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Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Metro area in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio

1 Combined score #108 of 109 metros
Economic
4 #105 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
1 #108 of 109

Huntington–Ashland ranks #108 overall, #108 in Startup & VC and #105 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #59 of 109: +4.9 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #91 of 109: 74 STEM degrees per 100k people
  • #100 of 109: $0.08M 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
$0.08M #100 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.10 #105 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
$55K #108 of 109
Patents per 100k people
1.6 #103 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
74 #91 of 109
Tech share of jobs
1.2% #107 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+4.9 #59 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. Energy Services of America Corporation ESOA · Industrials · Huntington $411M

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

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