Data / Rankings / Employer establishments: educational services / US states

US states by employer establishments: educational services

California had the highest employer establishments: educational services of 51 states in 2019, at 15,401. North Dakota had the lowest, at 182. The median was 1,275 and the figure for the United States was 108,285. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest15,401California
Lowest182North Dakota
Median1,27551 states
United States108,285History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 892 countAlaska: 283 countArizona: 2,268 countArkansas: 621 countCalifornia: 15,401 countColorado: 2,750 countConnecticut: 1,509 countDelaware: 326 countDistrict of Columbia: 653 countFlorida: 7,433 countGeorgia: 3,204 countHawaii: 559 countIdaho: 554 countIllinois: 4,400 countIndiana: 1,633 countIowa: 827 countKansas: 759 countKentucky: 917 countLouisiana: 1,282 countMaine: 525 countMaryland: 2,235 countMassachusetts: 3,242 countMichigan: 2,393 countMinnesota: 1,976 countMississippi: 580 countMissouri: 1,625 countMontana: 412 countNebraska: 590 countNevada: 846 countNew Hampshire: 668 countNew Jersey: 3,945 countNew Mexico: 588 countNew York: 8,559 countNorth Carolina: 3,111 countNorth Dakota: 182 countOhio: 3,044 countOklahoma: 781 countOregon: 1,682 countPennsylvania: 3,923 countRhode Island: 422 countSouth Carolina: 1,273 countSouth Dakota: 246 countTennessee: 1,439 countTexas: 7,684 countUtah: 1,275 countVermont: 421 countVirginia: 3,138 countWashington: 3,044 countWest Virginia: 283 countWisconsin: 1,659 countWyoming: 223 count
  • Under 500
  • 500 to 700
  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,200
  • 3,200 and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 15,401 countCalifornia15,401New York: 8,559 countNew York8,559Texas: 7,684 countTexas7,684Florida: 7,433 countFlorida7,433Illinois: 4,400 countIllinois4,400New Jersey: 3,945 countNew Jersey3,945Pennsylvania: 3,923 countPennsylvania3,923Massachusetts: 3,242 countMassachusetts3,242Georgia: 3,204 countGeorgia3,204Virginia: 3,138 countVirginia3,138North Carolina: 3,111 countNorth Carolina3,111Ohio: 3,044 countOhio3,044Washington: 3,044 countWashington3,044Colorado: 2,750 countColorado2,750Michigan: 2,393 countMichigan2,393Arizona: 2,268 countArizona2,268Maryland: 2,235 countMaryland2,235Minnesota: 1,976 countMinnesota1,976Oregon: 1,682 countOregon1,682Wisconsin: 1,659 countWisconsin1,659Indiana: 1,633 countIndiana1,633Missouri: 1,625 countMissouri1,625Connecticut: 1,509 countConnecticut1,509Tennessee: 1,439 countTennessee1,439Louisiana: 1,282 countLouisiana1,282Utah: 1,275 countUtah1,275South Carolina: 1,273 countSouth Carolina1,273Kentucky: 917 countKentucky917Alabama: 892 countAlabama892Nevada: 846 countNevada846Iowa: 827 countIowa827Oklahoma: 781 countOklahoma781Kansas: 759 countKansas759New Hampshire: 668 countNew Hampshire668District of Columbia: 653 countDistrict of Columbia653Arkansas: 621 countArkansas621Nebraska: 590 countNebraska590New Mexico: 588 countNew Mexico588Mississippi: 580 countMississippi580Hawaii: 559 countHawaii559Idaho: 554 countIdaho554Maine: 525 countMaine525Rhode Island: 422 countRhode Island422Vermont: 421 countVermont421Montana: 412 countMontana412Delaware: 326 countDelaware326Alaska: 283 countAlaska283West Virginia: 283 countWest Virginia283South Dakota: 246 countSouth Dakota246Wyoming: 223 countWyoming223North Dakota: 182 countNorth Dakota182California: 15,401 countCalifornia15,401New York: 8,559 countNew York8,559Texas: 7,684 countTexas7,684Florida: 7,433 countFlorida7,433Illinois: 4,400 countIllinois4,400New Jersey: 3,945 countNew Jersey3,945Pennsylvania: 3,923 countPennsylvania3,923Massachusetts: 3,242 countMassachusetts3,242Georgia: 3,204 countGeorgia3,204Virginia: 3,138 countVirginia3,138North Carolina: 3,111 countNorth Carolina3,111Ohio: 3,044 countOhio3,044Washington: 