Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 4,576 patents from 2,632 inventors across 143 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 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 797 | 532 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 335 | 173 |
| #3 | Lehi, UT | 209 | 97 |
| #4 | Sandy, UT | 197 | 135 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 194 | 117 |
| #6 | Draper, UT | 169 | 86 |
| #7 | West Jordan, UT | 109 | 69 |
| #8 | Alpine, UT | 109 | 36 |
| #9 | South Jordan, UT | 100 | 71 |
| #10 | Layton, UT | 93 | 48 |
| #11 | Park City, UT | 91 | 52 |
| #12 | Logan, UT | 89 | 48 |
| #13 | Farmington, UT | 86 | 32 |
| #14 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 81 | 46 |
| #15 | Highland, UT | 81 | 33 |
| #16 | Bountiful, UT | 76 | 43 |
| #17 | Murray, UT | 76 | 30 |
| #18 | Ogden, UT | 71 | 41 |
| #19 | Springville, UT | 68 | 35 |
| #20 | Kaysville, UT | 64 | 42 |
| #21 | Spanish Fork, UT | 62 | 27 |
| #22 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 61 | 19 |
| #23 | Holladay, UT | 58 | 28 |
| #24 | St. George, UT | 57 | 46 |
| #25 | Herriman, UT | 55 | 29 |