Metro · Density Score
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Metro area in Arkansas and Oklahoma
0 Combined score #109 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 3 #107 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 0 #109 of 109
Fort Smith ranks #109 overall, #109 in Startup & VC and #107 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #84 of 103: 12 patents per 100k people
- #96 of 109: 55 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #105 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 1.2%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $0 #106 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #106 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
- $54K #109 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 12 #84 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 55 #96 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.2% #105 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -623 #105 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- ArcBest Corporation $4.0B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
