Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 4,544 patents from 2,568 inventors across 142 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 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 813 | 509 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 296 | 157 |
| #3 | Lehi, UT | 219 | 102 |
| #4 | Sandy, UT | 182 | 123 |
| #5 | Orem, UT | 166 | 112 |
| #6 | Draper, UT | 150 | 83 |
| #7 | South Jordan, UT | 131 | 83 |
| #8 | Bountiful, UT | 124 | 59 |
| #9 | Alpine, UT | 90 | 34 |
| #10 | Spanish Fork, UT | 90 | 44 |
| #11 | Ogden, UT | 89 | 32 |
| #12 | Layton, UT | 88 | 33 |
| #13 | Park City, UT | 84 | 43 |
| #14 | Farmington, UT | 81 | 25 |
| #15 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 78 | 22 |
| #16 | Logan, UT | 78 | 52 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 78 | 40 |
| #18 | West Jordan, UT | 77 | 51 |
| #19 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 71 | 39 |
| #20 | Lindon, UT | 67 | 34 |
| #21 | Holladay, UT | 62 | 25 |
| #22 | Mapleton, UT | 59 | 19 |
| #23 | Murray, UT | 58 | 31 |
| #24 | Highland, UT | 56 | 37 |
| #25 | Herriman, UT | 53 | 33 |