New Mexico ranks #34 among US states for total patents filed in 2019, with 1,614 patents from 984 inventors across 47 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Mexico 2019
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 890 | 568 |
| #2 | Los Alamos, NM | 247 | 155 |
| #3 | Santa Fe, NM | 154 | 73 |
| #4 | Rio Rancho, NM | 47 | 29 |
| #5 | Tijeras, NM | 37 | 22 |
| #6 | Las Cruces, NM | 36 | 20 |
| #7 | Edgewood, NM | 35 | 13 |
| #8 | Corrales, NM | 24 | 15 |
| #9 | Sandia Park, NM | 19 | 13 |
| #10 | Socorro, NM | 11 | 9 |
| #11 | Los Lunas, NM | 10 | 7 |
| #12 | Moriarty, NM | 8 | 3 |
| #13 | Bernalillo, NM | 8 | 6 |
| #14 | Farmington, NM | 7 | 1 |
| #15 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 7 | 2 |
| #16 | Anthony, NM | 6 | 5 |
| #17 | Kirtland, NM | 6 | 2 |
| #18 | Williamsburg, NM | 5 | 1 |
| #19 | Hobbs, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #20 | Ranchos des Placitas, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #21 | El Rancho, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #22 | Belen, NM | 4 | 2 |
| #23 | Arroyo Seco, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #24 | Chimayo, NM | 3 | 1 |
| #25 | Roswell, NM | 3 | 3 |