Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 4,215 patents from 2,515 inventors across 143 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Utah 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 838 | 539 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 269 | 166 |
| #3 | Lehi, UT | 185 | 99 |
| #4 | Sandy, UT | 179 | 127 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 171 | 115 |
| #6 | Draper, UT | 154 | 87 |
| #7 | South Jordan, UT | 106 | 69 |
| #8 | Layton, UT | 94 | 45 |
| #9 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 92 | 26 |
| #10 | West Jordan, UT | 91 | 51 |
| #11 | Park City, UT | 90 | 50 |
| #12 | Logan, UT | 89 | 59 |
| #13 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 83 | 44 |
| #14 | Alpine, UT | 80 | 37 |
| #15 | Bountiful, UT | 79 | 46 |
| #16 | Ogden, UT | 79 | 35 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 74 | 38 |
| #18 | American Fork, UT | 71 | 35 |
| #19 | Mapleton, UT | 68 | 25 |
| #20 | Herriman, UT | 65 | 37 |
| #21 | Murray, UT | 59 | 31 |
| #22 | Farmington, UT | 50 | 21 |
| #23 | Kaysville, UT | 50 | 30 |
| #24 | Spanish Fork, UT | 47 | 30 |
| #25 | Holladay, UT | 44 | 18 |