3,044 countWashington3,044Colorado: 2,750 countColorado2,750Michigan: 2,393 countMichigan2,393Arizona: 2,268 countArizona2,268Maryland: 2,235 countMaryland2,235Minnesota: 1,976 countMinnesota1,976Oregon: 1,682 countOregon1,682Wisconsin: 1,659 countWisconsin1,659Indiana: 1,633 countIndiana1,633Missouri: 1,625 countMissouri1,625Connecticut: 1,509 countConnecticut1,509Tennessee: 1,439 countTennessee1,439Louisiana: 1,282 countLouisiana1,282Utah: 1,275 countUtah1,275South Carolina: 1,273 countSouth Carolina1,273Kentucky: 917 countKentucky917Alabama: 892 countAlabama892Nevada: 846 countNevada846Iowa: 827 countIowa827Oklahoma: 781 countOklahoma781Kansas: 759 countKansas759New Hampshire: 668 countNew Hampshire668District of Columbia: 653 countDistrict of Columbia653Arkansas: 621 countArkansas621Nebraska: 590 countNebraska590New Mexico: 588 countNew Mexico588Mississippi: 580 countMississippi580Hawaii: 559 countHawaii559Idaho: 554 countIdaho554Maine: 525 countMaine525Rhode Island: 422 countRhode Island422Vermont: 421 countVermont421Montana: 412 countMontana412Delaware: 326 countDelaware326Alaska: 283 countAlaska283West Virginia: 283 countWest Virginia283South Dakota: 246 countSouth Dakota246Wyoming: 223 countWyoming223North Dakota: 182 countNorth Dakota182
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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California15,401+3.2%
2New York8,559+0.6%
3Texas7,684+2.9%
4Florida7,433+2.5%
5Illinois4,400-0.3%
6New Jersey3,945+0.4%
7Pennsylvania3,923+1.1%
8Massachusetts3,242+0.9%
9Georgia3,204+0.2%
10Virginia3,138+0.4%
11North Carolina3,111+3.6%
12Ohio3,044-1.6%
12Washington3,044+1%
14Colorado2,7500%
15Michigan2,393-1.2%
16Arizona2,268+0.4%
17Maryland2,235+0.9%
18Minnesota1,976-0.5%
19Oregon1,682+2.3%
20Wisconsin1,659+0.4%
21Indiana1,633-0.2%
22Missouri1,625-0.9%
23Connecticut1,509+0.7%
24Tennessee1,439+1%
25Louisiana1,282+0.5%
26Utah1,275+1.1%
27South Carolina1,273+2.9%
28Kentucky917+0.7%
29Alabama892+0.3%
30Nevada846+0.7%
31Iowa827+1%
32Oklahoma781+1.2%
33Kansas759+2%
34New Hampshire668+1.1%
35District of Columbia653+0.9%
36Arkansas621-0.2%
37Nebraska590+1.5%
38New Mexico588-2%
39Mississippi580-0.9%
40Hawaii559+1.5%
41Idaho554+3.6%
42Maine525+1.9%
43Rhode Island422-1.2%
44Vermont421+2.4%
45Montana412+2.7%
46Delaware326+1.2%
47Alaska283-0.4%
47West Virginia2830%
49South Dakota246+1.2%
50Wyoming223+12.1%
51North Dakota182+1.1%

Other periods

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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Apr. 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_us_states_by_employer_2019,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms: US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019}},
  year = {2021},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019. 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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms: US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2019
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/22
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2019.
N1  - 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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank US states by employer establishments: educational services using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"cbp_establishments_education_services","level":"region","within":"United States","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=cbp_establishments_education_services&level=region&within=United%20States&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which state has the highest employer establishments: educational services?

California, with 15,401 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: educational services?

North Dakota, with 182 in 2019.

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.

US states: more rankings