How concentrated America's r&d services establishments really are, by metro
AI safety research · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
20.0%Share of America's R&D Services Establishments in Its Top Three Metros — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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Metro
R&D Services Establishments
1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
1,671
2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
1,338
3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1,226
4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1,138
5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
1,116
6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
990
7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
679
8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
634
9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
459
10
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
431
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 5417 (Scientific research and development services)
Measure
R&D Services Establishments, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros
(391 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 391 ranked units.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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