Kansas ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 1,923 patents from 1,136 inventors across 141 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 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 312 | 199 |
| #2 | Wichita, KS | 281 | 155 |
| #3 | Olathe, KS | 186 | 111 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 160 | 90 |
| #5 | Shawnee, KS | 83 | 44 |
| #6 | Lenexa, KS | 76 | 46 |
| #7 | Prairie Village, KS | 72 | 20 |
| #8 | Leawood, KS | 69 | 43 |
| #9 | Kansas City, KS | 49 | 29 |
| #10 | Manhattan, KS | 45 | 37 |
| #11 | Mission Hills, KS | 44 | 5 |
| #12 | Topeka, KS | 25 | 22 |
| #13 | Hesston, KS | 21 | 11 |
| #14 | Mission, KS | 18 | 9 |
| #15 | Coffeyville, KS | 18 | 9 |
| #16 | Roeland Park, KS | 18 | 8 |
| #17 | Abilene, KS | 16 | 3 |
| #18 | Pittsburg, KS | 16 | 12 |
| #19 | Salina, KS | 15 | 15 |
| #20 | Andover, KS | 15 | 8 |
| #21 | Independence, KS | 13 | 9 |
| #22 | Fort Scott, KS | 13 | 8 |
| #23 | Hays, KS | 11 | 7 |
| #24 | Bonner Springs, KS | 10 | 5 |
| #25 | Hutchinson, KS | 10 | 8 |