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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 2020, at 47,139. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,113. The median was 4,995 and the figure for the United States was 431,073. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47,139California
Lowest1,113Wyoming
Median4,99551 states
United States431,073History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 4,720 countAlaska: 1,153 countArizona: 8,932 countArkansas: 2,928 countCalifornia: 47,139 countColorado: 9,620 countConnecticut: 5,397 countDelaware: 1,591 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,117 countFlorida: 39,635 countGeorgia: 13,437 countHawaii: 1,869 countIdaho: 2,824 countIllinois: 16,933 countIndiana: 7,813 countIowa: 3,904 countKansas: 3,807 countKentucky: 4,299 countLouisiana: 4,986 countMaine: 2,327 countMaryland: 8,579 countMassachusetts: 11,259 countMichigan: 11,612 countMinnesota: 7,903 countMississippi: 2,409 countMissouri: 7,550 countMontana: 2,034 countNebraska: 2,822 countNevada: 4,680 countNew Hampshire: 2,461 countNew Jersey: 14,199 countNew Mexico: 1,967 countNew York: 27,374 countNorth Carolina: 13,938 countNorth Dakota: 1,128 countOhio: 13,803 countOklahoma: 4,707 countOregon: 6,193 countPennsylvania: 16,265 countRhode Island: 1,846 countSouth Carolina: 6,469 countSouth Dakota: 1,211 countTennessee: 7,550 countTexas: 30,705 countUtah: 4,995 countVermont: 1,186 countVirginia: 11,235 countWashington: 10,360 countWest Virginia: 1,517 countWisconsin: 7,572 countWyoming: 1,113 count
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  • 14K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 47,139 countCalifornia47,139Florida: 39,635 countFlorida39,635Texas: 30,705 countTexas30,705New York: 27,374 countNew York27,374Illinois: 16,933 countIllinois16,933Pennsylvania: 16,265 countPennsylvania16,265New Jersey: 14,199 countNew Jersey14,199North Carolina: 13,938 countNorth Carolina13,938Ohio: 13,803 countOhio13,803Georgia: 13,437 countGeorgia13,437Michigan: 11,612 countMichigan11,612Massachusetts: 11,259 countMassachusetts11,259Virginia: 11,235 countVirginia11,235Washington: 10,360 countWashington10,360Colorado: 9,620 countColorado9,620Arizona: 8,932 countArizona8,932Maryland: 8,579 countMaryland8,579Minnesota: 7,903 countMinnesota7,903Indiana: 7,813 countIndiana7,813Wisconsin: 7,572 countWisconsin7,572Missouri: 7,550 countMissouri7,550Tennessee: 7,550 countTennessee7,550South Carolina: 6,469 countSouth Carolina6,469Oregon: 6,193 countOregon6,193Connecticut: 5,397 countConnecticut5,397Utah: 4,995 countUtah4,995Louisiana: 4,986 countLouisiana4,986Alabama: 4,720 countAlabama4,720Oklahoma: 4,707 countOklahoma4,707Nevada: 4,680 countNevada4,680Kentucky: 4,299 countKentucky4,299Iowa: 3,904 countIowa3,904Kansas: 3,807 countKansas3,807Arkansas: 2,928 countArkansas2,928Idaho: 2,824 countIdaho2,824Nebraska: 2,822 countNebraska2,822New Hampshire: 2,461 countNew Hampshire2,461Mississippi: 2,409 countMississippi2,409Maine: 2,327 countMaine2,327Montana: 2,034 countMontana2,034New Mexico: 1,967 countNew Mexico1,967Hawaii: 1,869 countHawaii1,869Rhode Island: 1,846 countRhode Island1,846Delaware: 1,591 countDelaware1,591West Virginia: 1,517 countWest Virginia1,517South Dakota: 1,211 countSouth Dakota1,211Vermont: 1,186 countVermont1,186Alaska: 1,153 countAlaska1,153North Dakota: 1,128 countNorth Dakota1,128District of Columbia: 1,117 countDistrict of Columbia1,117Wyoming: 1,113 countWyoming1,113California: 47,139 countCalifornia47,139Florida: 39,635 countFlorida39,635Texas: 30,705 countTexas30,705New York: 27,374 countNew York27,374Illinois: 16,933 countIllinois16,933Pennsylvania: 16,265 countPennsylvania16,265New Jersey: 14,199 countNew Jersey14,199North Carolina: 13,938 countNorth Carolina13,938Ohio: 13,803 countOhio13,803Georgia: 13,437 countGeorgia13,437Michigan: 11,612 countMichigan11,612Massachusetts: 11,259 countMassachusetts11,259Virginia: 11,235 countVirginia11,235Washington: 10,360 countWashington10,360Colorado: 9,620 countColorado9,620Arizona: 8,932 countArizona8,932Maryland: 8,579 countMaryland8,579Minnesota: 7,903 countMinnesota7,903Indiana: 7,813 countIndiana7,813Wisconsin: 7,572 countWisconsin7,572Missouri: 7,550 countMissouri7,550Tennessee: 7,550 countTennessee7,550South Carolina: 6,469 countSouth Carolina6,469Oregon: 6,193 countOregon6,193Connecticut: 5,397 countConnecticut5,397Utah: 4,995 countUtah4,995Louisiana: 4,986 countLouisiana4,986Alabama: 4,720 countAlabama4,720Oklahoma: 4,707 countOklahoma4,707Nevada: 4,680 countNevada4,680Kentucky: 4,299 countKentucky4,299Iowa: 3,904 countIowa3,904Kansas: 3,807 countKansas3,807Arkansas: 2,928 countArkansas2,928Idaho: 2,824 countIdaho2,824Nebraska: 2,822 countNebraska2,822New Hampshire: 2,461 countNew Hampshire2,461Mississippi: 2,409 countMississippi2,409Maine: 2,327 countMaine2,327Montana: 2,034 countMontana2,034New Mexico: 1,967 countNew Mexico1,967Hawaii: 1,869 countHawaii1,869Rhode Island: 1,846 countRhode Island1,846Delaware: 1,591 countDelaware1,591West Virginia: 1,517 countWest Virginia1,517South Dakota: 1,211 countSouth Dakota1,211Vermont: 1,186 countVermont1,186Alaska: 1,153 countAlaska1,153North Dakota: 1,128 countNorth Dakota1,128District of Columbia: 1,117 countDistrict of Columbia1,117Wyoming: 1,113 countWyoming1,113
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

