6. Poughkeepsie, New York

Poughkeepsie, New York

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Patents per million residents: 1,829
Average patents per year: 1,226
Top industry: Semiconductor devices
IBM has one of its largest campuses in the area, and recently announced that it received more patents than any other US company for the 20th straight year, including the first patents on the WATSON supercomputer.

Source: Brookings

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