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	54	26	29	31	18	215
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
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	25	44	29	22	35	13	65	233
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	21	18	16	18	83	28	67	251
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	13	15	13	7	84	80	49	261
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]	44	41	52	40	17	38	39	271
20	Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	53	28	50	51	3	4	89	278
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	12	11	11	11	82	36	115	278
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	42	43	36	37	28	8	88	282
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	9	10	17	12	33	39	164	284
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	32	20	34	37	18	92	61	294
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	24	25	46	112	79	338
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	162	343
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	62	130	365
36	Durham, NC [20500]	36	26	45	46	6	186	35	380
37	New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	55	49	49	48	39	18	124	382
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	104	398
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	136	126	412
44	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	66	36	44	62	106	73	32	419
45	Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	91	72	107	87	11	21	34	423
46	Akron, OH [10420]	62	64	53	40	49	34	122	424
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	79	59	61	55	14	12	153	433
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	51	441
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	29	25	31	29	58	177	101	450
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	45	54	40	37	143	102	46	467
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	35	31	32	27	47	103	198	473
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	73	78	72	91	56	27	77	474
54	Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	50	56	42	48	38	7	238	479
55	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	20	45	38	31	89	142	118	483
56	Columbus, OH [18140]	57	32	37	34	80	167	80	487
57	State College, PA [44300]	114	111	132	105	19	11	25	517
58	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	90	61	84	99	8	15	167	524
59	Richmond, VA [40060]	59	58	67	62	115	115	58	534
60	Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	34	42	33	33	114	137	142	535
61	College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	108	109	131	89	45	40	17	539
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	30	59	23	43	163	41	192	551
63	Knoxville, TN [28940]	70	63	66	48	78	164	69	558
64	Tulsa, OK [46140]	98	68	62	72	110	55	96	561
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	75	71	69	67	67	25	207	581
66	Springfield, MA [44140]	101	90	96	108	97	54	38	584
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	52	53	68	59	15	135	213	595
67	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	86	50	71	57	53	69	209	595
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	84	62	79	56	74	113	134	602
70	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	48	40	35	35	136	182	128	604
70	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	68	92	103	99	42	24	176	604
70	Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	64	89	70	69	120	90	102	604
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	83	46	39	45	188	100	110	611
74	Charlottesville, VA [16820]	104	108	97	110	37	118	63	637
75	Huntsville, AL [26620]	96	86	81	80	71	114	127	655
76	Racine, WI [39540]	88	123	136	84	40	20	169	660
77	St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	81	51	51	54	164	216	45	662
78	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	69	105	164	99	20	126	84	667
79	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	54	82	80	95	95	212	50	668
80	Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	117	107	125	77	103	122	23	674
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	92	79	77	70	146	106	113	683
82	Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	58	69	75	72	141	179	94	688
