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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 2022, at 48,607. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,063. The median was 5,419 and the figure for the United States was 450,481. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48,607California
Lowest1,063District of Columbia
Median5,41951 states
United States450,481History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 5,111 countAlaska: 1,262 countArizona: 9,474 countArkansas: 3,081 countCalifornia: 48,607 countColorado: 9,799 countConnecticut: 5,482 countDelaware: 1,734 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,063 countFlorida: 42,040 countGeorgia: 14,412 countHawaii: 1,900 countIdaho: 3,243 countIllinois: 17,253 countIndiana: 8,230 countIowa: 4,053 countKansas: 3,835 countKentucky: 4,411 countLouisiana: 5,134 countMaine: 2,460 countMaryland: 8,648 countMassachusetts: 11,808 countMichigan: 13,542 countMinnesota: 7,956 countMississippi: 2,491 countMissouri: 7,820 countMontana: 2,200 countNebraska: 2,941 countNevada: 5,118 countNew Hampshire: 2,596 countNew Jersey: 14,590 countNew Mexico: 2,041 countNew York: 27,425 countNorth Carolina: 14,745 countNorth Dakota: 1,164 countOhio: 14,185 countOklahoma: 4,765 countOregon: 6,398 countPennsylvania: 16,748 countRhode Island: 1,935 countSouth Carolina: 6,872 countSouth Dakota: 1,331 countTennessee: 8,013 countTexas: 32,532 countUtah: 5,419 countVermont: 1,250 countVirginia: 11,667 countWashington: 10,866 countWest Virginia: 1,526 countWisconsin: 8,044 countWyoming: 1,261 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,200
  • 3,200 to 5,400
  • 5,400 to 8,400
  • 8,400 to 14K
  • 14K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 48,607 countCalifornia48,607Florida: 42,040 countFlorida42,040Texas: 32,532 countTexas32,532New York: 27,425 countNew York27,425Illinois: 17,253 countIllinois17,253Pennsylvania: 16,748 countPennsylvania16,748North Carolina: 14,745 countNorth Carolina14,745New Jersey: 14,590 countNew Jersey14,590Georgia: 14,412 countGeorgia14,412Ohio: 14,185 countOhio14,185Michigan: 13,542 countMichigan13,542Massachusetts: 11,808 countMassachusetts11,808Virginia: 11,667 countVirginia11,667Washington: 10,866 countWashington10,866Colorado: 9,799 countColorado9,799Arizona: 9,474 countArizona9,474Maryland: 8,648 countMaryland8,648Indiana: 8,230 countIndiana8,230Wisconsin: 8,044 countWisconsin8,044Tennessee: 8,013 countTennessee8,013Minnesota: 7,956 countMinnesota7,956Missouri: 7,820 countMissouri7,820South Carolina: 6,872 countSouth Carolina6,872Oregon: 6,398 countOregon6,398Connecticut: 5,482 countConnecticut5,482Utah: 5,419 countUtah5,419Louisiana: 5,134 countLouisiana5,134Nevada: 5,118 countNevada5,118Alabama: 5,111 countAlabama5,111Oklahoma: 4,765 countOklahoma4,765Kentucky: 4,411 countKentucky4,411Iowa: 4,053 countIowa4,053Kansas: 3,835 countKansas3,835Idaho: 3,243 countIdaho3,243Arkansas: 3,081 countArkansas3,081Nebraska: 2,941 countNebraska2,941New Hampshire: 2,596 countNew Hampshire2,596Mississippi: 2,491 countMississippi2,491Maine: 2,460 countMaine2,460Montana: 2,200 countMontana2,200New Mexico: 2,041 countNew Mexico2,041Rhode Island: 1,935 countRhode Island1,935Hawaii: 1,900 countHawaii1,900Delaware: 1,734 countDelaware1,734West Virginia: 1,526 countWest Virginia1,526South Dakota: 1,331 countSouth Dakota1,331Alaska: 1,262 countAlaska1,262Wyoming: 1,261 countWyoming1,261Vermont: 