Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 5,385 patents from 2,803 inventors across 138 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 Utah 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 927 | 580 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 574 | 204 |
| #3 | Orem, UT | 313 | 159 |
| #4 | Draper, UT | 276 | 99 |
| #5 | Sandy, UT | 240 | 143 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 199 | 98 |
| #7 | Spanish Fork, UT | 135 | 42 |
| #8 | Alpine, UT | 126 | 36 |
| #9 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 110 | 60 |
| #10 | Layton, UT | 104 | 41 |
| #11 | Park City, UT | 104 | 59 |
| #12 | South Jordan, UT | 91 | 66 |
| #13 | West Jordan, UT | 90 | 64 |
| #14 | Bountiful, UT | 89 | 55 |
| #15 | Logan, UT | 88 | 40 |
| #16 | Highland, UT | 80 | 41 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 78 | 40 |
| #18 | Lindon, UT | 74 | 32 |
| #19 | Farmington, UT | 69 | 33 |
| #20 | Murray, UT | 66 | 36 |
| #21 | Herriman, UT | 64 | 33 |
| #22 | Riverton, UT | 62 | 32 |
| #23 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 61 | 33 |
| #24 | American Fork, UT | 56 | 35 |
| #25 | Kaysville, UT | 54 | 35 |