Texas Tops California, New York, with the Most Fortune 500 Headquarters
Texas overtakes California with 57 Fortune 500 headquarters, while California has 56 and New York trails with 53, Fortune said.
- Texas has dethroned California as the nation's premier hub for Fortune 500 companies, leading with 57 headquarters compared to California's 56, marking a reversal from two years ago when California held the lead.
- Since 2005, 152 businesses have relocated from California to Texas, citing increasing corporate taxes, regulatory burdens, and high cost of living, according to the California Policy Institute.
- Despite losing the headquarters count, California dominates on other measures: its Fortune 500 companies remain the most profitable at $647 billion and most valuable at $20 trillion, employing 2.8 million workers.
- Texas corporations generated $2.8 trillion in revenue compared to California's $2.7 trillion, prompting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call the state the 'undisputed headquarters of headquarters.'
- California remains home to nearly 400 billion-dollar startups and leads in artificial intelligence development, while Amazon—which has expanded operations in Texas—ended Walmart's 13-year reign atop the Fortune 500.
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