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	28	46
2	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	4	5	4	3	7	16	21	60
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA [41940]	1	1	3	10	1	1	43	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	14	5	19	56	116
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	92	74	12	185
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
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	19	38	54	27	29	33	19	219
11	Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	15	14	15	22	13	10	133	222
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	7	9	10	8	55	42	96	227
13	Boulder, CO [14500]	40	29	26	44	2	2	89	232
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	45	28	23	35	13	66	235
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	17	84	29	67	252
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	57	23	265
18	Madison, WI [31540]	44	41	52	43	17	37	39	273
18	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	24	16	20	20	24	111	58	273
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	86	275
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	85	279
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	116	279
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	13	33	39	162	283
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	39	19	92	60	296
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	17	17	19	12	49	96	95	305
26	Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	51	66	62	86	21	22	3	311
27	Worcester, MA [49340]	56	35	57	59	25	45	41	318
28	Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18	52	64	58	41	44	45	322
29	Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	38	37	22	32	43	9	158	339
30	Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	31	21	24	25	47	117	75	340
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	27	24	29	24	54	140	42	340
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	16	33	27	16	111	138	14	355
32	Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	26	19	18	19	62	93	118	355
34	Gainesville, FL [23540]	79	76	90	74	22	14	4	359
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	28	30	21	17	77	61	132	366
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	44	45	6	184	34	375
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	50	39	18	122	382
38	Tucson, AZ [46060]	71	48	55	64	51	28	69	386
39	Albuquerque, NM [10740]	61	55	59	46	59	34	73	387
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	23	23	14	21	148	64	106	399
41	Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	37	73	41	53	48	5	143	400
42	Rochester, NY [40380]	41	34	47	40	31	132	79	404
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	22	27	44	28	30	136	126	413
44	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	40	50	32	120	421
45	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	46	63	105	73	33	422
46	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	35	424
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	80	60	61	55	14	12	153	435
48	San Antonio, TX [41700]	39	47	48	52	144	97	9	436
49	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	47	39	30	35	145	94	49	439
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	179	104	455
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	53	40	37	143	102	46	466
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	26	46	104	199	473
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	73	91	56	26	80	477
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	49	38	7	236	478
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	44	37	31	88	142	117	479
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	38	34	80	167	77	485
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	110	132	103	18	11	25	513
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	100	8	15	165	523
59	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	32	116	134	140	531
60	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	106	107	129	88	45	40	17	532
61	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	115	118	59	538
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	40	163	41	187	543
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	68	557
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	74	110	55	99	566
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	74	71	68	68	66	25	207	579
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	103	90	95	109	97	54	38	586
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	85	50	71	56	53	70	210	595
68	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	67	119	88	101	598
69	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	54	68	61	15	137	214	601
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	104	97	42	24	179	606
71	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	57	73	116	136	607
72	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	36	135	183	131	608
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	82	46	39	46	188	100	110	611
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	109	95	111	37	119	61	636
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	80	70	110	128	651
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	127	136	83	40	20	168	662
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	166	215	47	665
