Table 11
Assets of Commercial Banks (millions), 2000
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	NEW YORK	$1,198,838		27	Colorado	$44,584
2	North Carolina	988,721		28	Iowa	43,238
3	Illinois	354,059		29	Oklahoma	40,688
4	Ohio	329,700		30	Kansas	36,267
5	California	300,090		31	Nevada	36,242
6	Pennsylvania	195,773		32	South Dakota	35,862
7	Texas	183,553		33	Mississippi	30,545
8	Alabama	181,287		34	Nebraska	29,181
9	Minnesota	179,857		35	Arkansas	26,194
10	Rhode Island	162,303		36	Hawaii	23,591
11	Georgia	160,770		37	South Carolina	22,470
12	Michigan	131,814		38	West Virginia	22,326
13	Delaware	128,910		39	New Hampshire	21,647
14	New Jersey	117,861		40	New Mexico	16,176
15	Massachusetts	102,822		41	Oregon	15,117
16	Tennessee	86,683		42	Washington	14,619
17	Missouri	80,771		43	North Dakota	12,248
18	Wisconsin	76,210		44	Montana	10,453
19	Utah	71,453		45	Maine	9,249
20	Indiana	69,022		46	Wyoming	8,534
21	Virginia	56,484		47	Vermont	7,594
22	Florida	56,066		48	Alaska	5,447
23	Arizona	55,351		49	Connecticut	2,849
24	Kentucky	50,993		50	Idaho	2,284
25	Louisiana	50,493		U.S. total		$5,506,529
26	Maryland	45,966		N.Y.S. % of U.S. total		21.8%
Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.http://www.fdic.gov/bank/statistical/statistics/sectiond.html
New York has led the nation in banking for decades; North Carolina is now approaching the Empire State's position as a banking center.