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Riverside–San Bernardino, CA

Metro area in California

14 Combined score #101 of 109 metros
Economic
16 #103 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
14 #96 of 109

Riverside–San Bernardino ranks #101 overall, #96 in Startup & VC and #103 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #46 of 109: +115 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #69 of 109: 0.02 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
  • #85 of 109: 88 STEM degrees 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
$0.58M #92 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.19 #97 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.02 #69 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0 #81 of 102
GDP per person
$57K #107 of 109
Patents per 100k people
12 #87 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
88 #85 of 109
Tech share of jobs
1.1% #108 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+115 #46 of 109

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.

  1. Monster Beverage Corporation MNST · Consumer Staples · Corona $8.3B
  2. Stater Bros Private · Retailing · San Bernardino $4.7B
  3. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. AMPH · Healthcare · Rancho Cucamonga $720M
  4. CVB Financial Corporation CVBF · Financials · Ontario $516M
  5. Karat Packaging Inc. KRT · Materials · Chino $468M

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

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