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Miami

US Power #41/162Per-capita #51National view: United States →
Metro Power
55.9
of 100 · #41
MPI
55.9
MCC
51.2
MDI
49.3

Pillar profile

Talent41.5
Capital49.1
Research42.1
Infrastructure73.9
Agentic49.3

Indicators

  • Population (m)6.1
  • GDP ($bn)390
  • GDP per capita ($k)63.5
  • AI investment ($bn)9
  • Tech employment %10
  • AI talent56
  • Research strength68
  • Notable AI orgs16
  • Compute / data centers70
  • Broadband %92
  • Tertiary degree %36
  • Digital skills76
  • Startup ecosystem66
  • Agent adoption56
  • Patents / 100k55

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Miami's indicators

Miami — metro standing in full

Miami is the #27 metro by economic size ($390bn) in the panel and ranks #41/162 on absolute Metro Power and #51/162 on per-capita intensity. Its strongest pillar is Capital (49.1, Strong); no single pillar is a binding weakness. Locally it runs below the United States national average (MCC 51.2 vs CC 86.7).

National context: United States scores CC 86.7 per-capita; Miami sits at MCC 51.2.

Economic & scale context ● US Census ACS-1 2022 (population); GDP curated

GDP (metro)
$390bn
#27 of 162
GDP / capita
$64k
Population
6.1M
AI investment
$9.0bn
#19 of 162
Notable AI orgs
16

Index & pillar read

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

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Miami sits
MPI Metro Power55.9Strong · #41/162High here — a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem.
▲ 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 Coefficient51.2Moderate · #51/162Mid-pack. High would mean deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem; low would mean 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 Agentic49.3Strong · #43/162High here — agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent41.5Moderate · #88/162Mid-pack. High would mean a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI; low would mean 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 Capital49.1Strong · #23/162High here — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research42.1Moderate · #76/162Mid-pack. High would mean a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people; low would mean 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 Infrastructure73.9Strong · #39/162High here — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
▲ 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 Agentic49.3Strong · #43/162High here — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • Capital (49.1, Strong) — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
  • Infrastructure (73.9, Strong) — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
  • Agentic (49.3, Strong) — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge.

Risk factors

  • No acute structural gaps stand out across the metro pillars.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.