Metro · Density Score
Denver, CO
Metro area in Colorado
68 Combined score #8 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 61 #26 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 72 #4 of 109
Denver ranks #8 overall, #4 in Startup & VC and #26 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #5 of 109: $135M in VC per year per 100k people
- #5 of 102: 0.80 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #7 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 5.4%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $135M #5 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 3.7 #9 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.55 #8 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.80 #5 of 102
- GDP per person
- $107K #11 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 51 #18 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 159 #55 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 5.4% #7 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -310 #90 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Arrow Electronics, Inc. $30.9B
- Newmont Corporation $22.7B
- EchoStar Corporation $15.0B
- DaVita Inc. $13.6B
- Ball Corporation $13.2B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