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	81	80	96	95	213	51	670
79	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	108	125	78	103	121	22	674
80	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	168	100	20	128	92	682
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	79	76	70	146	107	115	685
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	73	141	180	91	687
83	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	139	148	9	68	169	695
83	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	59	125	81	237	695
85	Dayton, OH [19380]	75	75	72	68	109	195	109	703
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	40	707
87	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	80	65	71	178	185	54	710
88	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	101	84	113	171	82	714
89	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	81	78	76	183	168	36	721
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	135	72	12	174	228	721
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	160	27	56	72	728
92	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	109	116	74	93	173	66	102	733
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	114	44	226	5	739
94	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	83	95	88	67	211	108	741
95	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	135	135	105	126	126	52	63	742
96	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	194	122	32	58	148	748
97	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	66	94	175	166	749
98	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	60	81	171	131	138	762
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	83	94	77	78	154	205	71	762
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	118	115	141	107	26	230	30	767
101	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	138	112	117	124	50	188	778
101	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	90	87	169	176	778
103	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	150	124	109	129	76	43	149	780
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	136	143	96	75	52	781
105	Greeley, CO [24540]	165	102	115	136	60	30	180	788
106	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	88	127	93	86	227	107	793
107	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	43	93	190	23	125	794
107	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	141	112	115	114	69	122	121	794
107	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	121	126	88	108	180	77	94	794
110	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	101	98	84	99	130	83	203	798
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	97	139	97	36	182	181	808
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	114	98	126	216	819
113	Lancaster, PA [29540]	60	99	103	77	112	130	242	823
114	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	139	100	93	120	93	62	219	826
115	Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	102	140	89	136	131	47	182	827
116	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	93	65	58	65	121	221	209	832
117	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	117	109	106	147	111	835
118	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	122	143	79	46	147	836
119	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	120	114	154	125	65	223	44	845
119	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	108	106	100	106	85	105	235	845
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	84	156	201	88	846
122	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	125	170	123	57	67	170	848
123	Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	112	85	108	128	16	197	206	852
124	Spokane, WA [44060]	110	129	95	104	157	65	195	855
125	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	107	136	180	159	52	49	175	858
125	Iowa City, IA [26980]	133	122	156	168	34	232	13	858
127	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	174	133	143	154	81	48	134	867
128	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	129	104	82	120	187	108	142	872
129	Bloomington, IN [14020]	86	117	188	162	23	216	81	873
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	177	182	68	76	70	876
131	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	116	113	87	102	189	212	64	883
131	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	110	134	107	17	215	883
133	Bellingham, WA [13380]	153	161	118	134	101	35	186	888
134	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	156	143	90	208	2	897
135	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	165	119	61	143	141	901
136	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	142	156	112	134	229	1	902
137	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	95	136	118	181	135	903
138	Salinas, CA [41500]	148	151	123	160	153	60	114	909
138	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	96	102	92	123	154	218	909
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	155	174	162	165	162	87	16	921
141	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	123	129	81	108	192	243	922
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	156	141	100	141	119	922
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	179	157	156	172	165	84	27	940
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	141	110	112	186	172	113	955
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	130	182	180	146	114	38	174	964
