10	6	13	66
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	6	4	12	14	5	19	55	115
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	10	13	6	5	72	31	19	156
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	2	3	1	1	90	74	12	183
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	14	12	8	10	63	58	36	201
9	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	8	6	7	1	71	51	76	220
10	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	39	54	27	29	33	20	221
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	22	13	10	135	224
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	43	95	227
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	27	44	2	2	89	233
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	26	45	29	23	35	13	63	234
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	84	30	64	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	83	84	49	264
16	Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	33	22	25	30	75	57	22	264
18	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	79	268
19	Madison, WI [31540]	46	40	52	42	17	37	38	272
20	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	112	58	274
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	114	277
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	38	27	8	84	278
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	38	164	284
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	37	19	93	60	295
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	97	96	307
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	63	84	21	23	3	311
27	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	57	40	44	45	320
28	Worcester, MA [49340]	57	35	57	61	26	46	40	322
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	33	43	9	155	337
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	28	24	53	140	44	340
31	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	30	21	24	26	47	119	75	342
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	26	15	108	135	11	344
33	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	25	19	18	17	62	92	119	352
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	74	89	73	22	14	4	355
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	29	30	21	19	77	61	132	369
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	46	45	6	186	32	377
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	56	49	49	50	39	18	123	384
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	62	50	29	70	385
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	60	46	59	34	81	396
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	103	396
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	43	52	48	5	144	402
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	39	31	132	85	409
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	45	28	30	134	127	413
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	65	36	44	64	105	73	31	418
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	90	72	106	87	11	22	33	421
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	43	51	32	122	427
47	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	98	8	436
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	56	14	12	154	437
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	38	30	36	145	89	53	438
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	28	25	31	29	57	180	101	451
51	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	88	56	24	77	468
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	39	142	102	47	468
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	25	46	106	196	471
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	49	56	42	48	38	7	235	475
55	Columbus, OH [18140]	55	32	37	34	80	167	72	477
56	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	44	38	31	88	142	117	480
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	130	105	18	11	28	516
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	91	61	86	101	8	15	168	530
59	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	105	106	130	90	45	39	16	531
60	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	60	114	121	59	538
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	118	136	143	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	31	59	23	39	164	41	191	548
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	62	66	48	78	161	65	550
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	75	111	53	104	571
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	69	68	66	26	208	582
66	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	83	50	70	55	54	71	210	593
67	Springfield, MA [44140]	104	90	99	110	98	55	39	595
68	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	50	54	68	58	15	138	214	597
69	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	71	67	119	94	98	602
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	41	35	35	135	183	130	607
71	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	47	189	100	105	608
72	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	25	181	609
73	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	85	63	80	58	74	118	138	616
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	103	107	93	114	37	114	57	625
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	95	85	81	75	70	117	128	651
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	126	138	85	41	20	157	655
77	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	81	79	96	95	213	46	664
