District of Columbia

Highlights

• Strong in startup formation
• Strong in scale-ups
• Strong in 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 +2.3 Not ranked
• Startup formation +2.1 Not ranked
• Scale-ups +2.4 Not ranked
• Economic output and wealth +2.8 Not ranked
• Innovation and patents +1.7 Not ranked
• Talent +2.5 Not ranked
• Momentum -2.6 Not ranked

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in District of Columbia, by latest annual revenue.

1. The Boeing Company BA · Industrials · Arlington · Washington, DC-VA-MD metro $89.5B
2. RTX Corporation RTX · Industrials · Arlington · Washington, DC-VA-MD metro $88.6B
3. Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT · Industrials · Bethesda · Washington, DC-VA-MD metro $75.0B
4. Mars Private · Food & Drink · McLean · Washington, DC-VA-MD metro $55.0B
5. Capital One Financial Corporation COF · Financials · McLean · Washington, DC-VA-MD metro $53.4B

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

Metros in District of Columbia

• Washington, DC-VA-MD #6 of 109 metros 72