Metro · Density Score
Huntsville, AL
Metro area in Alabama
46 Combined score #49 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 52 #46 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 43 #50 of 109
Huntsville ranks #49 overall, #50 in Startup & VC and #46 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #2 of 109: +1,099 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #3 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 7.3%
- #27 of 109: 258 STEM degrees 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
- $11M #40 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.1 #46 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.06 #58 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.13 #57 of 102
- GDP per person
- $83K #54 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 21 #66 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 258 #27 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 7.3% #3 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +1,099 #2 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- ADTRAN Holdings Inc. $1.1B
- Lakeland Industries Inc. $193M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
