Kansas ranks #29 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 2,174 patents from 1,194 inventors across 140 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kansas 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 470 | 212 |
| #2 | Olathe, KS | 336 | 145 |
| #3 | Wichita, KS | 181 | 132 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 168 | 106 |
| #5 | Leawood, KS | 106 | 61 |
| #6 | Shawnee, KS | 88 | 47 |
| #7 | Lenexa, KS | 73 | 53 |
| #8 | Prairie Village, KS | 55 | 16 |
| #9 | Manhattan, KS | 48 | 35 |
| #10 | Topeka, KS | 39 | 22 |
| #11 | Mission Hills, KS | 35 | 4 |
| #12 | Kansas City, KS | 33 | 20 |
| #13 | Hesston, KS | 25 | 15 |
| #14 | Andover, KS | 22 | 10 |
| #15 | Pittsburg, KS | 20 | 16 |
| #16 | Newton, KS | 18 | 13 |
| #17 | Sabetha, KS | 18 | 9 |
| #18 | Mission, KS | 17 | 8 |
| #19 | Hutchinson, KS | 17 | 12 |
| #20 | Salina, KS | 17 | 9 |
| #21 | Hiawatha, KS | 15 | 8 |
| #22 | Emporia, KS | 12 | 7 |
| #23 | North Newton, KS | 11 | 2 |
| #24 | Stilwell, KS | 10 | 8 |
| #25 | Hays, KS | 10 | 4 |