1,250 countVermont1,250North Dakota: 1,164 countNorth Dakota1,164District of Columbia: 1,063 countDistrict of Columbia1,063California: 48,607 countCalifornia48,607Florida: 42,040 countFlorida42,040Texas: 32,532 countTexas32,532New York: 27,425 countNew York27,425Illinois: 17,253 countIllinois17,253Pennsylvania: 16,748 countPennsylvania16,748North Carolina: 14,745 countNorth Carolina14,745New Jersey: 14,590 countNew Jersey14,590Georgia: 14,412 countGeorgia14,412Ohio: 14,185 countOhio14,185Michigan: 13,542 countMichigan13,542Massachusetts: 11,808 countMassachusetts11,808Virginia: 11,667 countVirginia11,667Washington: 10,866 countWashington10,866Colorado: 9,799 countColorado9,799Arizona: 9,474 countArizona9,474Maryland: 8,648 countMaryland8,648Indiana: 8,230 countIndiana8,230Wisconsin: 8,044 countWisconsin8,044Tennessee: 8,013 countTennessee8,013Minnesota: 7,956 countMinnesota7,956Missouri: 7,820 countMissouri7,820South Carolina: 6,872 countSouth Carolina6,872Oregon: 6,398 countOregon6,398Connecticut: 5,482 countConnecticut5,482Utah: 5,419 countUtah5,419Louisiana: 5,134 countLouisiana5,134Nevada: 5,118 countNevada5,118Alabama: 5,111 countAlabama5,111Oklahoma: 4,765 countOklahoma4,765Kentucky: 4,411 countKentucky4,411Iowa: 4,053 countIowa4,053Kansas: 3,835 countKansas3,835Idaho: 3,243 countIdaho3,243Arkansas: 3,081 countArkansas3,081Nebraska: 2,941 countNebraska2,941New Hampshire: 2,596 countNew Hampshire2,596Mississippi: 2,491 countMississippi2,491Maine: 2,460 countMaine2,460Montana: 2,200 countMontana2,200New Mexico: 2,041 countNew Mexico2,041Rhode Island: 1,935 countRhode Island1,935Hawaii: 1,900 countHawaii1,900Delaware: 1,734 countDelaware1,734West Virginia: 1,526 countWest Virginia1,526South Dakota: 1,331 countSouth Dakota1,331Alaska: 1,262 countAlaska1,262Wyoming: 1,261 countWyoming1,261Vermont: 1,250 countVermont1,250North Dakota: 1,164 countNorth Dakota1,164District of Columbia: 1,063 countDistrict of Columbia1,063
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California48,607+1.3%
2Florida42,040+1%
3Texas32,532+1.3%
4New York27,425+0.2%
5Illinois17,253-0.4%
6Pennsylvania16,748+0.2%
7North Carolina14,745+1.2%
8New Jersey14,590+0.3%
9Georgia14,412+0.5%
10Ohio14,185-0.5%
11Michigan13,542+0.7%
12Massachusetts11,808+2.3%
13Virginia11,667-0.1%
14Washington10,866+1.4%
15Colorado9,799-0.5%
16Arizona9,474+1.4%
17Maryland8,648-0.6%
18Indiana8,230+2.1%
19Wisconsin8,044+3.1%
20Tennessee8,013-0.2%
21Minnesota7,956-2.2%
22Missouri7,820-0.2%
23South Carolina6,872+1.1%
24Oregon6,398+0.7%
25Connecticut5,482-1.4%
26Utah5,419+2.7%
27Louisiana5,134-1%
28Nevada5,118+4.5%
29Alabama5,111+1.4%
30Oklahoma4,765-1.8%
31Kentucky4,4110%
32Iowa4,053-0.1%
33Kansas3,835-2.9%
34Idaho3,243+4.4%
35Arkansas3,081+0.9%
36Nebraska2,941+0.8%
37New Hampshire2,596+1.2%
38Mississippi2,491-1.1%
39Maine2,460+2.4%
40Montana2,200+4.5%
41New Mexico2,041-0.9%
42Rhode Island1,935-0.5%
43Hawaii1,900+3%
44Delaware1,734+0.1%
45West Virginia1,526-2.2%
46South Dakota1,331+2.6%
47Alaska1,262+3.2%
48Wyoming1,261+3%
49Vermont1,250+1.5%
50North Dakota1,164-1.4%
51District of Columbia1,063-5.2%

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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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 48,607 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 1,063 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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