Alaska ranks #52 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 97 patents from 76 inventors across 19 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Alaska 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Anchorage, AK | 52 | 37 |
| #2 | Fairbanks, AK | 10 | 10 |
| #3 | Wasilla, AK | 9 | 7 |
| #4 | Juneau, AK | 5 | 4 |
| #5 | Dobson Landing, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #6 | Seward, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #7 | North Pole, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #8 | Anchor Point, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #9 | Big Lake, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #10 | Ketchikan, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #11 | Auke Bay, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Girdwood, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Palmer, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Kenai, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Soldotna, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Homer, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Talkeetna, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #18 | Healy, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Nikiski, AK | 1 | 1 |