Metro · Density Score
Tulsa, OK
Metro area in Oklahoma
27 Combined score #85 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 34 #85 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 23 #78 of 109
Tulsa ranks #85 overall, #78 in Startup & VC and #85 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #40 of 109: +150 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #44 of 102: 0.19 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #55 of 109: 0.94 early-stage rounds 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
- $1.3M #84 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.94 #55 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.19 #44 of 102
- GDP per person
- $67K #94 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 17 #74 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 58 #95 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.2% #75 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +150 #40 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- ONEOK, Inc. $33.6B
- QuikTrip $19.3B
- The Williams Companies, Inc. $11.9B
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc. $3.7B
- NGL Energy Partners LP $3.2B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
