The 2007 IW U.S. 500 -- Mapping Manufacturing

May 10, 2007

Seeing where the bulk of high-revenue-generating companies reside can be a telling tale.

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.

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