Oregon

Highlights

• #15 of 50: Startup formation
• #15 of 50: Innovation and patents
• #28 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 -0.2 #28 of 50
• Startup formation +0.3 #15 of 50
• Scale-ups -0.4 #33 of 50
• Economic output and wealth -0.4 #32 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.5 #15 of 50
• Talent -0.4 #32 of 50
• Momentum -0.3 #30 of 50

Top companies

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

1. Nike Inc. NKE · Consumer Discretionary · Beaverton · Portland, OR-WA metro $46.4B
2. Hoffman Private · Construction · Portland, OR-WA $5.4B
3. Portland General Electric Co POR · Utilities · Portland, OR-WA $3.6B
4. Columbia Sportswear Company COLM · Consumer Discretionary · Portland, OR-WA $3.4B
5. Greenbrier Companies Inc. GBX · Industrials · Lake Oswego · Portland, OR-WA metro $3.2B

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

Metros in Oregon

• Portland, OR-WA #39 of 109 metros 49