Metro · Density Score
Boise, ID
Metro area in Idaho
51 Combined score #35 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 63 #23 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 42 #51 of 109
Boise ranks #35 overall, #51 in Startup & VC and #23 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #5 of 103: 99 patents per 100k people
- #5 of 109: +655 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #30 of 109: 1.5 early-stage rounds 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
- $4.7M #60 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.5 #30 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.20 #42 of 102
- GDP per person
- $68K #93 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 99 #5 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 111 #77 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.7% #56 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +655 #5 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Micron Technology Inc. $133B
- Albertsons Companies Inc. $83.2B
- JR Simplot $11.0B
- WinCo Foods $10.0B
- Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. $6.6B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
