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Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine

Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine was 1,395 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.9% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,395
Change on 2022-3.9%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,6032013
Series low1,3952023

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Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine, 2012 to 2023

1,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6502012201420162018202020232012: 1,552 count2013: 1,603 count2014: 1,575 count2015: 1,581 count2016: 1,570 count2017: 1,540 count2018: 1,529 count2019: 1,517 count2020: 1,479 count2021: 1,459 count2022: 1,452 count2023: 1,395 count1,3001,4001,5001,6001,70020122016202020232012: 1,552 count2013: 1,603 count2014: 1,575 count2015: 1,581 count2016: 1,570 count2017: 1,540 count2018: 1,529 count2019: 1,517 count2020: 1,479 count2021: 1,459 count2022: 1,452 count2023: 1,395 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20231,395
20221,452
20211,459
20201,479
20191,517
20181,529
20171,540
20161,570
20151,581
20141,575
20131,603
20121,552

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine1,395
United States382,081

Maine compared with nearby places

Alabama: 4,843 countAlaska: 682 countArizona: 6,613 countArkansas: 3,259 countCalifornia: 54,671 countColorado: 6,796 countConnecticut: 3,739 countDelaware: 1,289 countDistrict of Columbia: 370 countFlorida: 30,723 countGeorgia: 12,389 countHawaii: 1,412 countIdaho: 2,296 countIllinois: 15,961 countIndiana: 7,138 countIowa: 4,686 countKansas: 4,117 countKentucky: 3,912 countLouisiana: 5,013 countMaine: 1,395 countMaryland: 4,890 countMassachusetts: 6,646 countMichigan: 10,034 countMinnesota: 7,025 countMississippi: 2,512 countMissouri: 6,781 countMontana: 1,582 countNebraska: 3,062 countNevada: 3,175 countNew Hampshire: 1,698 countNew Jersey: 12,856 countNew Mexico: 1,599 countNew York: 26,515 countNorth Carolina: 11,177 countNorth Dakota: 1,756 countOhio: 12,323 countOklahoma: 4,273 countOregon: 4,719 countPennsylvania: 12,804 countRhode Island: 1,245 countSouth Carolina: 4,810 countSouth Dakota: 1,592 countTennessee: 6,463 countTexas: 33,316 countUtah: 3,645 countVermont: 687 countVirginia: 6,529 countWashington: 8,436 countWest Virginia: 1,279 countWisconsin: 6,489 countWyoming: 859 count
  • Under 1,500
  • 1,500 to 3,100
  • 3,100 to 4,700
  • 4,700 to 6,600
  • 6,600 to 12K
  • 12K and over
Employer establishments: wholesale trade, 2023, count. Maine 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 wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms (Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Maine, 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Maine, 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-wholesale-trade/maine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Maine, 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-wholesale-trade/maine.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Employer establishments: wholesale trade, Maine, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-wholesale-trade/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-wholesale-trade/maine. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine?

Employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine was 1,395 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.9% from 2022. That is the 44th 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), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: wholesale trade in Maine?

1,603 in 2013, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: wholesale trade elsewhere in United States

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