Metro · Density Score
Cedar Rapids, IA
Metro area in Iowa
27 Combined score #83 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 24 #95 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 31 #72 of 109
Cedar Rapids ranks #83 overall, #72 in Startup & VC and #95 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #23 of 103: 48 patents per 100k people
- #43 of 109: $86K GDP per person
- #43 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.1%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $4.1M #64 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.90 #56 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.11 #60 of 102
- GDP per person
- $86K #43 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 48 #23 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 45 #100 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.1% #43 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -369 #94 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- United Fire Group Inc. $1.4B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
