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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 2015, at 43,631. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,032. The median was 4,738 and the figure for the United States was 404,282. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43,631California
Lowest1,032Wyoming
Median4,73851 states
United States404,282History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 4,304 countAlaska: 1,131 countArizona: 8,367 countArkansas: 2,639 countCalifornia: 43,631 countColorado: 8,877 countConnecticut: 5,381 countDelaware: 1,462 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,114 countFlorida: 35,004 countGeorgia: 12,324 countHawaii: 1,845 countIdaho: 2,296 countIllinois: 17,075 countIndiana: 7,314 countIowa: 3,649 countKansas: 3,630 countKentucky: 4,058 countLouisiana: 4,738 countMaine: 2,132 countMaryland: 8,328 countMassachusetts: 10,549 countMichigan: 11,762 countMinnesota: 7,519 countMississippi: 2,223 countMissouri: 7,629 countMontana: 1,770 countNebraska: 2,672 countNevada: 4,297 countNew Hampshire: 2,341 countNew Jersey: 13,991 countNew Mexico: 1,855 countNew York: 26,982 countNorth Carolina: 12,422 countNorth Dakota: 1,142 countOhio: 13,526 countOklahoma: 4,497 countOregon: 5,740 countPennsylvania: 15,629 countRhode Island: 1,753 countSouth Carolina: 5,784 countSouth Dakota: 1,094 countTennessee: 6,956 countTexas: 27,587 countUtah: 4,288 countVermont: 1,111 countVirginia: 10,642 countWashington: 9,642 countWest Virginia: 1,479 countWisconsin: 7,069 countWyoming: 1,032 count
  • Under 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 4,700
  • 4,700 to 7,900
  • 7,900 to 12K
  • 12K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 43,631 countCalifornia43,631Florida: 35,004 countFlorida35,004Texas: 27,587 countTexas27,587New York: 26,982 countNew York26,982Illinois: 17,075 countIllinois17,075Pennsylvania: 15,629 countPennsylvania15,629New Jersey: 13,991 countNew Jersey13,991Ohio: 13,526 countOhio13,526North Carolina: 12,422 countNorth Carolina12,422Georgia: 12,324 countGeorgia12,324Michigan: 11,762 countMichigan11,762Virginia: 10,642 countVirginia10,642Massachusetts: 10,549 countMassachusetts10,549Washington: 9,642 countWashington9,642Colorado: 8,877 countColorado8,877Arizona: 8,367 countArizona8,367Maryland: 8,328 countMaryland8,328Missouri: 7,629 countMissouri7,629Minnesota: 7,519 countMinnesota7,519Indiana: 7,314 countIndiana7,314Wisconsin: 7,069 countWisconsin7,069Tennessee: 6,956 countTennessee6,956South Carolina: 5,784 countSouth Carolina5,784Oregon: 5,740 countOregon5,740Connecticut: 5,381 countConnecticut5,381Louisiana: 4,738 countLouisiana4,738Oklahoma: 4,497 countOklahoma4,497Alabama: 4,304 countAlabama4,304Nevada: 4,297 countNevada4,297Utah: 4,288 countUtah4,288Kentucky: 4,058 countKentucky4,058Iowa: 3,649 countIowa3,649Kansas: 3,630 countKansas3,630Nebraska: 2,672 countNebraska2,672Arkansas: 2,639 countArkansas2,639New Hampshire: 2,341 countNew Hampshire2,341Idaho: 2,296 countIdaho2,296Mississippi: 2,223 countMississippi2,223Maine: 2,132 countMaine2,132New Mexico: 1,855 countNew Mexico1,855Hawaii: 1,845 countHawaii1,845Montana: 1,770 countMontana1,770Rhode Island: 1,753 countRhode Island1,753West Virginia: 1,479 countWest Virginia1,479Delaware: 1,462 countDelaware1,462North Dakota: 1,142 countNorth Dakota1,142Alaska: 1,131 countAlaska1,131District of Columbia: 1,114 countDistrict of Columbia1,114Vermont: 1,111 countVermont1,111South Dakota: 1,094 countSouth