Metro · Density Score
Phoenix, AZ
Metro area in Arizona
53 Combined score #32 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 60 #29 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 49 #35 of 109
Phoenix ranks #32 overall, #35 in Startup & VC and #29 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #28 of 109: +245 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #30 of 109: 244 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #30 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.4%
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $9.8M #44 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.1 #41 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.13 #40 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.17 #49 of 102
- GDP per person
- $83K #51 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 37 #32 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 244 #30 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.4% #30 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +245 #28 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Avnet Inc. $27.6B
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $25.9B
- Carvana Co. $20.3B
- Republic Services Inc. $19.0B
- Honeywell Aerospace Inc. $17.4B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
