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Baltimore, MD

Metro area in Maryland

57 Combined score #26 of 109 metros
Economic
70 #11 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
47 #41 of 109

Baltimore ranks #26 overall, #41 in Startup & VC and #11 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #11 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 4.9%
  • #20 of 109: $96K GDP per person
  • #20 of 109: 322 STEM degrees per 100k people

The inputs

Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.

Venture capital per year, per 100k people
$3.9M #67 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
1.1 #47 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.01 #71 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.27 #31 of 102
GDP per person
$96K #20 of 109
Patents per 100k people
29 #51 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
322 #20 of 109
Tech share of jobs
4.9% #11 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+241 #30 of 109

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.

  1. Constellation Energy Corporation CEG · Utilities · Baltimore $25.5B
  2. Allegis Group Private · Business Services & Supplies · Hanover $14.2B
  3. Whiting-Turner Contracting Private · Construction · Baltimore $13.3B
  4. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. TROW · Financials · Baltimore $7.3B
  5. McCormick & Company Incorporated MKC · Consumer Staples · Hunt Valley $6.8B

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

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