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	93	104	140	206	202	987
147	Kingston, NY [28740]	177	152	188	177	64	72	163	993
148	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	138	143	138	124	91	178	189	1001
149	Stockton, CA [44700]	178	146	145	154	194	120	76	1013
150	Rockford, IL [40420]	143	120	128	132	89	158	247	1017
151	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	149	111	120	126	129	186	205	1026
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	105	142	192	159	130	1031
153	Lafayette, LA [29180]	151	144	112	162	155	80	232	1036
154	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	115	128	133	151	128	161	229	1045
155	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	162	196	204	146	176	156	6	1046
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	184	194	177	167	125	50	1049
157	Fresno, CA [23420]	169	171	147	156	233	153	32	1061
158	Greenville, NC [24780]	190	201	204	192	150	79	55	1071
159	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	161	156	118	153	174	89	222	1073
160	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	126	158	201	156	132	240	62	1075
161	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	149	131	136	173	191	1079
162	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	129	152	151	99	224	1087
163	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	185	141	194	147	53	217	1094
164	Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	170	172	165	170	127	103	190	1097
165	Reading, PA [39740]	191	160	170	173	161	106	137	1098
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	147	149	134	133	172	170	200	1105
167	Florence, SC [22500]	142	195	225	168	149	129	98	1106
168	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	177	176	99	86	233	1113
169	Savannah, GA [42340]	145	162	175	140	159	160	178	1119
170	Waco, TX [47380]	160	208	173	162	198	69	156	1126
171	Bakersfield, CA [12540]	198	158	145	186	216	127	100	1130
172	Asheville, NC [11700]	170	130	123	148	139	199	223	1132
173	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	156	155	183	139	185	220	97	1135
174	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	210	215	199	164	90	83	1136
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	119	167	165	129	160	204	192	1136
174	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	185	190	177	179	137	27	241	1136
177	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	149	150	122	217	197	1139
177	Anchorage, AK [11260]	199	192	192	188	204	157	7	1139
179	Midland, TX [33260]	158	179	126	194	117	115	252	1141
180	Longview, TX [30980]	180	202	153	185	175	63	211	1169
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	163	179	218	112	123	1171
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	183	175	202	170	85	161	1178
183	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	188	193	170	194	209	124	112	1190
184	Medford, OR [32780]	184	180	156	167	142	210	154	1193
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	176	194	194	104	95	234	1193
186	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	197	173	173	210	114	144	1194
187	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	216	163	194	202	74	98	248	1195
188	Lakeland, FL [29460]	192	175	148	183	220	193	87	1198
189	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	195	164	152	171	205	149	177	1213
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	156	195	235	129	1217
191	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	191	188	192	201	224	18	1220
192	Prescott, AZ [39140]	211	193	186	200	168	91	184	1233
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	173	215	151	196	1250
194	Erie, PA [21500]	196	148	183	191	102	207	230	1257
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	136	198	206	133	144	240	1265
196	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	211	215	208	199	191	65	1275
197	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	211	207	163	93	1280
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	200	219	231	219	29	1296
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	182	71	251	1304
200	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	135	151	1306
201	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	188	188	206	150	204	1309
202	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	217	214	203	206	235	139	105	1319
203	Jackson, MI [27100]	200	187	185	190	120	218	245	1345
204	Salem, OR [41420]	209	173	168	186	184	228	198	1346
205	Merced, CA [32900]	235	232	239	242	230	146	31	1355
206	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	240	198	237	238	152	196	103	1364
207	Jackson, MS [27140]	168	188	154	184	219	209	244	1366
208	Fayetteville, NC [22180]	227	225	222	227	236	225	10	1372
209	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	246	246	203	11	1383
210	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	197	152	139	1387
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	186	181	191	233	227	1392
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	198	208	224	155	194	1394
213	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	234	227	213	229	200	109	183	1395
214	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	202	208	205	202	249	127	1396
215	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	214	219	212	214	239	148	157	1403
216	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	219	169	243	145	1407
