Metro · Density Score
Buffalo, NY
Metro area in New York
40 Combined score #59 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 47 #55 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 36 #62 of 109
Buffalo ranks #59 overall, #62 in Startup & VC and #55 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #15 of 109: 363 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #56 of 109: $82K GDP per person
- #58 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.6%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $3.2M #71 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.75 #64 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.06 #60 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.09 #66 of 102
- GDP per person
- $82K #56 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 18 #73 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 363 #15 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.6% #58 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -61 #69 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- M&T Bank Corporation $9.7B
- Rich Products $5.8B
- Delaware North $4.4B
- Moog Inc. $3.9B
- National Fuel Gas Company $2.3B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
