This heatmap shows the number of publicly listed companies headquartered in each U.S. state, based on MarketCapWatch data. Darker blues mark states with higher corporate density, lighter blues indicate fewer listings.

  • California dominates with 1,242 listed companies — more than the bottom 25 states combined.
  • New York (612) and Texas (498) follow, reflecting their finance and energy hubs.
    • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      17 days ago

      I think for publicly traded companies the advantages are less profound, at the size they typically are they have more options for weaseling out of taxes in any state.

      It’s also double the per-capita amount of California, 60 per million people as opposed to 30. So it is indeed still very overrepresented.