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	207	208	211	245	150	1424
218	Yuba City, CA [49700]	231	229	222	227	193	78	246	1426
219	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	240	228	214	222	188	124	1436
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	212	224	232	213	229	248	84	1442
221	Billings, MT [13740]	227	237	208	225	213	166	167	1443
222	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	202	222	211	158	187	250	1444
223	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	249	249	243	190	24	1448
224	Yakima, WA [49420]	226	234	211	224	228	113	213	1449
225	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	232	249	239	235	248	194	57	1454
226	Macon, GA [31420]	205	228	204	216	212	231	171	1467
226	Redding, CA [39820]	225	233	218	221	208	123	239	1467
228	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	206	209	208	201	221	251	172	1468
229	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	198	155	1469
230	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	237	236	232	236	217	162	152	1472
231	Warner Robins, GA [47580]	248	244	244	248	242	239	8	1473
232	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	236	232	237	78	1502
233	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	230	215	198	196	236	238	1507
234	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	241	250	249	237	200	90	1518
235	Monroe, LA [33740]	241	239	239	242	223	177	159	1520
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	213	243	240	181	241	160	1522
237	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	232	231	203	247	173	1528
238	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	215	230	232	179	222	220	1531
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	241	221	230	233	234	244	146	1549
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	238	248	248	240	244	176	164	1558
241	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	244	245	226	165	208	1577
242	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	237	238	227	189	212	1579
243	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	247	218	230	247	238	193	1597
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	225	242	221	1598
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	236	238	239	233	214	234	231	1625
246	Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	243	235	244	242	238	250	201	1653
247	Albany, GA [10500]	250	250	247	249	241	246	185	1668
248	El Centro, CA [20940]	252	251	252	252	245	202	225	1679
249	Laredo, TX [29700]	248	252	250	247	249	214	226	1686

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]	272924	112805	6086	477	5.78	12.16	12.78
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	177408	70466	8368	550	0.34	0.98	15.54
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	109640	99592	7222	506	2.15	5.46	13.69
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	83507	68409	5557	523	1.4	2.41	14.17
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	69434	38460	3344	415	1.17	3.77	15.38
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	68582	68953	2555	442	1.72	2.32	12.12
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	62465	34472	3295	481	0.48	1.42	10.93
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	56641	39416	3744	547	0.41	1.26	11.44
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	51707	28892	1764	443	0.66	1.46	8.66
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	45714	25645	3913	497	0.41	1.69	14.41
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	41302	28071	3122	469	0.36	1.51	10.43
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38725	22010	2421	486	0.36	0.89	12.36
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	35188	27360	3737	478	0.43	1.15	13.19
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	32821	24458	1959	389	1.04	2.84	9.66
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	20142	7669	812	409	0.29	0.53	15.38
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19626	18469	1485	444	0.5	0.8	10.95
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18708	4465	291	232	0.56	1.38	12.69
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17755	6335	373	373	0.7	1.67	14.53
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	17071	5837	627	336	0.35	0.5	10.37
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16799	17687	1806	408	0.36	1.73	11.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15563	8385	509	360	0.69	0.53	9.96
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14598	11380	2211	398	0.19	1.07	10.61
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14465	19453	1224	402	0.77	0.65	11.99
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13753	5833	793	388	0.61	2.68	11.7
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13567	13053	1546	407	0.44	0.82	10.35
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12628	10861	790	381	0.49	0.52	12.79
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11632	8059	1039	408	0.39	1.14	9.66
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11618	9638	730	353	0.45	0.32	10.63
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8324	3728	973	289	0.16	1.43	7.87
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8296	11976	957	378	0.51	0.65	11.39
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8218	12777	690	291	0.88	0.82	11.93
