Metro · Density Score
Wichita, KS
Metro area in Kansas
32 Combined score #75 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 50 #51 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 19 #87 of 109
Wichita ranks #75 overall, #87 in Startup & VC and #51 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #34 of 109: 225 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #37 of 109: +166 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #54 of 103: 27 patents 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 #106 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.11 #104 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.05 #73 of 102
- GDP per person
- $72K #79 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 27 #54 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 225 #34 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.1% #83 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +166 #37 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Koch $125B
- Equity Bancshares Inc. $210M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
