Kansas ranks #32 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 2,035 patents from 1,176 inventors across 149 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 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 331 | 203 |
| #2 | Wichita, KS | 279 | 141 |
| #3 | Olathe, KS | 264 | 124 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 148 | 100 |
| #5 | Shawnee, KS | 82 | 47 |
| #6 | Prairie Village, KS | 71 | 24 |
| #7 | Lenexa, KS | 64 | 43 |
| #8 | Leawood, KS | 56 | 36 |
| #9 | Kansas City, KS | 51 | 23 |
| #10 | Manhattan, KS | 48 | 37 |
| #11 | Andover, KS | 39 | 12 |
| #12 | Topeka, KS | 34 | 23 |
| #13 | Mission Hills, KS | 21 | 8 |
| #14 | Hutchinson, KS | 20 | 12 |
| #15 | Hesston, KS | 19 | 15 |
| #16 | Mission, KS | 17 | 6 |
| #17 | Sabetha, KS | 16 | 12 |
| #18 | Newton, KS | 16 | 8 |
| #19 | Salina, KS | 16 | 12 |
| #20 | Park City, KS | 15 | 5 |
| #21 | Emporia, KS | 14 | 7 |
| #22 | McPherson, KS | 13 | 7 |
| #23 | Gardner, KS | 13 | 11 |
| #24 | Atchison, KS | 12 | 3 |
| #25 | Derby, KS | 12 | 9 |