Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 8,682 patents from 4,945 inventors across 160 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Colorado 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,222 | 682 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 829 | 466 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 751 | 427 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 597 | 308 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 430 | 283 |
| #6 | Broomfield, CO | 341 | 205 |
| #7 | Littleton, CO | 268 | 171 |
| #8 | Lafayette, CO | 268 | 110 |
| #9 | Golden, CO | 260 | 161 |
| #10 | Louisville, CO | 214 | 115 |
| #11 | Arvada, CO | 206 | 109 |
| #12 | Westminster, CO | 188 | 112 |
| #13 | Loveland, CO | 184 | 102 |
| #14 | Erie, CO | 178 | 90 |
| #15 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 167 | 103 |
| #16 | Englewood, CO | 161 | 83 |
| #17 | Aurora, CO | 160 | 115 |
| #18 | Parker, CO | 156 | 83 |
| #19 | Centennial, CO | 146 | 84 |
| #20 | Lakewood, CO | 141 | 87 |
| #21 | Superior, CO | 139 | 74 |
| #22 | Thornton, CO | 118 | 74 |
| #23 | Castle Rock, CO | 112 | 61 |
| #24 | Evergreen, CO | 109 | 54 |
| #25 | Lyons, CO | 94 | 38 |