5.Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

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Patents per million residents: 2,274
Average patents per year: 666
Top industry:  Communications
The University of Colorado, a presence from IBM, and the biotech and communications industries help Boulder lead its state in patents per capita.

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