Alabama ranks #35 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 1,215 patents from 876 inventors across 138 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 Alabama 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Huntsville, AL | 207 | 148 |
| #2 | Birmingham, AL | 123 | 100 |
| #3 | Auburn, AL | 105 | 70 |
| #4 | Madison, AL | 101 | 71 |
| #5 | Montgomery, AL | 48 | 26 |
| #6 | Hoover, AL | 46 | 30 |
| #7 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 43 | 37 |
| #8 | Mobile, AL | 39 | 29 |
| #9 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | 19 | 14 |
| #10 | Decatur, AL | 18 | 15 |
| #11 | Athens, AL | 17 | 9 |
| #12 | Opelika, AL | 16 | 5 |
| #13 | Tuskegee, AL | 15 | 11 |
| #14 | Fort Payne, AL | 14 | 10 |
| #15 | Harvest, AL | 14 | 8 |
| #16 | Fairhope, AL | 12 | 8 |
| #17 | Homewood, AL | 12 | 8 |
| #18 | Northport, AL | 12 | 11 |
| #19 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 12 | 9 |
| #20 | Spanish Fort, AL | 11 | 8 |
| #21 | Florence, AL | 11 | 10 |
| #22 | Mountain Brook, AL | 11 | 6 |
| #23 | Toney, AL | 10 | 4 |
| #24 | Pell City, AL | 9 | 6 |
| #25 | Scottsboro, AL | 9 | 6 |