# US states by employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2023

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_arts_entertainment`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of establishments with paid employees in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/us-states

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | California | 33,856 |
| 2 | New York | 14,122 |
| 3 | Florida | 11,208 |
| 4 | Texas | 9,823 |
| 5 | Illinois | 5,759 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 5,291 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 4,517 |
| 8 | Georgia | 4,354 |
| 9 | Ohio | 4,195 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 4,113 |
| 11 | Michigan | 3,763 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 3,672 |
| 13 | Colorado | 3,642 |
| 14 | Virginia | 3,465 |
| 15 | Washington | 3,451 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 3,294 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 3,204 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 2,992 |
| 19 | Arizona | 2,643 |
| 20 | Missouri | 2,472 |
| 21 | Indiana | 2,407 |
| 22 | Maryland | 2,386 |
| 23 | Oregon | 2,130 |
| 24 | Nevada | 2,100 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 2,030 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 1,864 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 1,654 |
| 28 | Utah | 1,651 |
| 29 | Iowa | 1,500 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 1,442 |
| 31 | Montana | 1,387 |
| 32 | Alabama | 1,365 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 1,345 |
| 34 | Kansas | 1,110 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 1,030 |
| 36 | Idaho | 994 |
| 37 | Maine | 943 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | 880 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 872 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 765 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 756 |
| 42 | South Dakota | 738 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 701 |
| 44 | Alaska | 642 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 626 |
| 46 | Delaware | 603 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 575 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 552 |
| 49 | North Dakota | 536 |
| 50 | Vermont | 492 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 444 |