83	Dayton, OH [19380]	74	75	72	67	108	195	103	694
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	67	70	56	60	125	82	236	696
85	Rochester, MN [40340]	95	67	140	149	9	72	168	700
86	Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	72	91	100	84	113	169	75	704
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	127	93	91	117	138	101	40	707
88	Jacksonville, FL [27260]	77	83	65	71	178	185	52	711
89	Peoria, IL [37900]	43	57	134	74	12	173	229	722
90	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	99	81	78	76	183	170	36	723
91	Appleton, WI [11540]	167	95	151	159	27	56	73	728
92	Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	133	135	105	128	124	51	59	735
93	Topeka, KS [45820]	111	118	121	113	44	226	5	738
93	Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	89	80	95	88	66	211	109	738
95	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	110	117	74	94	173	65	108	741
96	Toledo, OH [45780]	78	87	83	65	94	175	161	743
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	63	131	197	120	32	63	149	755
98	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	82	94	76	79	153	204	70	758
99	Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	97	84	59	80	172	132	138	762
100	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	120	115	143	106	26	231	30	771
101	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	49	138	110	117	122	49	187	772
102	Syracuse, NY [45060]	87	77	92	89	87	168	180	780
102	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	149	125	108	131	76	43	148	780
104	Wilmington, NC [48900]	140	139	138	144	96	77	48	782
105	Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	119	126	88	108	180	75	91	787
105	Greeley, CO [24540]	164	102	114	136	60	30	181	787
107	Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	102	97	85	98	129	83	203	797
107	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	65	88	127	92	86	227	112	797
109	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	142	112	114	116	69	123	123	799
110	Dover, DE [20100]	94	226	47	95	191	23	125	801
111	Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	76	96	139	97	36	181	177	802
112	Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	105	74	86	113	98	129	214	819
113	Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	138	99	93	119	92	61	218	820
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	135	47	183	835
117	Bend, OR [13460]	146	153	123	144	79	46	146	837
118	Lincoln, NE [30700]	113	132	118	110	105	149	111	838
119	Binghamton, NY [13780]	136	124	169	123	59	68	163	842
120	Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	107	106	100	106	85	104	235	843
121	Columbia, SC [17900]	100	103	114	86	156	201	87	847
121	Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	122	114	153	124	65	222	47	847
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	158	169	34	232	11	860
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	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	130	104	82	122	187	107	143	875
130	Norwich-New London, CT [35980]	182	121	179	182	68	76	68	876
131	Bellingham, WA [13380]	151	161	114	133	100	33	185	877
132	Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	132	168	110	133	107	17	211	878
133	Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	115	113	87	102	189	213	64	883
134	Tallahassee, FL [45220]	128	141	156	110	133	228	1	897
135	Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	144	154	161	143	88	207	2	899
136	Salinas, CA [41500]	146	151	124	161	152	60	107	901
137	Columbia, MO [17860]	125	147	164	120	61	143	145	905
138	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME [38860]	137	101	99	140	116	180	137	910
139	Wichita, KS [48620]	124	98	102	92	126	153	217	912
140	Lubbock, TX [31180]	156	175	158	165	165	87	13	919
141	Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	131	134	156	140	99	141	121	922
142	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	46	127	128	80	109	192	243	925
143	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	178	156	158	171	162	84	31	940
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	121	140	110	113	186	174	114	958
