Kansas

Highlights

• #21 of 50: Innovation and patents
• #28 of 50: Economic output and wealth
• #32 of 50: Talent

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital -0.5 #36 of 50
• Startup formation -0.5 #36 of 50
• Scale-ups -0.5 #36 of 50
• Economic output and wealth -0.3 #28 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.3 #21 of 50
• Talent -0.4 #32 of 50
• Momentum -1.0 #47 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Kansas, by latest annual revenue.

1. Koch Private · Multicompany · Wichita, KS $125B
2. Equity Bancshares Inc. EQBK · Financials · Wichita, KS $210M

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

Metros in Kansas

• Kansas City, MO-KS #55 of 109 metros 43
• Wichita, KS #75 of 109 metros 32