Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 1,640 patents from 1,012 inventors across 122 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oklahoma 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 253 | 179 |
| #2 | Bartlesville, OK | 225 | 90 |
| #3 | Oklahoma City, OK | 171 | 130 |
| #4 | Duncan, OK | 124 | 49 |
| #5 | Norman, OK | 112 | 49 |
| #6 | Edmond, OK | 108 | 84 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 97 | 55 |
| #8 | Stillwater, OK | 69 | 56 |
| #9 | Owasso, OK | 51 | 35 |
| #10 | Perry, OK | 31 | 16 |
| #11 | Claremore, OK | 29 | 17 |
| #12 | Bixby, OK | 21 | 16 |
| #13 | Moore, OK | 18 | 7 |
| #14 | Ponca City, OK | 17 | 10 |
| #15 | Sallisaw, OK | 16 | 3 |
| #16 | Newcastle, OK | 16 | 3 |
| #17 | Yukon, OK | 14 | 7 |
| #18 | Shawnee, OK | 11 | 6 |
| #19 | Ardmore, OK | 11 | 9 |
| #20 | Jenks, OK | 10 | 9 |
| #21 | Chickasha, OK | 9 | 6 |
| #22 | Marlow, OK | 8 | 7 |
| #23 | Enid, OK | 8 | 6 |
| #24 | Depew, OK | 7 | 1 |
| #25 | Muskogee, OK | 7 | 2 |