The original 2016 report was published as Egan, Dayton and Carranza (2017) and is available as a [https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/38132e23/mcnair-pub-rankinguscities-122117.pdf pdf from Rice University's Baker Institute]. It also also [http://www.edegan.com/mcnair-pub-rankinguscities-122117.pdf available from www.edegan.com].
Updates to the data were done for 2017 and Q1/2 of 2018 , and the list was expanded beyond the top 100 cities to include all U.S. cities that have received venture capital from 1980 to present. State rankings were likewise added. The results are available as spreadsheetstab delimited text files. When using this data, please reference them as follows:*[http://www.edegan.com/Top_100_Cities_2017Ranking2016WMove.xlsx txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2016 U.S. Startup City Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking]*[http://www.edegan.com/Ranking2017WMove.txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2017 U.S. Startup City Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking]*[http://www.edegan.com/Top_100_Cities_2018_Q12Ranking2018Q12WMove.xlsx txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2018 Q1&2 U.S. Startup City Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking] *[http://www.edegan.com/Ranking2016WMoveState.txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2016 U.S. Startup State Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking]*[http://www.edegan.com/Ranking2017WMoveState.txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2017 U.S. Startup State Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking]*[http://www.edegan.com/Ranking2018Q12WMoveState.txt Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2018 Q1&2 U.S. Startup State Rankings", Available from www.edegan.com/wiki/US_Startup_City_Ranking]
==2016 Top 20==
Users with internal access can see the project page [[Ranking US Cities by Venture Capital]].
==Outside References==
Egan, Edward J. and Diana Carranza. 2018. "Growth vs. Transactional Venture Capital in Houston, Texas." Issue brief no. 03.05.18. Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston, Texas. https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/52cdbe0c/bi-brief-030518-mcnair-growthtransvc.pdf
Egan, Edward J., Anne Dayton, and Diana Carranza. 2017. "The Top 100 U.S. Startup Cities in 2016". ice Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston, Texas. https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/38132e23/mcnair-pub-rankinguscities-122117.pdf Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2017 U.S. Startup City Rankings", [http://www.edegan.com/Top_100_Cities_2017.xlsx Available from www.edegan.com] Egan, Edward J. (2018), "2018 Q1&2 U.S. Startup City Rankings", [http://www.edegan.com/Top_100_Cities_2018_Q12.xlsx Available from www.edegan.com]