145	Janesville, WI [27500]	129	185	179	147	117	37	173	967
146	Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	123	119	94	103	140	206	197	982
147	Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	139	143	136	124	91	176	184	993
148	Kingston, NY [28740]	176	152	191	177	63	70	166	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	110	119	126	130	184	206	1025
152	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	158	145	106	142	192	163	131	1037
152	Lafayette, LA [29180]	153	144	113	164	154	81	228	1037
154	Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	161	196	204	144	176	154	7	1042
155	York-Hanover, PA [49620]	116	128	132	150	128	160	230	1044
156	Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	152	183	195	177	167	128	55	1057
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
158	Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	134	165	149	129	134	172	194	1077
160	Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	162	157	119	153	174	95	221	1081
161	Green Bay, WI [24580]	163	169	128	152	151	98	222	1083
162	Greenville, NC [24780]	191	205	206	193	155	79	60	1089
163	Reading, PA [39740]	190	159	169	171	161	105	135	1090
164	Tyler, TX [46340]	157	184	141	195	147	53	216	1093
165	Florence, SC [22500]	141	193	223	167	148	127	98	1097
166	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	146	149	135	133	171	171	196	1101
167	Gainesville, GA [23580]	176	166	176	174	101	86	227	1106
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	125	97	1120
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	223	1129
174	Roanoke, VA [40220]	154	150	147	150	121	217	193	1132
174	Spartanburg, SC [43900]	118	167	164	129	160	203	191	1132
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	Midland, TX [33260]	159	179	128	198	118	120	252	1154
179	Longview, TX [30980]	179	203	152	185	175	59	205	1158
179	Burlington, NC [15500]	175	211	214	199	166	88	105	1158
181	Modesto, CA [33700]	187	189	164	180	218	116	119	1173
182	Olympia, WA [36500]	202	182	174	202	169	85	160	1174
183	Mobile, AL [33660]	183	198	169	174	210	109	139	1182
184	Eau Claire, WI [20740]	196	175	193	195	104	93	233	1189
185	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA [43340]	189	195	169	193	209	124	116	1195
185	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	161	167	142	210	156	1201
189	Ocala, FL [36100]	206	192	188	192	201	223	19	1221
190	Springfield, MO [44180]	181	178	143	157	197	237	129	1222
191	Prescott, AZ [39140]	210	193	185	199	168	89	179	1223
192	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	198	164	153	176	205	155	178	1229
193	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	166	186	163	171	215	151	200	1252
194	Erie, PA [21500]	195	148	182	191	102	205	232	1255
195	Flint, MI [22420]	208	137	199	204	131	145	240	1264
196	Amarillo, TX [11100]	188	217	201	211	206	159	86	1268
197	Fort Smith, AR-OK [22900]	186	210	214	207	199	191	66	1273
198	El Paso, TX [21340]	221	177	199	218	232	219	29	1295
199	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	173	216	193	218	182	71	251	1304
199	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL [37860]	193	180	188	186	207	148	202	1304
201	Springfield, IL [44100]	201	207	218	217	177	134	152	1306
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	230	144	33	1353
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	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX [32580]	229	222	226	244	246	202	16	1385
210	Chico, CA [17020]	223	223	228	225	196	150	141	1386
211	Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	172	202	187	180	190	233	224	1388
212	Corpus Christi, TX [18580]	209	206	197	207	224	152	201	1396
213	Visalia-Porterville, CA [47300]	215	219	210	215	238	146	157	1400
214	Johnson City, TN [27740]	218	200	213	218	170	243	140	1402
215	Punta Gorda, FL [39460]	236	228	214	230	200	111	190	1409
216	Columbus, GA-AL [17980]	203	204	210	207	202	249	136	1411
217	Abilene, TX [10180]	220	239	228	214	221	188	117	1427
217	Montgomery, AL [33860]	204	199	206	207	211	245	155	1427
219	Yuba City, CA [49700]	230	230	223	227	195	78	248	1431
220	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	211	223	230	213	229	248	85	1439
