Metro · Density Score
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN
Metro area in Minnesota
59 Combined score #21 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 69 #15 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 52 #25 of 109
Minneapolis–St. Paul ranks #21 overall, #25 in Startup & VC and #15 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #11 of 103: 68 patents per 100k people
- #17 of 109: 0.28 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
- #19 of 102: 0.38 startup exits 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
- $20M #25 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.4 #33 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.28 #17 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.38 #19 of 102
- GDP per person
- $97K #19 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 68 #11 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 165 #52 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.8% #22 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +75 #52 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated $448B
- Cargill $154B
- Target Corporation $105B
- Best Buy Co., Inc. $41.7B
- Medtronic plc $36.4B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
