Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 1,442 patents from 722 inventors across 103 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 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 253 | 126 |
| #2 | Oklahoma City, OK | 141 | 78 |
| #3 | Bartlesville, OK | 136 | 57 |
| #4 | Duncan, OK | 119 | 44 |
| #5 | Norman, OK | 79 | 59 |
| #6 | Ardmore, OK | 71 | 5 |
| #7 | Edmond, OK | 67 | 47 |
| #8 | Sulphur, OK | 56 | 2 |
| #9 | Broken Arrow, OK | 56 | 36 |
| #10 | Stillwater, OK | 44 | 29 |
| #11 | Stratford, OK | 41 | 1 |
| #12 | Owasso, OK | 35 | 26 |
| #13 | Bixby, OK | 31 | 13 |
| #14 | Davis, OK | 30 | 1 |
| #15 | Claremore, OK | 21 | 12 |
| #16 | Perry, OK | 20 | 15 |
| #17 | Moore, OK | 20 | 9 |
| #18 | Yukon, OK | 15 | 15 |
| #19 | Sapulpa, OK | 12 | 1 |
| #20 | Newcastle, OK | 10 | 3 |
| #21 | Blanchard, OK | 10 | 7 |
| #22 | Ponca City, OK | 9 | 7 |
| #23 | Jenks, OK | 9 | 9 |
| #24 | Shawnee, OK | 8 | 5 |
| #25 | Collinsville, OK | 7 | 5 |