Dakota1,094Wyoming: 1,032 countWyoming1,032California: 43,631 countCalifornia43,631Florida: 35,004 countFlorida35,004Texas: 27,587 countTexas27,587New York: 26,982 countNew York26,982Illinois: 17,075 countIllinois17,075Pennsylvania: 15,629 countPennsylvania15,629New Jersey: 13,991 countNew Jersey13,991Ohio: 13,526 countOhio13,526North Carolina: 12,422 countNorth Carolina12,422Georgia: 12,324 countGeorgia12,324Michigan: 11,762 countMichigan11,762Virginia: 10,642 countVirginia10,642Massachusetts: 10,549 countMassachusetts10,549Washington: 9,642 countWashington9,642Colorado: 8,877 countColorado8,877Arizona: 8,367 countArizona8,367Maryland: 8,328 countMaryland8,328Missouri: 7,629 countMissouri7,629Minnesota: 7,519 countMinnesota7,519Indiana: 7,314 countIndiana7,314Wisconsin: 7,069 countWisconsin7,069Tennessee: 6,956 countTennessee6,956South Carolina: 5,784 countSouth Carolina5,784Oregon: 5,740 countOregon5,740Connecticut: 5,381 countConnecticut5,381Louisiana: 4,738 countLouisiana4,738Oklahoma: 4,497 countOklahoma4,497Alabama: 4,304 countAlabama4,304Nevada: 4,297 countNevada4,297Utah: 4,288 countUtah4,288Kentucky: 4,058 countKentucky4,058Iowa: 3,649 countIowa3,649Kansas: 3,630 countKansas3,630Nebraska: 2,672 countNebraska2,672Arkansas: 2,639 countArkansas2,639New Hampshire: 2,341 countNew Hampshire2,341Idaho: 2,296 countIdaho2,296Mississippi: 2,223 countMississippi2,223Maine: 2,132 countMaine2,132New Mexico: 1,855 countNew Mexico1,855Hawaii: 1,845 countHawaii1,845Montana: 1,770 countMontana1,770Rhode Island: 1,753 countRhode Island1,753West Virginia: 1,479 countWest Virginia1,479Delaware: 1,462 countDelaware1,462North Dakota: 1,142 countNorth Dakota1,142Alaska: 1,131 countAlaska1,131District of Columbia: 1,114 countDistrict of Columbia1,114Vermont: 1,111 countVermont1,111South Dakota: 1,094 countSouth Dakota1,094Wyoming: 1,032 countWyoming1,032
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California43,631+1.8%
2Florida35,004+2.1%
3Texas27,587+1.2%
4New York26,982+1.4%
5Illinois17,075+1%
6Pennsylvania15,629+1.6%
7New Jersey13,991-1.3%
8Ohio13,526+1.2%
9North Carolina12,422+1.1%
10Georgia12,324+2.6%
11Michigan11,762-0%
12Virginia10,642+0.1%
13Massachusetts10,549+1.4%
14Washington9,642+3.5%
15Colorado8,877+1.6%
16Arizona8,367+0.7%
17Maryland8,328+0.2%
18Missouri7,629+1.7%
19Minnesota7,519+1.2%
20Indiana7,314+2.2%
21Wisconsin7,069+2.7%
22Tennessee6,956+2.9%
23South Carolina5,784+3%
24Oregon5,740+4%
25Connecticut5,381+0.6%
26Louisiana4,738+0.7%
27Oklahoma4,497+0.8%
28Alabama4,304+2.5%
29Nevada4,297+1.7%
30Utah4,288+3.4%
31Kentucky4,058+1.5%
32Iowa3,649+1.9%
33Kansas3,630+1.7%
34Nebraska2,672+1.5%
35Arkansas2,639+2.1%
36New Hampshire2,341+1.9%
37Idaho2,296+2.9%
38Mississippi2,223+2.4%
39Maine2,132+3.1%
40New Mexico1,855-0.2%
41Hawaii1,845+1.2%
42Montana1,770+2.4%
43Rhode Island1,753+3.4%
44West Virginia1,479+1.2%
45Delaware1,462+4.4%
46North Dakota1,142+4.5%
47Alaska1,131+0.2%
48District of Columbia1,114+1%
49Vermont1,111+1.8%
50South Dakota1,094+0.9%
51Wyoming1,032+4%

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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/2015/. 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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 9 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 43,631 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 1,032 in 2015.

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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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