Table 9
New Companies, 1998
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	California	158,571		27	Oklahoma	9,690
2	Florida	59,445		28	Utah	9,688
3	NEW YORK	57,290		29	Kentucky	9,498
4	Texas	51,767		30	Connecticut	9,169
5	Washington	37,362		31	Nevada	8,344
6	Pennsylvania	29,418		32	Kansas	7,758
7	Georgia	29,261		33	Mississippi	6,180
8	Illinois	28,882		34	Idaho	5,637
9	New Jersey	26,515		35	Iowa	5,474
10	Michigan	26,183		36	Arkansas	5,374
11	North Carolina	25,007		37	Maine	5,136
12	Ohio	23,447		38	New Hampshire	5,103
13	Virginia	20,842		39	New Mexico	4,519
14	Colorado	20,671		40	West Virginia	4,432
15	Maryland	19,436		41	Nebraska	4,117
16	Massachusetts	16,693		42	Montana	3,904
17	Tennessee	15,951		43	Rhode Island	3,600
18	Indiana	14,304		44	Delaware	3,324
19	Missouri	14,286		45	Hawaii	3,242
20	Wisconsin	13,865		46	Alaska	2,319
21	Oregon	12,876		47	Wyoming	2,245
22	Arizona	12,506		48	South Dakota	1,938
23	Minnesota	12,231		49	Vermont	1,933
24	South Carolina	11,564		50	North Dakota	1,527
25	Louisiana	10,477		U.S. total		891,884
26	Alabama	10,158		N.Y.S. as % of total		6.4%
Source: CQ's State Fact Finder 2000
Data reflect companies applying for new account numbers from state employment services, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor.