Just the Facts 1999-2000
| Table 8 | ||||||
| Fortune 500 Headquarters Per Million Residents, 1998 | ||||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5.5 | 27 | Maryland | 1.2 | |
| 2 | Delaware | 4.1 | 28 | Alabama | 1.2 | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 3.6 | 29 | Florida | 1.0 | |
| 4 | Illinois | 3.5 | 30 | Kentucky | 1.0 | |
| 5 | NEW YORK | 3.4 | 31 | Indiana | 1.0 | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 3.2 | 32 | North Carolina | 0.9 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 3.2 | 33 | Tennessee | 0.9 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 3.0 | 34 | New Hampshire | 0.9 | |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 2.8 | 35 | Kansas | 0.8 | |
| 10 | Missouri | 2.8 | 36 | Iowa | 0.7 | |
| 11 | Ohio | 2.7 | 37 | Utah | 0.5 | |
| 12 | Virginia | 2.7 | 38 | Arizona | 0.4 | |
| 13 | Idaho | 2.5 | 39 | Mississippi | 0.4 | |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 2.4 | 40 | South Carolina | 0.3 | |
| 15 | Arkansas | 2.0 | 41 | Louisiana | 0.2 | |
| 16 | Georgia | 1.9 | 42 | Alaska | 0.0 | |
| 17 | Texas | 1.9 | 43 | Hawaii | 0.0 | |
| 18 | California | 1.6 | 44 | Montana | 0.0 | |
| 19 | Maine | 1.6 | 45 | Nevada | 0.0 | |
| 20 | Washington | 1.6 | 46 | New Mexico | 0.0 | |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1.6 | 47 | North Dakota | 0.0 | |
| 22 | South Dakota | 1.4 | 48 | Vermont | 0.0 | |
| 23 | Michigan | 1.3 | 49 | West Virginia | 0.0 | |
| 24 | Colorado | 1.3 | 50 | Wyoming | 0.0 | |
| 25 | Oregon | 1.2 | U.S. average | 1.9 | ||
| 26 | Oklahoma | 1.2 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 78.9% | ||
Source: State Policy Reports, data from Fortune |
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New York boasts 61 Fortune 500 businesses, more than any other state. We're also home to 24 of the Inc. 500, and 6 of the PC Magazine 500. |
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