Washington

Highlights

• #3 of 50: Momentum
• #4 of 50: Scale-ups
• #5 of 50: Economic output and wealth

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital +0.8 #7 of 50
• Startup formation +0.6 #8 of 50
• Scale-ups +1.3 #4 of 50
• Economic output and wealth +1.5 #5 of 50
• Innovation and patents +0.6 #10 of 50
• Talent +0.6 #12 of 50
• Momentum +1.4 #3 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in Washington, by latest annual revenue.

1. Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN · Consumer Discretionary · Seattle–Tacoma, WA $717B
2. Microsoft Corporation MSFT · Technology · Redmond · Seattle–Tacoma, WA metro $332B
3. Costco Wholesale Corporation COST · Consumer Staples · Issaquah · Seattle–Tacoma, WA metro $303B
4. T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS · Communication Services · Bellevue · Seattle–Tacoma, WA metro $88.3B
5. Starbucks Corporation SBUX · Consumer Discretionary · Seattle–Tacoma, WA $37.2B

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

Metros in Washington

• Seattle–Tacoma, WA #3 of 109 metros 84
• Portland, OR-WA #39 of 109 metros 49
• Spokane, WA #81 of 109 metros 28