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US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services

California had the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services of 51 states in 2022, at 94,672. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,882. The median was 9,911 and the figure for the United States was 771,856. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94,672California
Lowest1,882Wyoming
Median9,91151 states
United States771,856History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 9,911 countAlaska: 2,268 countArizona: 14,565 countArkansas: 6,457 countCalifornia: 94,672 countColorado: 15,108 countConnecticut: 8,964 countDelaware: 2,370 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,762 countFlorida: 47,658 countGeorgia: 23,980 countHawaii: 3,969 countIdaho: 4,521 countIllinois: 29,808 countIndiana: 14,536 countIowa: 7,433 countKansas: 6,537 countKentucky: 8,608 countLouisiana: 10,522 countMaine: 4,351 countMaryland: 12,550 countMassachusetts: 17,837 countMichigan: 21,364 countMinnesota: 12,302 countMississippi: 6,229 countMissouri: 13,586 countMontana: 3,850 countNebraska: 4,832 countNevada: 7,757 countNew Hampshire: 3,886 countNew Jersey: 22,256 countNew Mexico: 4,623 countNew York: 54,598 countNorth Carolina: 23,624 countNorth Dakota: 2,157 countOhio: 25,606 countOklahoma: 8,910 countOregon: 12,293 countPennsylvania: 29,051 countRhode Island: 3,231 countSouth Carolina: 11,875 countSouth Dakota: 2,656 countTennessee: 15,199 countTexas: 64,929 countUtah: 6,740 countVermont: 1,968 countVirginia: 19,204 countWashington: 18,798 countWest Virginia: 3,658 countWisconsin: 15,405 countWyoming: 1,882 count
  • Under 3,700
  • 3,700 to 6,400
  • 6,400 to 9,900
  • 9,900 to 15K
  • 15K to 23K
  • 23K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 94,672 countCalifornia94,672Texas: 64,929 countTexas64,929New York: 54,598 countNew York54,598Florida: 47,658 countFlorida47,658Illinois: 29,808 countIllinois29,808Pennsylvania: 29,051 countPennsylvania29,051Ohio: 25,606 countOhio25,606Georgia: 23,980 countGeorgia23,980North Carolina: 23,624 countNorth Carolina23,624New Jersey: 22,256 countNew Jersey22,256Michigan: 21,364 countMichigan21,364Virginia: 19,204 countVirginia19,204Washington: 18,798 countWashington18,798Massachusetts: 17,837 countMassachusetts17,837Wisconsin: 15,405 countWisconsin15,405Tennessee: 15,199 countTennessee15,199Colorado: 15,108 countColorado15,108Arizona: 14,565 countArizona14,565Indiana: 14,536 countIndiana14,536Missouri: 13,586 countMissouri13,586Maryland: 12,550 countMaryland12,550Minnesota: 12,302 countMinnesota12,302Oregon: 12,293 countOregon12,293South Carolina: 11,875 countSouth Carolina11,875Louisiana: 10,522 countLouisiana10,522Alabama: 9,911 countAlabama9,911Connecticut: 8,964 countConnecticut8,964Oklahoma: 8,910 countOklahoma8,910Kentucky: 8,608 countKentucky8,608Nevada: 7,757 countNevada7,757Iowa: 7,433 countIowa7,433Utah: 6,740 countUtah6,740Kansas: 6,537 countKansas6,537Arkansas: 6,457 countArkansas6,457Mississippi: 6,229 countMississippi6,229Nebraska: 4,832 countNebraska4,832New Mexico: 4,623 countNew Mexico4,623Idaho: 4,521 countIdaho4,521Maine: 4,351 countMaine4,351Hawaii: 3,969 countHawaii3,969New Hampshire: 3,886 countNew Hampshire3,886Montana: 3,850 countMontana3,850West Virginia: 3,658 countWest Virginia3,658Rhode Island: 3,231 countRhode Island3,231District of Columbia: 2,762 countDistrict of Columbia2,762South Dakota: 2,656 countSouth Dakota2,656Delaware: 2,370 countDelaware2,370Alaska: 