Metro · Density Score
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Metro area in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas
40 Combined score #60 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 45 #59 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 37 #59 of 109
Memphis ranks #60 overall, #59 in Startup & VC and #59 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #38 of 102: 0.22 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #56 of 109: +37 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #60 of 109: $80K GDP per person
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $1.4M #82 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.48 #78 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.22 #38 of 102
- GDP per person
- $80K #60 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 23 #63 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 118 #73 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.9% #86 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +37 #56 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- FedEx Corporation $94.7B
- International Paper Company $23.6B
- AutoZone, Inc. $20.3B
- Mueller Industries, Inc. $4.2B
- Orgill $3.6B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
