Metro · Density Score
Lincoln, NE
Metro area in Nebraska
49 Combined score #40 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 53 #44 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 46 #42 of 109
Lincoln ranks #40 overall, #42 in Startup & VC and #44 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #11 of 109: 3.2 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
- #12 of 102: 0.48 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #14 of 109: 384 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
- $7.6M #54 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 3.2 #11 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.10 #47 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.48 #12 of 102
- GDP per person
- $85K #46 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 27 #53 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 384 #14 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.6% #25 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -1,014 #108 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Nelnet, Inc. $1.8B
- NRC Health $137M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