78	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	166	215	48	666
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	118	108	123	77	103	122	23	674
80	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	80	76	70	146	107	115	686
81	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	73	141	177	94	687
82	Rochester, MN [40340]	96	67	136	148	9	67	170	693
83	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	170	100	20	128	102	694
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	62	122	82	237	696
85	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	75	79	65	71	178	184	52	704
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	137	101	42	708
87	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	83	112	171	80	710
87	Dayton, OH [19380]	76	76	73	69	110	196	110	710
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	133	72	12	172	226	715
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	82	78	77	182	169	35	722
91	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	108	116	73	93	173	66	99	728
92	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	111	44	226	5	736
93	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	130	195	122	32	56	145	743
93	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	65	94	175	161	743
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	136	135	108	126	126	52	61	744
96	Appleton, WI [11540]	168	95	152	165	28	59	78	745
97	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	98	90	67	211	116	754
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	81	171	131	137	760
99	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	115	112	141	102	25	231	37	763
100	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	121	123	88	109	179	75	73	768
101	Greeley, CO [24540]	162	101	110	134	58	27	178	770
102	Dover, DE [20100]	94	220	41	92	186	21	118	772
103	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	84	94	77	79	152	205	82	773
104	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	125	106	129	76	40	150	776
105	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	88	87	168	179	778
106	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	52	138	113	118	124	50	189	784
107	Wilmington, NC [48900]	141	137	136	145	96	76	54	785
108	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	66	88	128	94	86	227	100	789
109	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	98	84	98	129	83	201	795
110	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	140	113	116	114	69	124	124	800
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	77	97	138	98	36	182	183	811
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	106	75	85	112	97	125	217	817
113	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	57	65	120	222	202	824
114	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	80	113	127	243	825
115	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	131	118	108	104	146	106	826
116	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	93	121	93	62	221	829
117	Bend, OR [13460]	146	152	122	140	79	45	149	833
118	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	101	141	89	138	132	49	190	840
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	115	153	124	64	223	43	842
120	Spokane, WA [44060]	109	129	96	103	157	65	185	844
121	Binghamton, NY [13780]	135	127	170	123	60	70	163	848
122	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	115	85	155	202	90	850
123	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	110	109	100	107	85	103	239	853
124	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	86	108	127	16	199	207	855
125	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	138	177	158	52	48	176	856
126	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	173	133	141	154	81	47	129	858
127	Iowa City, IA [26980]	134	121	157	167	34	232	15	860
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	110	140	872
129	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	122	177	182	68	77	67	875
130	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	191	163	23	216	83	879
131	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	158	119	136	100	35	180	881
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	167	113	137	106	17	212	884
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	117	114	87	104	190	212	66	890
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	140	157	114	130	229	1	899
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	155	159	144	89	208	2	901
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	150	123	159	154	60	109	903
137	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	169	118	61	143	141	904
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	102	97	138	116	181	134	905
139	Lubbock, TX [31180]	154	175	159	159	163	88	17	915
140	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	95	121	160	220	918
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	44	124	132	82	109	193	244	928
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	159	142	101	141	120	928
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	156	171	165	81	26	935
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	122	142	111	112	188	174	113	962
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	184	182	145	117	42	173	973
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	105	139	206	204	989
147	Stockton, CA [44700]	176	145	143	157	192	116	62	991
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	140	125	92	179	175	992
