Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 4,352 patents from 2,484 inventors across 149 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 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 839 | 487 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 256 | 137 |
| #3 | Orem, UT | 195 | 121 |
| #4 | Lehi, UT | 185 | 96 |
| #5 | Sandy, UT | 177 | 116 |
| #6 | Draper, UT | 125 | 80 |
| #7 | South Jordan, UT | 123 | 72 |
| #8 | Layton, UT | 119 | 39 |
| #9 | Bountiful, UT | 113 | 42 |
| #10 | Ogden, UT | 103 | 45 |
| #11 | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 93 | 30 |
| #12 | Park City, UT | 93 | 48 |
| #13 | West Jordan, UT | 77 | 47 |
| #14 | Lindon, UT | 77 | 34 |
| #15 | Logan, UT | 76 | 52 |
| #16 | Farmington, UT | 72 | 29 |
| #17 | Alpine, UT | 68 | 34 |
| #18 | Mapleton, UT | 63 | 26 |
| #19 | Holladay, UT | 63 | 26 |
| #20 | Spanish Fork, UT | 62 | 38 |
| #21 | Springville, UT | 60 | 33 |
| #22 | American Fork, UT | 57 | 32 |
| #23 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 57 | 43 |
| #24 | Murray, UT | 53 | 35 |
| #25 | Kaysville, UT | 53 | 35 |