Metro · Density Score
Colorado Springs, CO
Metro area in Colorado
40 Combined score #61 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 36 #79 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 44 #47 of 109
Colorado Springs ranks #61 overall, #47 in Startup & VC and #79 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #8 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 5.4%
- #11 of 109: +459 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #29 of 109: 246 STEM degrees 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
- $9.3M #46 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.55 #74 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.05 #62 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.04 #76 of 102
- GDP per person
- $72K #81 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 23 #62 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 246 #29 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 5.4% #8 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +459 #11 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Century Casinos, Inc. $573M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.