149	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	153	188	177	65	72	169	1001
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	91	159	247	1020
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	129	133	185	206	1033
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	159	146	105	143	193	157	133	1036
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	152	144	112	163	156	80	230	1037
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	150	128	162	228	1044
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	164	195	205	147	175	155	6	1047
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	151	183	196	178	167	126	50	1051
157	Greenville, NC [24780]	188	201	205	191	149	78	56	1068
158	Fresno, CA [23420]	170	170	147	159	232	158	34	1070
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	161	156	116	151	174	91	224	1073
160	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	133	165	149	128	136	173	193	1077
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	127	151	153	96	223	1082
162	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	201	154	134	240	74	1087
163	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	169	172	166	168	127	104	188	1094
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	185	145	196	147	54	215	1099
165	Gainesville, GA [23580]	177	165	175	175	99	85	229	1105
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	133	133	172	170	203	1107
167	Florence, SC [22500]	142	196	225	171	151	130	97	1112
168	Waco, TX [47380]	160	206	170	159	194	69	156	1114
168	Reading, PA [39740]	191	160	174	173	162	108	146	1114
170	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	154	181	135	185	220	88	1119
171	Burlington, NC [15500]	173	208	217	198	161	95	68	1120
172	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	177	140	158	164	177	1123
173	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	188	188	204	153	9	1133
174	Midland, TX [33260]	158	180	126	196	115	109	251	1135
175	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	168	162	131	160	204	194	1138
176	Asheville, NC [11700]	171	132	125	148	140	201	222	1139
177	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	177	180	138	28	242	1140
178	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	160	146	188	216	129	107	1144
179	Roanoke, VA [40220]	155	151	150	151	125	217	197	1146
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	204	153	186	176	63	209	1171
181	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	175	203	170	86	158	1176
182	Modesto, CA [33700]	186	188	166	179	217	115	126	1177
183	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	195	176	194	191	107	87	231	1181
184	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	194	166	191	209	123	121	1192
185	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	173	174	210	111	148	1196
186	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	174	147	184	220	194	86	1197
186	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	215	163	197	202	73	99	248	1197
188	Medford, OR [32780]	183	181	162	168	143	210	160	1207
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	207	191	188	191	198	224	18	1217
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	194	164	151	168	205	149	186	1217
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	184	199	168	90	182	1226
191	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	156	196	236	136	1226
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	164	175	215	150	187	1243
194	Erie, PA [21500]	197	148	184	191	102	207	227	1256
195	Flint, MI [22420]	209	136	198	206	131	144	241	1265
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	190	218	201	210	208	163	87	1277
197	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	209	217	217	177	133	125	1279
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	187	211	214	210	201	192	71	1286
199	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	176	200	221	231	219	30	1298
200	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	175	216	193	217	184	68	250	1303
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	179	191	187	206	152	205	1313
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	218	213	203	206	235	139	112	1326
203	Salem, OR [41420]	205	173	164	183	183	228	198	1334
204	Merced, CA [32900]	235	231	239	243	230	148	24	1350
205	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	238	197	236	234	150	188	108	1351
206	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	189	186	190	123	218	246	1352
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	167	187	155	184	219	209	236	1357
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	226	223	226	237	225	10	1374
209	Chico, CA [17020]	222	224	228	225	197	145	139	1380
210	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	227	225	225	246	246	203	14	1386
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	180	191	233	225	1390
212	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	214	229	200	113	184	1401
212	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	203	209	204	202	249	131	1401
214	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	211	206	198	210	225	156	199	1405
215	Johnson City, TN [27740]	217	200	212	220	169	242	151	1411
216	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	216	219	213	215	238	151	171	1423
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	219	239	231	215	221	189	111	1425
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	206	211	246	152	1425
