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Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa

Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa was 4,015 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count4,015
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high4,0572021
Series low3,5522012

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Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa, 2012 to 2023

3,4003,6003,8004,0004,2002012201420162018202020232012: 3,552 count2013: 3,573 count2014: 3,582 count2015: 3,649 count2016: 3,713 count2017: 3,792 count2018: 3,830 count2019: 3,875 count2020: 3,904 count2021: 4,057 count2022: 4,053 count2023: 4,015 count3,4003,6003,8004,0004,20020122016202020232012: 3,552 count2013: 3,573 count2014: 3,582 count2015: 3,649 count2016: 3,713 count2017: 3,792 count2018: 3,830 count2019: 3,875 count2020: 3,904 count2021: 4,057 count2022: 4,053 count2023: 4,015 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20234,015
20224,053
20214,057
20203,904
20193,875
20183,830
20173,792
20163,713
20153,649
20143,582
20133,573
20123,552

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa4,015
United States451,014

Iowa compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,120 countAlaska: 1,248 countArizona: 9,681 countArkansas: 3,148 countCalifornia: 48,724 countColorado: 9,600 countConnecticut: 5,404 countDelaware: 1,833 countDistrict of Columbia: 970 countFlorida: 42,614 countGeorgia: 14,364 countHawaii: 1,920 countIdaho: 3,273 countIllinois: 16,966 countIndiana: 8,230 countIowa: 4,015 countKansas: 3,806 countKentucky: 4,401 countLouisiana: 5,169 countMaine: 2,475 countMaryland: 8,340 countMassachusetts: 11,796 countMichigan: 13,736 countMinnesota: 7,939 countMississippi: 2,510 countMissouri: 7,719 countMontana: 2,231 countNebraska: 2,904 countNevada: 5,086 countNew Hampshire: 2,572 countNew Jersey: 14,693 countNew Mexico: 2,041 countNew York: 27,335 countNorth Carolina: 14,976 countNorth Dakota: 1,176 countOhio: 14,001 countOklahoma: 4,739 countOregon: 6,407 countPennsylvania: 16,519 countRhode Island: 1,919 countSouth Carolina: 6,897 countSouth Dakota: 1,350 countTennessee: 8,258 countTexas: 32,936 countUtah: 5,527 countVermont: 1,252 countVirginia: 11,577 countWashington: 10,759 countWest Virginia: 1,531 countWisconsin: 8,048 countWyoming: 1,279 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,200
  • 3,200 to 5,400
  • 5,400 to 8,300
  • 8,300 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, 2023, count. Iowa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms (Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, Iowa, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, Iowa, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-administrative-support/iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, Iowa, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-administrative-support/iowa.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, Iowa, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-administrative-support/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa?

Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa was 4,015 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in Iowa?

4,057 in 2021, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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