2,268 countAlaska2,268North Dakota: 2,157 countNorth Dakota2,157Vermont: 1,968 countVermont1,968Wyoming: 1,882 countWyoming1,882California: 94,672 countCalifornia94,672Texas: 64,929 countTexas64,929New York: 54,598 countNew York54,598Florida: 47,658 countFlorida47,658Illinois: 29,808 countIllinois29,808Pennsylvania: 29,051 countPennsylvania29,051Ohio: 25,606 countOhio25,606Georgia: 23,980 countGeorgia23,980North Carolina: 23,624 countNorth Carolina23,624New Jersey: 22,256 countNew Jersey22,256Michigan: 21,364 countMichigan21,364Virginia: 19,204 countVirginia19,204Washington: 18,798 countWashington18,798Massachusetts: 17,837 countMassachusetts17,837Wisconsin: 15,405 countWisconsin15,405Tennessee: 15,199 countTennessee15,199Colorado: 15,108 countColorado15,108Arizona: 14,565 countArizona14,565Indiana: 14,536 countIndiana14,536Missouri: 13,586 countMissouri13,586Maryland: 12,550 countMaryland12,550Minnesota: 12,302 countMinnesota12,302Oregon: 12,293 countOregon12,293South Carolina: 11,875 countSouth Carolina11,875Louisiana: 10,522 countLouisiana10,522Alabama: 9,911 countAlabama9,911Connecticut: 8,964 countConnecticut8,964Oklahoma: 8,910 countOklahoma8,910Kentucky: 8,608 countKentucky8,608Nevada: 7,757 countNevada7,757Iowa: 7,433 countIowa7,433Utah: 6,740 countUtah6,740Kansas: 6,537 countKansas6,537Arkansas: 6,457 countArkansas6,457Mississippi: 6,229 countMississippi6,229Nebraska: 4,832 countNebraska4,832New Mexico: 4,623 countNew Mexico4,623Idaho: 4,521 countIdaho4,521Maine: 4,351 countMaine4,351Hawaii: 3,969 countHawaii3,969New Hampshire: 3,886 countNew Hampshire3,886Montana: 3,850 countMontana3,850West Virginia: 3,658 countWest Virginia3,658Rhode Island: 3,231 countRhode Island3,231District of Columbia: 2,762 countDistrict of Columbia2,762South Dakota: 2,656 countSouth Dakota2,656Delaware: 2,370 countDelaware2,370Alaska: 2,268 countAlaska2,268North Dakota: 2,157 countNorth Dakota2,157Vermont: 1,968 countVermont1,968Wyoming: 1,882 countWyoming1,882
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California94,672+4.2%
2Texas64,929+4.5%
3New York54,598+2.9%
4Florida47,658+4%
5Illinois29,808+2.7%
6Pennsylvania29,051+1.7%
7Ohio25,606+3.2%
8Georgia23,980+3.6%
9North Carolina23,624+4.4%
10New Jersey22,256+2.8%
11Michigan21,364+2.9%
12Virginia19,204+2.9%
13Washington18,798+3.7%
14Massachusetts17,837+2%
15Wisconsin15,405+3.2%
16Tennessee15,199+4.4%
17Colorado15,108+3%
18Arizona14,565+4.8%
19Indiana14,536+3.6%
20Missouri13,586+2.4%
21Maryland12,550+2.5%
22Minnesota12,302+2.8%
23Oregon12,293+3.5%
24South Carolina11,875+3.8%
25Louisiana10,522+2.8%
26Alabama9,911+3.6%
27Connecticut8,964+2%
28Oklahoma8,910+3%
29Kentucky8,608+2.6%
30Nevada7,757+5.3%
31Iowa7,433+2.6%
32Utah6,740+6.6%
33Kansas6,537+2%
34Arkansas6,457+4%
35Mississippi6,229+4.7%
36Nebraska4,832+4%
37New Mexico4,623+4.6%
38Idaho4,521+7.5%
39Maine4,351+2.5%
40Hawaii3,969+4.5%
41New Hampshire3,886+1.2%
42Montana3,850+3.6%
43West Virginia3,658+1.2%
44Rhode Island3,231+2%
45District of Columbia2,762+2.9%
46South Dakota2,656+3.9%
47Delaware2,370+2.4%
48Alaska2,268+5.1%
49North Dakota2,157+3.2%
50Vermont1,968+3.7%
51Wyoming1,882+2%

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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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 94,672 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 1,882 in 2022.

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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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