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	223	228	195	79	245	1430
220	Yakima, WA [49420]	225	233	207	222	224	105	216	1432
221	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	213	223	229	206	229	247	93	1440
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	211	205	222	210	159	187	252	1446
223	Redding, CA [39820]	225	234	214	217	207	120	233	1450
224	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	245	249	250	243	191	27	1452
225	Billings, MT [13740]	229	237	211	226	212	166	172	1453
226	Macon, GA [31420]	208	228	204	214	213	230	162	1459
227	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	247	244	243	247	242	235	7	1465
228	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	236	248	197	69	1470
229	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	205	210	209	201	222	251	174	1472
230	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	217	217	222	240	200	159	1474
231	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	233	238	218	165	165	1490
232	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	240	239	243	223	178	142	1506
233	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	243	239	181	241	153	1514
234	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	249	249	236	198	91	1515
235	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	239	246	237	236	233	234	92	1517
236	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	213	225	229	180	221	219	1520
236	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	196	230	217	199	199	239	240	1520
238	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	233	232	203	248	166	1524
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	242	221	231	234	234	244	147	1553
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	239	244	176	167	1561
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	243	243	228	154	211	1568
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	239	227	190	213	1583
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	217	229	247	238	195	1597
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	223	242	229	224	226	243	218	1605
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	237	238	239	233	214	237	234	1632
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	243	242	239	250	200	1652
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	250	241	245	192	1675
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	195	232	1679
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	249	252	251	247	249	214	238	1700

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]	283172	116264	6216	484	5.96	12.42	12.91
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	181802	72808	8562	550	0.36	1	15.63
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	113813	103016	7418	512	2.23	5.61	13.79
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	85951	70590	5698	527	1.44	2.47	14.27
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	72759	39715	3418	418	1.21	3.86	15.53
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	70879	71029	2617	448	1.77	2.38	12.26
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	64428	35456	3376	484	0.49	1.45	11.07
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	58067	40551	3829	550	0.43	1.29	11.52
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	53381	29841	1806	449	0.68	1.5	8.75
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	47428	26426	4027	504	0.42	1.74	14.48
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	42749	29138	3211	472	0.37	1.55	10.55
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	39737	22738	2485	491	0.37	0.91	12.45
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	36803	28322	3824	483	0.45	1.18	13.23
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	34765	25264	2023	394	1.07	2.93	9.7
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	21355	8125	843	418	0.3	0.55	15.67
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	20373	19114	1523	452	0.52	0.82	11.06
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	19554	4605	301	240	0.58	1.43	12.83
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17868	6504	381	377	0.72	1.71	14.45
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17598	6045	644	342	0.36	0.51	10.51
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	17556	18296	1860	412	0.37	1.78	11.79
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	16105	8632	523	364	0.71	0.55	9.99
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	15107	11765	2296	404	0.19	1.11	10.71
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14878	20072	1255	406	0.8	0.67	12.06
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	14201	13638	1591	414	0.46	0.84	10.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	14046	5996	812	389	0.62	2.74	11.82
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	13008	11171	814	382	0.5	0.54	12.84
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11961	9936	741	354	0.47	0.32	10.72
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11946	8311	1065	410	0.4	1.17	9.75
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8660	12428	976	380	0.53	0.66	11.55
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8630	3861	1002	295	0.17	1.47	7.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8541	13167	707	299	0.91	0.84	12
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8467	11813	948	346	0.42	1.2	14.1
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8373	6212	711	332	0.28	0.55	9.37
