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Wal-Mart Stores
2
Bentonville
446,950.0
2
Tyson Foods
96
Springdale
32,266.0
3
Murphy Oil
98
El Dorado
31,446.3
4
Dillard's
383
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6,399.8
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Alabama
1
Alaska
0
Arizona
6
Arkansas
4
California
53
Colorado
9
Connecticut
14
Delaware
2
District of Columbia
3
Florida
16
Georgia
15
Hawaii
0
Idaho
1
Illinois
32
Indiana
6
Iowa
3
Kansas
3
Kentucky
6
Louisiana
3
Maine
0
Maryland
6
Massachusetts
11
Michigan
20
Minnesota
19
Mississippi
0
Missouri
10
Montana
0
Nebraska
5
Nevada
4
New Hampshire
0
New Jersey
21
New Mexico
0
New York
50
North Carolina
14
North Dakota
0
Ohio
28
Oklahoma
4
Oregon
2
Pennsylvania
23
Rhode Island
2
South Carolina
1
South Dakota
0
Tennessee
9
Texas
52
Utah
1
Vermont
0
Virginia
24
Washington
8
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin
9
Wyoming
0
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MOST
PROFITABLE
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# of Fortune 500 Companies
California
53
Texas
52
New York
50
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Google
73
NetApp
474
NuStar Energy
377
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Exxon
$41,060.0
Chevron
$26,895.0
Apple
$25,922.0
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