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US states by employer establishments: administrative support and waste management

California had the highest employer establishments: administrative support and waste management of 51 states in 2013, at 42,454. Wyoming had the lowest, at 989. The median was 4,666 and the figure for the United States was 393,354. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42,454California
Lowest989Wyoming
Median4,66651 states
United States393,354History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 4,200 countAlaska: 1,151 countArizona: 8,150 countArkansas: 2,625 countCalifornia: 42,454 countColorado: 8,534 countConnecticut: 5,300 countDelaware: 1,401 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,095 countFlorida: 33,799 countGeorgia: 11,924 countHawaii: 1,805 countIdaho: 2,202 countIllinois: 16,861 countIndiana: 7,174 countIowa: 3,573 countKansas: 3,489 countKentucky: 3,982 countLouisiana: 4,666 countMaine: 2,014 countMaryland: 8,032 countMassachusetts: 10,235 countMichigan: 11,574 countMinnesota: 7,310 countMississippi: 2,196 countMissouri: 7,379 countMontana: 1,714 countNebraska: 2,603 countNevada: 4,209 countNew Hampshire: 2,257 countNew Jersey: 13,981 countNew Mexico: 1,842 countNew York: 26,236 countNorth Carolina: 12,065 countNorth Dakota: 1,020 countOhio: 13,236 countOklahoma: 4,455 countOregon: 5,430 countPennsylvania: 15,281 countRhode Island: 1,699 countSouth Carolina: 5,492 countSouth Dakota: 1,074 countTennessee: 6,721 countTexas: 26,726 countUtah: 4,148 countVermont: 1,084 countVirginia: 10,559 countWashington: 9,152 countWest Virginia: 1,473 countWisconsin: 6,783 countWyoming: 989 count
  • Under 1,700
  • 1,700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 4,700
  • 4,700 to 7,600
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  • 12K and over
count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 42,454 countCalifornia42,454Florida: 33,799 countFlorida33,799Texas: 26,726 countTexas26,726New York: 26,236 countNew York26,236Illinois: 16,861 countIllinois16,861Pennsylvania: 15,281 countPennsylvania15,281New Jersey: 13,981 countNew Jersey13,981Ohio: 13,236 countOhio13,236North Carolina: 12,065 countNorth Carolina12,065Georgia: 11,924 countGeorgia11,924Michigan: 11,574 countMichigan11,574Virginia: 10,559 countVirginia10,559Massachusetts: 10,235 countMassachusetts10,235Washington: 9,152 countWashington9,152Colorado: 8,534 countColorado8,534Arizona: 8,150 countArizona8,150Maryland: 8,032 countMaryland8,032Missouri: 7,379 countMissouri7,379Minnesota: 7,310 countMinnesota7,310Indiana: 7,174 countIndiana7,174Wisconsin: 6,783 countWisconsin6,783Tennessee: 6,721 countTennessee6,721South Carolina: 5,492 countSouth Carolina5,492Oregon: 5,430 countOregon5,430Connecticut: 5,300 countConnecticut5,300Louisiana: 4,666 countLouisiana4,666Oklahoma: 4,455 countOklahoma4,455Nevada: 4,209 countNevada4,209Alabama: 4,200 countAlabama4,200Utah: 4,148 countUtah4,148Kentucky: 3,982 countKentucky3,982Iowa: 3,573 countIowa3,573Kansas: 3,489 countKansas3,489Arkansas: 2,625 countArkansas2,625Nebraska: 2,603 countNebraska2,603New Hampshire: 2,257 countNew Hampshire2,257Idaho: 2,202 countIdaho2,202Mississippi: 2,196 countMississippi2,196Maine: 2,014 countMaine2,014New Mexico: 1,842 countNew Mexico1,842Hawaii: 1,805 countHawaii1,805Montana: 1,714 countMontana1,714Rhode Island: 1,699 countRhode Island1,699West Virginia: 1,473 countWest Virginia1,473Delaware: 1,401 countDelaware1,401Alaska: 1,151 countAlaska1,151District of Columbia: 1,095 countDistrict of Columbia1,095Vermont: 1,084 countVermont1,084South Dakota: 1,074 countSouth Dakota1,074North Dakota: 1,020 