Kansas ranks #29 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 2,315 patents from 1,219 inventors across 139 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kansas 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 577 | 223 |
| #2 | Olathe, KS | 378 | 140 |
| #3 | Lawrence, KS | 160 | 101 |
| #4 | Wichita, KS | 154 | 124 |
| #5 | Leawood, KS | 127 | 67 |
| #6 | Shawnee, KS | 85 | 43 |
| #7 | Manhattan, KS | 73 | 44 |
| #8 | Lenexa, KS | 72 | 53 |
| #9 | Prairie Village, KS | 61 | 22 |
| #10 | Topeka, KS | 44 | 19 |
| #11 | Mission Hills, KS | 34 | 6 |
| #12 | Kansas City, KS | 28 | 21 |
| #13 | Hesston, KS | 22 | 13 |
| #14 | Newton, KS | 16 | 13 |
| #15 | Tonganoxie, KS | 15 | 3 |
| #16 | Salina, KS | 15 | 13 |
| #17 | McPherson, KS | 15 | 6 |
| #18 | Pittsburg, KS | 15 | 11 |
| #19 | Dodge City, KS | 14 | 9 |
| #20 | Spring Hill, KS | 14 | 6 |
| #21 | Sabetha, KS | 14 | 8 |
| #22 | Wamego, KS | 13 | 10 |
| #23 | Garden City, KS | 11 | 4 |
| #24 | Coffeyville, KS | 11 | 7 |
| #25 | Mission, KS | 10 | 4 |