Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 4,558 patents from 2,538 inventors across 137 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Utah 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 885 | 525 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 322 | 139 |
| #3 | Sandy, UT | 251 | 140 |
| #4 | Draper, UT | 214 | 93 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 193 | 123 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 174 | 86 |
| #7 | Park City, UT | 137 | 64 |
| #8 | Alpine, UT | 121 | 36 |
| #9 | West Jordan, UT | 119 | 75 |
| #10 | South Jordan, UT | 111 | 64 |
| #11 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 94 | 53 |
| #12 | Layton, UT | 92 | 40 |
| #13 | Logan, UT | 88 | 47 |
| #14 | Spanish Fork, UT | 83 | 37 |
| #15 | Bountiful, UT | 77 | 48 |
| #16 | Highland, UT | 71 | 39 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 63 | 34 |
| #18 | Kaysville, UT | 57 | 34 |
| #19 | Mapleton, UT | 55 | 26 |
| #20 | Murray, UT | 54 | 25 |
| #21 | Riverton, UT | 51 | 33 |
| #22 | Lindon, UT | 50 | 22 |
| #23 | Herriman, UT | 49 | 22 |
| #24 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 46 | 22 |
| #25 | North Logan, UT | 45 | 19 |