Metro · Density Score
Baton Rouge, LA
Metro area in Louisiana
25 Combined score #86 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 39 #73 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 16 #92 of 109
Baton Rouge ranks #86 overall, #92 in Startup & VC and #73 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #41 of 109: 206 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #51 of 109: +81 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #52 of 109: $83K GDP per person
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $0.45M #95 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.12 #103 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.11 #58 of 102
- GDP per person
- $83K #52 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 6.0 #98 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 206 #41 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.8% #92 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +81 #51 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Lamar Advertising Company $2.3B
- Business First Bancshares Inc. $325M
- Investar Holding Corporation $90M
- Crown Crafts Inc $82M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
