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Gulfport–Biloxi, MS

Metro area in Mississippi

3 Combined score #107 of 109 metros
Economic
0 #109 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
7 #104 of 109

Gulfport–Biloxi ranks #107 overall, #104 in Startup & VC and #109 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #86 of 109: 0.33 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #100 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 1.6%
  • #101 of 109: $0.07M in VC 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
$0.07M #101 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.33 #86 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
$62K #103 of 109
Patents per 100k people
3.0 #102 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
0 #106 of 109
Tech share of jobs
1.6% #100 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
-46 #66 of 109

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.

  1. Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC · Financials · Gulfport $1.5B

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

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