Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 8,966 patents from 5,006 inventors across 158 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Colorado 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,222 | 668 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 923 | 510 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 742 | 399 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 639 | 338 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 474 | 299 |
| #6 | Littleton, CO | 306 | 180 |
| #7 | Broomfield, CO | 304 | 176 |
| #8 | Golden, CO | 276 | 159 |
| #9 | Lafayette, CO | 240 | 119 |
| #10 | Arvada, CO | 209 | 121 |
| #11 | Louisville, CO | 191 | 110 |
| #12 | Westminster, CO | 189 | 111 |
| #13 | Parker, CO | 184 | 99 |
| #14 | Englewood, CO | 179 | 81 |
| #15 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 179 | 112 |
| #16 | Centennial, CO | 165 | 93 |
| #17 | Lakewood, CO | 158 | 98 |
| #18 | Castle Rock, CO | 156 | 78 |
| #19 | Erie, CO | 156 | 87 |
| #20 | Superior, CO | 150 | 77 |
| #21 | Loveland, CO | 146 | 90 |
| #22 | Aurora, CO | 146 | 105 |
| #23 | Thornton, CO | 125 | 68 |
| #24 | Evergreen, CO | 114 | 51 |
| #25 | Lyons, CO | 69 | 34 |