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	8155	11388	922	344	0.4	1.17	14.03
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	8064	6066	698	327	0.28	0.54	9.37
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7608	7984	710	374	0.51	0.7	7.56
Durham, NC [20500]	7475	8735	509	277	1.48	0.29	13.37
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6728	2528	532	251	0.51	4	9.29
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6301	6779	1014	327	0.54	2.91	8.7
San Antonio, TX [41700]	6018	5360	464	252	0.21	0.78	15.73
Boulder, CO [14500]	5829	8126	822	285	2.47	6.32	11.18
Rochester, NY [40380]	5094	7432	500	289	0.68	0.55	11.36
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4791	5943	663	292	0.71	3.05	11.25
Peoria, IL [37900]	4638	3991	89	199	1.09	0.35	6.27
Madison, WI [31540]	4578	6135	393	288	0.9	1.47	12.89
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4577	4263	561	292	0.21	0.72	12.65
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4556	1117	93	184	0.29	0.23	5.03
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4415	6285	772	300	0.2	0.82	12.29
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4350	6137	679	296	0.23	0.3	9.75
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4265	928	119	134	0.25	1.29	7.87
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4226	4071	530	270	0.58	3.36	5.77
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4201	3252	303	181	0.84	1.96	17.71
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4159	4252	269	229	1	0.53	6.92
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	4083	8170	436	265	2.21	5.3	11.21
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3992	2227	230	161	0.33	0.15	12.27
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3806	5033	454	269	0.58	2.37	10.2
Worcester, MA [49340]	3745	7309	326	230	0.75	1.34	12.83
Columbus, OH [18140]	3723	7932	624	311	0.37	0.37	11.38
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3525	2844	245	196	0.21	0.31	11.03
Richmond, VA [40060]	3483	3737	275	227	0.28	0.64	11.94
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3423	1554	139	189	0.28	0.58	5.2
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3409	4155	314	276	0.45	1.67	11.49
Akron, OH [10420]	3354	3481	382	289	0.5	1.68	10.26
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3335	1016	43	130	0.66	1.16	9.14
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3092	2031	267	217	0.26	0.83	10.71
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2776	2060	95	163	0.35	0.08	10.57
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2769	7086	508	226	0.29	0.98	13.48
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2682	2733	334	230	0.25	0.9	5.76
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2579	1874	137	160	0.56	1.87	8.12
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2482	1467	59	156	0.85	0.58	11.02
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2403	3500	280	272	0.38	0.41	11.64
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2368	5229	356	225	0.5	1.74	11.6
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2341	1906	149	182	0.28	0.36	11.31
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2282	2271	255	168	0.47	1.79	11.36
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2244	2645	269	215	0.43	1.84	7.32
Dayton, OH [19380]	2226	2365	257	215	0.29	0.22	10.54
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2219	1660	85	160	0.6	0.31	8.06
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2216	2228	286	211	0.14	0.29	12.17
Toledo, OH [45780]	2148	2065	205	222	0.34	0.34	8.64
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2111	2354	169	195	0.79	2.55	17.19
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2087	3687	310	239	1.02	2.73	8.87
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	2021	4471	424	247	0.16	0.14	12.63
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1992	5405	594	276	0.12	0.74	10.51
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1984	1770	240	188	0.18	0.18	11.54
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1928	3543	231	233	0.41	0.65	9.55
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1902	4573	262	234	0.49	1.01	7.18
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1883	1266	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.32
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1760	2320	163	169	0.35	0.37	8.14
Racine, WI [39540]	1704	1107	87	183	0.56	2.16	8.58
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1688	2210	158	170	0.43	0.15	10.56
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1651	3593	200	156	1.34	2.48	8.64
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1635	2608	124	177	1.1	1.99	13.36
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1616	2230	241	214	0.19	0.69	10.43
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1569	3372	321	223	0.26	0.11	7.24
Dover, DE [20100]	1487	205	511	163	0.11	1.94	10.03
Rochester, MN [40340]	1417	3038	85	94	1.34	1.02	8.58
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1414	2089	216	186	0.42	0.66	9.83
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1262	2178	311	184	0.15	0.55	9.43
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1164	2942	303	195	0.29	1.2	10.78
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1134	2227	238	191	0.13	0.37	13.2
