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Las Vegas, NV

Metro area in Nevada

45 Combined score #51 of 109 metros
Economic
36 #80 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
52 #24 of 109

Las Vegas ranks #51 overall, #24 in Startup & VC and #80 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #9 of 109: +541 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #31 of 109: 1.4 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #36 of 109: $12M 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
$12M #36 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
1.4 #31 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.04 #63 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.14 #55 of 102
GDP per person
$81K #58 of 109
Patents per 100k people
24 #60 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
45 #99 of 109
Tech share of jobs
1.8% #91 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+541 #9 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. MGM Resorts International MGM · Consumer Discretionary · Las Vegas $17.5B
  2. Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS · Consumer Discretionary · Las Vegas $13.0B
  3. Wynn Resorts Limited WYNN · Consumer Discretionary · Las Vegas $7.1B
  4. Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD · Consumer Discretionary · Las Vegas $4.1B
  5. Allegiant Travel Company ALGT · Industrials · Las Vegas $2.6B

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

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