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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 2018, at 45,650. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,091. The median was 4,831 and the figure for the United States was 418,868. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45,650California
Lowest1,091District of Columbia
Median4,83151 states
United States418,868History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 4,443 countAlaska: 1,145 countArizona: 8,718 countArkansas: 2,791 countCalifornia: 45,650 countColorado: 9,341 countConnecticut: 5,354 countDelaware: 1,522 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,091 countFlorida: 37,476 countGeorgia: 12,808 countHawaii: 1,889 countIdaho: 2,601 countIllinois: 17,024 countIndiana: 7,625 countIowa: 3,830 countKansas: 3,740 countKentucky: 4,183 countLouisiana: 4,831 countMaine: 2,253 countMaryland: 8,423 countMassachusetts: 11,123 countMichigan: 11,446 countMinnesota: 7,711 countMississippi: 2,341 countMissouri: 7,508 countMontana: 1,898 countNebraska: 2,782 countNevada: 4,557 countNew Hampshire: 2,434 countNew Jersey: 14,211 countNew Mexico: 1,927 countNew York: 27,472 countNorth Carolina: 13,278 countNorth Dakota: 1,106 countOhio: 13,460 countOklahoma: 4,528 countOregon: 6,005 countPennsylvania: 15,859 countRhode Island: 1,796 countSouth Carolina: 6,141 countSouth Dakota: 1,161 countTennessee: 7,235 countTexas: 29,341 countUtah: 4,651 countVermont: 1,179 countVirginia: 10,973 countWashington: 10,150 countWest Virginia: 1,470 countWisconsin: 7,267 countWyoming: 1,120 count
  • Under 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,800
  • 2,800 to 4,800
  • 4,800 to 7,900
  • 7,900 to 13K
  • 13K and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

California: 45,650 countCalifornia45,650Florida: 37,476 countFlorida37,476Texas: 29,341 countTexas29,341New York: 27,472 countNew York27,472Illinois: 17,024 countIllinois17,024Pennsylvania: 15,859 countPennsylvania15,859New Jersey: 14,211 countNew Jersey14,211Ohio: 13,460 countOhio13,460North Carolina: 13,278 countNorth Carolina13,278Georgia: 12,808 countGeorgia12,808Michigan: 11,446 countMichigan11,446Massachusetts: 11,123 countMassachusetts11,123Virginia: 10,973 countVirginia10,973Washington: 10,150 countWashington10,150Colorado: 9,341 countColorado9,341Arizona: 8,718 countArizona8,718Maryland: 8,423 countMaryland8,423Minnesota: 7,711 countMinnesota7,711Indiana: 7,625 countIndiana7,625Missouri: 7,508 countMissouri7,508Wisconsin: 7,267 countWisconsin7,267Tennessee: 7,235 countTennessee7,235South Carolina: 6,141 countSouth Carolina6,141Oregon: 6,005 countOregon6,005Connecticut: 5,354 countConnecticut5,354Louisiana: 4,831 countLouisiana4,831Utah: 4,651 countUtah4,651Nevada: 4,557 countNevada4,557Oklahoma: 4,528 countOklahoma4,528Alabama: 4,443 countAlabama4,443Kentucky: 4,183 countKentucky4,183Iowa: 3,830 countIowa3,830Kansas: 3,740 countKansas3,740Arkansas: 2,791 countArkansas2,791Nebraska: 2,782 countNebraska2,782Idaho: 2,601 countIdaho2,601New Hampshire: 2,434 countNew Hampshire2,434Mississippi: 2,341 countMississippi2,341Maine: 2,253 countMaine2,253New Mexico: 1,927 countNew Mexico1,927Montana: 1,898 countMontana1,898Hawaii: 1,889 countHawaii1,889Rhode Island: 1,796 countRhode Island1,796Delaware: 1,522 countDelaware1,522West Virginia: 1,470 countWest Virginia1,470Vermont: 1,179 countVermont1,179South Dakota: 1,161 countSouth Dakota1,161Alaska: 1,145 countAlaska1,145Wyoming: 1,120 countWyoming1,120North Dakota: 1,106 countNorth Dakota1,106District of Columbia: 1,091 countDistrict of Columbia1,091California: 45,650 countCalifornia45,650Florida: 37,476 countFlorida37,476Texas: 29,341 countTexas29,341New York: 27,472 countNew York27,472Illinois: 17,024 countIllinois17,024Pennsylvania: 15,859 countPennsylvania15,859New Jersey: 14,211 countNew Jersey14,211Ohio: 13,460 countOhio13,460North Carolina: 13,278 countNorth Carolina13,278Georgia: 12,808 countGeorgia12,808Michigan: 11,446 countMichigan11,446Massachusetts: 11,123 countMassachusetts11,123Virginia: 10,973 countVirginia10,973Washington: 10,150 countWashington10,150Colorado: 9,341 countColorado9,341Arizona: 8,718 countArizona8,718Maryland: 8,423 countMaryland8,423Minnesota: 7,711 countMinnesota7,711Indiana: 7,625 countIndiana7,625Missouri: 7,508 countMissouri7,508Wisconsin: 7,267 countWisconsin7,267Tennessee: 7,235 countTennessee7,235South Carolina: 6,141 countSouth Carolina6,141Oregon: 6,005 countOregon6,005Connecticut: 5,354 countConnecticut5,354Louisiana: 4,831 countLouisiana4,831Utah: 4,651 countUtah4,651Nevada: 4,557 countNevada4,557Oklahoma: 4,528 countOklahoma4,528Alabama: 4,443 countAlabama4,443Kentucky: 4,183 countKentucky4,183Iowa: 3,830 countIowa3,830Kansas: 3,740 countKansas3,740Arkansas: 2,791 countArkansas2,791Nebraska: 2,782 countNebraska2,782Idaho: 2,601 countIdaho2,601New Hampshire: 2,434 countNew Hampshire2,434Mississippi: 2,341 countMississippi2,341Maine: 2,253 countMaine2,253New Mexico: 1,927 countNew Mexico1,927Montana: 1,898 countMontana1,898Hawaii: 1,889 countHawaii1,889Rhode Island: 1,796 countRhode Island1,796Delaware: 1,522 countDelaware1,522West Virginia: 1,470 countWest Virginia1,470Vermont: 1,179 countVermont1,179South Dakota: 1,161 countSouth Dakota1,161Alaska: 1,145 countAlaska1,145Wyoming: 1,120 countWyoming1,120North Dakota: 1,106 countNorth Dakota1,106District of Columbia: 1,091 countDistrict of Columbia1,091
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

