Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 1,700 patents from 935 inventors across 100 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 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 309 | 187 |
| #2 | Bartlesville, OK | 295 | 85 |
| #3 | Duncan, OK | 183 | 65 |
| #4 | Oklahoma City, OK | 158 | 117 |
| #5 | Norman, OK | 111 | 69 |
| #6 | Edmond, OK | 65 | 48 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 64 | 43 |
| #8 | Owasso, OK | 49 | 25 |
| #9 | Stillwater, OK | 47 | 37 |
| #10 | Ardmore, OK | 32 | 13 |
| #11 | Bixby, OK | 26 | 17 |
| #12 | Claremore, OK | 23 | 18 |
| #13 | Perry, OK | 22 | 16 |
| #14 | Moore, OK | 22 | 9 |
| #15 | Sulphur, OK | 17 | 3 |
| #16 | Yukon, OK | 14 | 9 |
| #17 | Stratford, OK | 11 | 2 |
| #18 | Coweta, OK | 11 | 8 |
| #19 | Newcastle, OK | 10 | 2 |
| #20 | Sapulpa, OK | 10 | 6 |
| #21 | Collinsville, OK | 9 | 7 |
| #22 | Weatherford, OK | 8 | 4 |
| #23 | Blanchard, OK | 7 | 6 |
| #24 | Ponca City, OK | 7 | 7 |
| #25 | Ramona, OK | 7 | 1 |