New Jersey

Highlights

• #6 of 50: Economic output and wealth
• #9 of 50: Scale-ups
• #12 of 50: Talent

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital +0.3 #15 of 50
• Startup formation +0.1 #23 of 50
• Scale-ups +0.6 #9 of 50
• Economic output and wealth +1.1 #6 of 50
• Innovation and patents -0.2 #31 of 50
• Talent +0.6 #12 of 50
• Momentum 0.0 #23 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in New Jersey, by latest annual revenue.

1. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BMY · Healthcare · Princeton · Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro $48.2B
2. Church & Dwight Company Inc. CHD · Consumer Staples · Ewing · Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro $6.2B
3. Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation IART · Healthcare · Princeton · Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro $1.6B
4. Clearway Energy Inc. CWEN · Utilities · Princeton · Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro $1.4B
5. Miami International Holdings Inc. MIAX · Financials · Princeton · Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro $1.4B

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

Metros in New Jersey

• New York, NY-NJ #4 of 109 metros 74
• Trenton–Princeton, NJ #5 of 109 metros 74
• Philadelphia, PA-NJ #25 of 109 metros 58
• Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ #33 of 109 metros 53
• Allentown, PA-NJ #78 of 109 metros 29