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Southern US (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)
Total: 158
Percentage: 31.6%
Total States' Population: 113,657,810
Population Percentage: 36.8%
Northeastern United States (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
Total: 123
Percentage: 24.6%
Total States' Population: 54,886,813
Population Percentage: 17.8%
MIDWESTERN US (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 135
Percentage: 27%
Total States' Population: 60,809,821
Population Percent: 19.7%
WESTERN US (California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska) Total: 84
Percentage: 16.8%
Total States' Population: 71,945,553
Population Percent: 23.3%
By Amount Rankings
1. Southern US | 158
2. Midwest US | 135
3. Northeast US | 123
4. Western US | 84
Fortune 500 Companies Per Capita Rankings
1. Northeast US: 1 per 446,234 residents
2. Midwestern US: 1 per 450,443 residents
3. Southern US: 1 per 719,353 residents
4. Western US: 1 per 856,495 residents
Yep, the Midwest's numbers for this aren't good compared to others. Oh wait...ranked second in both of those and the numbers with the northeast in per capita is almost identical and 40% better than the next in line.
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Minnesota:
* Target
* Best Buy
* Supervalu
* UnitedHealth Group
* 3M
* Medtronic
* General Mills
* US Bancorp
* CHS
* Land O Lakes
* Xcel Energy
* Amerprise Financial
* CH Robinson
* Hormel
* Mosaic
* Ecolab
* Thrivant Financial
* St. Jude Medical
* Nash-Finch
The only company on this list that isn't based out of the Minneapolis area is Hormel, which is based in Austin, MN. Minneapolis is also home to Cargill - the largest privately held company in the US.
The only company on this list that isn't based out of the Minneapolis area is Hormel, which is based in Austin, MN. Minneapolis is also home to Cargill - the largest privately held company in the US.
Right. And Rochester has the HQ of the Mayo Clinic, which is considered the 2nd best hospital system (well last year 3rd) in the US with Johns Hopkins and I believe Mass General which also operates systems in Arizona and Florida. It also takes in over $3 billion in revenue per year and employs over 50,000 people.
You also have some of the best educational institutes in the country that compete on every level with the ivies and the best state systems in the country. These educational institutions include, but are not limited to:
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Washington University
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin--Madison
University of Illinois--Urbana/Champaign
OSU
University of Minnesota
University of Indiana
Purdue
Oberlin
Case Western
etc.
Population density is extremely useful data for assessing a number of qualities about different regions. This is because the size of states in the U.S. vary dramatically.
Some people have this perception that the coasts are the population centers of the country and the midwest is mostly empty farmland. These people may be surprised to learn that the midwest states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have as many people as the Pacific coast states of California, Oregon and Washington - even though the midwest states are significantly smaller in land area.
Some people have this perception that the coasts are the population centers of the country and the midwest is mostly empty farmland. These people may be surprised to learn that the midwest states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have as many people as the Pacific coast states of California, Oregon and Washington - even though the midwest states are significantly smaller in land area.
Yep, although there is a lot of open farm land there, let's be honest. There are a number of big/sizable population centers though:
By MSA:
Chicago = ~9.5 million people
Detroit = 4.3 million
Minneapolis = 3.6 million
St. Louis = 2.8 million
Cincinnati = 2.1 million
Cleveland = 2 million
Kansas City = 2 million
Columbus = 1.9 million
Indianapolis = 1.9 million
Milwaukee = 1.5 million
Grand Rapids = 1 million
Omaha = 900,000
Dayton = 800,000
Buuut when you look at it, that makes up only 57% of the total midwest's population, and a lot of the non populated land is farmland which is important to the US
Southern US (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)
Total: 158
Percentage: 31.6%
Total States' Population: 113,657,810
Population Percentage: 36.8%
Northeastern United States (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
Total: 123
Percentage: 24.6%
Total States' Population: 54,886,813
Population Percentage: 17.8%
MIDWESTERN US (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 135
Percentage: 27%
Total States' Population: 60,809,821
Population Percent: 19.7%
WESTERN US (California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska) Total: 84
Percentage: 16.8%
Total States' Population: 71,945,553
Population Percent: 23.3%
By Amount Rankings
1. Southern US | 158
2. Midwest US | 135
3. Northeast US | 123
4. Western US | 84
Fortune 500 Companies Per Capita Rankings
1. Northeast US: 1 per 446,234 residents
2. Midwestern US: 1 per 450,443 residents
3. Southern US: 1 per 719,353 residents
4. Western US: 1 per 856,495 residents
Yep, the Midwest's numbers for this aren't good compared to others. Oh wait...ranked second in both of those and the numbers with the northeast in per capita is almost identical and 40% better than the next in line.
ha, guess it's not as much of a cornfield and "flyover country" as people thought it was.
Lots of people bash the Midwest and I would like to know all your thoughts on what would happen to the United States and world if suddenly the Midwest disappeared? Midwest as defined the Dakota's, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Many people view this area as fly over country. What happens when so called fly over country is gone?
So the Midwest's major importance is from Fortune 500 companies that are based solely in the largest metro(s) in each respective?
LOL!! The vast majority of Fortune 500 companies are located in large, US metros and no, the Midwest's importance isn't solely based on the companies located there.
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