Metro · Density Score
Columbus, OH
Metro area in Ohio
59 Combined score #22 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 63 #25 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 57 #19 of 109
Columbus ranks #22 overall, #19 in Startup & VC and #25 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #13 of 109: 2.8 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
- #18 of 109: $26M in VC per year per 100k people
- #21 of 109: 0.24 Series B+ rounds 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
- $26M #18 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 2.8 #13 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.24 #21 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.28 #28 of 102
- GDP per person
- $86K #41 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 25 #57 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 225 #33 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.3% #33 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +118 #44 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Cardinal Health, Inc. $254B
- American Electric Power Company, Inc. $21.9B
- Vertiv Holdings Co $10.2B
- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated $8.2B
- Bath & Body Works, Inc. $7.3B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