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	8149	8292	722	381	0.53	0.71	7.74
Durham, NC [20500]	7733	9020	522	285	1.52	0.29	13.47
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6813	2621	543	254	0.53	4.09	9.37
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6572	7036	1044	329	0.56	3	8.88
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6247	5523	482	254	0.21	0.82	15.99
Boulder, CO [14500]	6011	8371	840	288	2.54	6.46	11.2
Rochester, NY [40380]	5193	7570	510	295	0.7	0.56	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4984	6147	673	296	0.73	3.09	11.39
Peoria, IL [37900]	4875	4092	93	206	1.12	0.36	6.31
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4841	1154	95	189	0.3	0.24	4.97
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4797	4431	578	295	0.22	0.74	12.75
Madison, WI [31540]	4747	6372	405	291	0.93	1.52	12.97
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4592	6505	807	302	0.2	0.85	12.28
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4501	6331	698	303	0.24	0.31	9.77
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4349	4200	544	276	0.6	3.45	5.85
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4347	4374	275	236	1.03	0.54	6.95
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4315	3385	310	186	0.88	2	17.79
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4310	956	121	136	0.26	1.31	7.93
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4255	8480	446	273	2.3	5.42	11.47
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	4219	2307	238	164	0.34	0.16	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3937	8274	645	316	0.38	0.39	11.59
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3918	5158	459	274	0.6	2.39	10.31
Worcester, MA [49340]	3891	7522	332	233	0.77	1.37	12.91
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3678	2936	262	197	0.22	0.34	11.1
Richmond, VA [40060]	3598	3897	283	234	0.29	0.66	12.05
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3582	1609	142	191	0.29	0.59	5.19
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3509	4258	320	282	0.46	1.7	11.42
Akron, OH [10420]	3442	3570	393	290	0.51	1.72	10.33
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3438	1057	45	131	0.69	1.22	9.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3210	2093	270	225	0.27	0.84	10.79
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2876	7341	527	228	0.3	1.02	13.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2869	2117	97	166	0.36	0.09	10.77
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2777	2843	341	232	0.26	0.92	5.84
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2736	1933	137	162	0.57	1.87	8.16
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2633	1521	60	159	0.89	0.59	10.71
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2502	3641	293	276	0.4	0.43	11.78
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2480	5392	364	232	0.51	1.78	11.65
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2440	1982	155	188	0.29	0.38	11.47
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2361	2325	269	174	0.48	1.89	11.52
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2338	2709	274	224	0.44	1.87	7.32
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2321	2311	299	215	0.14	0.3	12.32
Dayton, OH [19380]	2292	2440	263	219	0.3	0.23	10.62
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2277	1699	87	161	0.62	0.31	8.11
Toledo, OH [45780]	2212	2120	208	227	0.35	0.35	8.77
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2205	2472	175	197	0.83	2.64	17.35
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2142	3794	314	241	1.05	2.77	8.89
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2089	4608	431	250	0.16	0.14	12.74
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	2059	5557	607	280	0.12	0.76	10.71
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	2042	4689	272	244	0.5	1.04	7.26
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	2032	1831	246	192	0.19	0.18	11.41
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1989	3616	236	236	0.42	0.66	9.55
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1923	1295	48	83	0.8	0.13	11.4
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1831	2381	168	174	0.36	0.38	8.18
Racine, WI [39540]	1754	1132	87	184	0.57	2.16	8.83
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1730	2269	161	172	0.44	0.16	10.52
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1700	2707	127	182	1.15	2.04	13.42
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1697	3702	202	158	1.38	2.5	8.71
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1667	2309	247	218	0.2	0.71	10.54
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1634	3503	332	227	0.27	0.12	7.43
Dover, DE [20100]	1593	232	551	171	0.13	2.09	10.5
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1490	2160	217	196	0.43	0.66	9.96
Rochester, MN [40340]	1472	3090	90	95	1.36	1.08	8.64
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1320	2260	322	190	0.16	0.57	9.57
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1233	2994	313	196	0.29	1.23	10.71
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1173	2300	245	194	0.13	0.38	13.3
Columbia, SC [17900]	1149	1550	117	184	0.18	0.2	11.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1143	921	175	107	0.24	1.35	7.92
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1129	1696	207	161	0.24	0.92	7.46
