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US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023

California had the highest employer establishments: educational services of 51 states in 2023, at 17,203. North Dakota had the lowest, at 191. The median was 1,437 and the figure for the United States was 118,004. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17,203California
Lowest191North Dakota
Median1,43751 states
United States118,004History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 995 countAlaska: 314 countArizona: 2,536 countArkansas: 700 countCalifornia: 17,203 countColorado: 3,068 countConnecticut: 1,527 countDelaware: 421 countDistrict of Columbia: 661 countFlorida: 8,805 countGeorgia: 3,458 countHawaii: 603 countIdaho: 704 countIllinois: 4,444 countIndiana: 1,766 countIowa: 852 countKansas: 800 countKentucky: 944 countLouisiana: 1,319 countMaine: 562 countMaryland: 2,384 countMassachusetts: 3,373 countMichigan: 2,478 countMinnesota: 2,107 countMississippi: 591 countMissouri: 1,739 countMontana: 475 countNebraska: 641 countNevada: 1,007 countNew Hampshire: 680 countNew Jersey: 4,124 countNew Mexico: 596 countNew York: 8,799 countNorth Carolina: 3,467 countNorth Dakota: 191 countOhio: 3,259 countOklahoma: 877 countOregon: 1,737 countPennsylvania: 4,194 countRhode Island: 460 countSouth Carolina: 1,437 countSouth Dakota: 287 countTennessee: 1,700 countTexas: 8,966 countUtah: 1,504 countVermont: 422 countVirginia: 3,269 countWashington: 3,234 countWest Virginia: 297 countWisconsin: 1,782 countWyoming: 245 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 17,203 countCalifornia17,203Texas: 8,966 countTexas8,966Florida: 8,805 countFlorida8,805New York: 8,799 countNew York8,799Illinois: 4,444 countIllinois4,444Pennsylvania: 4,194 countPennsylvania4,194New Jersey: 4,124 countNew Jersey4,124North Carolina: 3,467 countNorth Carolina3,467Georgia: 3,458 countGeorgia3,458Massachusetts: 3,373 countMassachusetts3,373Virginia: 3,269 countVirginia3,269Ohio: 3,259 countOhio3,259Washington: 3,234 countWashington3,234Colorado: 3,068 countColorado3,068Arizona: 2,536 countArizona2,536Michigan: 2,478 countMichigan2,478Maryland: 2,384 countMaryland2,384Minnesota: 2,107 countMinnesota2,107Wisconsin: 1,782 countWisconsin1,782Indiana: 1,766 countIndiana1,766Missouri: 1,739 countMissouri1,739Oregon: 1,737 countOregon1,737Tennessee: 1,700 countTennessee1,700Connecticut: 1,527 countConnecticut1,527Utah: 1,504 countUtah1,504South Carolina: 1,437 countSouth Carolina1,437Louisiana: 1,319 countLouisiana1,319Nevada: 1,007 countNevada1,007Alabama: 995 countAlabama995Kentucky: 944 countKentucky944Oklahoma: 877 countOklahoma877Iowa: 852 countIowa852Kansas: 800 countKansas800Idaho: 704 countIdaho704Arkansas: 700 countArkansas700New Hampshire: 680 countNew Hampshire680District of Columbia: 661 countDistrict of Columbia661Nebraska: 641 countNebraska641Hawaii: 603 countHawaii603New Mexico: 596 countNew Mexico596Mississippi: 591 countMississippi591Maine: 562 countMaine562Montana: 475 countMontana475Rhode Island: 460 countRhode Island460Vermont: 422 countVermont422Delaware: 421 countDelaware421Alaska: 314 countAlaska314West Virginia: 297 countWest Virginia297South Dakota: 287 countSouth Dakota287Wyoming: 245 countWyoming245North Dakota: 191 countNorth Dakota191California: 17,203 countCalifornia17,203Texas: 8,966 countTexas8,966Florida: 8,805 