Companies Relocating Headquarters from Blue States to Red States Since 2015

Mar 25

INTRODUCTION

The following is a summary table of companies that have relocated their headquarters from primarily blue states to primarily red states since 2015. It is based on publicly announced headquarters moves identified through company announcements, business reporting, and public relocation trackers. It excludes legal redomiciles and reincorporations that were not actual headquarters relocations.

  
    
        Year
        Company
        Revenue / Size (if available)
        Moved From
        Moved To
        Notes
      

    
        2015
        Farmer Bros.
        Not readily available
        Torrance, California
        Northlake, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2016
        Aravive Biologics
        Not readily available
        San Francisco, California
        Houston, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2016
        Blucora
        Not readily available
        Bellevue, Washington
        Irving, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2016
        Determine, Inc.
        Not readily available
        San Mateo, California
        Carmel, Indiana
        Publicly reported relocation to Indiana.
      

        2016
        Fashion Forms
        Not readily available
        Ventura, California
        Austin, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2016
        Jacobs
        $12.0B FY2025
        Pasadena, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Major early public-company move.
      

        2018
        AllianceBernstein
        $3.5B adjusted net revenues FY2025
        New York, New York
        Nashville, Tennessee
        Announced major headquarters relocation and expansion in Tennessee.
      

        2018
        Core-Mark
        Not readily available
        San Francisco, California
        Westlake, Texas
        Announced in 2018, with move into 2019.
      

        2018
        Lottery.com
        Not readily available
        San Francisco, California
        Austin, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2018
        McKesson
        $359.1B FY2025
        San Francisco, California
        Irving, Texas
        Announced new global headquarters in Las Colinas.
      

        2019
        Astura Medical
        Not readily available
        Carlsbad, California
        Irving, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2019
        Charles Schwab
        $23.9B FY2025
        San Francisco, California
        Westlake, Texas
        Corporate HQ designation became effective in 2021.
      

        2019
        Harrow
        $272.3M FY2025
        San Diego, California
        Nashville, Tennessee
        Company announced relocation to Nashville.
      

        2019
        KVP International
        Not readily available
        Chino, California
        McKinney, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2019
        Medacta USA
        Not readily available
        Chicago, Illinois
        Franklin, Tennessee
        Publicly reported relocation to Tennessee.
      

        2019
        Mitsubishi Motors North America
        Not readily available
        Cypress, California
        Franklin, Tennessee
        U.S. headquarters relocation.
      

        2020
        CBRE
        $40.6B FY2025
        Los Angeles, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Major commercial real estate services firm moved HQ to Dallas.
      

        2020
        FileTrail
        Not readily available
        San Jose, California
        Austin, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2020
        Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
        Not readily available
        Chicago, Illinois
        Houston, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2020
        Hewlett Packard Enterprise
        $34.3B FY2025
        San Jose, California
        Spring, Texas
        Announced move to Houston-area campus.
      

        2020
        Oracle
        $57.4B FY2025
        Redwood City, California
        Austin, Texas
        One of the most prominent California-to-Texas moves.
      

        2020
        Revance Therapeutics
        Not readily available
        Newark, California
        Nashville, Tennessee
        Announced global headquarters relocation to Tennessee.
      

        2020
        VOXX International
        Not readily available
        New York, New York
        Orlando, Florida
        Publicly reported corporate HQ relocation.
      

        2021
        AECOM
        $16.1B FY2025
        Los Angeles, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Announced relocation of global headquarters to Dallas.
      

        2021
        Digital Realty
        Not readily available
        San Francisco, California
        Austin, Texas
        Announced relocation of global headquarters to Austin.
      

        2021
        First Foundation
        Not readily available
        Irvine, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2021
        Green Dot
        $2.08B FY2025
        Pasadena, California
        Austin, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2021
        Katapult
        Not readily available
        New York, New York
        Plano, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2021
        LeverX
        Private company; revenue not readily available
        Silicon Valley, California
        Miami, Florida
        Publicly announced relocation to Miami.
      

        2021
        MD7
        Not readily available
        San Diego, California
        Allen, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2021
        Tesla
        Not readily available
        Palo Alto, California
        Austin, Texas
        Announced HQ move in 2021.
      

        2022
        Aviatrix
        Not readily available
        Santa Clara, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2022
        Boingo Wireless
        Not readily available
        Los Angeles, California
        Frisco, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2022
        Caterpillar
        $67.6B FY2025
        Deerfield, Illinois
        Irving, Texas
        Major industrial company relocated global headquarters to Texas.
      

        2023
        Fisher Investments
        Private company; revenue not readily available
        Camas, Washington
        Plano, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2023
        Frontier Communications
        Not readily available
        Norwalk, Connecticut
        Dallas, Texas
        Company announced relocation to Dallas.
      

        2023
        Kelly-Moore Paints
        Not readily available
        San Carlos, California
        Irving, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2023
        Landsea Homes
        Not readily available
        Newport Beach, California
        Dallas, Texas
        Tracked as HQ relocation to Texas.
      

        2024
        Chevron
        Not readily available
        San Ramon, California
        Houston, Texas
        One of the largest California-to-Texas HQ moves to date.
      

        2024
        SpaceX
        Private company; revenue not readily available
        Hawthorne, California
        Starbase, Texas
        Publicly announced headquarters relocation.
      

        2024
        X
        Private company; revenue not readily available
        San Francisco, California
        Bastrop, Texas
        Public reporting tied the move to Texas court filings and company operations.
      

        2025
        John Paul Mitchell Systems
        Private company; revenue not readily available
        California
        Dallas County, Texas
        Texas governor announced HQ relocation.
      

        2025
        Playboy
        Not readily available
        Los Angeles, California
        Miami Beach, Florida
        Company announced relocation of global headquarters.
      

        2025
        Realtor.com
        Subsidiary of News Corp; revenue not separately stated here
        Santa Clara, California
        Austin, Texas
        Company announced Austin as new headquarters.
      

        2026
        Palantir
        $4.5B FY2025
        Denver, Colorado
        Miami / Aventura, Florida
        Edge case because Colorado is blue-leaning but less categorical than California or New York.
      

        2026
        Public Storage
        Not readily available
        Glendale, California
        Frisco, Texas
        Company announced relocation to North Texas.
      

  

COMMON REASONS COMPANIES HAVE GIVEN FOR RELOCATING

While companies rarely use overtly political language in formal announcements, the reasons they cite tend to repeat.

Lower operating costs
Lower taxes or a more favorable business climate
Easier access to talent
More central geographic location
Better quality of life for employees
Workforce flexibility and post-pandemic work patterns
More room for expansion
Improved efficiency, collaboration, and long-term scalability

Examples mentioned in company statements or reporting include cost competitiveness, talent access, central location, employee preference, housing affordability, and room to grow.

FAQ

What does this table include?
This table includes publicly reported headquarters relocations from primarily blue states to primarily red states since 2015.

Does it include legal redomiciles or reincorporations?
No. It excludes legal redomiciles and reincorporations that were not actual headquarters relocations.

Why are some revenue fields blank?
Some companies are private, some are subsidiaries, and some did not have a clean revenue figure readily available in the source set used.

Why are Texas, Tennessee, and Florida so prominent?
Those states appear repeatedly in public reporting and relocation trackers as major destinations for corporate headquarters moves.

Why is Palantir labeled as an edge case?
Because the move was from Colorado to Florida. Colorado is blue-leaning, but it is less unambiguously “deep blue” than states such as California, New York, Illinois, Washington, or Connecticut.