The Secretary of State of Wyoming made available for download their complete business entity database. We downloaded this data, and input it into a Database Management System (DBMS) called MySQL, therefore we are able to make some interesting queries (& discoveries).
The very first filling made in Wyoming was for: 이 “United Presbyterian Church” in 1871 as a Nonprofit Corporation (Religious).
The second filling was 4 years later: for the “Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cheyenne Lodge Number One” in 1875 as a Nonprofit Corporation (Mutual Benefit).
From inception in April 1869 to the 3rd of June 2016: 3,874 domestications or continuances were recorded.
A look at the domestications or continuances by year, in the last 10 years is very interesting:
- 2004: 29 domesticated or continued
- 2005: 46 domesticated or continued
- 2006: 41 domesticated or continued
- 2007: 47 domesticated or continued
- 2008: 53 domesticated or continued
- 2009: 96 domesticated or continued
- 2010: 191 domesticated or continued
- 2011: 330 domesticated or continued
- 2012: 746 domesticated or continued
- 2013: 435 domesticated or continued
- 2014: 303 domesticated or continued
- 2015: 739 domesticated or continued
이래 2010 we can see a clear explosions of companies rushing to Wyoming. But where are those companies coming from?… Let’s have a look at the last year, 2015:
- Nevada 459
- Colorado 65
- Florida 32
- California 32
- Delaware 30
- Anguilla 22
- Utah 10
- North Carolina 7
- Arizona 6
- Montana 5
- Illinois 5
- Idaho 5
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 4
- Kansas 3
- Connecticut 3
- New Jersey 3
- Oklahoma 3
- Louisiana 3
- Georgia 3
- Minnesota 3
- Massachusetts 3
- Alabama 3
- North Dakota 3
- Washington 2
- New York 2
- New Mexico 2
- Oregon 2
- Pennsylvania 2
- Maryland 1
- St. Kitts And Nevis 1
- Cayman Islands 1
- Wisconsin 1
- Hawaii 1
- Ohio 1
- British Virgin Islands 1
- Michigan 1
- New Hampshire 1
- Virginia 1
- Arkansas 1
- Indiana 1
Obviously, something happened in Nevada!…