Colorado ranks #15 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 8,797 patents from 5,114 inventors across 174 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Colorado 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 1,252 | 725 |
| #2 | Denver, CO | 1,179 | 710 |
| #3 | Fort Collins, CO | 567 | 378 |
| #4 | Longmont, CO | 465 | 273 |
| #5 | Colorado Springs, CO | 389 | 227 |
| #6 | Broomfield, CO | 368 | 183 |
| #7 | Littleton, CO | 274 | 179 |
| #8 | Golden, CO | 261 | 163 |
| #9 | Aurora, CO | 247 | 156 |
| #10 | Parker, CO | 223 | 112 |
| #11 | Westminster, CO | 213 | 108 |
| #12 | Superior, CO | 212 | 72 |
| #13 | Erie, CO | 205 | 93 |
| #14 | Arvada, CO | 196 | 114 |
| #15 | Englewood, CO | 185 | 107 |
| #16 | Lafayette, CO | 182 | 98 |
| #17 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 181 | 121 |
| #18 | Louisville, CO | 179 | 106 |
| #19 | Centennial, CO | 178 | 108 |
| #20 | Lakewood, CO | 164 | 88 |
| #21 | Loveland, CO | 115 | 72 |
| #22 | Castle Rock, CO | 108 | 71 |
| #23 | Berthoud, CO | 79 | 18 |
| #24 | Evergreen, CO | 77 | 40 |
| #25 | Greenwood Village, CO | 67 | 41 |