221	Yuma, AZ [49740]	247	246	248	249	243	189	21	1443
221	Joplin, MO [27900]	214	201	222	211	158	187	250	1443
223	Billings, MT [13740]	226	237	208	225	213	165	170	1444
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	Lake Charles, LA [29340]	236	235	230	236	217	158	150	1462
227	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC [34820]	219	218	218	221	240	196	151	1463
227	Redding, CA [39820]	224	234	218	221	208	121	237	1463
229	Macon, GA [31420]	205	227	204	215	212	230	172	1465
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	174	1471
232	Bowling Green, KY [14540]	194	229	214	195	194	235	239	1500
233	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ [29420]	251	242	250	249	237	200	76	1505
234	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ [47220]	238	245	236	236	233	236	100	1524
235	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV [25180]	230	212	230	231	204	247	171	1525
236	Charleston, WV [16620]	244	212	242	241	181	242	165	1527
237	St. Cloud, MN [41060]	233	214	230	231	179	224	220	1531
238	Monroe, LA [33740]	242	240	242	244	223	183	158	1532
239	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS [25060]	240	221	230	234	234	244	144	1547
240	Jacksonville, NC [27340]	239	248	248	238	244	178	159	1554
241	Atlantic City, NJ [12100]	245	231	238	238	228	190	215	1585
242	Salisbury, MD [41540]	224	246	218	229	247	238	188	1590
243	Pueblo, CO [39380]	246	243	245	244	227	166	226	1597
244	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD [43580]	222	241	226	221	225	241	231	1607
245	Terre Haute, IN [45460]	234	238	238	233	216	234	234	1627
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	225	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]	266930	110743	6005	475	5.67	12	12.72
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [35620]	174736	69064	8230	547	0.34	0.96	15.48
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA [41860]	107077	97617	7106	506	2.11	5.37	13.62
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH [14460]	81962	67178	5489	522	1.37	2.38	14.09
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA [41740]	67479	37743	3289	411	1.15	3.71	15.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA [42660]	67188	67708	2527	440	1.69	2.3	12.06
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX [26420]	61332	33842	3241	479	0.47	1.4	10.89
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI [16980]	55798	38793	3687	546	0.41	1.24	11.41
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI [19820]	50859	28371	1734	441	0.65	1.44	8.61
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD [37980]	44678	25113	3836	496	0.4	1.66	14.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX [19100]	40412	27516	3052	466	0.35	1.47	10.36
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA [12060]	38094	21501	2389	482	0.35	0.88	12.26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV [47900]	34251	26804	3682	475	0.42	1.14	13.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX [12420]	31581	23950	1920	384	1.02	2.78	9.63
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC [16740]	19479	7441	801	408	0.28	0.52	15.36
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI [33460]	19158	18090	1463	439	0.49	0.78	10.91
Boise City-Nampa, ID [14260]	18251	4355	283	226	0.55	1.34	12.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY [10580]	17689	6245	372	373	0.69	1.67	14.56
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA [39300]	16801	5725	617	333	0.34	0.49	10.28
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ [38060]	16343	17335	1778	406	0.35	1.7	11.61
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT [25540]	15272	8267	504	359	0.68	0.53	9.92
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL [33100]	14277	11169	2162	397	0.18	1.05	10.57
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA [38900]	14205	19079	1212	401	0.76	0.65	11.99
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT [14860]	13538	5734	781	387	0.6	2.64	11.62
Denver-Aurora, CO [19740]	13232	12746	1521	404	0.43	0.8	10.25
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN [17140]	12420	10658	783	379	0.48	0.52	12.75
