October 4: The Densest Talent Hubs in the U.S.
Seattle and San Francisco are the densest hubs of tech talent in the U.S.
Source: Fact of the Day 1
Published: October 2022
The Densest Talent Hubs in the U.S.
Yesterday’s fact focused on the fastest growing cities for tech talent in the U.S. One reader response got me especially curious:
“I wonder if Seattle is #1 if we look at the percentage of people in the city/area that are in tech.” - Harjit S. (a long-time reader)
I dove into the data to include the metro population size. Today, let’s look at the tech talent density.
Market: Seattle
Tech Talent: 345,000
Population (metropolitan area): 4.0 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 8.6%
Market: San Francisco Bay Area
Tech Talent: 380,000
Population (metropolitan area): 7.8 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 4.9%
Market: Washington D.C
Tech Talent: 260,000
Population (metropolitan area): 6.4 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 4.1%
Market: Denver
Tech Talent: 236,000
Population (metropolitan area): 3.0 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 3.9%
Market: Boston
Tech Talent:190,000
Population (metropolitan area): 4.9 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 3.4%
Market: Atlanta
Tech Talent: 188,000
Population (metropolitan area): 5.1 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 2.8%
Market: Dallas
Tech Talent: 168,000
Population (metropolitan area): 7.8 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 2.4%
Market: Los Angeles
Tech Talent: 166,000
Population (metropolitan area): 13.2 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 1.8%
Market: Chicago
Tech Talent: 145,000
Population (metropolitan area): 9.5 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 1.8%
Market: New York Metro
Tech Talent: 118,000
Population (metropolitan area): 19.8 million
Tech Talent Density (= tech talent / population): 1.7%
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The math for Seattle seems off. 345K/4M should be 8.6% not 4.8%.
Today's post is still a little off (even after republish). You got the math right on the re-post, but I think your # of Tech talent is still off, either in yesterday's fact, or in today's. For example, yesterday's post says Seattle has 190k tech talent, while today says 345k.