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US states by employer establishments: construction

California had the highest employer establishments: construction of 51 states in 2022, at 85,171. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 518. The median was 9,780 and the figure for the United States was 800,651. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85,171California
Lowest518District of Columbia
Median9,78051 states
United States800,651History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 8,716 countAlaska: 2,602 countArizona: 14,928 countArkansas: 6,107 countCalifornia: 85,171 countColorado: 20,453 countConnecticut: 8,102 countDelaware: 2,486 countDistrict of Columbia: 518 countFlorida: 65,238 countGeorgia: 21,664 countHawaii: 2,954 countIdaho: 9,780 countIllinois: 29,603 countIndiana: 14,662 countIowa: 9,019 countKansas: 7,336 countKentucky: 7,976 countLouisiana: 8,837 countMaine: 5,657 countMaryland: 14,543 countMassachusetts: 21,324 countMichigan: 20,969 countMinnesota: 17,499 countMississippi: 4,107 countMissouri: 14,378 countMontana: 6,568 countNebraska: 6,754 countNevada: 5,834 countNew Hampshire: 4,909 countNew Jersey: 22,526 countNew Mexico: 4,536 countNew York: 51,229 countNorth Carolina: 27,508 countNorth Dakota: 2,922 countOhio: 21,254 countOklahoma: 8,858 countOregon: 14,871 countPennsylvania: 28,701 countRhode Island: 3,477 countSouth Carolina: 11,597 countSouth Dakota: 3,700 countTennessee: 12,173 countTexas: 54,478 countUtah: 12,774 countVermont: 2,796 countVirginia: 20,965 countWashington: 27,034 countWest Virginia: 3,102 countWisconsin: 14,554 countWyoming: 2,902 count
  • Under 3,600
  • 3,600 to 6,700
  • 6,700 to 9,800
  • 9,800 to 15K
  • 15K to 22K
  • 22K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 85,171 countCalifornia85,171Florida: 65,238 countFlorida65,238Texas: 54,478 countTexas54,478New York: 51,229 countNew York51,229Illinois: 29,603 countIllinois29,603Pennsylvania: 28,701 countPennsylvania28,701North Carolina: 27,508 countNorth Carolina27,508Washington: 27,034 countWashington27,034New Jersey: 22,526 countNew Jersey22,526Georgia: 21,664 countGeorgia21,664Massachusetts: 21,324 countMassachusetts21,324Ohio: 21,254 countOhio21,254Michigan: 20,969 countMichigan20,969Virginia: 20,965 countVirginia20,965Colorado: 20,453 countColorado20,453Minnesota: 17,499 countMinnesota17,499Arizona: 14,928 countArizona14,928Oregon: 14,871 countOregon14,871Indiana: 14,662 countIndiana14,662Wisconsin: 14,554 countWisconsin14,554Maryland: 14,543 countMaryland14,543Missouri: 14,378 countMissouri14,378Utah: 12,774 countUtah12,774Tennessee: 12,173 countTennessee12,173South Carolina: 11,597 countSouth Carolina11,597Idaho: 9,780 countIdaho9,780Iowa: 9,019 countIowa9,019Oklahoma: 8,858 countOklahoma8,858Louisiana: 8,837 countLouisiana8,837Alabama: 8,716 countAlabama8,716Connecticut: 8,102 countConnecticut8,102Kentucky: 7,976 countKentucky7,976Kansas: 7,336 countKansas7,336Nebraska: 6,754 countNebraska6,754Montana: 6,568 countMontana6,568Arkansas: 6,107 countArkansas6,107Nevada: 5,834 countNevada5,834Maine: 5,657 countMaine5,657New Hampshire: 4,909 countNew Hampshire4,909New Mexico: 4,536 countNew Mexico4,536Mississippi: 4,107 countMississippi4,107South Dakota: 3,700 countSouth Dakota3,700Rhode Island: 3,477 countRhode Island3,477West Virginia: 3,102 countWest Virginia3,102Hawaii: 2,954 countHawaii2,954North Dakota: 2,922 countNorth Dakota2,922Wyoming: 2,902 countWyoming2,902Vermont: 2,796 countVermont2,796Alaska: 2,602 countAlaska2,602Delaware: 2,486 countDelaware2,486District of Columbia: 518 countDistrict of Columbia518California: 85,171 countCalifornia85,171Florida: 65,238 countFlorida65,238Texas: 54,478 countTexas54,478New York: 51,229 countNew York51,229Illinois: 29,603 