Metro · Density Score
Madison, WI
Metro area in Wisconsin
66 Combined score #10 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 79 #6 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 56 #21 of 109
Madison ranks #10 overall, #21 in Startup & VC and #6 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #6 of 109: 637 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #10 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 5.0%
- #12 of 103: 65 patents 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
- $13M #35 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.7 #21 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.25 #19 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.38 #18 of 102
- GDP per person
- $100K #16 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 65 #12 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 637 #6 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 5.0% #10 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -70 #71 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Epic Systems $5.7B
- Alliant Energy Corporation $4.4B
- Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. $2.8B
- Lands' End Inc. $1.2B
- MGE Energy, Inc. $744M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