RankStates2018
count		Change on 2017
1California45,650+0.8%
2Florida37,476+1.4%
3Texas29,341-0.1%
4New York27,472-0.3%
5Illinois17,024-1.2%
6Pennsylvania15,859-1.4%
7New Jersey14,211-0.7%
8Ohio13,460-0.7%
9North Carolina13,278+0.4%
10Georgia12,8080%
11Michigan11,446-3.4%
12Massachusetts11,123-0.3%
13Virginia10,973-1.2%
14Washington10,150-0.6%
15Colorado9,341-0.4%
16Arizona8,718+0.1%
17Maryland8,423-0.8%
18Minnesota7,711-1.4%
19Indiana7,625+0.3%
20Missouri7,508-1%
21Wisconsin7,267-1.8%
22Tennessee7,235+0.3%
23South Carolina6,141-0.9%
24Oregon6,005+0.3%
25Connecticut5,354-1.5%
26Louisiana4,831-0.2%
27Utah4,651+0.9%
28Nevada4,557-0.6%
29Oklahoma4,528-1.4%
30Alabama4,443-0.6%
31Kentucky4,183+0.7%
32Iowa3,830+1%
33Kansas3,740-0%
34Arkansas2,791-0.9%
35Nebraska2,782-0.6%
36Idaho2,601+4%
37New Hampshire2,434+1.5%
38Mississippi2,341+1.7%
39Maine2,253+0.4%
40New Mexico1,927-1.5%
41Montana1,898+1.9%
42Hawaii1,889-1.3%
43Rhode Island1,796+0.7%
44Delaware1,522-0.8%
45West Virginia1,470-0.9%
46Vermont1,179-2.2%
47South Dakota1,161-0.6%
48Alaska1,145-3.1%
49Wyoming1,120+2.6%
50North Dakota1,106-3.6%
51District of Columbia1,091-5.7%

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/2018/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/

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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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2020, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 45,650 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 1,091 in 2018.

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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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