This map is a little more interesting.  This is a list of the top 5 Fortune rated industries of 2011 in Computer, Computer Software, Information Technologies, and Internet Services and Retail.  With the rise of the computer and other personal information devices, the areas where a hacker would be useful became much more profitable, and there is a certain area of hacker influence that clearly shows itself on this map.  In California, the tech companies are all located in the aptly named "Silicon Valley," where a significant majority of these industries have their headquarters.  The Homebrew Computer Club and the University of California are directly responsible for the creation of Silicon Valley (Nissen).  The talent that was attracted by these clubs and the businesses and technology they created changed the fiscal landscape of the area.  While the culture that was nurtured in that area played a large part, the rest of the locations hackers met do not have the same apparent success.  This could because they moved to the Silicon Valley, or because individuals created this financial powerhouse and not the community of hackers.  Besides the geographical influence of hackers, the products and services offered by these companies are used internationally, which can spread the ideals and culture of the hackers who created those products.