# US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2023

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

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_education_services`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/)
- 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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | California | 17,203 |
| 2 | Texas | 8,966 |
| 3 | Florida | 8,805 |
| 4 | New York | 8,799 |
| 5 | Illinois | 4,444 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 4,194 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 4,124 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3,467 |
| 9 | Georgia | 3,458 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 3,373 |
| 11 | Virginia | 3,269 |
| 12 | Ohio | 3,259 |
| 13 | Washington | 3,234 |
| 14 | Colorado | 3,068 |
| 15 | Arizona | 2,536 |
| 16 | Michigan | 2,478 |
| 17 | Maryland | 2,384 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2,107 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 1,782 |
| 20 | Indiana | 1,766 |
| 21 | Missouri | 1,739 |
| 22 | Oregon | 1,737 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 1,700 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 1,527 |
| 25 | Utah | 1,504 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1,437 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 1,319 |
| 28 | Nevada | 1,007 |
| 29 | Alabama | 995 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 944 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 877 |
| 32 | Iowa | 852 |
| 33 | Kansas | 800 |
| 34 | Idaho | 704 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 700 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 680 |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 661 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 641 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 603 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 596 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 591 |
| 42 | Maine | 562 |
| 43 | Montana | 475 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 460 |
| 45 | Vermont | 422 |
| 46 | Delaware | 421 |
| 47 | Alaska | 314 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 297 |
| 49 | South Dakota | 287 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 245 |
| 51 | North Dakota | 191 |