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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 2014, at 42,862. Wyoming had the lowest, at 992. The median was 4,707 and the figure for the United States was 398,156. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42,862California
Lowest992Wyoming
Median4,70751 states
United States398,156History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 4,197 countAlaska: 1,129 countArizona: 8,306 countArkansas: 2,584 countCalifornia: 42,862 countColorado: 8,737 countConnecticut: 5,350 countDelaware: 1,401 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,103 countFlorida: 34,281 countGeorgia: 12,017 countHawaii: 1,823 countIdaho: 2,232 countIllinois: 16,912 countIndiana: 7,154 countIowa: 3,582 countKansas: 3,569 countKentucky: 3,999 countLouisiana: 4,707 countMaine: 2,068 countMaryland: 8,311 countMassachusetts: 10,400 countMichigan: 11,767 countMinnesota: 7,427 countMississippi: 2,170 countMissouri: 7,502 countMontana: 1,728 countNebraska: 2,632 countNevada: 4,227 countNew Hampshire: 2,297 countNew Jersey: 14,177 countNew Mexico: 1,859 countNew York: 26,611 countNorth Carolina: 12,281 countNorth Dakota: 1,093 countOhio: 13,369 countOklahoma: 4,462 countOregon: 5,521 countPennsylvania: 15,379 countRhode Island: 1,696 countSouth Carolina: 5,613 countSouth Dakota: 1,084 countTennessee: 6,758 countTexas: 27,260 countUtah: 4,147 countVermont: 1,091 countVirginia: 10,630 countWashington: 9,316 countWest Virginia: 1,461 countWisconsin: 6,882 countWyoming: 992 count
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  • 1,700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 4,700
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  • 12K and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 42,862 countCalifornia42,862Florida: 34,281 countFlorida34,281Texas: 27,260 countTexas27,260New York: 26,611 countNew York26,611Illinois: 16,912 countIllinois16,912Pennsylvania: 15,379 countPennsylvania15,379New Jersey: 14,177 countNew Jersey14,177Ohio: 13,369 countOhio13,369North Carolina: 12,281 countNorth Carolina12,281Georgia: 12,017 countGeorgia12,017Michigan: 11,767 countMichigan11,767Virginia: 10,630 countVirginia10,630Massachusetts: 10,400 countMassachusetts10,400Washington: 9,316 countWashington9,316Colorado: 8,737 countColorado8,737Maryland: 8,311 countMaryland8,311Arizona: 8,306 countArizona8,306Missouri: 7,502 countMissouri7,502Minnesota: 7,427 countMinnesota7,427Indiana: 7,154 countIndiana7,154Wisconsin: 6,882 countWisconsin6,882Tennessee: 6,758 countTennessee6,758South Carolina: 5,613 countSouth Carolina5,613Oregon: 5,521 countOregon5,521Connecticut: 5,350 countConnecticut5,350Louisiana: 4,707 countLouisiana4,707Oklahoma: 4,462 countOklahoma4,462Nevada: 4,227 countNevada4,227Alabama: 4,197 countAlabama4,197Utah: 4,147 countUtah4,147Kentucky: 3,999 countKentucky3,999Iowa: 3,582 countIowa3,582Kansas: 3,569 countKansas3,569Nebraska: 2,632 countNebraska2,632Arkansas: 2,584 countArkansas2,584New Hampshire: 2,297 countNew Hampshire2,297Idaho: 2,232 countIdaho2,232Mississippi: 2,170 countMississippi2,170Maine: 2,068 countMaine2,068New Mexico: 1,859 countNew Mexico1,859Hawaii: 1,823 countHawaii1,823Montana: 1,728 countMontana1,728Rhode Island: 1,696 countRhode Island1,696West Virginia: 1,461 countWest Virginia1,461Delaware: 1,401 countDelaware1,401Alaska: 1,129 countAlaska1,129District of Columbia: 1,103 countDistrict of Columbia1,103North Dakota: 1,093 countNorth Dakota1,093Vermont: 1,091 countVermont1,091South