Kansas ranks #31 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 53,494 patents from 12,005 inventors across 450 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 18.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Kansas All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Overland Park, KS | 10,102 | 1,753 |
| #2 | Wichita, KS | 6,609 | 1,728 |
| #3 | Olathe, KS | 6,155 | 991 |
| #4 | Lawrence, KS | 3,423 | 744 |
| #5 | Leawood, KS | 2,489 | 421 |
| #6 | Lenexa, KS | 2,107 | 521 |
| #7 | Shawnee, KS | 1,979 | 399 |
| #8 | Manhattan, KS | 1,463 | 446 |
| #9 | Prairie Village, KS | 1,249 | 202 |
| #10 | Topeka, KS | 1,068 | 292 |
| #11 | Kansas City, KS | 868 | 266 |
| #12 | Hesston, KS | 638 | 103 |
| #13 | Mission Hills, KS | 518 | 40 |
| #14 | Newton, KS | 477 | 94 |
| #15 | Salina, KS | 453 | 148 |
| #16 | Andover, KS | 451 | 69 |
| #17 | Emporia, KS | 434 | 107 |
| #18 | Hutchinson, KS | 412 | 137 |
| #19 | Derby, KS | 408 | 126 |
| #20 | Sabetha, KS | 366 | 59 |
| #21 | Mission, KS | 349 | 82 |
| #22 | Gardner, KS | 342 | 79 |
| #23 | Coffeyville, KS | 342 | 56 |
| #24 | Pittsburg, KS | 339 | 104 |
| #25 | McPherson, KS | 335 | 70 |