Kansas ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 1,932 patents from 1,157 inventors across 154 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 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 309 | 189 |
| #2 | Wichita, KS | 251 | 138 |
| #3 | Olathe, KS | 181 | 107 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 154 | 100 |
| #5 | Shawnee, KS | 98 | 52 |
| #6 | Lenexa, KS | 71 | 48 |
| #7 | Leawood, KS | 60 | 38 |
| #8 | Manhattan, KS | 59 | 50 |
| #9 | Prairie Village, KS | 55 | 20 |
| #10 | Kansas City, KS | 49 | 24 |
| #11 | Mission Hills, KS | 42 | 7 |
| #12 | Topeka, KS | 37 | 26 |
| #13 | Fort Scott, KS | 32 | 8 |
| #14 | Andover, KS | 30 | 8 |
| #15 | Hesston, KS | 28 | 21 |
| #16 | Hutchinson, KS | 25 | 12 |
| #17 | Coffeyville, KS | 17 | 8 |
| #18 | Sabetha, KS | 16 | 11 |
| #19 | Pittsburg, KS | 16 | 11 |
| #20 | Mission, KS | 15 | 8 |
| #21 | Salina, KS | 15 | 13 |
| #22 | Louisburg, KS | 12 | 2 |
| #23 | Gardner, KS | 12 | 8 |
| #24 | North Newton, KS | 11 | 2 |
| #25 | Independence, KS | 11 | 8 |