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US states by employer establishments: construction

California had the highest employer establishments: construction of 51 states in 2013, at 66,168. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 445. The median was 8,383 and the figure for the United States was 658,483. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66,168California
Lowest445District of Columbia
Median8,38351 states
United States658,483History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 7,359 countAlaska: 2,422 countArizona: 11,266 countArkansas: 5,173 countCalifornia: 66,168 countColorado: 15,885 countConnecticut: 7,899 countDelaware: 2,178 countDistrict of Columbia: 445 countFlorida: 44,984 countGeorgia: 16,095 countHawaii: 2,683 countIdaho: 5,837 countIllinois: 28,087 countIndiana: 13,002 countIowa: 8,432 countKansas: 6,802 countKentucky: 7,181 countLouisiana: 7,945 countMaine: 4,685 countMaryland: 13,758 countMassachusetts: 16,935 countMichigan: 18,201 countMinnesota: 15,990 countMississippi: 3,843 countMissouri: 12,990 countMontana: 4,935 countNebraska: 5,967 countNevada: 4,545 countNew Hampshire: 3,830 countNew Jersey: 20,725 countNew Mexico: 4,340 countNew York: 46,019 countNorth Carolina: 20,863 countNorth Dakota: 3,021 countOhio: 19,542 countOklahoma: 8,102 countOregon: 11,189 countPennsylvania: 26,151 countRhode Island: 2,927 countSouth Carolina: 8,725 countSouth Dakota: 3,215 countTennessee: 9,328 countTexas: 39,408 countUtah: 8,383 countVermont: 2,690 countVirginia: 19,129 countWashington: 19,884 countWest Virginia: 3,272 countWisconsin: 13,399 countWyoming: 2,649 count
  • Under 3,200
  • 3,200 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 8,400
  • 8,400 to 14K
  • 14K to 20K
  • 20K and over
count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 66,168 countCalifornia66,168New York: 46,019 countNew York46,019Florida: 44,984 countFlorida44,984Texas: 39,408 countTexas39,408Illinois: 28,087 countIllinois28,087Pennsylvania: 26,151 countPennsylvania26,151North Carolina: 20,863 countNorth Carolina20,863New Jersey: 20,725 countNew Jersey20,725Washington: 19,884 countWashington19,884Ohio: 19,542 countOhio19,542Virginia: 19,129 countVirginia19,129Michigan: 18,201 countMichigan18,201Massachusetts: 16,935 countMassachusetts16,935Georgia: 16,095 countGeorgia16,095Minnesota: 15,990 countMinnesota15,990Colorado: 15,885 countColorado15,885Maryland: 13,758 countMaryland13,758Wisconsin: 13,399 countWisconsin13,399Indiana: 13,002 countIndiana13,002Missouri: 12,990 countMissouri12,990Arizona: 11,266 countArizona11,266Oregon: 11,189 countOregon11,189Tennessee: 9,328 countTennessee9,328South Carolina: 8,725 countSouth Carolina8,725Iowa: 8,432 countIowa8,432Utah: 8,383 countUtah8,383Oklahoma: 8,102 countOklahoma8,102Louisiana: 7,945 countLouisiana7,945Connecticut: 7,899 countConnecticut7,899Alabama: 7,359 countAlabama7,359Kentucky: 7,181 countKentucky7,181Kansas: 6,802 countKansas6,802Nebraska: 5,967 countNebraska5,967Idaho: 5,837 countIdaho5,837Arkansas: 5,173 countArkansas5,173Montana: 4,935 countMontana4,935Maine: 4,685 countMaine4,685Nevada: 4,545 countNevada4,545New Mexico: 4,340 countNew Mexico4,340Mississippi: 3,843 countMississippi3,843New Hampshire: 3,830 countNew Hampshire3,830West Virginia: 3,272 countWest Virginia3,272South Dakota: 3,215 countSouth Dakota3,215North Dakota: 3,021 countNorth Dakota3,021Rhode Island: 2,927 countRhode Island2,927Vermont: 2,690 countVermont2,690Hawaii: 2,683 countHawaii2,683Wyoming: 2,649 countWyoming2,649Alaska: 2,422 countAlaska2,422Delaware: 2,178 countDelaware2,178District of Columbia: 445 countDistrict of Columbia445California: 66,168 countCalifornia66,168New York: 46,019 countNew York46,019Florida: 44,984 countFlorida44,984Texas: 39,408 countTexas39,408Illinois: 28,087 