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH [17460]	11435	7949	1022	407	0.38	1.12	9.64
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN [26900]	11403	9475	718	349	0.45	0.31	10.64
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV [29820]	8118	3633	952	286	0.16	1.4	7.79
Pittsburgh, PA [38300]	8088	11724	951	377	0.5	0.64	11.34
Raleigh-Cary, NC [39580]	8060	12589	677	290	0.87	0.8	11.87
Baltimore-Towson, MD [12580]	7979	11183	908	342	0.39	1.15	13.98
Kansas City, MO-KS [28140]	7921	5989	685	323	0.27	0.53	9.31
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI [33340]	7327	7798	703	369	0.5	0.69	7.5
Durham, NC [20500]	7322	8563	494	274	1.45	0.28	13.28
Reno-Sparks, NV [39900]	6661	2464	524	250	0.5	3.94	9.14
Salt Lake City, UT [41620]	6144	6673	1003	325	0.53	2.88	8.65
San Antonio, TX [41700]	5893	5279	451	249	0.2	0.76	15.63
Boulder, CO [14500]	5720	7994	808	282	2.43	6.21	11.11
Rochester, NY [40380]	5037	7364	490	287	0.68	0.54	11.35
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA [37100]	4705	5834	656	290	0.69	3.01	11.15
Peoria, IL [37900]	4493	3941	88	194	1.08	0.34	6.19
Madison, WI [31540]	4487	5998	387	287	0.88	1.45	12.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN [34980]	4436	4139	543	290	0.2	0.69	12.59
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL [19340]	4377	1088	92	183	0.29	0.23	5.08
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL [45300]	4314	6183	754	295	0.19	0.8	12.24
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL [36740]	4270	6030	667	295	0.22	0.29	9.81
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC [25860]	4232	920	118	133	0.25	1.28	7.87
Provo-Orem, UT [39340]	4142	3986	514	267	0.57	3.26	5.69
Trenton-Ewing, NJ [45940]	4114	3186	297	181	0.83	1.92	17.64
Manchester-Nashua, NH [31700]	4065	4185	268	227	0.99	0.53	6.9
Ann Arbor, MI [11460]	3982	8007	431	259	2.17	5.24	11.14
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA [19780]	3845	2180	228	160	0.32	0.15	12.24
New Haven-Milford, CT [35300]	3705	4937	442	267	0.57	2.3	10.09
Worcester, MA [49340]	3648	7188	321	228	0.73	1.32	12.8
Columbus, OH [18140]	3602	7739	618	308	0.36	0.37	11.33
Memphis, TN-MS-AR [32820]	3433	2800	239	195	0.21	0.31	10.9
Richmond, VA [40060]	3408	3667	274	225	0.27	0.64	11.95
Albuquerque, NM [10740]	3339	4100	307	273	0.45	1.63	11.51
Lancaster, PA [29540]	3308	1521	133	186	0.27	0.55	5.3
Akron, OH [10420]	3301	3431	373	287	0.49	1.64	10.22
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI [35660]	3270	1000	41	128	0.65	1.11	9.06
Greensboro-High Point, NC [24660]	3023	1996	261	214	0.26	0.81	10.63
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO [22220]	2710	2012	93	162	0.34	0.08	10.41
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA [40900]	2703	6963	500	225	0.29	0.97	13.44
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI [24340]	2626	2673	324	226	0.25	0.87	5.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI [28020]	2500	1836	133	155	0.55	1.82	8.07
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI [36780]	2387	1440	59	155	0.84	0.58	11.2
Knoxville, TN [28940]	2352	3444	276	267	0.38	0.41	11.6
Tucson, AZ [46060]	2293	5142	347	219	0.49	1.7	11.54
Winston-Salem, NC [49180]	2266	1870	148	180	0.27	0.36	11.37
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA [42220]	2233	2227	253	166	0.46	1.78	11.36
Dayton, OH [19380]	2196	2328	253	215	0.29	0.22	10.59
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL [37340]	2187	2594	264	215	0.42	1.8	7.31
Cedar Rapids, IA [16300]	2165	1637	83	159	0.59	0.3	8.06
Jacksonville, FL [27260]	2159	2179	281	208	0.13	0.28	12.14
Toledo, OH [45780]	2105	2023	203	221	0.33	0.34	8.66
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO [22660]	2058	3633	303	236	1	2.67	8.87
Gainesville, FL [23540]	2040	2268	167	190	0.76	2.52	17.04
St. Louis, MO-IL [41180]	1978	4406	410	246	0.16	0.13	12.59
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA [36540]	1951	1738	237	185	0.18	0.18	11.54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA [40140]	1938	5295	577	275	0.11	0.72	10.43
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ [10900]	1891	3488	229	232	0.4	0.64	9.49