Columbia, SC [17900]	1110	1503	116	182	0.18	0.2	11.19
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1099	1646	200	159	0.23	0.88	7.39
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1095	895	170	105	0.23	1.31	7.99
Springfield, MA [44140]	1089	1958	158	140	0.31	1.2	12.93
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1075	1413	158	139	0.59	0.64	11.93
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1046	2387	198	137	0.31	0.58	6.9
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	1038	1420	93	170	0.52	1.44	14.85
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1026	934	54	83	0.49	1.31	8.35
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1021	1422	151	147	0.36	0.7	5.84
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	1020	1271	252	163	0.15	1.04	10.7
Spokane, WA [44060]	1011	1076	158	148	0.18	1.05	7.74
Topeka, KS [45820]	992	1226	109	137	0.53	0.09	16.77
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	927	2105	122	117	0.93	0.22	7.33
Lincoln, NE [30700]	922	1005	114	140	0.29	0.46	10.49
State College, PA [44300]	916	1396	92	149	0.89	2.79	13.95
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	898	1084	91	89	0.24	0.42	6.21
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	897	1340	197	153	0.11	0.15	11.81
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	864	1414	100	188	0.3	0.63	14.07
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	823	1318	80	146	0.73	0.07	13.61
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	810	611	60	116	0.17	0.18	7.8
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	798	1324	67	124	0.43	0.1	12.72
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	795	892	120	138	0.12	0.35	10.46
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	795	1108	177	141	0.13	0.95	10.96
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	732	1214	162	148	0.21	0.17	7.46
Wichita, KS [48620]	721	1661	141	164	0.25	0.43	6.69
Columbia, MO [17860]	714	821	60	132	0.44	0.5	9.36
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	701	715	39	84	0.23	0.05	11.85
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	700	1786	168	134	0.22	0.73	12.86
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	695	887	64	138	0.23	0.07	19.27
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	676	1485	212	131	0.12	0.67	9.32
Janesville, WI [27500]	668	457	54	95	0.28	1.47	8.48
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	648	958	64	99	0.31	0.51	10.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	644	606	120	107	0.29	2.41	6.92
Iowa City, IA [26980]	625	1128	64	70	0.64	0.07	15.49
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	617	639	74	115	0.23	0.35	7.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	616	956	126	119	0.25	1.25	11.82
Binghamton, NY [13780]	612	1114	58	127	0.45	1.02	8.56
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	588	1525	158	105	0.27	0.31	9.57
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	547	868	86	125	0.34	0.33	7.85
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	539	1544	162	131	0.34	1.13	6.57
Wilmington, NC [48900]	529	925	87	96	0.32	0.95	12.23
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	524	1352	115	137	0.42	0.62	10.22
Florence, SC [22500]	519	371	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.79
Rockford, IL [40420]	491	1170	94	112	0.35	0.42	4.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	453	756	64	96	0.35	0.17	18.7
Savannah, GA [42340]	436	696	56	102	0.17	0.42	8.12
Bend, OR [13460]	419	779	105	96	0.38	1.34	9.15
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	415	811	90	110	0.15	0.37	7.51
Salinas, CA [41500]	413	797	102	81	0.18	1.15	10.45
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	402	1389	110	119	0.23	0.29	7.35
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	400	1115	121	116	0.39	1.41	9.12
Lafayette, LA [29180]	388	867	119	80	0.18	0.91	6.12
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	386	453	43	63	0.16	0.59	12.28
Bellingham, WA [13380]	381	698	113	107	0.31	1.65	7.89
Roanoke, VA [40220]	368	800	74	90	0.25	0.13	7.61
Lubbock, TX [31180]	354	534	63	79	0.16	0.83	15.22
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	348	751	52	104	0.12	0.12	10.9
Tyler, TX [46340]	323	452	80	48	0.19	1.23	6.7
Midland, TX [33260]	305	475	96	48	0.27	0.65	4.05
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	305	832	126	98	0.11	0.42	9.8
Waco, TX [47380]	300	284	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.75
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	297	736	113	87	0.15	0.82	6.43
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	295	370	34	95	0.14	0.43	16.65
Green Bay, WI [24580]	291	602	93	88	0.18	0.77	6.33
Greeley, CO [24540]	283	1509	115	105	0.44	1.72	8.06
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	278	448	61	66	0.08	0.44	7.73
Appleton, WI [11540]	265	1740	71	81	0.71	1.18	11.51
Jackson, MS [27140]	263	410	67	56	0.07	0.16	5.02
Fresno, CA [23420]	259	587	76	84	0.06	0.43	13.54
Asheville, NC [11700]	257	1023	102	94	0.22	0.21	6.35
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	257	552	60	69	0.24	0.7	7.81
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	256	311	50	61	0.11	0.07	6.28
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	249	261	44	32	0.13	1	4.17
