Startup Density and Growth

Only when entrepreneurs like you connect with your local startup region can progress be measured and shared. Below is the current number of startups engaged in their region, broken down per million residents. Select your region to connect locally and join the national network.

 

State Startup Members Population Members
Per Million		 Number of Jobs Annual Revenue
(In Millions)
Startup Alabama 70 4,822,023 15 409 10.2
Startup Alaska 13 731,449 18 51 7.4
Startup Arizona 214 6,482,505 33 1619 83.3
Startup Arkansas 73 2,949,131 25 449 14.3
Startup California 1,994 38,041,430 52 21963 702.8
Startup Colorado 456 5,187,582 88 3700 224.4
Startup Connecticut 289 3,590,347 80 1602 204.9
Startup DC 266 632,323 421 1842 68.0
Startup Delaware 63 917,092 69 350 8.0
Startup Florida 1,023 19,317,568 53 12084 1,153.5
Startup Georgia 487 9,919,945 49 2988 200.0
Startup Hawaii 79 1,392,313 57 495 16.3
Startup Idaho 28 1,595,728 18 167 9.2
Startup Illinois 536 12,875,255 42 3671 207.5
Startup Indiana 233 6,537,334 36 2177 93.2
Startup Iowa 124 3,074,186 40 714 385.1
Startup Kansas 79 2,885,905 27 442 15.6
Startup Kentucky 120 4,380,415 27 791 32.6
Startup Louisiana 80 4,601,893 17 374 6.4
Startup Maine 19 1,329,192 14 181 31.4
Startup Maryland 548 5,884,563 93 3486 218.0
Startup Massachusetts 441 6,646,144 66 3402 142.8
Startup Michigan 278 9,883,360 28 1798 80.5
Startup Minnesota 114 5,379,139 21 630 15.7
Startup Mississippi 32 2,984,926 11 174 6.9
Startup Missouri 186 6,021,988 31 1307 97.6
Startup Montana 27 1,005,141 27 126 2.7
Startup Nebraska 51 1,855,525 27 322 5.3
Startup Nevada 114 2,758,931 41 776 23.5
Startup New Hampshire 36 1,320,718 27 172 8.2
Startup New Jersey 298 8,864,590 34 1829 214.7
Startup New Mexico 51 2,085,538 24 365 23.8
Startup New York 1,014 19,570,261 52 7492 335.5
Startup North Carolina 367 9,752,073 38 2881 111.0
Startup North Dakota 7 699,628 10 25 0.3
Startup Ohio 240 11,544,225 21 1689 202.6
Startup Oklahoma 46 3,814,820 12 232 4.8
Startup Oregon 148 3,899,353 38 1052 25.6
Startup Pennsylvania 304 12,763,536 24 7049 89.6
Startup Puerto Rico 36 3,667,084 10 230 4.1
Startup Rhode Island 106 1,050,292 101 666 37.1
Startup South Carolina 77 4,723,723 16 670 41.4
Startup South Dakota 10 833,354 12 52 2.2
Startup Tennessee 215 6,456,243 33 1636 94.8
Startup Texas 1,027 26,059,203 39 7153 326.6
Startup Utah 83 2,855,287 29 586 24.5
Startup Vermont 78 626,011 125 402 11.5
Startup Virginia 617 8,185,867 75 7317 397.4
Startup Washington 273 6,897,012 40 1822 33.4
Startup West Virginia 21 1,855,413 11 103 6.4
Startup Wisconsin 161 5,726,398 28 902 33.5
Startup Wyoming 11 576,412 19 81 6.7

 

Population Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Table 1 - Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: Population Estimate July 1, 2012 (NST-EST2012-01)
Release Date: December 2012