RankStates2020
count		Change on 2019
1California47,139+1.8%
2Florida39,635+3.4%
3Texas30,705+2%
4New York27,374-1.1%
5Illinois16,933-0.6%
6Pennsylvania16,265+0.7%
7New Jersey14,199-0.4%
8North Carolina13,938+2.3%
9Ohio13,803+1.7%
10Georgia13,437+2.9%
11Michigan11,612+0.9%
12Massachusetts11,259+0.3%
13Virginia11,235+1.1%
14Washington10,360+0.6%
15Colorado9,620+2%
16Arizona8,932+1.7%
17Maryland8,579+1%
18Minnesota7,903+0.6%
19Indiana7,813+2.1%
20Wisconsin7,572+3.2%
21Missouri7,550+0.4%
21Tennessee7,550+2.2%
23South Carolina6,469+2.6%
24Oregon6,193+1.7%
25Connecticut5,397+0.8%
26Utah4,995+3.6%
27Louisiana4,986+1.9%
28Alabama4,720+3.6%
29Oklahoma4,707+0.9%
30Nevada4,680+1.9%
31Kentucky4,299+1.5%
32Iowa3,904+0.7%
33Kansas3,807+1.2%
34Arkansas2,928+1.3%
35Idaho2,824+6.1%
36Nebraska2,822+0.9%
37New Hampshire2,461+1.2%
38Mississippi2,409+1.1%
39Maine2,327+0.9%
40Montana2,034+3.4%
41New Mexico1,967+1.2%
42Hawaii1,869-1%
43Rhode Island1,846-0.8%
44Delaware1,591+1.1%
45West Virginia1,517+1.5%
46South Dakota1,211+1.9%
47Vermont1,186-1.3%
48Alaska1,153-1.7%
49North Dakota1,1280%
50District of Columbia1,117+2.8%
51Wyoming1,113+2%

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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/2020/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/

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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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 47,139 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 1,113 in 2020.

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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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