New Mexico ranks #34 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 1,462 patents from 926 inventors across 49 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Mexico 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 854 | 557 |
| #2 | Los Alamos, NM | 167 | 93 |
| #3 | Santa Fe, NM | 106 | 68 |
| #4 | Rio Rancho, NM | 61 | 39 |
| #5 | Edgewood, NM | 39 | 17 |
| #6 | Las Cruces, NM | 37 | 32 |
| #7 | Tijeras, NM | 30 | 21 |
| #8 | Corrales, NM | 18 | 7 |
| #9 | Sandia Park, NM | 15 | 13 |
| #10 | Bernalillo, NM | 13 | 7 |
| #11 | Los Lunas, NM | 9 | 4 |
| #12 | Moriarty, NM | 7 | 3 |
| #13 | Arroyo Seco, NM | 7 | 1 |
| #14 | Tesuque, NM | 6 | 2 |
| #15 | Carlsbad, NM | 6 | 4 |
| #16 | Roswell, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #17 | Anthony, NM | 5 | 2 |
| #18 | Silver City, NM | 5 | 3 |
| #19 | South Valley, NM | 5 | 2 |
| #20 | Kirtland, NM | 5 | 1 |
| #21 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 5 | 1 |
| #22 | Farmington, NM | 5 | 3 |
| #23 | El Prado, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #24 | Chapparal, NM | 4 | 2 |
| #25 | Ruidoso, NM | 4 | 2 |