Metro · Density Score
Bowling Green, KY
Metro area in Kentucky
18 Combined score #96 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 27 #91 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 13 #98 of 109
Bowling Green ranks #96 overall, #98 in Startup & VC and #91 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #29 of 109: +243 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #40 of 109: 207 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #98 of 109: 0.18 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
- $0.05M #104 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.18 #98 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0 #81 of 102
- GDP per person
- $63K #101 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 3.6 #101 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 207 #40 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.2% #106 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +243 #29 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Houchens Industries $3.5B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
