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Where inventions come from, and where it is growing

Cities and countries ranked by the applications and patents of the inventors who live there, by year, with the places gaining share of new filings fastest. Open a city for its companies, inventors and domains.

Cities States Countries

#	State or region	Applications	Inventors	Allowed	Cities	Leading cities
1	CAUnited States	1,429,959	578,797	80%	1,420	San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco
2	MAUnited States	328,540	127,514	74%	549	Cambridge, Boston, Lexington
3	TXUnited States	312,097	143,947	80%	786	Austin, Houston, Dallas
4	NYUnited States	297,490	114,292	78%	1,210	New York, Brooklyn, Yorktown Heights
5	WAUnited States	219,499	114,166	80%	358	Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue
6	MIUnited States	196,282	78,978	82%	692	Ann Arbor, Canton, Troy
7	NJUnited States	177,491	65,890	75%	737	Princeton, Bridgewater, Jersey City
8	ILUnited States	177,332	78,211	77%	738	Chicago, Naperville, Evanston
9	PAUnited States	156,893	68,722	76%	1,071	Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, West Chester
10	MNUnited States	151,871	58,973	80%	553	Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester
11	NYUnited States	297,490	114,292	78%	1,210	New York, Brooklyn, Yorktown Heights
12	CAUnited States	1,429,959	578,797	80%	1,420	San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco
13	ILUnited States	177,332	78,211	77%	738	Chicago, Naperville, Evanston
14	WAUnited States	219,499	114,166	80%	358	Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue
15	MAUnited States	328,540	127,514	74%	549	Cambridge, Boston, Lexington
16	PAUnited States	156,893	68,722	76%	1,071	Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, West Chester
17	MIUnited States	196,282	78,978	82%	692	Ann Arbor, Canton, Troy
18	TXUnited States	312,097	143,947	80%	786	Austin, Houston, Dallas

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An application counts once for each place where at least one of its inventors lives; a state adds up its cities, so an application with inventors in two of its cities counts in both.