Metro · Density Score
Indianapolis, IN
Metro area in Indiana
48 Combined score #44 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 49 #53 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 48 #39 of 109
Indianapolis ranks #44 overall, #39 in Startup & VC and #53 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #16 of 102: 0.42 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #22 of 109: $95K GDP per person
- #29 of 109: 1.5 early-stage 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
- $7.4M #55 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.5 #29 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.10 #49 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.42 #16 of 102
- GDP per person
- $95K #22 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 32 #43 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 80 #88 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.8% #50 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +89 #49 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Elevance Health, Inc. $199B
- Eli Lilly and Company $65.2B
- Corteva, Inc. $17.4B
- Simon Property Group, Inc. $6.4B
- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated $4.7B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
