Metro · Density Score
Davenport–Moline, IA-IL
Metro area in Iowa and Illinois
19 Combined score #92 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 34 #83 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 9 #102 of 109
Davenport–Moline ranks #92 overall, #102 in Startup & VC and #83 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #23 of 109: +296 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #33 of 103: 37 patents per 100k people
- #65 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
- $0.05M #103 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.19 #95 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0 #81 of 102
- GDP per person
- $75K #73 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 37 #33 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 53 #98 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.5% #65 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +296 #23 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Deere & Company $45.7B
- Lee Enterprises Incorporated $562M
- QCR Holdings Inc. $370M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
