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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.

  1. Century Casinos, Inc. CNTY · Consumer Discretionary · Colorado Springs $573M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

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