Dakota: 1,084 countSouth Dakota1,084Wyoming: 992 countWyoming992California: 42,862 countCalifornia42,862Florida: 34,281 countFlorida34,281Texas: 27,260 countTexas27,260New York: 26,611 countNew York26,611Illinois: 16,912 countIllinois16,912Pennsylvania: 15,379 countPennsylvania15,379New Jersey: 14,177 countNew Jersey14,177Ohio: 13,369 countOhio13,369North Carolina: 12,281 countNorth Carolina12,281Georgia: 12,017 countGeorgia12,017Michigan: 11,767 countMichigan11,767Virginia: 10,630 countVirginia10,630Massachusetts: 10,400 countMassachusetts10,400Washington: 9,316 countWashington9,316Colorado: 8,737 countColorado8,737Maryland: 8,311 countMaryland8,311Arizona: 8,306 countArizona8,306Missouri: 7,502 countMissouri7,502Minnesota: 7,427 countMinnesota7,427Indiana: 7,154 countIndiana7,154Wisconsin: 6,882 countWisconsin6,882Tennessee: 6,758 countTennessee6,758South Carolina: 5,613 countSouth Carolina5,613Oregon: 5,521 countOregon5,521Connecticut: 5,350 countConnecticut5,350Louisiana: 4,707 countLouisiana4,707Oklahoma: 4,462 countOklahoma4,462Nevada: 4,227 countNevada4,227Alabama: 4,197 countAlabama4,197Utah: 4,147 countUtah4,147Kentucky: 3,999 countKentucky3,999Iowa: 3,582 countIowa3,582Kansas: 3,569 countKansas3,569Nebraska: 2,632 countNebraska2,632Arkansas: 2,584 countArkansas2,584New Hampshire: 2,297 countNew Hampshire2,297Idaho: 2,232 countIdaho2,232Mississippi: 2,170 countMississippi2,170Maine: 2,068 countMaine2,068New Mexico: 1,859 countNew Mexico1,859Hawaii: 1,823 countHawaii1,823Montana: 1,728 countMontana1,728Rhode Island: 1,696 countRhode Island1,696West Virginia: 1,461 countWest Virginia1,461Delaware: 1,401 countDelaware1,401Alaska: 1,129 countAlaska1,129District of Columbia: 1,103 countDistrict of Columbia1,103North Dakota: 1,093 countNorth Dakota1,093Vermont: 1,091 countVermont1,091South Dakota: 1,084 countSouth Dakota1,084Wyoming: 992 countWyoming992
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California42,862+1%
2Florida34,281+1.4%
3Texas27,260+2%
4New York26,611+1.4%
5Illinois16,912+0.3%
6Pennsylvania15,379+0.6%
7New Jersey14,177+1.4%
8Ohio13,369+1%
9North Carolina12,281+1.8%
10Georgia12,017+0.8%
11Michigan11,767+1.7%
12Virginia10,630+0.7%
13Massachusetts10,400+1.6%
14Washington9,316+1.8%
15Colorado8,737+2.4%
16Maryland8,311+3.5%
17Arizona8,306+1.9%
18Missouri7,502+1.7%
19Minnesota7,427+1.6%
20Indiana7,154-0.3%
21Wisconsin6,882+1.5%
22Tennessee6,758+0.6%
23South Carolina5,613+2.2%
24Oregon5,521+1.7%
25Connecticut5,350+0.9%
26Louisiana4,707+0.9%
27Oklahoma4,462+0.2%
28Nevada4,227+0.4%
29Alabama4,197-0.1%
30Utah4,147-0%
31Kentucky3,999+0.4%
32Iowa3,582+0.3%
33Kansas3,569+2.3%
34Nebraska2,632+1.1%
35Arkansas2,584-1.6%
36New Hampshire2,297+1.8%
37Idaho2,232+1.4%
38Mississippi2,170-1.2%
39Maine2,068+2.7%
40New Mexico1,859+0.9%
41Hawaii1,823+1%
42Montana1,728+0.8%
43Rhode Island1,696-0.2%
44West Virginia1,461-0.8%
45Delaware1,4010%
46Alaska1,129-1.9%
47District of Columbia1,103+0.7%
48North Dakota1,093+7.2%
49Vermont1,091+0.6%
50South Dakota1,084+0.9%
51Wyoming992+0.3%

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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/

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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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 42,862 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 992 in 2014.

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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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