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US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023

California had the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services of 51 states in 2023, at 95,952. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,877. The median was 10,067 and the figure for the United States was 784,882. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95,952California
Lowest1,877Wyoming
Median10,06751 states
United States784,882History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 10,067 countAlaska: 2,288 countArizona: 15,040 countArkansas: 6,577 countCalifornia: 95,952 countColorado: 15,405 countConnecticut: 9,050 countDelaware: 2,444 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,817 countFlorida: 48,853 countGeorgia: 24,406 countHawaii: 4,044 countIdaho: 4,597 countIllinois: 30,226 countIndiana: 14,708 countIowa: 7,512 countKansas: 6,658 countKentucky: 8,754 countLouisiana: 10,548 countMaine: 4,362 countMaryland: 12,744 countMassachusetts: 18,127 countMichigan: 21,720 countMinnesota: 12,374 countMississippi: 6,301 countMissouri: 13,846 countMontana: 3,850 countNebraska: 4,882 countNevada: 7,979 countNew Hampshire: 3,885 countNew Jersey: 22,712 countNew Mexico: 4,732 countNew York: 55,397 countNorth Carolina: 24,293 countNorth Dakota: 2,154 countOhio: 25,953 countOklahoma: 8,965 countOregon: 12,533 countPennsylvania: 29,187 countRhode Island: 3,270 countSouth Carolina: 12,228 countSouth Dakota: 2,696 countTennessee: 15,443 countTexas: 66,844 countUtah: 7,003 countVermont: 1,915 countVirginia: 19,418 countWashington: 19,032 countWest Virginia: 3,684 countWisconsin: 15,530 countWyoming: 1,877 count
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  • 24K and over
count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 95,952 countCalifornia95,952Texas: 66,844 countTexas66,844New York: 55,397 countNew York55,397Florida: 48,853 countFlorida48,853Illinois: 30,226 countIllinois30,226Pennsylvania: 29,187 countPennsylvania29,187Ohio: 25,953 countOhio25,953Georgia: 24,406 countGeorgia24,406North Carolina: 24,293 countNorth Carolina24,293New Jersey: 22,712 countNew Jersey22,712Michigan: 21,720 countMichigan21,720Virginia: 19,418 countVirginia19,418Washington: 19,032 countWashington19,032Massachusetts: 18,127 countMassachusetts18,127Wisconsin: 15,530 countWisconsin15,530Tennessee: 15,443 countTennessee15,443Colorado: 15,405 countColorado15,405Arizona: 15,040 countArizona15,040Indiana: 14,708 countIndiana14,708Missouri: 13,846 countMissouri13,846Maryland: 12,744 countMaryland12,744Oregon: 12,533 countOregon12,533Minnesota: 12,374 countMinnesota12,374South Carolina: 12,228 countSouth Carolina12,228Louisiana: 10,548 countLouisiana10,548Alabama: 10,067 countAlabama10,067Connecticut: 9,050 countConnecticut9,050Oklahoma: 8,965 countOklahoma8,965Kentucky: 8,754 countKentucky8,754Nevada: 7,979 countNevada7,979Iowa: 7,512 countIowa7,512Utah: 7,003 countUtah7,003Kansas: 6,658 countKansas6,658Arkansas: 6,577 countArkansas6,577Mississippi: 6,301 countMississippi6,301Nebraska: 4,882 countNebraska4,882New Mexico: 4,732 countNew Mexico4,732Idaho: 4,597 countIdaho4,597Maine: 4,362 countMaine4,362Hawaii: 4,044 countHawaii4,044New Hampshire: 3,885 countNew Hampshire3,885Montana: 3,850 countMontana3,850West Virginia: 3,684 countWest Virginia3,684Rhode Island: 3,270 countRhode Island3,270District of Columbia: 2,817 countDistrict of Columbia2,817South Dakota: 2,696 countSouth Dakota2,696Delaware: 2,444 