countIllinois29,603Pennsylvania: 28,701 countPennsylvania28,701North Carolina: 27,508 countNorth Carolina27,508Washington: 27,034 countWashington27,034New Jersey: 22,526 countNew Jersey22,526Georgia: 21,664 countGeorgia21,664Massachusetts: 21,324 countMassachusetts21,324Ohio: 21,254 countOhio21,254Michigan: 20,969 countMichigan20,969Virginia: 20,965 countVirginia20,965Colorado: 20,453 countColorado20,453Minnesota: 17,499 countMinnesota17,499Arizona: 14,928 countArizona14,928Oregon: 14,871 countOregon14,871Indiana: 14,662 countIndiana14,662Wisconsin: 14,554 countWisconsin14,554Maryland: 14,543 countMaryland14,543Missouri: 14,378 countMissouri14,378Utah: 12,774 countUtah12,774Tennessee: 12,173 countTennessee12,173South Carolina: 11,597 countSouth Carolina11,597Idaho: 9,780 countIdaho9,780Iowa: 9,019 countIowa9,019Oklahoma: 8,858 countOklahoma8,858Louisiana: 8,837 countLouisiana8,837Alabama: 8,716 countAlabama8,716Connecticut: 8,102 countConnecticut8,102Kentucky: 7,976 countKentucky7,976Kansas: 7,336 countKansas7,336Nebraska: 6,754 countNebraska6,754Montana: 6,568 countMontana6,568Arkansas: 6,107 countArkansas6,107Nevada: 5,834 countNevada5,834Maine: 5,657 countMaine5,657New Hampshire: 4,909 countNew Hampshire4,909New Mexico: 4,536 countNew Mexico4,536Mississippi: 4,107 countMississippi4,107South Dakota: 3,700 countSouth Dakota3,700Rhode Island: 3,477 countRhode Island3,477West Virginia: 3,102 countWest Virginia3,102Hawaii: 2,954 countHawaii2,954North Dakota: 2,922 countNorth Dakota2,922Wyoming: 2,902 countWyoming2,902Vermont: 2,796 countVermont2,796Alaska: 2,602 countAlaska2,602Delaware: 2,486 countDelaware2,486District of Columbia: 518 countDistrict of Columbia518
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California85,171+2.9%
2Florida65,238+3.4%
3Texas54,478+4.9%
4New York51,229+1.5%
5Illinois29,603+0.4%
6Pennsylvania28,701+1.6%
7North Carolina27,508+3.7%
8Washington27,034+2.4%
9New Jersey22,526+2.3%
10Georgia21,664+3%
11Massachusetts21,324+3%
12Ohio21,254+1.7%
13Michigan20,969+2.3%
14Virginia20,965+1.4%
15Colorado20,453+0.8%
16Minnesota17,499+0.9%
17Arizona14,928+4.5%
18Oregon14,871+2.4%
19Indiana14,662+2.1%
20Wisconsin14,554+1.8%
21Maryland14,543+0.7%
22Missouri14,378+1.7%
23Utah12,774+6.1%
24Tennessee12,173+6.3%
25South Carolina11,597+4.2%
26Idaho9,780+5%
27Iowa9,019+0.8%
28Oklahoma8,858+2.8%
29Louisiana8,837+2.8%
30Alabama8,716+3.3%
31Connecticut8,102+1.4%
32Kentucky7,976+2.8%
33Kansas7,336+0.8%
34Nebraska6,754+0.8%
35Montana6,568+4%
36Arkansas6,107+2.8%
37Nevada5,834+3.2%
38Maine5,657+1.9%
39New Hampshire4,909+3.7%
40New Mexico4,536+2.2%
41Mississippi4,107+2.4%
42South Dakota3,700+3.7%
43Rhode Island3,477+3%
44West Virginia3,102+1.6%
45Hawaii2,954+0.3%
46North Dakota2,922-0.1%
47Wyoming2,902+2.7%
48Vermont2,796+2%
49Alaska2,602+0.9%
50Delaware2,486+1.5%
51District of Columbia518-2.3%

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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: construction, 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), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: construction, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-construction/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: construction, 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-construction/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: construction, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-construction/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: construction?

California, with 85,171 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: construction?

District of Columbia, with 518 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), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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