Ohio

Highlights

• #16 of 50: Scale-ups
• #21 of 50: Momentum
• #24 of 50: Venture capital

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 -0.1 #24 of 50
• Startup formation -0.3 #31 of 50
• Scale-ups +0.3 #16 of 50
• Economic output and wealth -0.4 #32 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.1 #24 of 50
• Talent 0.0 #25 of 50
• Momentum +0.1 #21 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Ohio, by latest annual revenue.

1. Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH · Healthcare · Dublin · Columbus, OH metro $254B
2. The Kroger Co. KR · Consumer Staples · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $148B
3. The Progressive Corporation PGR · Financials · Mayfield Village · Cleveland, OH metro $87.6B
4. The Procter & Gamble Company PG · Consumer Staples · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $87.0B
5. GE Aerospace GE · Industrials · Evendale · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro $45.9B

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

Metros in Ohio

• Columbus, OH #22 of 109 metros 59
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN #30 of 109 metros 54
• Cleveland, OH #43 of 109 metros 49
• Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH #108 of 109 metros 1