The most popular brands in America are not always the largest companies making the most revenue. Brands that you know, stores that you go to and places that you associate with some states get replaced by faceless monoliths who basically repurpose oil, energy, technology, other people's money, etc. into more money.
The Washington Post points to this map made by Broadview Networks that shows the largest companies by revenue in each state. There are a lot of companies that I've never heard of. And maybe there are a lot of companies that people inside certain states that have never heard of them too.
Shout out to Sonoco and Cargill and all the other companies in the middle of the United States that I have never seen before. It's almost relieving to stumble upon something recognizable on this map, like a Wal-Mart until you realize you're trying to find comfort in a Wal-Mart.
Here's the full list, courtesy of The Washington Post. Big companies are big and most of us don't even realize how big.
| State | City | Top company by revenue | Revenue (billions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | Regions Bank | $5.89 |
| Alaska | Juneau | Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation | $4.44 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | Avnet, Inc. | $25.45 |
| Arkansas | Bentonville | Wal-Mart Stores | $476.29 |
| California | San Ramon | Chevron Corporation | $228.84 |
| Colorado | Englewood | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | $21.35 |
| Connecticut | Fairfield | General Electric | $146.04 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | $36.14 |
| Florida | Doral | World Fuel Services Corporation | $41.56 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Home Depot International, Inc. | $85.53 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | $3.23 |
| Idaho | Boise | Micron Technology, Inc. | $9.07 |
| Illinois | Decatur | Archer Daniels Midland | $89.80 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | WellPoint | $71.02 |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids | Transamerica Life Insurance Company | $19.64 |
| Kansas | Overland Park | Sprint Communications, Inc. | $34.56 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | Humana, Inc. | $41.31 |
| Louisiana | Monroe | CenturyLink, Inc. | $18.09 |
| Maine | Scarborough | Hannaford Bros. Co. | $3.98 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $45.35 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. | $38.50 |
| Michigan | Detroit | General Motors | $155.42 |
| Minnesota | Wayzata | Cargill, Inc. | $136.65 |
| Mississippi | Laurel | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | $2.68 |
| Missouri | St. Louis | Express Scripts Holding | $104.09 |
| Montana | Billings | Stillwater Mining Company | $1.03 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Berkshire Hathaway | $182.15 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | $13.76 |
| New Hampshire | Portsmouth | Sprague Resources LP | $4.60 |
| New Jersey | New Brunswick | Johnson & Johnson | $71.31 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | Presbyterian Healthcare Services | $2.05 |
| New York | New York | Verizon Communications | $120.55 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | Bank of America | $101.69 |
| North Dakota | Bismarck | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | $4.46 |
| Ohio | Dublin | Cardinal Health | $101.09 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. | $26.09 |
| Oregon | Beaverton | Nike, Inc. | $25.31 |
| Pennsylvania | Chesterbrook | AmeriSourceBergen | $87.95 |
| Rhode Island | Woonsocket | CVS Caremark | $126.76 |
| South Carolina | Hartsville | Sonoco Products Company | $4.48 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | Sanford Health | $3.10 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | FedEx Corporation | $44.28 |
| Texas | Irving | Exxon Mobil | $438.25 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | Huntsman Corporation | $11.07 |
| Vermont | Waterbury | Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. | $4.35 |
| Virginia | McLean | Freddie Mac | $81.22 |
| Washington | Issaquah | CostCo Wholesale | $105.15 |
| West Virginia | Morgantown | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. | $42.73 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Johnson Controls, Inc. | $42.73 |
| Wyoming | Gillette | Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. | $1.39 |