Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 9,775 patents from 5,412 inventors across 168 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Colorado 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,406 | 743 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 1,052 | 629 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 869 | 478 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 608 | 330 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 452 | 270 |
| #6 | Broomfield, CO | 344 | 198 |
| #7 | Golden, CO | 308 | 155 |
| #8 | Littleton, CO | 280 | 176 |
| #9 | Lafayette, CO | 217 | 103 |
| #10 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 214 | 115 |
| #11 | Parker, CO | 213 | 115 |
| #12 | Louisville, CO | 195 | 119 |
| #13 | Westminster, CO | 195 | 129 |
| #14 | Arvada, CO | 193 | 120 |
| #15 | Englewood, CO | 187 | 97 |
| #16 | Erie, CO | 185 | 85 |
| #17 | Loveland, CO | 180 | 106 |
| #18 | Aurora, CO | 177 | 112 |
| #19 | Lakewood, CO | 174 | 117 |
| #20 | Centennial, CO | 174 | 105 |
| #21 | Castle Rock, CO | 153 | 86 |
| #22 | Superior, CO | 149 | 78 |
| #23 | Thornton, CO | 130 | 73 |
| #24 | Evergreen, CO | 85 | 44 |
| #25 | Windsor, CO | 84 | 39 |