Metro · Density Score
Jackson, MS
Metro area in Mississippi
18 Combined score #93 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 17 #102 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 21 #83 of 109
Jackson ranks #93 overall, #83 in Startup & VC and #102 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #26 of 109: +267 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #88 of 109: $0.95M in VC per year per 100k people
- #90 of 109: 77 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
- $0.95M #88 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.24 #92 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
- $66K #96 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 5.2 #99 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 77 #90 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.6% #99 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +267 #26 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Cal-Maine Foods Inc. $2.9B
- Trustmark Corporation $800M
- EastGroup Properties Inc. $721M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
