9.Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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Patents per million residents: 1,503
Average patents per year: 2,497
Top industry: Computer hardware/peripherals
Austin hosts the main campus of the University of Texas, a burgeoning startup community, and major campuses of tech companies like Dell and IBM.

Source: Brookings

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