Perhaps instead of California, a state, you mean Hollywood.

Assuming by concentration you mean per capita instead of per area:

New York City has more people than Hollywood, so its concentration of any group is by definition more diffuse than that of Hollywood. That is, fewer people equals a higher concentration.

Plus, Hollywood has long been regarded as a company town. That is, its prosperity is dependent on one industry, in this case, show business. New York City has its eggs in more industrial baskets. Not only does Hollywood have fewer people, but a higher percentage of those people are likely to be actors. This doubles the ways Hollywood's concentration of actors is likely to be higher than New York City's.

If in fact you meant per area, since California is much bigger than New York, its concentration of actors per square block or mile would by definition be less than that of New York's. I do not know Hollywood's area in proportion to New York City's. However, much more actors live in the Los Angeles metro area than live in Hollywood. Since LA is spread out over a much greater area than New York City, again, its concentration of actors per square block would be less than New York City's.
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