countNorth Dakota1,020Wyoming: 989 countWyoming989California: 42,454 countCalifornia42,454Florida: 33,799 countFlorida33,799Texas: 26,726 countTexas26,726New York: 26,236 countNew York26,236Illinois: 16,861 countIllinois16,861Pennsylvania: 15,281 countPennsylvania15,281New Jersey: 13,981 countNew Jersey13,981Ohio: 13,236 countOhio13,236North Carolina: 12,065 countNorth Carolina12,065Georgia: 11,924 countGeorgia11,924Michigan: 11,574 countMichigan11,574Virginia: 10,559 countVirginia10,559Massachusetts: 10,235 countMassachusetts10,235Washington: 9,152 countWashington9,152Colorado: 8,534 countColorado8,534Arizona: 8,150 countArizona8,150Maryland: 8,032 countMaryland8,032Missouri: 7,379 countMissouri7,379Minnesota: 7,310 countMinnesota7,310Indiana: 7,174 countIndiana7,174Wisconsin: 6,783 countWisconsin6,783Tennessee: 6,721 countTennessee6,721South Carolina: 5,492 countSouth Carolina5,492Oregon: 5,430 countOregon5,430Connecticut: 5,300 countConnecticut5,300Louisiana: 4,666 countLouisiana4,666Oklahoma: 4,455 countOklahoma4,455Nevada: 4,209 countNevada4,209Alabama: 4,200 countAlabama4,200Utah: 4,148 countUtah4,148Kentucky: 3,982 countKentucky3,982Iowa: 3,573 countIowa3,573Kansas: 3,489 countKansas3,489Arkansas: 2,625 countArkansas2,625Nebraska: 2,603 countNebraska2,603New Hampshire: 2,257 countNew Hampshire2,257Idaho: 2,202 countIdaho2,202Mississippi: 2,196 countMississippi2,196Maine: 2,014 countMaine2,014New Mexico: 1,842 countNew Mexico1,842Hawaii: 1,805 countHawaii1,805Montana: 1,714 countMontana1,714Rhode Island: 1,699 countRhode Island1,699West Virginia: 1,473 countWest Virginia1,473Delaware: 1,401 countDelaware1,401Alaska: 1,151 countAlaska1,151District of Columbia: 1,095 countDistrict of Columbia1,095Vermont: 1,084 countVermont1,084South Dakota: 1,074 countSouth Dakota1,074North Dakota: 1,020 countNorth Dakota1,020Wyoming: 989 countWyoming989
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California42,454+1.2%
2Florida33,799+2%
3Texas26,726+2.2%
4New York26,236+2%
5Illinois16,861+0.3%
6Pennsylvania15,281+1.9%
7New Jersey13,981+2.6%
8Ohio13,236+0.9%
9North Carolina12,065+2.6%
10Georgia11,924+1.5%
11Michigan11,574+2.8%
12Virginia10,559+0.8%
13Massachusetts10,235+2%
14Washington9,152+0.6%
15Colorado8,534+2%
16Arizona8,150+1%
17Maryland8,032-0%
18Missouri7,379+1.8%
19Minnesota7,310+0.7%
20Indiana7,174+0.8%
21Wisconsin6,783+0.5%
22Tennessee6,721+2.3%
23South Carolina5,492+0.1%
24Oregon5,430+2.1%
25Connecticut5,300+1.7%
26Louisiana4,666+2.2%
27Oklahoma4,455+0.7%
28Nevada4,209+4.8%
29Alabama4,200+1.3%
30Utah4,148+3.5%
31Kentucky3,982+0.2%
32Iowa3,573+0.6%
33Kansas3,489+0.8%
34Arkansas2,625+0.3%
35Nebraska2,603+1%
36New Hampshire2,257+2.5%
37Idaho2,202+0.5%
38Mississippi2,196-1.7%
39Maine2,014+2.8%
40New Mexico1,842-0.8%
41Hawaii1,805-0.6%
42Montana1,714+1.5%
43Rhode Island1,699+2.7%
44West Virginia1,473+2.1%
45Delaware1,401+0.9%
46Alaska1,151+1.3%
47District of Columbia1,095-3.8%
48Vermont1,084+2.6%
49South Dakota1,074+0.2%
50North Dakota1,020+2.5%
51Wyoming989+3.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), 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), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: administrative support and waste management, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: administrative support and waste management?

California, with 42,454 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: administrative support and waste management?

Wyoming, with 989 in 2013.

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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), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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