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1124	1472	165	139	0.61	0.67	12.09
Springfield, MA [44140]	1116	2011	160	143	0.32	1.22	12.91
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1087	1476	96	172	0.54	1.49	15.07
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1080	2462	206	141	0.32	0.61	6.86
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1075	956	56	86	0.5	1.36	8.27
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1068	1323	263	169	0.15	1.08	10.78
Spokane, WA [44060]	1054	1107	164	154	0.18	1.09	8.03
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1039	1456	158	150	0.36	0.73	5.78
Topeka, KS [45820]	1032	1270	111	142	0.55	0.09	17.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	959	2148	126	121	0.95	0.23	7.34
Lincoln, NE [30700]	951	1050	115	149	0.31	0.46	10.69
State College, PA [44300]	943	1455	96	151	0.92	2.91	13.87
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	930	1114	93	94	0.24	0.43	6.29
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	930	1405	82	157	0.78	0.07	13.22
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	926	1380	201	153	0.12	0.16	11.77
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	895	1468	104	194	0.31	0.65	14.09
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	830	625	64	117	0.17	0.19	7.8
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	823	1359	69	128	0.44	0.1	12.86
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	819	1158	184	146	0.14	0.99	11.58
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	818	914	123	141	0.12	0.36	10.59
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	770	1258	165	151	0.22	0.18	7.38
Wichita, KS [48620]	743	1741	143	165	0.27	0.44	6.65
Columbia, MO [17860]	735	853	61	136	0.46	0.51	9.45
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	732	730	40	89	0.24	0.05	11.58
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	731	1854	172	137	0.23	0.75	12.89
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	724	922	66	139	0.24	0.07	19.27
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	695	1539	214	133	0.12	0.68	9.47
Janesville, WI [27500]	678	465	54	97	0.28	1.47	8.5
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	676	983	65	102	0.31	0.52	10.44
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	673	629	121	108	0.3	2.43	7.18
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	650	662	76	120	0.23	0.36	7.81
Iowa City, IA [26980]	644	1168	66	73	0.66	0.07	15.31
Binghamton, NY [13780]	640	1130	60	130	0.46	1.06	8.76
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	625	977	126	122	0.25	1.25	11.86
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	617	1577	162	107	0.28	0.32	9.7
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	569	888	86	127	0.35	0.33	8.28
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	562	1584	165	132	0.35	1.15	6.56
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	545	1394	116	139	0.43	0.62	10.24
Wilmington, NC [48900]	540	957	90	97	0.33	0.99	12.27
Florence, SC [22500]	525	376	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.82
Rockford, IL [40420]	503	1191	97	115	0.35	0.44	4.74
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	469	785	65	99	0.36	0.17	18.65
Savannah, GA [42340]	448	716	56	103	0.17	0.42	8.26
Bend, OR [13460]	447	808	108	103	0.39	1.38	9.16
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	429	834	93	112	0.15	0.38	7.39
Salinas, CA [41500]	422	822	104	84	0.19	1.17	10.64
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	416	1421	113	119	0.24	0.3	7.35
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	415	1141	127	119	0.4	1.48	9.11
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	401	467	44	64	0.16	0.6	12.44
Lafayette, LA [29180]	398	883	122	83	0.18	0.93	6.26
Bellingham, WA [13380]	389	730	114	109	0.32	1.66	8.16
Lubbock, TX [31180]	374	548	65	84	0.17	0.85	15.04
Roanoke, VA [40220]	372	820	75	90	0.26	0.13	7.73
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	369	797	55	110	0.13	0.12	11.22
Tyler, TX [46340]	330	462	80	49	0.19	1.23	6.95
Midland, TX [33260]	328	491	102	49	0.28	0.69	4.24
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	318	859	131	101	0.11	0.44	9.71
Waco, TX [47380]	311	303	60	84	0.11	1.06	8.86
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	308	759	116	90	0.15	0.85	6.45
Greeley, CO [24540]	307	1583	124	111	0.47	1.85	8.22
Green Bay, WI [24580]	306	620	99	90	0.19	0.82	6.46
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	303	379	35	96	0.15	0.44	16.32
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	287	453	63	66	0.08	0.45	7.98
Jackson, MS [27140]	274	426	68	57	0.07	0.16	5.84
Appleton, WI [11540]	269	1769	71	81	0.72	1.18	11.48
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	267	581	62	71	0.25	0.72	7.93
Fresno, CA [23420]	266	610	77	84	0.06	0.44	13.39
Asheville, NC [11700]	265	1045	103	95	0.22	0.22	6.49
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	261	324	50	62	0.12	0.07	6.4
Burlington, NC [15500]	260	295	28	48	0.17	0.82	11.69
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	260	1036	82	89	0.38	1.36	9.87
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	253	267	47	34	0.13	1.07	4.33
Stockton, CA [44700]	238	871	81	87	0.11	0.66	11.84
Gainesville, GA [23580]	236	662	57	66	0.32	0.87	6.28
Kingston, NY [28740]	236	805	49	65	0.44	1.02	8.68
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	232	747	67	70	0.17	0.92	13.95
