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US states by employer establishments: educational services

California had the highest employer establishments: educational services of 51 states in 2015, at 13,957. North Dakota had the lowest, at 159. The median was 1,177 and the figure for the United States was 101,981. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13,957California
Lowest159North Dakota
Median1,17751 states
United States101,981History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 860 countAlaska: 292 countArizona: 2,150 countArkansas: 617 countCalifornia: 13,957 countColorado: 2,513 countConnecticut: 1,431 countDelaware: 311 countDistrict of Columbia: 580 countFlorida: 6,694 countGeorgia: 3,041 countHawaii: 515 countIdaho: 489 countIllinois: 4,317 countIndiana: 1,646 countIowa: 791 countKansas: 754 countKentucky: 906 countLouisiana: 1,261 countMaine: 490 countMaryland: 2,123 countMassachusetts: 3,123 countMichigan: 2,371 countMinnesota: 1,951 countMississippi: 625 countMissouri: 1,628 countMontana: 390 countNebraska: 566 countNevada: 724 countNew Hampshire: 628 countNew Jersey: 3,825 countNew Mexico: 574 countNew York: 8,154 countNorth Carolina: 2,780 countNorth Dakota: 159 countOhio: 3,089 countOklahoma: 755 countOregon: 1,587 countPennsylvania: 3,817 countRhode Island: 421 countSouth Carolina: 1,177 countSouth Dakota: 237 countTennessee: 1,365 countTexas: 6,830 countUtah: 1,101 countVermont: 392 countVirginia: 3,042 countWashington: 2,841 countWest Virginia: 268 countWisconsin: 1,635 countWyoming: 188 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 13,957 countCalifornia13,957New York: 8,154 countNew York8,154Texas: 6,830 countTexas6,830Florida: 6,694 countFlorida6,694Illinois: 4,317 countIllinois4,317New Jersey: 3,825 countNew Jersey3,825Pennsylvania: 3,817 countPennsylvania3,817Massachusetts: 3,123 countMassachusetts3,123Ohio: 3,089 countOhio3,089Virginia: 3,042 countVirginia3,042Georgia: 3,041 countGeorgia3,041Washington: 2,841 countWashington2,841North Carolina: 2,780 countNorth Carolina2,780Colorado: 2,513 countColorado2,513Michigan: 2,371 countMichigan2,371Arizona: 2,150 countArizona2,150Maryland: 2,123 countMaryland2,123Minnesota: 1,951 countMinnesota1,951Indiana: 1,646 countIndiana1,646Wisconsin: 1,635 countWisconsin1,635Missouri: 1,628 countMissouri1,628Oregon: 1,587 countOregon1,587Connecticut: 1,431 countConnecticut1,431Tennessee: 1,365 countTennessee1,365Louisiana: 1,261 countLouisiana1,261South Carolina: 1,177 countSouth Carolina1,177Utah: 1,101 countUtah1,101Kentucky: 906 countKentucky906Alabama: 860 countAlabama860Iowa: 791 countIowa791Oklahoma: 755 countOklahoma755Kansas: 754 countKansas754Nevada: 724 countNevada724New Hampshire: 628 countNew Hampshire628Mississippi: 625 countMississippi625Arkansas: 617 countArkansas617District of Columbia: 580 countDistrict of Columbia580New Mexico: 574 countNew Mexico574Nebraska: 566 countNebraska566Hawaii: 515 countHawaii515Maine: 490 countMaine490Idaho: 489 countIdaho489Rhode Island: 421 countRhode Island421Vermont: 392 countVermont392Montana: 390 countMontana390Delaware: 311 countDelaware311Alaska: 292 countAlaska292West Virginia: 268 countWest Virginia268South Dakota: 237 countSouth Dakota237Wyoming: 188 countWyoming188North Dakota: 159 countNorth Dakota159California: 13,957 countCalifornia13,957New