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	248	1003	79	85	0.37	1.31	9.62
Burlington, NC [15500]	243	281	28	46	0.16	0.82	11.31
Gainesville, GA [23580]	232	633	55	65	0.31	0.84	6.11
Kingston, NY [28740]	230	789	48	63	0.43	1	8.65
Stockton, CA [44700]	229	826	78	85	0.1	0.64	11.38
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	228	728	64	67	0.16	0.88	13.69
Longview, TX [30980]	227	311	69	55	0.14	1.13	7.07
Springfield, MO [44180]	221	496	79	84	0.1	0.06	9.81
Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	203	1138	55	60	0.42	0.95	11.59
Mobile, AL [33660]	200	355	57	66	0.09	0.65	9.2
Medford, OR [32780]	199	470	64	71	0.21	0.16	8.84
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI [34740]	193	394	55	62	0.22	1.78	5.28
Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	191	279	28	39	0.1	0.24	11.71
Modesto, CA [33700]	189	407	61	62	0.07	0.65	10.17
Amarillo, TX [11100]	180	245	39	38	0.09	0.42	11
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	180	372	58	48	0.09	0.59	10.46
Greenville, NC [24780]	178	316	34	49	0.18	0.93	12.17
Reading, PA [39740]	175	708	58	66	0.16	0.7	9.45
Lakeland, FL [29460]	171	529	75	57	0.07	0.23	11.21
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	167	470	48	52	0.09	0.44	7.38
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	163	187	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.69
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	161	645	70	68	0.09	0.44	8.13
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	160	515	43	48	0.3	0.8	6.01
Erie, PA [21500]	160	817	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.19
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	158	715	78	53	0.08	0.58	10.77
Anchorage, AK [11260]	147	379	47	52	0.1	0.42	16.04
Jackson, MI [27100]	139	413	51	51	0.26	0.13	4.85
Springfield, IL [44100]	136	285	27	34	0.14	0.53	9.02
Olympia, WA [36500]	127	456	56	42	0.15	0.85	8.68
Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	119	311	32	41	0.1	0.02	9.9
Montgomery, AL [33860]	110	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	9.03
Macon, GA [31420]	108	194	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.55
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	107	283	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.5
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	383	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.66
Flint, MI [22420]	106	934	41	40	0.23	0.47	5.52
Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	103	298	41	39	0.07	0.43	7.79
Salem, OR [41420]	103	548	59	53	0.13	0.07	7.57
Prescott, AZ [39140]	102	372	50	45	0.15	0.82	7.94
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	97	211	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.29
Joplin, MO [27900]	85	311	26	38	0.17	0.27	4.19
Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	85	236	30	36	0.05	0.45	8.75
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA [47940]	84	686	43	42	0.41	0.77	4.55
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX [28660]	79	264	37	40	0.05	0.52	10.61
Johnson City, TN [27740]	78	319	29	31	0.15	0.04	9.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	76	242	27	30	0.05	0.22	8.81
Abilene, TX [10180]	73	123	22	36	0.07	0.26	10.08
El Paso, TX [21340]	67	505	40	31	0.06	0.12	13.66
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	65	115	23	30	0.07	0.04	6.46
Chico, CA [17020]	64	213	22	27	0.1	0.44	9.42
Salisbury, MD [41540]	59	82	27	24	0.02	0.06	7.79
Redding, CA [39820]	58	162	27	30	0.09	0.61	5.67
Yakima, WA [49420]	57	161	31	29	0.06	0.65	6.96
Billings, MT [13740]	56	148	32	27	0.08	0.39	8.64
Fayetteville, NC [22180]	56	210	26	26	0.05	0.09	15.67
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	54	215	23	12	0.02	0.18	15.59
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	53	270	20	22	0.1	0.03	8.5
Yuba City, CA [49700]	52	191	26	26	0.1	0.94	4.78
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	47	70	15	19	0.02	0.23	11.99
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	43	262	21	21	0.13	0.1	6.53
Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	41	195	29	25	0.1	0.67	7.96
Merced, CA [32900]	40	168	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.55
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	133	15	20	0.08	0.06	6.14
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	156	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.94
Jacksonville, NC [27340]	34	80	10	16	0.04	0.34	8.65
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	34	89	17	18	0.06	0.06	11.38
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL [37460]	33	353	16	17	0.18	0.22	10.67
Monroe, LA [33740]	32	124	15	14	0.07	0.33	8.69
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	32	222	21	20	0.06	0.04	9.18
Clarksville, TN-KY [17300]	27	157	13	14	0.05	0.01	7.48
Charleston, WV [16620]	26	266	14	16	0.13	0.05	8.69
Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	25	173	16	17	0.06	0.26	7.01
Pueblo, CO [39380]	22	108	13	13	0.06	0.41	7.29
Yuma, AZ [49740]	19	83	9	9	0.04	0.26	13.98
Warner Robins, GA [47580]	18	90	13	10	0.04	0.06	15.84
Laredo, TX [29700]	18	43	8	11	0.02	0.15	6.3
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	51	5	4	0.03	0.2	6.33

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

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