Greensboro-Winston Salem

United States β€’ North America

Primary City: Greensboro (NC)

Primary State/Province: North Carolina

Primary Language: English

Population: 1.8M

GDP: $106B β€’ GDP per capita: $60,381

#310

Global Rank

8.3

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


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Greensboro-Winston Salem metro area

36.10, -79.83
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Other Teams

College Football (FBS)1 team

American Football β€’ FBS

Winston Salem

No titles2 Conf119 maj seasons
College/University Teams12 teams

American Football β€’ FCS

Elon

Elon

American Football β€’ FCS

North Carolina A&T

Greensboro (NC)

Basketball β€’ NCAA

Wake Forest

Winston Salem

Basketball β€’ NCAA

High Point

High Point

Basketball β€’ NCAA

Elon

Elon

Basketball β€’ NCAA

North Carolina A&T

Greensboro (NC)

Basketball β€’ NCAA

NC-Greensboro

Greensboro (NC)

W Basketball β€’ NCAA W

Wake Forest (W)

Winston Salem

W Basketball β€’ NCAA W

High Point (W)

High Point

W Basketball β€’ NCAA W

Elon (W)

Elon

W Basketball β€’ NCAA W

North Carolina A&T (W)

Greensboro (NC)

W Basketball β€’ NCAA W

NC-Greensboro (W)

Greensboro (NC)

Other Men’s Teams5 teams

Baseball β€’ Minor Lg Base

Greensboro Grasshoppers

Greensboro (NC)

Baseball β€’ Minor Lg Base

Winston-Salem Dash

Winston Salem

Baseball β€’ Minor Lg Base

High Point Rockers

High Point

Basketball β€’ Int'l Basketball

Greensboro Swarm

Greensboro (NC)

Hockey β€’ Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Greensboro Gargoyles

Greensboro

Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals1 event

1974 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1974 β€’ Greensboro

Golf Majors1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1974 β€’ Tanglewood Park

Complete Event Timeline2 events

1974 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1974 β€’ Greensboro

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1974 β€’ Tanglewood Park

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Old Dominion Freight Line$50BPublic
2LabCorp$22BPublic
3Qorvo$9BPublic

Total Market Cap: $81B across 3 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

North Carolina Zoo

Asheboro β€’ Zoo

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#271

Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, United States

#1190

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro (NC), United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Piedmont Triad International Airport

Greensboro β€’ 4 - Regional

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