York: 8,154 countNew York8,154Texas: 6,830 countTexas6,830Florida: 6,694 countFlorida6,694Illinois: 4,317 countIllinois4,317New Jersey: 3,825 countNew Jersey3,825Pennsylvania: 3,817 countPennsylvania3,817Massachusetts: 3,123 countMassachusetts3,123Ohio: 3,089 countOhio3,089Virginia: 3,042 countVirginia3,042Georgia: 3,041 countGeorgia3,041Washington: 2,841 countWashington2,841North Carolina: 2,780 countNorth Carolina2,780Colorado: 2,513 countColorado2,513Michigan: 2,371 countMichigan2,371Arizona: 2,150 countArizona2,150Maryland: 2,123 countMaryland2,123Minnesota: 1,951 countMinnesota1,951Indiana: 1,646 countIndiana1,646Wisconsin: 1,635 countWisconsin1,635Missouri: 1,628 countMissouri1,628Oregon: 1,587 countOregon1,587Connecticut: 1,431 countConnecticut1,431Tennessee: 1,365 countTennessee1,365Louisiana: 1,261 countLouisiana1,261South Carolina: 1,177 countSouth Carolina1,177Utah: 1,101 countUtah1,101Kentucky: 906 countKentucky906Alabama: 860 countAlabama860Iowa: 791 countIowa791Oklahoma: 755 countOklahoma755Kansas: 754 countKansas754Nevada: 724 countNevada724New Hampshire: 628 countNew Hampshire628Mississippi: 625 countMississippi625Arkansas: 617 countArkansas617District of Columbia: 580 countDistrict of Columbia580New Mexico: 574 countNew Mexico574Nebraska: 566 countNebraska566Hawaii: 515 countHawaii515Maine: 490 countMaine490Idaho: 489 countIdaho489Rhode Island: 421 countRhode Island421Vermont: 392 countVermont392Montana: 390 countMontana390Delaware: 311 countDelaware311Alaska: 292 countAlaska292West Virginia: 268 countWest Virginia268South Dakota: 237 countSouth Dakota237Wyoming: 188 countWyoming188North Dakota: 159 countNorth Dakota159
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California13,957+2.8%
2New York8,154+2.7%
3Texas6,830+4.1%
4Florida6,694+1.4%
5Illinois4,317+1.5%
6New Jersey3,825+3.7%
7Pennsylvania3,817+1.9%
8Massachusetts3,123+3.7%
9Ohio3,089+1.9%
10Virginia3,042+1.8%
11Georgia3,041+3.1%
12Washington2,841+4.9%
13North Carolina2,780+4.1%
14Colorado2,513+0.8%
15Michigan2,371-0.3%
16Arizona2,150+3.4%
17Maryland2,123+2%
18Minnesota1,951+2.5%
19Indiana1,646+2%
20Wisconsin1,635+3%
21Missouri1,628+2.9%
22Oregon1,587+3.2%
23Connecticut1,431+1.9%
24Tennessee1,365+3%
25Louisiana1,261+5.5%
26South Carolina1,177+1.5%
27Utah1,101+5.5%
28Kentucky906+1.3%
29Alabama860+2%
30Iowa791+0.1%
31Oklahoma755+3%
32Kansas754+4.4%
33Nevada724+3%
34New Hampshire628+3.3%
35Mississippi625+2.6%
36Arkansas617-4.6%
37District of Columbia580+6.4%
38New Mexico5740%
39Nebraska566+2.5%
40Hawaii515+0.2%
41Maine490+0.4%
42Idaho489+5.4%
43Rhode Island421+0.7%
44Vermont392+1.3%
45Montana390+2.9%
46Delaware311+5.1%
47Alaska292+11.9%
48West Virginia268+0.8%
49South Dakota237+2.6%
50Wyoming188+1.6%
51North Dakota159+3.2%

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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/2015/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 9 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2015. 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/2015/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: educational services?

California, with 13,957 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: educational services?

North Dakota, with 159 in 2015.

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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