Wyoming Business Database: some great facts!

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: den “United Presbyterian Churchin 1871 as a Nonprofit Corporation (Religious).
The second filling was 4 years later: for theIndependent Order of Odd Fellows, Cheyenne Lodge Number Onein 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

Sedan 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!