Little Rock, AR

Highlights

• #51 of 109: 0.09 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
• #73 of 109: $3.0M in VC per year per 100k people
• #74 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.2%

The inputs

Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.

Venture capital per year, per 100k people

$3.0M #73 of 109

Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people

0.14 #101 of 109

Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people

0.09 #51 of 109

Startup exits per year, per 100k people

0.04 #75 of 102

GDP per person

$70K #86 of 109

Patents per 100k people

6.2 #97 of 103

STEM degrees per 100k people

95 #82 of 109

Tech share of jobs

2.2% #74 of 109

Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people

-514 #103 of 109

Top companies

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

1. Dillard's Inc. DDS · Consumer Discretionary · Little Rock $6.6B
2. Mountaire Private · Food, Drink & Tobacco · Little Rock $3.8B
3. Uniti Group Inc. UNIT · Communication Services · Little Rock $2.2B
4. Bank OZK OZK · Financials · Little Rock $1.7B
5. Westrock Coffee Company WEST · Consumer Staples · Little Rock $1.2B

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

State

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