Metro · Density Score
New Orleans, LA
Metro area in Louisiana
41 Combined score #58 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 44 #60 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 39 #54 of 109
New Orleans ranks #58 overall, #54 in Startup & VC and #60 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #27 of 109: 1.5 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
- #27 of 109: $91K GDP per person
- #46 of 102: 0.18 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
- $3.1M #72 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.5 #27 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.18 #46 of 102
- GDP per person
- $91K #27 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 11 #88 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 149 #64 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 1.6% #98 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -291 #86 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Entergy Corporation $12.9B
- Sazerac Company $3.0B
- FB Bancorp Inc. $52M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
