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Employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington

Employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington was 9,829 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count9,829
Change on 2022-2.7%
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high10,1042022
Series low9,7292015

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Employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington, 2012 to 2023

9,7009,8009,90010K10.1K10.2K2012201420162018202020232012: 9,875 count2013: 9,833 count2014: 9,767 count2015: 9,729 count2016: 9,774 count2017: 10,010 count2018: 9,996 count2019: 10,044 count2020: 9,961 count2021: 10,018 count2022: 10,104 count2023: 9,829 count9,7009,8009,90010K10.1K10.2K20122016202020232012: 9,875 count2013: 9,833 count2014: 9,767 count2015: 9,729 count2016: 9,774 count2017: 10,010 count2018: 9,996 count2019: 10,044 count2020: 9,961 count2021: 10,018 count2022: 10,104 count2023: 9,829 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20239,829
202210,104
202110,018
20209,961
201910,044
20189,996
201710,010
20169,774
20159,729
20149,767
20139,833
20129,875

Compared with United States

Place2023
Washington9,829
United States469,382

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 7,195 countAlaska: 782 countArizona: 10,000 countArkansas: 4,527 countCalifornia: 49,165 countColorado: 10,673 countConnecticut: 5,629 countDelaware: 1,999 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,079 countFlorida: 36,230 countGeorgia: 15,226 countHawaii: 1,533 countIdaho: 3,162 countIllinois: 19,310 countIndiana: 9,390 countIowa: 5,833 countKansas: 5,888 countKentucky: 6,269 countLouisiana: 7,328 countMaine: 1,897 countMaryland: 7,054 countMassachusetts: 9,268 countMichigan: 12,501 countMinnesota: 9,687 countMississippi: 4,519 countMissouri: 10,384 countMontana: 2,057 countNebraska: 4,249 countNevada: 4,600 countNew Hampshire: 1,966 countNew Jersey: 11,075 countNew Mexico: 2,441 countNew York: 24,380 countNorth Carolina: 13,591 countNorth Dakota: 1,833 countOhio: 15,004 countOklahoma: 6,652 countOregon: 5,783 countPennsylvania: 16,829 countRhode Island: 1,516 countSouth Carolina: 7,645 countSouth Dakota: 2,044 countTennessee: 9,913 countTexas: 42,205 countUtah: 5,717 countVermont: 941 countVirginia: 10,642 countWashington: 9,829 countWest Virginia: 1,999 countWisconsin: 8,673 countWyoming: 1,270 count
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,500
  • 4,500 to 6,700
  • 6,700 to 9,700
  • 9,700 to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer establishments: finance and insurance, 2023, count. Washington 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 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).

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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms (Employer establishments: finance and insurance, Washington, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, Employer establishments: finance and insurance, Washington, 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-finance-insurance/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Employer establishments: finance and insurance, Washington, 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-finance-insurance/washington.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, Employer establishments: finance and insurance, Washington, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-finance-insurance/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington?

Employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington was 9,829 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.7% from 2022. That is the 17th 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: finance and insurance in Washington?

10,104 in 2022, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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