Pennsylvania

Highlights

• #9 of 50: Talent
• #10 of 50: Innovation and patents
• #16 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 #16 of 50
• Startup formation -0.1 #28 of 50
• Scale-ups +0.2 #18 of 50
• Economic output and wealth 0.0 #23 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.6 #10 of 50
• Talent +0.7 #9 of 50
• Momentum -0.4 #36 of 50

Top companies

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

1. Cencora, Inc. COR · Healthcare · Conshohocken · Philadelphia, PA-NJ metro $321B
2. Comcast Corporation CMCSA · Communication Services · Philadelphia, PA-NJ $124B
3. The Kraft Heinz Company KHC · Consumer Staples · Pittsburgh, PA $24.9B
4. WESCO International Inc. WCC · Industrials · Pittsburgh, PA $23.5B
5. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. PNC · Financials · Pittsburgh, PA $23.1B

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

Metros in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia, PA-NJ #25 of 109 metros 58
• Pittsburgh, PA #28 of 109 metros 56
• Allentown, PA-NJ #78 of 109 metros 29