Metro · Density Score
Nashville, TN
Metro area in Tennessee
61 Combined score #16 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 63 #22 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 60 #16 of 109
Nashville ranks #16 overall, #16 in Startup & VC and #22 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #15 of 102: 0.46 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #15 of 109: $102K GDP per person
- #15 of 109: +376 net migration of 25–44 year olds 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
- $19M #26 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 2.2 #16 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.23 #23 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.46 #15 of 102
- GDP per person
- $102K #15 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 17 #75 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 118 #74 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.1% #40 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +376 #15 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- HCA Healthcare Inc. $75.6B
- Dollar General Corporation $42.7B
- Tractor Supply Company $15.5B
- LKQ Corporation $13.7B
- Community Health Systems Inc. $12.5B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
