Metro · Density Score
Columbia, MO
Metro area in Missouri
55 Combined score #29 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 63 #24 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 49 #34 of 109
Columbia ranks #29 overall, #34 in Startup & VC and #24 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #1 of 109: 1,050 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #32 of 109: 0.16 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
- #62 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.5%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $2.0M #78 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.33 #87 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.16 #32 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- Not available
- GDP per person
- $63K #102 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- Not available
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 1,050 #1 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.5% #62 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -212 #80 of 109
Some of this metro’s inputs are estimated or still pending.
Top companies
Major companies headquartered in this metro.
- EquipmentShare
- MFA Incorporated
- Veterans United Home Loans
- American Outdoor Brands
- Shelter Insurance