Longview, TX [30980]	231	317	69	56	0.14	1.13	7.29
Springfield, MO [44180]	228	515	81	88	0.11	0.06	9.64
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	207	1160	56	61	0.43	0.97	11.7
Medford, OR [32780]	204	486	64	71	0.22	0.16	8.77
Mobile, AL [33660]	204	367	59	67	0.09	0.67	9.17
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	199	401	56	62	0.23	1.81	5.32
Modesto, CA [33700]	197	420	62	63	0.08	0.66	10.12
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	196	284	29	40	0.1	0.25	11.6
Greenville, NC [24780]	186	330	35	50	0.19	0.96	12.26
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	186	385	62	50	0.09	0.63	10.35
Amarillo, TX [11100]	185	249	40	40	0.09	0.43	11.29
Reading, PA [39740]	179	725	58	68	0.17	0.7	9.3
Lakeland, FL [29460]	178	555	77	57	0.07	0.24	11.32
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	174	494	48	54	0.1	0.44	7.37
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	169	669	72	71	0.1	0.46	8
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	167	526	46	50	0.3	0.86	6.05
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	164	189	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.62
Erie, PA [21500]	161	842	52	50	0.31	0.17	6.31
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	159	725	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.67
Anchorage, AK [11260]	150	391	49	53	0.1	0.44	15.9
Jackson, MI [27100]	143	418	51	52	0.26	0.13	4.89
Springfield, IL [44100]	141	293	28	34	0.14	0.55	10.14
Olympia, WA [36500]	131	468	57	43	0.16	0.86	8.81
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	122	322	33	42	0.1	0.02	9.77
Montgomery, AL [33860]	116	340	34	41	0.09	0.03	8.92
Salem, OR [41420]	114	568	63	58	0.13	0.08	7.65
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	114	292	33	46	0.07	0.01	8.38
Ocala, FL [36100]	112	400	49	50	0.1	0.1	14.68
Macon, GA [31420]	111	198	36	37	0.08	0.07	8.76
Flint, MI [22420]	108	965	42	41	0.24	0.48	5.53
Prescott, AZ [39140]	107	387	52	47	0.16	0.85	8.13
Joplin, MO [27900]	105	316	27	40	0.17	0.28	4.04
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	105	303	42	40	0.07	0.44	7.63
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	103	225	23	41	0.06	0.03	11.11
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	90	702	43	44	0.42	0.77	4.66
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	246	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.59
Johnson City, TN [27740]	82	331	31	33	0.16	0.04	8.99
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	81	271	38	41	0.06	0.54	10.61
Abilene, TX [10180]	78	130	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.62
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	78	252	28	31	0.05	0.23	8.79
El Paso, TX [21340]	69	526	41	32	0.06	0.12	13.5
Chico, CA [17020]	67	222	24	29	0.11	0.48	9.54
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	116	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.75
Salisbury, MD [41540]	63	84	28	25	0.02	0.06	7.76
Redding, CA [39820]	62	170	29	34	0.09	0.66	5.93
Yakima, WA [49420]	62	175	34	31	0.07	0.71	6.87
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	57	211	26	27	0.05	0.09	15.73
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	57	219	25	13	0.02	0.2	15.33
Billings, MT [13740]	56	156	32	27	0.09	0.39	8.54
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	276	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.74
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	196	26	26	0.11	0.94	4.94
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	49	76	15	19	0.02	0.23	11.68
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	47	271	25	25	0.14	0.12	6.74
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	44	201	29	25	0.1	0.67	8.05
Merced, CA [32900]	42	180	15	14	0.06	0.46	14.04
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	41	159	20	18	0.08	0.42	8.75
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	40	137	15	21	0.08	0.06	5.9
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	37	367	19	20	0.19	0.26	10.66
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	36	91	18	19	0.06	0.06	11.15
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	36	83	10	17	0.04	0.34	8.74
Monroe, LA [33740]	34	126	15	14	0.07	0.33	9.43
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	33	231	22	20	0.06	0.04	9.29
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	28	159	14	15	0.05	0.01	7.6
Charleston, WV [16620]	27	271	14	17	0.13	0.05	8.89
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	180	16	17	0.07	0.26	7.14
Pueblo, CO [39380]	23	111	14	14	0.07	0.44	7.18
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	92	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.95
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	19	94	14	11	0.05	0.06	16.24
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	46	8	11	0.02	0.15	5.82
Albany, GA [10500]	17	70	12	9	0.05	0.04	7.83
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	14	119	9	10	0.05	0.23	11.16
El Centro, CA [20940]	6	56	6	5	0.03	0.23	5.99

NOTES:
Inventory Density based on Patent Index Inventor Counts in a CBSA divided by 2021 Census Population Data for that CBSA.
IP Company Density based upon Patent Index Assignee Counts in a CBSA divided by the 2020 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) data for enterprises in that CBSA.
Gender Diversity is the percentage of inventors in that CBSA that are female.

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