countFlorida8,805New York: 8,799 countNew York8,799Illinois: 4,444 countIllinois4,444Pennsylvania: 4,194 countPennsylvania4,194New Jersey: 4,124 countNew Jersey4,124North Carolina: 3,467 countNorth Carolina3,467Georgia: 3,458 countGeorgia3,458Massachusetts: 3,373 countMassachusetts3,373Virginia: 3,269 countVirginia3,269Ohio: 3,259 countOhio3,259Washington: 3,234 countWashington3,234Colorado: 3,068 countColorado3,068Arizona: 2,536 countArizona2,536Michigan: 2,478 countMichigan2,478Maryland: 2,384 countMaryland2,384Minnesota: 2,107 countMinnesota2,107Wisconsin: 1,782 countWisconsin1,782Indiana: 1,766 countIndiana1,766Missouri: 1,739 countMissouri1,739Oregon: 1,737 countOregon1,737Tennessee: 1,700 countTennessee1,700Connecticut: 1,527 countConnecticut1,527Utah: 1,504 countUtah1,504South Carolina: 1,437 countSouth Carolina1,437Louisiana: 1,319 countLouisiana1,319Nevada: 1,007 countNevada1,007Alabama: 995 countAlabama995Kentucky: 944 countKentucky944Oklahoma: 877 countOklahoma877Iowa: 852 countIowa852Kansas: 800 countKansas800Idaho: 704 countIdaho704Arkansas: 700 countArkansas700New Hampshire: 680 countNew Hampshire680District of Columbia: 661 countDistrict of Columbia661Nebraska: 641 countNebraska641Hawaii: 603 countHawaii603New Mexico: 596 countNew Mexico596Mississippi: 591 countMississippi591Maine: 562 countMaine562Montana: 475 countMontana475Rhode Island: 460 countRhode Island460Vermont: 422 countVermont422Delaware: 421 countDelaware421Alaska: 314 countAlaska314West Virginia: 297 countWest Virginia297South Dakota: 287 countSouth Dakota287Wyoming: 245 countWyoming245North Dakota: 191 countNorth Dakota191
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California17,203+2.3%
2Texas8,966+4.2%
3Florida8,805+5.4%
4New York8,799+2.9%
5Illinois4,444+1.3%
6Pennsylvania4,194+3.7%
7New Jersey4,124+2.1%
8North Carolina3,467+1.9%
9Georgia3,458+1.1%
10Massachusetts3,373+2.2%
11Virginia3,269+1.1%
12Ohio3,259+3.2%
13Washington3,234+2.4%
14Colorado3,068+4.3%
15Arizona2,536+4.7%
16Michigan2,478+1.1%
17Maryland2,384+2.1%
18Minnesota2,107+2%
19Wisconsin1,782+2.4%
20Indiana1,766+1.6%
21Missouri1,739+2.7%
22Oregon1,737+0.7%
23Tennessee1,700+5.9%
24Connecticut1,527+2.1%
25Utah1,504+4.7%
26South Carolina1,437+5%
27Louisiana1,319+1.1%
28Nevada1,007+3.5%
29Alabama995+1.4%
30Kentucky944+0.4%
31Oklahoma877+1.5%
32Iowa852+2.5%
33Kansas800+2.4%
34Idaho704+5.9%
35Arkansas700+2.5%
36New Hampshire680-0.4%
37District of Columbia661-1.6%
38Nebraska641+1.6%
39Hawaii603+3.4%
40New Mexico596+1.7%
41Mississippi591+4%
42Maine562+1.1%
43Montana475+0.8%
44Rhode Island460+3.1%
45Vermont4220%
46Delaware421+5.3%
47Alaska314+3.3%
48West Virginia297+6.1%
49South Dakota287+6.3%
50Wyoming245+3.4%
51North Dakota191-2.6%

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About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in educational services (NAICS 61), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes public schools and universities, which are government employers.

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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: educational services?

California, with 17,203 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: educational services?

North Dakota, with 191 in 2023.

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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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