# Employer establishments: mining

Number of establishments with paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

## Key facts

- Employer establishments: mining in the United States was 23,360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Texas had the highest employer establishments: mining of 50 states in 2023, at 7,174, and Hawaii the lowest, at 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2012 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_mining`
- Unit: count
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-mining
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cbp_establishments_mining

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 23,360 | U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states.md) (51 places)