Metro · Density Score
Raleigh, NC
Metro area in North Carolina
65 Combined score #11 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 70 #12 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 61 #13 of 109
Raleigh ranks #11 overall, #13 in Startup & VC and #12 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #5 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 5.9%
- #8 of 102: 0.65 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #8 of 103: 73 patents 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
- $27M #17 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 2.8 #12 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.32 #12 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.65 #8 of 102
- GDP per person
- $90K #31 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 73 #8 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 310 #21 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 5.9% #5 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +350 #18 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- First Citizens BancShares Inc. $9.5B
- Advance Auto Parts Inc. $8.6B
- Martin Marietta Materials Inc. $6.2B
- Vontier Corporation $3.1B
- SAS $3.0B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
