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US states by employer establishments: educational services

California had the highest employer establishments: educational services of 51 states in 2013, at 13,139. North Dakota had the lowest, at 160. The median was 1,135 and the figure for the United States was 98,104. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,139California
Lowest160North Dakota
Median1,13551 states
United States98,104History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 843 countAlaska: 272 countArizona: 2,060 countArkansas: 646 countCalifornia: 13,139 countColorado: 2,433 countConnecticut: 1,383 countDelaware: 296 countDistrict of Columbia: 545 countFlorida: 6,531 countGeorgia: 2,898 countHawaii: 517 countIdaho: 460 countIllinois: 4,136 countIndiana: 1,600 countIowa: 796 countKansas: 735 countKentucky: 901 countLouisiana: 1,186 countMaine: 483 countMaryland: 2,037 countMassachusetts: 2,965 countMichigan: 2,351 countMinnesota: 1,930 countMississippi: 601 countMissouri: 1,598 countMontana: 380 countNebraska: 549 countNevada: 688 countNew Hampshire: 598 countNew Jersey: 3,665 countNew Mexico: 568 countNew York: 7,933 countNorth Carolina: 2,587 countNorth Dakota: 160 countOhio: 3,069 countOklahoma: 739 countOregon: 1,507 countPennsylvania: 3,754 countRhode Island: 417 countSouth Carolina: 1,135 countSouth Dakota: 229 countTennessee: 1,320 countTexas: 6,418 countUtah: 1,049 countVermont: 369 countVirginia: 2,951 countWashington: 2,657 countWest Virginia: 272 countWisconsin: 1,574 countWyoming: 174 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

California: 13,139 countCalifornia13,139New York: 7,933 countNew York7,933Florida: 6,531 countFlorida6,531Texas: 6,418 countTexas6,418Illinois: 4,136 countIllinois4,136Pennsylvania: 3,754 countPennsylvania3,754New Jersey: 3,665 countNew Jersey3,665Ohio: 3,069 countOhio3,069Massachusetts: 2,965 countMassachusetts2,965Virginia: 2,951 countVirginia2,951Georgia: 2,898 countGeorgia2,898Washington: 2,657 countWashington2,657North Carolina: 2,587 countNorth Carolina2,587Colorado: 2,433 countColorado2,433Michigan: 2,351 countMichigan2,351Arizona: 2,060 countArizona2,060Maryland: 2,037 countMaryland2,037Minnesota: 1,930 countMinnesota1,930Indiana: 1,600 countIndiana1,600Missouri: 1,598 countMissouri1,598Wisconsin: 1,574 countWisconsin1,574Oregon: 1,507 countOregon1,507Connecticut: 1,383 countConnecticut1,383Tennessee: 1,320 countTennessee1,320Louisiana: 1,186 countLouisiana1,186South Carolina: 1,135 countSouth Carolina1,135Utah: 1,049 countUtah1,049Kentucky: 901 countKentucky901Alabama: 843 countAlabama843Iowa: 796 countIowa796Oklahoma: 739 countOklahoma739Kansas: 735 countKansas735Nevada: 688 countNevada688Arkansas: 646 countArkansas646Mississippi: 601 countMississippi601New Hampshire: 598 countNew Hampshire598New Mexico: 568 countNew Mexico568Nebraska: 549 countNebraska549District of Columbia: 545 countDistrict of Columbia545Hawaii: 517 countHawaii517Maine: 483 countMaine483Idaho: 460 countIdaho460Rhode Island: 417 countRhode Island417Montana: 380 countMontana380Vermont: 369 countVermont369Delaware: 296 countDelaware296Alaska: 272 countAlaska272West Virginia: 272 countWest Virginia272South Dakota: 229 countSouth Dakota229Wyoming: 174 countWyoming174North Dakota: 160 countNorth Dakota160California: 13,139 countCalifornia13,139New York: 7,933 countNew York7,933Florida: 6,531 countFlorida6,531Texas: 6,418 countTexas6,418Illinois: 4,136 countIllinois4,136Pennsylvania: 3,754 countPennsylvania3,754New Jersey: 3,665 countNew Jersey3,665Ohio: 3,069 countOhio3,069Massachusetts: 2,965 countMassachusetts2,965Virginia: 2,951 countVirginia2,951Georgia: 2,898 countGeorgia2,898Washington: 2,657 countWashington2,657North Carolina: 2,587 countNorth Carolina2,587Colorado: 2,433 countColorado2,433Michigan: 2,351 countMichigan2,351Arizona: 2,060 countArizona2,060Maryland: 2,037 countMaryland2,037Minnesota: 1,930 countMinnesota1,930Indiana: 1,600 countIndiana1,600Missouri: 1,598 countMissouri1,598Wisconsin: 1,574 countWisconsin1,574Oregon: 1,507 countOregon1,507Connecticut: 1,383 countConnecticut1,383Tennessee: 1,320 countTennessee1,320Louisiana: 1,186 countLouisiana1,186South Carolina: 1,135 countSouth Carolina1,135Utah: 1,049 countUtah1,049Kentucky: 901 countKentucky901Alabama: 843 countAlabama843Iowa: 796 countIowa796Oklahoma: 739 countOklahoma739Kansas: 735 countKansas735Nevada: 688 countNevada688Arkansas: 646 countArkansas646Mississippi: 601 countMississippi601New Hampshire: 598 countNew Hampshire598New Mexico: 568 countNew Mexico568Nebraska: 549 countNebraska549District of Columbia: 545 countDistrict of Columbia545Hawaii: 517 countHawaii517Maine: 483 countMaine483Idaho: 460 countIdaho460Rhode Island: 417 countRhode Island417Montana: 380 countMontana380Vermont: 369 countVermont369Delaware: 296 countDelaware296Alaska: 272 countAlaska272West Virginia: 272 countWest Virginia272South Dakota: 229 countSouth Dakota229Wyoming: 174 countWyoming174North Dakota: 160 countNorth Dakota160
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