countDelaware2,444Alaska: 2,288 countAlaska2,288North Dakota: 2,154 countNorth Dakota2,154Vermont: 1,915 countVermont1,915Wyoming: 1,877 countWyoming1,877California: 95,952 countCalifornia95,952Texas: 66,844 countTexas66,844New York: 55,397 countNew York55,397Florida: 48,853 countFlorida48,853Illinois: 30,226 countIllinois30,226Pennsylvania: 29,187 countPennsylvania29,187Ohio: 25,953 countOhio25,953Georgia: 24,406 countGeorgia24,406North Carolina: 24,293 countNorth Carolina24,293New Jersey: 22,712 countNew Jersey22,712Michigan: 21,720 countMichigan21,720Virginia: 19,418 countVirginia19,418Washington: 19,032 countWashington19,032Massachusetts: 18,127 countMassachusetts18,127Wisconsin: 15,530 countWisconsin15,530Tennessee: 15,443 countTennessee15,443Colorado: 15,405 countColorado15,405Arizona: 15,040 countArizona15,040Indiana: 14,708 countIndiana14,708Missouri: 13,846 countMissouri13,846Maryland: 12,744 countMaryland12,744Oregon: 12,533 countOregon12,533Minnesota: 12,374 countMinnesota12,374South Carolina: 12,228 countSouth Carolina12,228Louisiana: 10,548 countLouisiana10,548Alabama: 10,067 countAlabama10,067Connecticut: 9,050 countConnecticut9,050Oklahoma: 8,965 countOklahoma8,965Kentucky: 8,754 countKentucky8,754Nevada: 7,979 countNevada7,979Iowa: 7,512 countIowa7,512Utah: 7,003 countUtah7,003Kansas: 6,658 countKansas6,658Arkansas: 6,577 countArkansas6,577Mississippi: 6,301 countMississippi6,301Nebraska: 4,882 countNebraska4,882New Mexico: 4,732 countNew Mexico4,732Idaho: 4,597 countIdaho4,597Maine: 4,362 countMaine4,362Hawaii: 4,044 countHawaii4,044New Hampshire: 3,885 countNew Hampshire3,885Montana: 3,850 countMontana3,850West Virginia: 3,684 countWest Virginia3,684Rhode Island: 3,270 countRhode Island3,270District of Columbia: 2,817 countDistrict of Columbia2,817South Dakota: 2,696 countSouth Dakota2,696Delaware: 2,444 countDelaware2,444Alaska: 2,288 countAlaska2,288North Dakota: 2,154 countNorth Dakota2,154Vermont: 1,915 countVermont1,915Wyoming: 1,877 countWyoming1,877
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California95,952+1.4%
2Texas66,844+2.9%
3New York55,397+1.5%
4Florida48,853+2.5%
5Illinois30,226+1.4%
6Pennsylvania29,187+0.5%
7Ohio25,953+1.4%
8Georgia24,406+1.8%
9North Carolina24,293+2.8%
10New Jersey22,712+2%
11Michigan21,720+1.7%
12Virginia19,418+1.1%
13Washington19,032+1.2%
14Massachusetts18,127+1.6%
15Wisconsin15,530+0.8%
16Tennessee15,443+1.6%
17Colorado15,405+2%
18Arizona15,040+3.3%
19Indiana14,708+1.2%
20Missouri13,846+1.9%
21Maryland12,744+1.5%
22Oregon12,533+2%
23Minnesota12,374+0.6%
24South Carolina12,228+3%
25Louisiana10,548+0.2%
26Alabama10,067+1.6%
27Connecticut9,050+1%
28Oklahoma8,965+0.6%
29Kentucky8,754+1.7%
30Nevada7,979+2.9%
31Iowa7,512+1.1%
32Utah7,003+3.9%
33Kansas6,658+1.9%
34Arkansas6,577+1.9%
35Mississippi6,301+1.2%
36Nebraska4,882+1%
37New Mexico4,732+2.4%
38Idaho4,597+1.7%
39Maine4,362+0.3%
40Hawaii4,044+1.9%
41New Hampshire3,885-0%
42Montana3,8500%
43West Virginia3,684+0.7%
44Rhode Island3,270+1.2%
45District of Columbia2,817+2%
46South Dakota2,696+1.5%
47Delaware2,444+3.1%
48Alaska2,288+0.9%
49North Dakota2,154-0.1%
50Vermont1,915-2.7%
51Wyoming1,877-0.3%

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About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services?

California, with 95,952 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: accommodation and food services?

Wyoming, with 1,877 in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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