countIllinois28,087Pennsylvania: 26,151 countPennsylvania26,151North Carolina: 20,863 countNorth Carolina20,863New Jersey: 20,725 countNew Jersey20,725Washington: 19,884 countWashington19,884Ohio: 19,542 countOhio19,542Virginia: 19,129 countVirginia19,129Michigan: 18,201 countMichigan18,201Massachusetts: 16,935 countMassachusetts16,935Georgia: 16,095 countGeorgia16,095Minnesota: 15,990 countMinnesota15,990Colorado: 15,885 countColorado15,885Maryland: 13,758 countMaryland13,758Wisconsin: 13,399 countWisconsin13,399Indiana: 13,002 countIndiana13,002Missouri: 12,990 countMissouri12,990Arizona: 11,266 countArizona11,266Oregon: 11,189 countOregon11,189Tennessee: 9,328 countTennessee9,328South Carolina: 8,725 countSouth Carolina8,725Iowa: 8,432 countIowa8,432Utah: 8,383 countUtah8,383Oklahoma: 8,102 countOklahoma8,102Louisiana: 7,945 countLouisiana7,945Connecticut: 7,899 countConnecticut7,899Alabama: 7,359 countAlabama7,359Kentucky: 7,181 countKentucky7,181Kansas: 6,802 countKansas6,802Nebraska: 5,967 countNebraska5,967Idaho: 5,837 countIdaho5,837Arkansas: 5,173 countArkansas5,173Montana: 4,935 countMontana4,935Maine: 4,685 countMaine4,685Nevada: 4,545 countNevada4,545New Mexico: 4,340 countNew Mexico4,340Mississippi: 3,843 countMississippi3,843New Hampshire: 3,830 countNew Hampshire3,830West Virginia: 3,272 countWest Virginia3,272South Dakota: 3,215 countSouth Dakota3,215North Dakota: 3,021 countNorth Dakota3,021Rhode Island: 2,927 countRhode Island2,927Vermont: 2,690 countVermont2,690Hawaii: 2,683 countHawaii2,683Wyoming: 2,649 countWyoming2,649Alaska: 2,422 countAlaska2,422Delaware: 2,178 countDelaware2,178District of Columbia: 445 countDistrict of Columbia445
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California66,168+0.7%
2New York46,019+2.2%
3Florida44,984+2.7%
4Texas39,408+2.2%
5Illinois28,0870%
6Pennsylvania26,1510%
7North Carolina20,863-0.7%
8New Jersey20,725+3%
9Washington19,884+2.5%
10Ohio19,542-0.9%
11Virginia19,129-0.5%
12Michigan18,201+0.4%
13Massachusetts16,935+1.5%
14Georgia16,095+1%
15Minnesota15,990+0.1%
16Colorado15,885+1.4%
17Maryland13,758-0.1%
18Wisconsin13,399-0.8%
19Indiana13,002-0.5%
20Missouri12,990-0.8%
21Arizona11,266+1.3%
22Oregon11,189+1.7%
23Tennessee9,328+0.1%
24South Carolina8,725+0.6%
25Iowa8,432-0.8%
26Utah8,383+2.3%
27Oklahoma8,102+2.5%
28Louisiana7,945+0.2%
29Connecticut7,899+0.5%
30Alabama7,359-1.6%
31Kentucky7,181-0.8%
32Kansas6,802+0.9%
33Nebraska5,967+2%
34Idaho5,837+3.3%
35Arkansas5,173-1.4%
36Montana4,935+1.6%
37Maine4,685-1.3%
38Nevada4,545+0.1%
39New Mexico4,340-0.3%
40Mississippi3,843-2.3%
41New Hampshire3,830+0.1%
42West Virginia3,272-2.4%
43South Dakota3,215+2.3%
44North Dakota3,021+3.4%
45Rhode Island2,927-0.2%
46Vermont2,6900%
47Hawaii2,683+1.8%
48Wyoming2,649-0.3%
49Alaska2,422+0.4%
50Delaware2,178+1.6%
51District of Columbia445+4.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in construction (NAICS 23), 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), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: construction, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: construction, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-construction/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: construction, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-construction/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: construction, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-construction/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: construction?

California, with 66,168 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: construction?

District of Columbia, with 445 in 2013.

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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), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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