Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 8,471 patents from 4,827 inventors across 172 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 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,211 | 670 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 865 | 493 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 693 | 390 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 545 | 297 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 476 | 275 |
| #6 | Broomfield, CO | 301 | 186 |
| #7 | Golden, CO | 263 | 168 |
| #8 | Littleton, CO | 260 | 154 |
| #9 | Lafayette, CO | 224 | 112 |
| #10 | Louisville, CO | 181 | 102 |
| #11 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 181 | 110 |
| #12 | Erie, CO | 180 | 93 |
| #13 | Westminster, CO | 176 | 113 |
| #14 | Parker, CO | 174 | 91 |
| #15 | Loveland, CO | 169 | 97 |
| #16 | Englewood, CO | 167 | 81 |
| #17 | Arvada, CO | 163 | 102 |
| #18 | Lakewood, CO | 152 | 95 |
| #19 | Aurora, CO | 150 | 97 |
| #20 | Centennial, CO | 144 | 94 |
| #21 | Thornton, CO | 116 | 59 |
| #22 | Superior, CO | 114 | 63 |
| #23 | Castle Rock, CO | 113 | 70 |
| #24 | Lyons, CO | 84 | 33 |
| #25 | Evergreen, CO | 70 | 34 |