Kansas ranks #29 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 2,039 patents from 1,130 inventors across 152 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 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 423 | 197 |
| #2 | Olathe, KS | 280 | 126 |
| #3 | Lawrence, KS | 175 | 110 |
| #4 | Wichita, KS | 173 | 122 |
| #5 | Leawood, KS | 84 | 54 |
| #6 | Lenexa, KS | 78 | 46 |
| #7 | Shawnee, KS | 76 | 48 |
| #8 | Manhattan, KS | 59 | 41 |
| #9 | Prairie Village, KS | 58 | 22 |
| #10 | Hesston, KS | 36 | 17 |
| #11 | Kansas City, KS | 35 | 17 |
| #12 | Andover, KS | 35 | 11 |
| #13 | Mission Hills, KS | 34 | 7 |
| #14 | Topeka, KS | 29 | 20 |
| #15 | Newton, KS | 24 | 12 |
| #16 | Pittsburg, KS | 23 | 13 |
| #17 | Coffeyville, KS | 19 | 11 |
| #18 | Mission, KS | 18 | 7 |
| #19 | Hutchinson, KS | 15 | 12 |
| #20 | Merriam, KS | 14 | 3 |
| #21 | Salina, KS | 14 | 9 |
| #22 | Valley Center, KS | 13 | 4 |
| #23 | Hanston, KS | 12 | 1 |
| #24 | Derby, KS | 12 | 9 |
| #25 | Garden City, KS | 10 | 3 |