Utah ranks #23 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 4,009 patents from 2,089 inventors across 137 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Utah 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 777 | 386 |
| #2 | Lehi, UT | 214 | 96 |
| #3 | Provo, UT | 195 | 117 |
| #4 | Orem, UT | 146 | 82 |
| #5 | Sandy, UT | 145 | 85 |
| #6 | Bountiful, UT | 140 | 39 |
| #7 | Draper, UT | 122 | 71 |
| #8 | South Jordan, UT | 119 | 74 |
| #9 | Layton, UT | 95 | 30 |
| #10 | Park City, UT | 88 | 47 |
| #11 | Alpine, UT | 80 | 33 |
| #12 | West Jordan, UT | 77 | 53 |
| #13 | Holladay, UT | 74 | 25 |
| #14 | Herriman, UT | 73 | 30 |
| #15 | Ogden, UT | 64 | 37 |
| #16 | Logan, UT | 61 | 35 |
| #17 | Mapleton, UT | 61 | 22 |
| #18 | American Fork, UT | 60 | 31 |
| #19 | Lindon, UT | 59 | 23 |
| #20 | Farmington, UT | 55 | 23 |
| #21 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 54 | 36 |
| #22 | Highland, UT | 53 | 32 |
| #23 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 52 | 35 |
| #24 | West Valley City, UT | 51 | 27 |
| #25 | Murray, UT | 50 | 30 |