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Employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina

Employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina was 3,467 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count3,467
Change on 2022+1.9%
Rank8th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,4672023
Series low2,5572012

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Employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina, 2012 to 2023

2,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,6002012201420162018202020232012: 2,557 count2013: 2,587 count2014: 2,671 count2015: 2,780 count2016: 2,880 count2017: 2,950 count2018: 3,002 count2019: 3,111 count2020: 3,176 count2021: 3,269 count2022: 3,403 count2023: 3,467 count2,5002,7503,0003,2503,50020122016202020232012: 2,557 count2013: 2,587 count2014: 2,671 count2015: 2,780 count2016: 2,880 count2017: 2,950 count2018: 3,002 count2019: 3,111 count2020: 3,176 count2021: 3,269 count2022: 3,403 count2023: 3,467 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20233,467
20223,403
20213,269
20203,176
20193,111
20183,002
20172,950
20162,880
20152,780
20142,671
20132,587
20122,557

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Carolina3,467
United States118,004

North Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 995 countAlaska: 314 countArizona: 2,536 countArkansas: 700 countCalifornia: 17,203 countColorado: 3,068 countConnecticut: 1,527 countDelaware: 421 countDistrict of Columbia: 661 countFlorida: 8,805 countGeorgia: 3,458 countHawaii: 603 countIdaho: 704 countIllinois: 4,444 countIndiana: 1,766 countIowa: 852 countKansas: 800 countKentucky: 944 countLouisiana: 1,319 countMaine: 562 countMaryland: 2,384 countMassachusetts: 3,373 countMichigan: 2,478 countMinnesota: 2,107 countMississippi: 591 countMissouri: 1,739 countMontana: 475 countNebraska: 641 countNevada: 1,007 countNew Hampshire: 680 countNew Jersey: 4,124 countNew Mexico: 596 countNew York: 8,799 countNorth Carolina: 3,467 countNorth Dakota: 191 countOhio: 3,259 countOklahoma: 877 countOregon: 1,737 countPennsylvania: 4,194 countRhode Island: 460 countSouth Carolina: 1,437 countSouth Dakota: 287 countTennessee: 1,700 countTexas: 8,966 countUtah: 1,504 countVermont: 422 countVirginia: 3,269 countWashington: 3,234 countWest Virginia: 297 countWisconsin: 1,782 countWyoming: 245 count
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Employer establishments: educational services, 2023, count. North Carolina 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 educational services (NAICS 61), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes public schools and universities, which are government employers.

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), educational services (NAICS 61), 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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (Employer establishments: educational services, North Carolina, 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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, Employer establishments: educational services, North Carolina, 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-educational-services/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Employer establishments: educational services, North Carolina, 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-educational-services/north-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, Employer establishments: educational services, North Carolina, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-educational-services/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina?

Employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina was 3,467 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 8th 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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: educational services in North Carolina?

3,467 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: educational services elsewhere in United States

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