Colorado ranks #14 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 216,367 patents from 40,980 inventors across 339 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 37.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Colorado All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boulder, CO | 30,934 | 5,018 |
| #2 | Fort Collins, CO | 20,510 | 3,421 |
| #3 | Denver, CO | 20,041 | 4,554 |
| #4 | Colorado Springs, CO | 14,154 | 2,971 |
| #5 | Longmont, CO | 13,824 | 2,039 |
| #6 | Littleton, CO | 8,032 | 1,939 |
| #7 | Broomfield, CO | 7,060 | 1,198 |
| #8 | Golden, CO | 6,373 | 1,256 |
| #9 | Arvada, CO | 5,539 | 1,140 |
| #10 | Louisville, CO | 4,863 | 788 |
| #11 | Loveland, CO | 4,800 | 931 |
| #12 | Lafayette, CO | 4,658 | 681 |
| #13 | Lakewood, CO | 4,582 | 1,100 |
| #14 | Westminster, CO | 4,552 | 944 |
| #15 | Aurora, CO | 4,540 | 1,215 |
| #16 | Englewood, CO | 4,492 | 810 |
| #17 | Parker, CO | 3,600 | 630 |
| #18 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 3,420 | 703 |
| #19 | Superior, CO | 3,220 | 396 |
| #20 | Erie, CO | 2,981 | 421 |
| #21 | Centennial, CO | 2,932 | 514 |
| #22 | Evergreen, CO | 2,481 | 385 |
| #23 | Thornton, CO | 2,443 | 517 |
| #24 | Castle Rock, CO | 2,381 | 429 |
| #25 | Windsor, CO | 1,846 | 237 |