Employer establishments: health care and social assistance

Number of establishments with paid employees in health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

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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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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 2023

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

California: 132,345 countCalifornia132,345Texas: 80,576 countTexas80,576Florida: 73,984 countFlorida73,984New York: 61,104 countNew York61,104Pennsylvania: 39,602 countPennsylvania39,602Illinois: 37,597 countIllinois37,597Ohio: 31,168 countOhio31,168Georgia: 30,047 countGeorgia30,047New Jersey: 29,996 countNew Jersey29,996Michigan: 28,979 countMichigan28,979North Carolina: 27,809 countNorth Carolina27,809Washington: 23,923 countWashington23,923Virginia: 23,812 countVirginia23,812Arizona: 22,498 countArizona22,498Massachusetts: 21,002 countMassachusetts21,002California: 132,345 countCalifornia132,345Texas: 80,576 countTexas80,576Florida: 73,984 countFlorida73,984New York: 61,104 countNew York61,104Pennsylvania: 39,602 countPennsylvania39,602Illinois: 37,597 countIllinois37,597Ohio: 31,168 countOhio31,168Georgia: 30,047 countGeorgia30,047New Jersey: 29,996 countNew Jersey29,996Michigan: 28,979 countMichigan28,979North Carolina: 27,809 countNorth Carolina27,809Washington: 23,923 countWashington23,923Virginia: 23,812 countVirginia23,812Arizona: 22,498 countArizona22,498Massachusetts: 21,002 countMassachusetts21,002
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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