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Which U.S. States Host the Most Public Companies? (mander.xyz)
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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.

  1. California dominates with 1,242 listed companies — more than the bottom 25 states combined.
  2. New York (612) and Texas (498) follow, reflecting their finance and energy hubs.
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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Percentages or per 100k would be nice. Cali and Texas dominating isn't odd since they also are #1 and #2 in pop.

[–] nairui@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This color scale makes me feel color blind

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, the color ramp was clearly chosen by someone who doesn’t know how to visualize data, and doesn’t care about people who are colorblind. This map would be rejected by any self-respecting GIS analyst or cartographer.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

I'm colorblind and I didn't realize there was a gradient.