Alabama ranks #36 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 1,328 patents from 865 inventors across 137 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 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Huntsville, AL | 204 | 137 |
| #2 | Madison, AL | 175 | 97 |
| #3 | Birmingham, AL | 148 | 100 |
| #4 | Auburn, AL | 82 | 58 |
| #5 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 59 | 41 |
| #6 | Harvest, AL | 41 | 15 |
| #7 | Mobile, AL | 37 | 27 |
| #8 | Hoover, AL | 31 | 17 |
| #9 | Decatur, AL | 26 | 18 |
| #10 | Pelham, AL | 26 | 13 |
| #11 | Montgomery, AL | 25 | 19 |
| #12 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | 22 | 9 |
| #13 | Toney, AL | 16 | 8 |
| #14 | New Hope, AL | 13 | 3 |
| #15 | Florence, AL | 11 | 11 |
| #16 | Northport, AL | 11 | 6 |
| #17 | Fairhope, AL | 11 | 5 |
| #18 | Attalla, AL | 11 | 3 |
| #19 | Moody, AL | 11 | 5 |
| #20 | Guntersville, AL | 11 | 6 |
| #21 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 10 | 9 |
| #22 | Cahaba Cliffs, AL | 9 | 2 |
| #23 | Pell City, AL | 9 | 7 |
| #24 | Trussville, AL | 9 | 6 |
| #25 | Daphne, AL | 9 | 3 |