Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 4,527 patents from 2,417 inventors across 133 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 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 759 | 469 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 444 | 173 |
| #3 | Sandy, UT | 253 | 130 |
| #4 | Draper, UT | 230 | 77 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 180 | 106 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 158 | 88 |
| #7 | Park City, UT | 134 | 56 |
| #8 | Alpine, UT | 133 | 36 |
| #9 | Spanish Fork, UT | 107 | 38 |
| #10 | Springville, UT | 100 | 47 |
| #11 | South Jordan, UT | 98 | 60 |
| #12 | West Jordan, UT | 94 | 57 |
| #13 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 87 | 51 |
| #14 | Logan, UT | 78 | 42 |
| #15 | Farmington, UT | 76 | 37 |
| #16 | Layton, UT | 70 | 35 |
| #17 | Bountiful, UT | 66 | 43 |
| #18 | Herriman, UT | 57 | 26 |
| #19 | Riverton, UT | 57 | 33 |
| #20 | Mapleton, UT | 55 | 26 |
| #21 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 50 | 30 |
| #22 | Kaysville, UT | 50 | 32 |
| #23 | Murray, UT | 49 | 24 |
| #24 | Highland, UT | 44 | 25 |
| #25 | Lindon, UT | 44 | 27 |