New Mexico ranks #34 among US states for total patents filed in 2024, with 1,407 patents from 893 inventors across 53 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 2024
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Albuquerque, NM | 794 | 489 |
| #2 | Santa Fe, NM | 144 | 82 |
| #3 | Los Alamos, NM | 143 | 100 |
| #4 | Las Cruces, NM | 73 | 47 |
| #5 | Rio Rancho, NM | 36 | 29 |
| #6 | Sandia Park, NM | 29 | 12 |
| #7 | Socorro, NM | 22 | 12 |
| #8 | Tijeras, NM | 17 | 14 |
| #9 | Bernalillo, NM | 12 | 7 |
| #10 | Edgewood, NM | 12 | 12 |
| #11 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 10 | 1 |
| #12 | Moriarty, NM | 9 | 2 |
| #13 | Corrales, NM | 7 | 6 |
| #14 | White Rock, NM | 6 | 5 |
| #15 | Española, NM | 6 | 4 |
| #16 | Clovis, NM | 6 | 3 |
| #17 | Ranchos des Placitas, NM | 5 | 5 |
| #18 | Kirtland, NM | 5 | 1 |
| #19 | Aztec, NM | 5 | 4 |
| #20 | Taos, NM | 5 | 4 |
| #21 | Roswell, NM | 5 | 4 |
| #22 | Alamogordo, NM | 4 | 4 |
| #23 | Angel Fire, NM | 4 | 1 |
| #24 | Hobbs, NM | 4 | 4 |
| #25 | Forest Park, NM | 3 | 3 |