Utah ranks #24 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 100,012 patents from 19,430 inventors across 245 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 30.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Utah All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Salt Lake City, UT | 21,807 | 4,590 |
| #2 | Provo, UT | 6,830 | 1,126 |
| #3 | Sandy, UT | 5,913 | 1,140 |
| #4 | Orem, UT | 4,476 | 913 |
| #5 | Draper, UT | 3,099 | 456 |
| #6 | Lehi, UT | 2,884 | 463 |
| #7 | Park City, UT | 2,366 | 377 |
| #8 | West Jordan, UT | 2,167 | 472 |
| #9 | South Jordan, UT | 2,121 | 398 |
| #10 | Ogden, UT | 2,096 | 542 |
| #11 | Logan, UT | 2,083 | 428 |
| #12 | Bountiful, UT | 2,080 | 403 |
| #13 | Layton, UT | 2,015 | 318 |
| #14 | Alpine, UT | 1,746 | 172 |
| #15 | Spanish Fork, UT | 1,595 | 197 |
| #16 | Pleasant Grove, UT | 1,480 | 286 |
| #17 | Springville, UT | 1,442 | 245 |
| #18 | Murray, UT | 1,394 | 315 |
| #19 | Kaysville, UT | 1,320 | 255 |
| #20 | Farmington, UT | 1,073 | 173 |
| #21 | Highland, UT | 1,050 | 193 |
| #22 | West Valley City, UT | 1,048 | 279 |
| #23 | Holladay, UT | 1,039 | 159 |
| #24 | Riverton, UT | 1,020 | 212 |
| #25 | American Fork, UT | 994 | 214 |