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California13,139+3.1%
2New York7,933+1.6%
3Florida6,531+2.8%
4Texas6,418+3.4%
5Illinois4,136+1.8%
6Pennsylvania3,754+2.5%
7New Jersey3,665+3.2%
8Ohio3,069+0.6%
9Massachusetts2,965+3.1%
10Virginia2,951+4.6%
11Georgia2,898+0.7%
12Washington2,657+2.3%
13North Carolina2,587+1.2%
14Colorado2,433+4.6%
15Michigan2,351+1.2%
16Arizona2,060-0.1%
17Maryland2,037+0.1%
18Minnesota1,930+1.6%
19Indiana1,600+0.4%
20Missouri1,598+0.8%
21Wisconsin1,574+2.9%
22Oregon1,507+2.6%
23Connecticut1,383+2.1%
24Tennessee1,320+4.2%
25Louisiana1,186+3.5%
26South Carolina1,135+1.3%
27Utah1,049+3.9%
28Kentucky901-0.3%
29Alabama843+0.1%
30Iowa796+4.1%
31Oklahoma739+2.5%
32Kansas735+1.5%
33Nevada688+3.9%
34Arkansas646+9.7%
35Mississippi601+1%
36New Hampshire598+2.4%
37New Mexico568-6.9%
38Nebraska549+4.4%
39District of Columbia545+1.3%
40Hawaii517+1.6%
41Maine483-0.4%
42Idaho460+3.6%
43Rhode Island417+1.2%
44Montana380+8.6%
45Vermont369+1.9%
46Delaware296+5.7%
47Alaska272+3.8%
47West Virginia272+1.9%
49South Dakota229+2.2%
50Wyoming174-3.3%
51North Dakota160+5.3%

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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/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: educational services, 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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/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), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: educational services, 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-educational-services/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: educational services?

California, with 13,139 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: educational services?

North Dakota, with 160 in 2013.

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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