Alabama ranks #36 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,315 patents from 880 inventors across 143 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Alabama 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Huntsville, AL | 219 | 142 |
| #2 | Madison, AL | 173 | 98 |
| #3 | Birmingham, AL | 132 | 93 |
| #4 | Auburn, AL | 73 | 54 |
| #5 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 45 | 33 |
| #6 | Mobile, AL | 43 | 38 |
| #7 | Harvest, AL | 39 | 20 |
| #8 | Hoover, AL | 30 | 14 |
| #9 | Decatur, AL | 29 | 22 |
| #10 | Montgomery, AL | 25 | 14 |
| #11 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | 18 | 8 |
| #12 | New Hope, AL | 18 | 3 |
| #13 | Albertville, AL | 17 | 9 |
| #14 | Enterprise, AL | 16 | 4 |
| #15 | Moody, AL | 15 | 8 |
| #16 | Guntersville, AL | 14 | 5 |
| #17 | Northport, AL | 13 | 8 |
| #18 | Toney, AL | 12 | 5 |
| #19 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 12 | 6 |
| #20 | Mountain Brook, AL | 12 | 9 |
| #21 | Fayette, AL | 12 | 9 |
| #22 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 11 | 10 |
| #23 | Killen, AL | 11 | 5 |
| #24 | Cullman, AL | 10 | 8 |
| #25 | Pell City, AL | 9 | 6 |