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Tampa, FL

Metro area in Florida

49 Combined score #41 of 109 metros
Economic
46 #57 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
52 #26 of 109

Tampa ranks #41 overall, #26 in Startup & VC and #57 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #26 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.5%
  • #28 of 109: 1.5 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #30 of 102: 0.27 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
$7.2M #56 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
1.5 #28 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.08 #53 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.27 #30 of 102
GDP per person
$77K #71 of 109
Patents per 100k people
23 #61 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
145 #66 of 109
Tech share of jobs
3.5% #26 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+2.9 #61 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. TD SYNNEX Corporation SNX · Technology · Clearwater $62.5B
  2. Jabil Inc. JBL · Technology · St. Petersburg $36.0B
  3. Raymond James Financial Inc. RJF · Financials · St. Petersburg $14.1B
  4. Crown Holdings Inc. CCK · Industrials · Tampa $12.4B
  5. Mosaic Company MOS · Materials · Tampa $12.1B

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

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