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Champaign–Urbana, IL

Metro area in Illinois

48 Combined score #46 of 127 metros
Economic
73 #13 of 127
Innovation (Startup & VC)
32 #74 of 127

Champaign–Urbana ranks #46 overall, #74 in Startup & VC and #13 in Economy among 127 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #3 of 127: 3,043 STEM degrees per 100k people
  • #13 of 127: 3.8 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #18 of 122: 69 patents 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
$12M #43 of 127
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
3.8 #13 of 127
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0 #80 of 127
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0 #92 of 121
GDP per person
$72K #91 of 127
Patents per 100k people
69 #18 of 122
STEM degrees per 100k people
3,043 #3 of 127
Tech share of jobs
2.7% #67 of 127
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
-801 #113 of 127

Some of this metro’s inputs are estimated or still pending.

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