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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee was 12,568 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count12,568
Change on 2022+1.9%
Rank24th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,5682023
Series low10,8832012

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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee, 2012 to 2023

10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K13K2012201420162018202020232012: 10,883 count2013: 10,908 count2014: 11,066 count2015: 11,243 count2016: 11,258 count2017: 11,450 count2018: 11,463 count2019: 11,540 count2020: 11,784 count2021: 12,153 count2022: 12,334 count2023: 12,568 count10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K13K20122016202020232012: 10,883 count2013: 10,908 count2014: 11,066 count2015: 11,243 count2016: 11,258 count2017: 11,450 count2018: 11,463 count2019: 11,540 count2020: 11,784 count2021: 12,153 count2022: 12,334 count2023: 12,568 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202312,568
202212,334
202112,153
202011,784
201911,540
201811,463
201711,450
201611,258
201511,243
201411,066
201310,908
201210,883

Compared with United States

Place2023
Tennessee12,568
United States989,182

Tennessee compared with nearby places

Alabama: 9,813 countAlaska: 1,988 countArizona: 20,816 countArkansas: 6,260 countCalifornia: 143,863 countColorado: 28,143 countConnecticut: 9,275 countDelaware: 4,429 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,738 countFlorida: 94,623 countGeorgia: 33,198 countHawaii: 3,464 countIdaho: 5,944 countIllinois: 37,946 countIndiana: 13,501 countIowa: 6,474 countKansas: 7,236 countKentucky: 8,370 countLouisiana: 12,493 countMaine: 3,662 countMaryland: 21,699 countMassachusetts: 21,966 countMichigan: 22,561 countMinnesota: 16,218 countMississippi: 4,621 countMissouri: 13,844 countMontana: 4,386 countNebraska: 4,765 countNevada: 10,759 countNew Hampshire: 3,699 countNew Jersey: 29,052 countNew Mexico: 4,528 countNew York: 62,625 countNorth Carolina: 28,189 countNorth Dakota: 1,954 countOhio: 23,740 countOklahoma: 10,200 countOregon: 13,318 countPennsylvania: 30,357 countRhode Island: 3,085 countSouth Carolina: 12,611 countSouth Dakota: 2,214 countTennessee: 12,568 countTexas: 83,842 countUtah: 13,540 countVermont: 2,074 countVirginia: 32,231 countWashington: 23,574 countWest Virginia: 2,694 countWisconsin: 11,680 countWyoming: 3,352 count
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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023, count. Tennessee 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 professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Tennessee, 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Tennessee, 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-professional-services/tennessee. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Tennessee, 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-professional-services/tennessee.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Tennessee, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee?

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee was 12,568 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 51 states in 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Tennessee?

12,568 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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