A quick glance at the map below says a lot about manufacturing in the United States.
Plotting out where the IW U.S. 500 companies call home shows heavy concentration in California (56 companies call the Golden State home) and Texas (52 manufacturers have headquarters in the Lone Star State) -- both hot spots of manufacturing.
Once again, petroleum & coal products is the highest revenue generating industry on the IW 500 list with $1.2 trillion. Computers & other electronic products is the second-highest revenue generating industry with $544 billion.
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The Rust Belt also houses many manufacturers. Illinois has 41 companies -- including Boeing Co. (No. 13) and Caterpillar Inc. (No. 22) -- represented on the IW 500 list, Ohio contributes 32 companies with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (No. 50) and AK Steel Holding Corp. (No. 155), Pennsylvania has 28 companies including United States Steel Corp. (No. 66) and Michigan represents 27 of the 500 companies, and is home to General Motors Corp. (No. 2) and Ford Motor Co. (No. 6).
Map: Rob Schuster for IW
| State | # of Companies |
| California | 56 |
| Texas | 52 |
| New York | 42 |
| Illinois | 41 |
| Ohio | 32 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 |
| Michigan | 27 |
| Connecticut | 21 |
| Minnesota | 19 |
| New Jersey | 16 |
| Georgia | 16 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 12 |
| North Carolina | 12 |
| Indiana | 10 |
| Maryland | 8 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Oregon | 6 |
| Virginia | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Iowa | 4 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
