Metro · Density Score
Portland, OR-WA
Metro area in Oregon and Washington
49 Combined score #39 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 52 #45 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 48 #38 of 109
Portland ranks #39 overall, #38 in Startup & VC and #45 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #6 of 103: 90 patents per 100k people
- #20 of 109: 1.8 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
- #21 of 102: 0.35 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
- $15M #33 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.8 #20 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.21 #26 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.35 #21 of 102
- GDP per person
- $89K #34 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 90 #6 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 74 #92 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 4.0% #21 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +218 #33 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Nike Inc. $46.4B
- Hoffman $5.4B
- Portland General Electric Co $3.6B
- Columbia Sportswear Company $3.4B
- Greenbrier Companies Inc. $3.2B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
