Metro · Density Score
Richmond, VA
Metro area in Virginia
52 Combined score #34 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 58 #37 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 49 #36 of 109
Richmond ranks #34 overall, #36 in Startup & VC and #37 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #22 of 109: +299 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #23 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.7%
- #27 of 102: 0.29 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
- $11M #37 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.1 #48 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.13 #41 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.29 #27 of 102
- GDP per person
- $89K #32 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 31 #46 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 118 #75 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.7% #23 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +299 #22 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Performance Food Group Company $67.8B
- CarMax Inc $25.9B
- Altria Group Inc. $23.3B
- Dominion Energy Inc. $16.5B
- Markel Group Inc. $15.5B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
