Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 3,799 patents from 2,256 inventors across 131 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Utah 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 784 | 482 |
| #2 | Sandy, UT | 228 | 126 |
| #3 | Provo, UT | 215 | 126 |
| #4 | Orem, UT | 181 | 106 |
| #5 | Draper, UT | 159 | 79 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 151 | 74 |
| #7 | Park City, UT | 122 | 70 |
| #8 | West Jordan, UT | 94 | 51 |
| #9 | South Jordan, UT | 85 | 56 |
| #10 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 81 | 44 |
| #11 | Layton, UT | 77 | 43 |
| #12 | Logan, UT | 70 | 40 |
| #13 | Alpine, UT | 66 | 35 |
| #14 | Bountiful, UT | 63 | 39 |
| #15 | Springville, UT | 57 | 33 |
| #16 | Holladay, UT | 53 | 35 |
| #17 | Farmington, UT | 49 | 25 |
| #18 | Spanish Fork, UT | 49 | 32 |
| #19 | Kaysville, UT | 48 | 33 |
| #20 | Herriman, UT | 47 | 21 |
| #21 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 44 | 27 |
| #22 | Riverton, UT | 42 | 27 |
| #23 | Highland, UT | 39 | 31 |
| #24 | Cedar Hills, UT | 39 | 19 |
| #25 | Ogden, UT | 39 | 33 |