Alaska ranks #52 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 115 patents from 84 inventors across 19 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Alaska 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Anchorage, AK | 61 | 39 |
| #2 | Fairbanks, AK | 11 | 11 |
| #3 | Juneau, AK | 9 | 9 |
| #4 | Wasilla, AK | 9 | 6 |
| #5 | Palmer, AK | 5 | 3 |
| #6 | Soldotna, AK | 3 | 1 |
| #7 | Sitka, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #8 | North Pole, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #9 | Anchor Point, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #10 | Ketchikan, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #11 | Birchwood, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Big Lake, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Cooper Landing, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Homer, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Kenai, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Petersburg, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Seward, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #18 | Talkeetna, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Whittier, AK | 1 | 1 |