Employer establishments: utilities in Missouri

Employer establishments: utilities in Missouri was 426 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count426
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high4262023
Series low3622012

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Employer establishments: utilities in Missouri, 2012 to 2023

3603804004204402012201420162018202020232012: 362 count2013: 363 count2014: 364 count2015: 372 count2016: 376 count2017: 373 count2018: 371 count2019: 378 count2020: 383 count2021: 409 count2022: 419 count2023: 426 count36038040042044020122016202020232012: 362 count2013: 363 count2014: 364 count2015: 372 count2016: 376 count2017: 373 count2018: 371 count2019: 378 count2020: 383 count2021: 409 count2022: 419 count2023: 426 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
2023426
2022419
2021409
2020383
2019378
2018371
2017373
2016376
2015372
2014364
2013363
2012362

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri426
United States20,379

Missouri compared with nearby places

Alabama: 270 countAlaska: 115 countArizona: 315 countArkansas: 348 countCalifornia: 1,479 countColorado: 451 countConnecticut: 177 countDelaware: 88 countDistrict of Columbia: 81 countFlorida: 1,136 countGeorgia: 519 countHawaii: 79 countIdaho: 219 countIllinois: 670 countIndiana: 529 countIowa: 344 countKansas: 273 countKentucky: 364 countLouisiana: 526 countMaine: 126 countMaryland: 242 countMassachusetts: 328 countMichigan: 440 countMinnesota: 371 countMississippi: 556 countMissouri: 426 countMontana: 198 countNebraska: 107 countNevada: 126 countNew Hampshire: 136 countNew Jersey: 458 countNew Mexico: 238 countNew York: 834 countNorth Carolina: 606 countNorth Dakota: 161 countOhio: 688 countOklahoma: 416 countOregon: 295 countPennsylvania: 894 countRhode Island: 51 countSouth Carolina: 357 countSouth Dakota: 159 countTennessee: 197 countTexas: 2,206 countUtah: 236 countVermont: 66 countVirginia: 377 countWashington: 342 countWest Virginia: 234 countWisconsin: 382 countWyoming: 143 count
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 230
  • 230 to 330
  • 330 to 390
  • 390 to 550
  • 550 and over
Employer establishments: utilities, 2023, count. Missouri 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 utilities (NAICS 22), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes government owned utilities.

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), utilities (NAICS 22), 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (Employer establishments: utilities, Missouri, 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Missouri, 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-utilities/missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Employer establishments: utilities, Missouri, 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-utilities/missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Missouri, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: utilities in Missouri?

Employer establishments: utilities in Missouri was 426 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 16th 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: utilities in Missouri?

426 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: utilities elsewhere in United States

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