Arkansas ranks #42 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 737 patents from 485 inventors across 87 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Arkansas 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Little Rock, AR | 111 | 68 |
| #2 | Fayetteville, AR | 94 | 66 |
| #3 | Bentonville, AR | 69 | 49 |
| #4 | Rogers, AR | 52 | 33 |
| #5 | Springdale, AR | 45 | 25 |
| #6 | Conway, AR | 42 | 25 |
| #7 | Barling, AR | 19 | 15 |
| #8 | Jonesboro, AR | 19 | 17 |
| #9 | Maddux Spring, AR | 18 | 10 |
| #10 | Mayflower, AR | 17 | 8 |
| #11 | Bay, AR | 15 | 2 |
| #12 | Batesville, AR | 11 | 4 |
| #13 | Centerton, AR | 11 | 6 |
| #14 | Hot Springs, AR | 10 | 6 |
| #15 | Paragould, AR | 9 | 5 |
| #16 | Russellville, AR | 8 | 8 |
| #17 | Stuttgart, AR | 7 | 1 |
| #18 | Berryville, AR | 7 | 6 |
| #19 | Jacksonville, AR | 7 | 3 |
| #20 | North Little Rock, AR | 7 | 5 |
| #21 | Mountain Home, AR | 6 | 5 |
| #22 | Bryant, AR | 6 | 5 |
| #23 | Prairie Grove, AR | 6 | 4 |
| #24 | Eureka Springs, AR | 5 | 1 |
| #25 | West Fork, AR | 5 | 3 |