Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 1,467 patents from 815 inventors across 99 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 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 307 | 157 |
| #2 | Bartlesville, OK | 193 | 66 |
| #3 | Oklahoma City, OK | 153 | 112 |
| #4 | Duncan, OK | 124 | 63 |
| #5 | Norman, OK | 93 | 60 |
| #6 | Edmond, OK | 73 | 53 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 49 | 35 |
| #8 | Stillwater, OK | 47 | 35 |
| #9 | Owasso, OK | 38 | 27 |
| #10 | Ardmore, OK | 38 | 10 |
| #11 | Sulphur, OK | 30 | 3 |
| #12 | Bixby, OK | 23 | 15 |
| #13 | Stratford, OK | 21 | 1 |
| #14 | Perry, OK | 19 | 11 |
| #15 | Moore, OK | 18 | 8 |
| #16 | Yukon, OK | 17 | 12 |
| #17 | Claremore, OK | 16 | 10 |
| #18 | Davis, OK | 16 | 1 |
| #19 | Ponca City, OK | 14 | 9 |
| #20 | Sapulpa, OK | 11 | 3 |
| #21 | Tuttle, OK | 8 | 4 |
| #22 | Jenks, OK | 7 | 6 |
| #23 | Collinsville, OK | 7 | 5 |
| #24 | Newcastle, OK | 6 | 2 |
| #25 | Beggs, OK | 5 | 3 |