Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 9,804 patents from 5,433 inventors across 166 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 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,412 | 709 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 1,162 | 649 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 711 | 442 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 681 | 350 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 449 | 252 |
| #6 | Broomfield, CO | 409 | 204 |
| #7 | Littleton, CO | 310 | 179 |
| #8 | Golden, CO | 298 | 178 |
| #9 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 227 | 134 |
| #10 | Aurora, CO | 215 | 139 |
| #11 | Westminster, CO | 206 | 123 |
| #12 | Arvada, CO | 203 | 134 |
| #13 | Parker, CO | 203 | 112 |
| #14 | Superior, CO | 201 | 81 |
| #15 | Louisville, CO | 200 | 121 |
| #16 | Lafayette, CO | 191 | 121 |
| #17 | Lakewood, CO | 189 | 109 |
| #18 | Englewood, CO | 185 | 96 |
| #19 | Erie, CO | 180 | 92 |
| #20 | Centennial, CO | 177 | 99 |
| #21 | Loveland, CO | 159 | 102 |
| #22 | Castle Rock, CO | 140 | 80 |
| #23 | Thornton, CO | 126 | 79 |
| #24 | Evergreen, CO | 86 | 47 |
| #25 | Berthoud, CO | 76 | 28 |