Where software publishers grew fastest since 2019, by metro

the U.S. AI economy · Data as of 2026-09-21 · ALEX Intelligence

140.7% Change in Software Publishers Since 2019 — Dover, DE

#	Metro	Software Publishers
1	Dover, DE	140.7%
2	Reno, NV	60.5%
3	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	57.1%
4	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	54.8%
5	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51.4%
6	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	48.2%
7	Birmingham, AL	46.7%
8	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42.9%
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41.9%
10	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40.0%

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2019 and 2022, NAICS 5112 (Software publishers)
Measure: Software Publishers, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros (87 ranked in total).
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=metropolitan%20statistical%20area%2Fmicropolitan%20statistical%20area%3A%2A&NAICS2017=5112&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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