Metro · Density Score
Charleston, WV
Metro area in West Virginia
11 Combined score #105 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 17 #101 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 8 #103 of 109
Charleston ranks #105 overall, #103 in Startup & VC and #101 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #66 of 109: $79K GDP per person
- #68 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.4%
- #100 of 103: 4.5 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
- $0 #106 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #106 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
- $79K #66 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 4.5 #100 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 28 #103 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.4% #68 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -288 #85 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- United Bankshares Inc. $1.2B
- City Holding Company $314M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
