New Mexico ranks #36 among US states for total patents filed in 2021, with 1,240 patents from 830 inventors across 47 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Mexico 2021
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 759 | 510 |
| #2 | Los Alamos, NM | 164 | 113 |
| #3 | Santa Fe, NM | 94 | 52 |
| #4 | Las Cruces, NM | 32 | 21 |
| #5 | Rio Rancho, NM | 28 | 23 |
| #6 | Sandia Park, NM | 22 | 9 |
| #7 | Edgewood, NM | 17 | 13 |
| #8 | Tijeras, NM | 17 | 15 |
| #9 | Corrales, NM | 14 | 10 |
| #10 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 8 | 2 |
| #11 | Bernalillo, NM | 7 | 5 |
| #12 | Williamsburg, NM | 7 | 1 |
| #13 | Moriarty, NM | 6 | 2 |
| #14 | Ranchos des Placitas, NM | 5 | 3 |
| #15 | Socorro, NM | 5 | 4 |
| #16 | Hobbs, NM | 4 | 4 |
| #17 | Alamogordo, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #18 | Roswell, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #19 | Bloomfield, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #20 | Arroyo Seco, NM | 3 | 1 |
| #21 | Silver City, NM | 3 | 3 |
| #22 | Texico, NM | 3 | 1 |
| #23 | Chapparal, NM | 2 | 1 |
| #24 | San Miguel, NM | 2 | 1 |
| #25 | Deming, NM | 2 | 2 |