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Cincinnati

US Power #123/162Per-capita #123National view: United States →
Metro Power
33.8
of 100 · #123
MPI
33.8
MCC
35.4
MDI
32.4

Pillar profile

Talent31.2
Capital24.7
Research27.3
Infrastructure61.2
Agentic32.4

Indicators

  • Population (m)2.3
  • GDP ($bn)175
  • GDP per capita ($k)76
  • AI investment ($bn)1.4
  • Tech employment %5.8
  • AI talent45
  • Research strength52
  • Notable AI orgs10
  • Compute / data centers61
  • Broadband %90
  • Tertiary degree %36
  • Digital skills61
  • Startup ecosystem50
  • Agent adoption40
  • Patents / 100k24

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Cincinnati's indicators

Cincinnati — metro standing in full

Cincinnati is the #74 metro by economic size ($175bn) in the panel and ranks #123/162 on absolute Metro Power and #123/162 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is capital. Locally it runs below the United States national average (MCC 35.4 vs CC 86.7).

National context: United States scores CC 86.7 per-capita; Cincinnati sits at MCC 35.4.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$175bn
#74 of 162
GDP / capita
$76k
Population
2.3M
AI investment
$1.4bn
#111 of 162
Notable AI orgs
10

Index & pillar read

For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Cincinnati's own standing.

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Cincinnati sits
MPI Metro Power33.8Developing · #123/162Low here — limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs.
▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs
MCC Metro Coefficient35.4Developing · #123/162Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population
MDI Metro Agentic32.4Developing · #121/162Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent31.2Developing · #127/162Low here — a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital24.7Developing · #131/162Low here — thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research27.3Developing · #127/162Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure61.2Developing · #109/162Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic32.4Developing · #121/162Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Capital 24.7 (#131/162, Developing): thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.