New Mexico ranks #35 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,334 patents from 855 inventors across 54 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Mexico 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 741 | 485 |
| #2 | Los Alamos, NM | 151 | 88 |
| #3 | Santa Fe, NM | 146 | 71 |
| #4 | Rio Rancho, NM | 56 | 35 |
| #5 | Edgewood, NM | 35 | 14 |
| #6 | Las Cruces, NM | 31 | 30 |
| #7 | Corrales, NM | 23 | 16 |
| #8 | Tijeras, NM | 20 | 16 |
| #9 | Sandia Park, NM | 15 | 10 |
| #10 | Farmington, NM | 11 | 5 |
| #11 | Anthony, NM | 11 | 10 |
| #12 | Socorro, NM | 8 | 7 |
| #13 | Roswell, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #14 | Bernalillo, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #15 | El Prado, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #16 | Texico, NM | 4 | 4 |
| #17 | White Rock, NM | 4 | 3 |
| #18 | Bloomfield, NM | 4 | 3 |
| #19 | San Miguel, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #20 | Los Lunas, NM | 3 | 2 |
| #21 | Taos, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #22 | Carlsbad, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #23 | Ranchos des Placitas, NM | 2 | 1 |
| #24 | El Rancho, NM | 2 | 1 |
| #25 | Questa, NM | 2 | 1 |