Metro · Density Score
Grand Rapids, MI
Metro area in Michigan
39 Combined score #62 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 41 #67 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 38 #56 of 109
Grand Rapids ranks #62 overall, #56 in Startup & VC and #67 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #36 of 103: 36 patents per 100k people
- #59 of 102: 0.11 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #61 of 109: 0.06 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $4.0M #66 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.76 #62 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.06 #61 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.11 #59 of 102
- GDP per person
- $75K #75 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 36 #36 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 123 #71 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.1% #80 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -63 #70 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Gordon Food Service $23.0B
- Meijer $22.0B
- Amway $7.4B
- UFP Industries, Inc. $6.3B
- Perrigo Company plc $4.3B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