Bloomington, IN [14020]	1864	1252	48	80	0.78	0.13	11.31
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC [24860]	1817	4497	259	230	0.48	0.99	7.14
Syracuse, NY [45060]	1720	2264	162	169	0.34	0.37	8.01
Racine, WI [39540]	1673	1094	86	180	0.56	2.13	8.55
Lexington-Fayette, KY [30460]	1672	2182	157	170	0.42	0.15	10.44
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA [42100]	1612	3540	198	155	1.32	2.45	8.58
Champaign-Urbana, IL [16580]	1596	2562	122	174	1.08	1.96	13.38
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY [15380]	1578	2187	236	213	0.19	0.68	10.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN [31140]	1526	3290	313	222	0.25	0.11	7.19
Dover, DE [20100]	1443	196	489	160	0.11	1.86	9.97
Rochester, MN [40340]	1378	2997	82	92	1.32	0.98	8.55
Huntsville, AL [26620]	1372	2047	210	183	0.41	0.64	9.85
Oklahoma City, OK [36420]	1240	2129	307	183	0.15	0.54	9.4
Tulsa, OK [46140]	1129	2911	300	195	0.28	1.18	10.8
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC [47260]	1113	2181	231	189	0.12	0.36	13.26
Columbia, SC [17900]	1086	1469	113	179	0.18	0.2	11.16
Springfield, MA [44140]	1077	1926	156	140	0.31	1.19	12.93
Ogden-Clearfield, UT [36260]	1076	1616	197	158	0.23	0.87	7.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL [34940]	1065	865	167	104	0.22	1.29	7.94
Charlottesville, VA [16820]	1052	1377	155	137	0.57	0.63	11.86
Colorado Springs, CO [17820]	1032	2344	195	136	0.31	0.57	6.89
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI [40980]	1007	923	53	81	0.49	1.28	8.3
Canton-Massillon, OH [15940]	1005	1398	148	142	0.35	0.68	5.83
College Station-Bryan, TX [17780]	997	1371	91	169	0.5	1.41	14.65
Spokane, WA [44060]	993	1057	154	148	0.17	1.02	7.61
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton,FL [35840]	989	1238	248	161	0.14	1.02	10.46
Topeka, KS [45820]	968	1200	108	136	0.52	0.09	16.58
Burlington-South Burlington, VT [15540]	909	2086	119	117	0.92	0.21	7.35
Lincoln, NE [30700]	904	990	110	137	0.29	0.44	10.41
State College, PA [44300]	899	1360	90	146	0.86	2.72	13.98
Birmingham-Hoover, AL [13820]	876	1311	192	151	0.11	0.15	11.74
York-Hanover, PA [49620]	873	1067	90	89	0.23	0.41	6.13
Lansing-East Lansing, MI [29620]	847	1394	97	187	0.3	0.61	14.05
Spartanburg, SC [43900]	797	597	59	115	0.16	0.18	7.8
Baton Rouge, LA [12940]	784	1089	175	140	0.13	0.94	11
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA [13980]	781	1273	77	142	0.7	0.07	13.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR [30780]	780	877	118	136	0.12	0.34	10.37
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA [28420]	778	1301	67	123	0.42	0.1	12.56
Chattanooga, TN-GA [16860]	716	1190	158	148	0.21	0.17	7.51
Wichita, KS [48620]	705	1600	140	162	0.24	0.43	6.67
Columbia, MO [17860]	695	801	59	128	0.43	0.49	9.19
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA [28700]	691	698	38	83	0.23	0.04	11.87
Charleston-North Charleston, SC [16700]	688	1748	165	133	0.21	0.72	12.87
Tallahassee, FL [45220]	674	871	64	137	0.23	0.07	19.22
Janesville, WI [27500]	661	443	54	93	0.27	1.47	8.48
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA [35380]	657	1454	208	127	0.12	0.66	9.24
Evansville, IN-KY [21780]	637	955	64	99	0.3	0.51	10.24
Elkhart-Goshen, IN [21140]	625	596	118	107	0.29	2.37	6.98
Eugene-Springfield, OR [21660]	610	943	125	116	0.25	1.24	11.93
Iowa City, IA [26980]	605	1100	63	69	0.62	0.07	15.53
Sioux Falls, SD [43620]	605	632	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]	569	1501	152	99	0.27	0.3	9.42
Fort Wayne, IN [23060]	527	1529	161	129	0.34	1.13	6.56
Fargo, ND-MN [22020]	521	856	86	123	0.34	0.33	7.94
Wilmington, NC [48900]	520	912	84	94	0.31	0.92	12.34
Florence, SC [22500]	515	369	25	70	0.19	0.58	10.76
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI [43780]	511	1329	113	135	0.41	0.61	10.14
Rockford, IL [40420]	486	1147	94	112	0.34	0.42	4.66
Athens-Clarke County, GA [12020]	443	747	62	95	0.34	0.16	18.75
Savannah, GA [42340]	427	688	55	101	0.17	0.41	7.87
Salinas, CA [41500]	406	784	100	80	0.18	1.13	10.48
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA [49660]	406	798	87	107	0.15	0.35	7.56
