(Patents per 100,000 working age residents*)

Key: 1995 1996 1997 1998

1	Minneapolis St. Paul	87.08 83.16 88.51 90.82
2	San Diego	55.52 53.86 66.08 73.26
3	Cincinnati, Hamilton	60.65 53.62 64.51 65.26
4	Denver, Boulder, Greeley	48.25 51.58 52.31 54.97
5	Portland, Salem	31.32 41.92 45.25 49.86
6	Cleveland, Akron	51.53 45.17 43.26 48.10
7	Seattle, Tacoma Bremerton	31.47 34.52 41.01 48.10
8	Phoenix, Mesa	41.50 44.58 49.20 47.31
9	Milwaukee, Racine	51.33 49.64 49.25 44.78
10	St. Louis	32.85 33.82 34.53 42.90
11	Pittsburgh	49.14 40.45 44.69 40.03
12	Atlanta	24.87 26.71 31.00 31.00
13	Miami, Ft. Lauderdale	24.23 26.53 25.57 24.37
14	Tampa, St. Petersburg	20.92 21.97 20.85 22.85
15	Kansas City	16.62 20.68 22.28 20.11

* Working age population is defined as 18-64

Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization