New Mexico

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

6,621

National Rank

#36

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

7.4%

Population

2,100,079

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

315

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape New Mexico's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$147B

Median Income

$62,268

Unemployment

4.3%

Bachelor's+

31.6%

Per Capita Income

$57,652

Fed. Spending

$15.6B

NIH Grants

327

NSF Awards

SBIR/STTR

3,109

~$974M awarded

Biz Formation

978/mo

STEM Workers

7.8%

73,477 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

Patent Activity by Year

723

2016

737

2017

736

2018

775

2019

658

2020

589

2021

601

2022

619

2023

665

2024

518

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC	809
2	Triad National Security, LLC	277
3	STC.UNM	250
4	Sandia Corporation	173
5	SOLAERO TECHNOLOGIES CORP.	166
6	LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC	158
7	International Business Machines Corporation	143
8	Intel Corporation	136
9	UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS	125
10	Unirac, Inc.	84

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	2,141	34.4%
electronics & semiconductors	1,562	25.1%
biotech & life sciences	865	13.9%
mechanical & manufacturing	537	8.6%
chemistry & materials	531	8.5%
mechanical engineering	373	6.0%
construction	206	3.3%
textiles	17	0.3%

Universities in New Mexico

New Mexico

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in New Mexico

New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology

New Mexico State University

University Of New Mexico