New Mexico ranks #34 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 1,390 patents from 903 inventors across 51 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 2023
| Rank ↑ | City ↕ | Patents ↕ | Inventors ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 899 | 569 |
| #2 | Los Alamos, NM | 126 | 94 |
| #3 | Santa Fe, NM | 90 | 52 |
| #4 | Las Cruces, NM | 30 | 23 |
| #5 | Rio Rancho, NM | 28 | 19 |
| #6 | Tijeras, NM | 25 | 20 |
| #7 | Edgewood, NM | 23 | 15 |
| #8 | Sandia Park, NM | 22 | 6 |
| #9 | Corrales, NM | 11 | 8 |
| #10 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 9 | 3 |
| #11 | Los Lunas, NM | 8 | 7 |
| #12 | Socorro, NM | 8 | 8 |
| #13 | Kirtland, NM | 8 | 1 |
| #14 | Ranchos des Placitas, NM | 7 | 7 |
| #15 | Roswell, NM | 7 | 6 |
| #16 | Moriarty, NM | 7 | 2 |
| #17 | Angel Fire, NM | 7 | 2 |
| #18 | Farmington, NM | 6 | 5 |
| #19 | Taos, NM | 6 | 2 |
| #20 | Hobbs, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #21 | Clovis, NM | 5 | 4 |
| #22 | Bernalillo, NM | 5 | 3 |
| #23 | White Rock, NM | 4 | 4 |
| #24 | Aztec, NM | 3 | 2 |
| #25 | Bloomfield, NM | 3 | 3 |