Changes

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 tab delimited text files. When using this data, please reference them as follows: