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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 2017, at 45,308. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,092. The median was 4,843 and the figure for the United States was 419,844. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45,308California
Lowest1,092Wyoming
Median4,84351 states
United States419,844History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 4,472 countAlaska: 1,182 countArizona: 8,711 countArkansas: 2,817 countCalifornia: 45,308 countColorado: 9,379 countConnecticut: 5,435 countDelaware: 1,535 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,157 countFlorida: 36,955 countGeorgia: 12,805 countHawaii: 1,914 countIdaho: 2,500 countIllinois: 17,224 countIndiana: 7,603 countIowa: 3,792 countKansas: 3,741 countKentucky: 4,154 countLouisiana: 4,843 countMaine: 2,244 countMaryland: 8,491 countMassachusetts: 11,152 countMichigan: 11,853 countMinnesota: 7,817 countMississippi: 2,301 countMissouri: 7,585 countMontana: 1,862 countNebraska: 2,798 countNevada: 4,583 countNew Hampshire: 2,399 countNew Jersey: 14,313 countNew Mexico: 1,956 countNew York: 27,541 countNorth Carolina: 13,228 countNorth Dakota: 1,147 countOhio: 13,551 countOklahoma: 4,590 countOregon: 5,987 countPennsylvania: 16,082 countRhode Island: 1,783 countSouth Carolina: 6,194 countSouth Dakota: 1,168 countTennessee: 7,212 countTexas: 29,376 countUtah: 4,608 countVermont: 1,206 countVirginia: 11,109 countWashington: 10,208 countWest Virginia: 1,483 countWisconsin: 7,398 countWyoming: 1,092 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 45,308 countCalifornia45,308Florida: 36,955 countFlorida36,955Texas: 29,376 countTexas29,376New York: 27,541 countNew York27,541Illinois: 17,224 countIllinois17,224Pennsylvania: 16,082 countPennsylvania16,082New Jersey: 14,313 countNew Jersey14,313Ohio: 13,551 countOhio13,551North Carolina: 13,228 countNorth Carolina13,228Georgia: 12,805 countGeorgia12,805Michigan: 11,853 countMichigan11,853Massachusetts: 11,152 countMassachusetts11,152Virginia: 11,109 countVirginia11,109Washington: 10,208 countWashington10,208Colorado: 9,379 countColorado9,379Arizona: 8,711 countArizona8,711Maryland: 8,491 countMaryland8,491Minnesota: 7,817 countMinnesota7,817Indiana: 7,603 countIndiana7,603Missouri: 7,585 countMissouri7,585Wisconsin: 7,398 countWisconsin7,398Tennessee: 7,212 countTennessee7,212South Carolina: 6,194 countSouth Carolina6,194Oregon: 5,987 countOregon5,987Connecticut: 5,435 countConnecticut5,435Louisiana: 4,843 countLouisiana4,843Utah: 4,608 countUtah4,608Oklahoma: 4,590 countOklahoma4,590Nevada: 4,583 countNevada4,583Alabama: 4,472 countAlabama4,472Kentucky: 4,154 countKentucky4,154Iowa: 3,792 countIowa3,792Kansas: 3,741 countKansas3,741Arkansas: 2,817 countArkansas2,817Nebraska: 2,798 countNebraska2,798Idaho: 2,500 countIdaho2,500New Hampshire: 2,399 countNew Hampshire2,399Mississippi: 2,301 countMississippi2,301Maine: 2,244 countMaine2,244New Mexico: 1,956 countNew Mexico1,956Hawaii: 1,914 countHawaii1,914Montana: 1,862 countMontana1,862Rhode Island: 1,783 countRhode Island1,783Delaware: 1,535 countDelaware1,535West Virginia: 1,483 countWest Virginia1,483Vermont: 1,206 countVermont1,206Alaska: 1,182 countAlaska1,182South Dakota: 1,168 countSouth Dakota1,168District of Columbia: 1,157 countDistrict of Columbia1,157North Dakota: 1,147 countNorth Dakota1,147Wyoming: 1,092 countWyoming1,092California: 45,308 countCalifornia45,308Florida: 36,955 countFlorida36,955Texas: 29,376 countTexas29,376New York: 27,541 countNew York27,541Illinois: 17,224 countIllinois17,224Pennsylvania: 16,082 countPennsylvania16,082New Jersey: 14,313 countNew Jersey14,313Ohio: 13,551 countOhio13,551North Carolina: 13,228 countNorth Carolina13,228Georgia: 12,805 countGeorgia12,805Michigan: 11,853 countMichigan11,853Massachusetts: 11,152 countMassachusetts11,152Virginia: 11,109 countVirginia11,109Washington: 10,208 countWashington10,208Colorado: 9,379 countColorado9,379Arizona: 8,711 countArizona8,711Maryland: 8,491 countMaryland8,491Minnesota: 7,817 countMinnesota7,817Indiana: 7,603 countIndiana7,603Missouri: 7,585 countMissouri7,585Wisconsin: 7,398 countWisconsin7,398Tennessee: 7,212 countTennessee7,212South Carolina: 6,194 countSouth Carolina6,194Oregon: 5,987 countOregon5,987Connecticut: 5,435 countConnecticut5,435Louisiana: 4,843 countLouisiana4,843Utah: 4,608 countUtah4,608Oklahoma: 4,590 countOklahoma4,590Nevada: 4,583 countNevada4,583Alabama: 4,472 countAlabama4,472Kentucky: 4,154 countKentucky4,154Iowa: 3,792 countIowa3,792Kansas: 3,741 countKansas3,741Arkansas: 2,817 countArkansas2,817Nebraska: 2,798 countNebraska2,798Idaho: 2,500 countIdaho2,500New Hampshire: 2,399 countNew Hampshire2,399Mississippi: 2,301 countMississippi2,301Maine: 2,244 countMaine2,244New Mexico: 1,956 countNew Mexico1,956Hawaii: 1,914 countHawaii1,914Montana: 1,862 countMontana1,862Rhode Island: 1,783 countRhode Island1,783Delaware: 1,535 countDelaware1,535West Virginia: 1,483 countWest Virginia1,483Vermont: 1,206 countVermont1,206Alaska: 1,182 countAlaska1,182South Dakota: 1,168 countSouth Dakota1,168District of Columbia: 1,157 countDistrict of Columbia1,157North Dakota: 1,147 countNorth Dakota1,147Wyoming: 1,092 countWyoming1,092
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California45,308+2.5%
2Florida36,955+3.3%
3Texas29,376+4.3%
4New York27,541+1.5%
5Illinois17,224+1.1%
6Pennsylvania16,082+2.1%
7New Jersey14,313+1.5%
8Ohio13,551-0.2%
9North Carolina13,228+4.2%
10Georgia12,805+2.1%
11Michigan11,853+2.3%
12Massachusetts11,152+3%
13Virginia11,109+3.7%
14Washington10,208+3.7%
15Colorado9,379+4.4%
16Arizona8,711+4.1%
17Maryland8,491+1%
18Minnesota7,817+2.3%
19Indiana7,603+2.7%
20Missouri7,585-0.3%
21Wisconsin7,398+1.7%
22Tennessee7,212+1.9%
23South Carolina6,194+4.7%
24Oregon5,987+1.1%
25Connecticut5,435+2.2%
26Louisiana4,843+2.2%
27Utah4,608+4.9%
28Oklahoma4,590+1.4%
29Nevada4,583+3.1%
30Alabama4,472+1.1%
31Kentucky4,154+1%
32Iowa3,792+2.1%
33Kansas3,741+1%
34Arkansas2,817+4.2%
35Nebraska2,798+3.3%
36Idaho2,500+6.6%
37New Hampshire2,399+1.6%
38Mississippi2,301+2.1%
39Maine2,244+1.8%
40New Mexico1,956+4%
41Hawaii1,914+3.7%
42Montana1,862+3.6%
43Rhode Island1,783+1.1%
44Delaware1,535+1.1%
45West Virginia1,483+1.7%
46Vermont1,206+3.9%
47Alaska1,182+4.8%
48South Dakota1,168+2.9%
49District of Columbia1,157+0.8%
50North Dakota1,147+2%
51Wyoming1,092+4.7%

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/2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/

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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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Nov. 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 45,308 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 1,092 in 2017.

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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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