# Employer establishments: utilities

Number of establishments with paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes government owned utilities.

## Key facts

- Employer establishments: utilities in the United States was 20,379 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Texas had the highest employer establishments: utilities of 51 states in 2023, at 2,206, and Rhode Island the lowest, at 51. 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_utilities`
- 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-utilities
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cbp_establishments_utilities

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 20,379 | U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), 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-utilities/us-states.md) (51 places)