Employer establishments: information

Number of establishments with paid employees in information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), 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: information, 2023

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

California: 27,338 countCalifornia27,338New York: 12,089 countNew York12,089Texas: 11,777 countTexas11,777Florida: 10,336 countFlorida10,336Pennsylvania: 5,685 countPennsylvania5,685Illinois: 5,616 countIllinois5,616Georgia: 5,030 countGeorgia5,030Ohio: 4,391 countOhio4,391North Carolina: 4,150 countNorth Carolina4,150Washington: 4,036 countWashington4,036Virginia: 4,006 countVirginia4,006Michigan: 3,887 countMichigan3,887Colorado: 3,804 countColorado3,804New Jersey: 3,802 countNew Jersey3,802Massachusetts: 3,655 countMassachusetts3,655California: 27,338 countCalifornia27,338New York: 12,089 countNew York12,089Texas: 11,777 countTexas11,777Florida: 10,336 countFlorida10,336Pennsylvania: 5,685 countPennsylvania5,685Illinois: 5,616 countIllinois5,616Georgia: 5,030 countGeorgia5,030Ohio: 4,391 countOhio4,391North Carolina: 4,150 countNorth Carolina4,150Washington: 4,036 countWashington4,036Virginia: 4,006 countVirginia4,006Michigan: 3,887 countMichigan3,887Colorado: 3,804 countColorado3,804New Jersey: 3,802 countNew Jersey3,802Massachusetts: 3,655 countMassachusetts3,655
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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