Metro · Density Score
Lexington, KY
Metro area in Kentucky
42 Combined score #57 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 45 #58 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 40 #52 of 109
Lexington ranks #57 overall, #52 in Startup & VC and #58 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #10 of 109: 0.34 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
- #26 of 109: 272 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #28 of 109: $17M 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
- $17M #28 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.34 #85 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.34 #10 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.19 #45 of 102
- GDP per person
- $77K #68 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 18 #71 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 272 #26 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.1% #77 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -445 #97 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Gray $4.2B
- Valvoline Inc. $1.7B
- Ramaco Resources, Inc. $537M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