Bend, OR [13460]	406	759	101	94	0.37	1.29	9.17
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA [42020]	396	1090	119	113	0.38	1.38	9.09
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA [25420]	395	1362	109	117	0.23	0.28	7.31
Bellingham, WA [13380]	377	688	113	107	0.3	1.65	7.93
Utica-Rome, NY [46540]	376	446	42	63	0.15	0.58	12.05
Lafayette, LA [29180]	375	848	115	79	0.18	0.88	6.22
Roanoke, VA [40220]	364	790	74	89	0.25	0.13	7.68
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC [12260]	345	741	52	103	0.12	0.12	10.96
Lubbock, TX [31180]	342	507	63	78	0.16	0.83	15.42
Tyler, TX [46340]	320	445	80	47	0.19	1.23	6.78
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL [15980]	299	812	123	96	0.1	0.41	9.64
Waco, TX [47380]	295	281	57	80	0.1	1.01	8.84
Midland, TX [33260]	295	465	92	46	0.27	0.62	3.81
Tuscaloosa, AL [46220]	290	364	34	94	0.14	0.43	16.4
Port St. Lucie, FL [38940]	286	718	109	85	0.14	0.79	6.39
Green Bay, WI [24580]	285	595	92	88	0.18	0.76	6.39
Greeley, CO [24540]	277	1480	113	104	0.44	1.69	8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA [42540]	274	437	60	66	0.08	0.43	7.47
Appleton, WI [11540]	261	1711	71	81	0.7	1.18	11.51
Jackson, MS [27140]	258	405	65	56	0.07	0.16	4.7
Fresno, CA [23420]	256	578	74	82	0.06	0.42	13.7
Asheville, NC [11700]	255	1010	102	93	0.21	0.21	6.36
Barnstable Town, MA [12700]	253	543	56	67	0.23	0.65	7.83
Duluth, MN-WI [20260]	248	309	49	61	0.11	0.06	6.33
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA [26380]	243	255	43	31	0.12	0.98	3.85
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA [14740]	239	975	76	84	0.36	1.26	9.52
Burlington, NC [15500]	234	270	28	45	0.16	0.82	10.57
Gainesville, GA [23580]	227	620	55	65	0.3	0.84	6.23
Kingston, NY [28740]	227	775	47	63	0.42	0.98	8.61
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA [46700]	225	723	63	66	0.16	0.87	13.5
Stockton, CA [44700]	224	806	76	83	0.1	0.62	11.24
Longview, TX [30980]	224	306	69	53	0.14	1.13	7.33
Springfield, MO [44180]	216	484	77	82	0.1	0.06	9.72
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]	196	459	62	70	0.21	0.15	8.8
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	11.62
Modesto, CA [33700]	183	402	59	61	0.07	0.63	10.28
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	7.4
Bowling Green, KY [14540]	162	186	28	47	0.1	0.06	5.69
Erie, PA [21500]	160	800	52	50	0.3	0.17	6.09
Eau Claire, WI [20740]	158	507	43	47	0.29	0.8	6.09
Bakersfield, CA [12540]	156	707	78	51	0.08	0.58	10.77
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL [19660]	154	636	67	64	0.09	0.43	8.05
Anchorage, AK [11260]	145	378	46	51	0.09	0.41	15.85
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	305	30	39	0.1	0.02	9.44
Montgomery, AL [33860]	109	324	33	39	0.08	0.03	8.84
Macon, GA [31420]	108	193	34	35	0.08	0.07	8.48
Ocala, FL [36100]	107	377	48	49	0.1	0.1	14.49
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX [13140]	106	280	32	43	0.07	0.01	8.48
Flint, MI [22420]	104	921	40	40	0.23	0.46	5.45
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	7.48
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH [26580]	96	210	20	37	0.06	0.02	11.16
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	8.79
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	13.59
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	207	25	25	0.05	0.09	15.79
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	8.51
Yuba City, CA [49700]	51	184	25	25	0.1	0.9	4.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX [15180]	45	67	14	19	0.02	0.21	12.01
St. Cloud, MN [41060]	42	259	20	21	0.13	0.1	6.4
Terre Haute, IN [45460]	39	129	15	20	0.08	0.06	5.97
Merced, CA [32900]	39	164	15	14	0.06	0.46	13.41
Lake Charles, LA [29340]	38	153	20	18	0.07	0.42	8.96
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	9.23
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	8.75
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	168	15	16	0.06	0.24	6.83
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	51	4	4	0.03	0.16	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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