Delaware

Highlights

• #4 of 50: Startup formation
• #6 of 50: Innovation and patents
• #11 of 50: Economic output and wealth

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital -0.2 #28 of 50
• Startup formation +1.2 #4 of 50
• Scale-ups -1.9 #48 of 50
• Economic output and wealth +0.7 #11 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.7 #6 of 50
• Talent +0.6 #12 of 50
• Momentum -0.6 #41 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Delaware, by latest annual revenue.

1. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD · Materials · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ $6.8B
2. The Chemours Company CC · Materials · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ $5.8B
3. W. L. Gore & Associates Private · Materials · Newark · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ metro $5.3B
4. Incyte Corporation INCY · Healthcare · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ $5.1B
5. Qnity Electronics, Inc. Q · Technology · Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ $4.8B

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

Metros in Delaware

• Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ #33 of 109 metros 53