# Employer establishments: finance and insurance

Number of establishments with paid employees in finance and insurance (NAICS 52), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes pension, health and welfare funds and trusts, estates and agency accounts (NAICS 525110, 525120, 525190 and 525920).

## Key facts

- Employer establishments: finance and insurance in the United States was 469,382 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- California had the highest employer establishments: finance and insurance of 51 states in 2023, at 49,165, and Alaska the lowest, at 782. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2012 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_finance_insurance`
- Unit: count
- Note: 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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## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 469,382 | U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-finance-insurance/us-states.md) (51 places)