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Employer establishments: information in Arizona

Employer establishments: information in Arizona was 2,662 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,662
Change on 2022-2.1%
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,7182022
Series low2,0272012

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Employer establishments: information in Arizona, 2012 to 2023

2,0002,2002,4002,6002,8002012201420162018202020232012: 2,027 count2013: 2,057 count2014: 2,111 count2015: 2,121 count2016: 2,272 count2017: 2,520 count2018: 2,598 count2019: 2,632 count2020: 2,662 count2021: 2,695 count2022: 2,718 count2023: 2,662 count2,0002,2002,4002,6002,80020122016202020232012: 2,027 count2013: 2,057 count2014: 2,111 count2015: 2,121 count2016: 2,272 count2017: 2,520 count2018: 2,598 count2019: 2,632 count2020: 2,662 count2021: 2,695 count2022: 2,718 count2023: 2,662 count
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, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20232,662
20222,718
20212,695
20202,662
20192,632
20182,598
20172,520
20162,272
20152,121
20142,111
20132,057
20122,027

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arizona2,662
United States160,704

Arizona compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,887 countAlaska: 422 countArizona: 2,662 countArkansas: 1,174 countCalifornia: 27,338 countColorado: 3,804 countConnecticut: 1,687 countDelaware: 1,070 countDistrict of Columbia: 851 countFlorida: 10,336 countGeorgia: 5,030 countHawaii: 557 countIdaho: 877 countIllinois: 5,616 countIndiana: 2,380 countIowa: 1,615 countKansas: 1,424 countKentucky: 1,995 countLouisiana: 1,591 countMaine: 817 countMaryland: 2,598 countMassachusetts: 3,655 countMichigan: 3,887 countMinnesota: 2,631 countMississippi: 1,087 countMissouri: 2,582 countMontana: 697 countNebraska: 978 countNevada: 1,631 countNew Hampshire: 772 countNew Jersey: 3,802 countNew Mexico: 857 countNew York: 12,089 countNorth Carolina: 4,150 countNorth Dakota: 376 countOhio: 4,391 countOklahoma: 1,604 countOregon: 2,404 countPennsylvania: 5,685 countRhode Island: 477 countSouth Carolina: 1,764 countSouth Dakota: 463 countTennessee: 2,980 countTexas: 11,777 countUtah: 2,004 countVermont: 490 countVirginia: 4,006 countWashington: 4,036 countWest Virginia: 752 countWisconsin: 2,400 countWyoming: 546 count
  • Under 800
  • 800 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 4,100
  • 4,100 and over
Employer establishments: information, 2023, count. Arizona 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 information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

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), information (NAICS 51), 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms (Employer establishments: information, Arizona, 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Employer establishments: information, Arizona, 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-information/arizona. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Employer establishments: information, Arizona, 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-information/arizona.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Employer establishments: information, Arizona, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms: Employer establishments: information, Arizona, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/arizona. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: information in Arizona?

Employer establishments: information in Arizona was 2,662 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: information in Arizona?

2,718 in 2022, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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