Employer establishments: management of companies

Number of establishments with paid employees in management of companies and enterprises (head offices and holding companies) (NAICS 55), 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: management of companies, 2023

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

California: 4,587 countCalifornia4,587Texas: 4,404 countTexas4,404New York: 2,755 countNew York2,755Florida: 2,682 countFlorida2,682Pennsylvania: 2,190 countPennsylvania2,190Ohio: 2,106 countOhio2,106Illinois: 2,003 countIllinois2,003North Carolina: 1,697 countNorth Carolina1,697Georgia: 1,505 countGeorgia1,505Michigan: 1,470 countMichigan1,470New Jersey: 1,366 countNew Jersey1,366Missouri: 1,356 countMissouri1,356Tennessee: 1,311 countTennessee1,311Virginia: 1,169 countVirginia1,169Maryland: 1,165 countMaryland1,165California: 4,587 countCalifornia4,587Texas: 4,404 countTexas4,404New York: 2,755 countNew York2,755Florida: 2,682 countFlorida2,682Pennsylvania: 2,190 countPennsylvania2,190Ohio: 2,106 countOhio2,106Illinois: 2,003 countIllinois2,003North Carolina: 1,697 countNorth Carolina1,697Georgia: 1,505 countGeorgia1,505Michigan: 1,470 countMichigan1,470New Jersey: 1,366 countNew Jersey1,366Missouri: 1,356 countMissouri1,356Tennessee: 1,311 countTennessee1,311Virginia: 1,169 countVirginia1,169Maryland: 1,165 countMaryland1,165
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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