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Chattanooga, TN

Metro area in Tennessee

29 Combined score #92 of 127 metros
Economic
19 #115 of 127
Innovation (Startup & VC)
36 #67 of 127

Chattanooga ranks #92 overall, #67 in Startup & VC and #115 in Economy among 127 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #20 of 127: +343 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #65 of 127: 0.06 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
  • #68 of 127: $4.8M in VC 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
$4.8M #68 of 127
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.79 #76 of 127
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.06 #65 of 127
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.06 #81 of 121
GDP per person
$74K #84 of 127
Patents per 100k people
7.6 #113 of 122
STEM degrees per 100k people
68 #109 of 127
Tech share of jobs
2.0% #100 of 127
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+343 #20 of 127

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

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