Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 5,179 patents from 2,797 inventors across 137 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 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 934 | 554 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 396 | 169 |
| #3 | Draper, UT | 258 | 98 |
| #4 | Sandy, UT | 254 | 157 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 245 | 127 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 205 | 104 |
| #7 | Alpine, UT | 126 | 41 |
| #8 | South Jordan, UT | 122 | 75 |
| #9 | Bountiful, UT | 111 | 51 |
| #10 | Park City, UT | 108 | 58 |
| #11 | West Jordan, UT | 108 | 75 |
| #12 | Spanish Fork, UT | 107 | 38 |
| #13 | Layton, UT | 106 | 45 |
| #14 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 94 | 53 |
| #15 | Logan, UT | 88 | 54 |
| #16 | Murray, UT | 87 | 37 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 79 | 44 |
| #18 | Farmington, UT | 79 | 30 |
| #19 | Highland, UT | 66 | 38 |
| #20 | Lindon, UT | 66 | 36 |
| #21 | Kaysville, UT | 64 | 41 |
| #22 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 62 | 37 |
| #23 | Holladay, UT | 62 | 35 |
| #24 | American Fork, UT | 62 | 44 |
| #25 | Ogden, UT | 58 | 39 |