Metro · Density Score
Birmingham, AL
Metro area in Alabama
47 Combined score #46 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 43 #65 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 51 #28 of 109
Birmingham ranks #46 overall, #28 in Startup & VC and #65 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #27 of 109: $19M in VC per year per 100k people
- #35 of 109: 0.15 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
- #36 of 102: 0.23 startup exits per year 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
- $19M #27 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.2 #39 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.15 #35 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.23 #36 of 102
- GDP per person
- $77K #69 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 9.2 #92 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 150 #62 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.6% #60 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +133 #42 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Vulcan Materials Company $7.9B
- Regions Financial Corporation $7.5B
- Brasfield & Gorrie $6.4B
- Encompass Health Corporation $5.9B
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co United $4.2B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
