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US states by employer establishments: educational services

California had the highest employer establishments: educational services of 51 states in 2021, at 16,309. North Dakota had the lowest, at 191. The median was 1,308 and the figure for the United States was 111,543. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16,309California
Lowest191North Dakota
Median1,30851 states
United States111,543History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 940 countAlaska: 294 countArizona: 2,348 countArkansas: 662 countCalifornia: 16,309 countColorado: 2,906 countConnecticut: 1,476 countDelaware: 366 countDistrict of Columbia: 678 countFlorida: 8,084 countGeorgia: 3,383 countHawaii: 557 countIdaho: 630 countIllinois: 4,373 countIndiana: 1,663 countIowa: 820 countKansas: 751 countKentucky: 910 countLouisiana: 1,291 countMaine: 526 countMaryland: 2,274 countMassachusetts: 3,241 countMichigan: 2,373 countMinnesota: 2,007 countMississippi: 559 countMissouri: 1,631 countMontana: 436 countNebraska: 613 countNevada: 919 countNew Hampshire: 659 countNew Jersey: 3,923 countNew Mexico: 570 countNew York: 8,384 countNorth Carolina: 3,269 countNorth Dakota: 191 countOhio: 3,138 countOklahoma: 807 countOregon: 1,689 countPennsylvania: 3,979 countRhode Island: 437 countSouth Carolina: 1,308 countSouth Dakota: 262 countTennessee: 1,535 countTexas: 8,176 countUtah: 1,379 countVermont: 421 countVirginia: 3,175 countWashington: 3,048 countWest Virginia: 278 countWisconsin: 1,671 countWyoming: 224 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

California: 16,309 countCalifornia16,309New York: 8,384 countNew York8,384Texas: 8,176 countTexas8,176Florida: 8,084 countFlorida8,084Illinois: 4,373 countIllinois4,373Pennsylvania: 3,979 countPennsylvania3,979New Jersey: 3,923 countNew Jersey3,923Georgia: 3,383 countGeorgia3,383North Carolina: 3,269 countNorth Carolina3,269Massachusetts: 3,241 countMassachusetts3,241Virginia: 3,175 countVirginia3,175Ohio: 3,138 countOhio3,138Washington: 3,048 countWashington3,048Colorado: 2,906 countColorado2,906Michigan: 2,373 countMichigan2,373Arizona: 2,348 countArizona2,348Maryland: 2,274 countMaryland2,274Minnesota: 2,007 countMinnesota2,007Oregon: 1,689 countOregon1,689Wisconsin: 1,671 countWisconsin1,671Indiana: 1,663 countIndiana1,663Missouri: 1,631 countMissouri1,631Tennessee: 1,535 countTennessee1,535Connecticut: 1,476 countConnecticut1,476Utah: 1,379 countUtah1,379South Carolina: 1,308 countSouth Carolina1,308Louisiana: 1,291 countLouisiana1,291Alabama: 940 countAlabama940Nevada: 919 countNevada919Kentucky: 910 countKentucky910Iowa: 820 countIowa820Oklahoma: 807 countOklahoma807Kansas: 751 countKansas751District of Columbia: 678 countDistrict of Columbia678Arkansas: 662 countArkansas662New Hampshire: 659 countNew Hampshire659Idaho: 630 countIdaho630Nebraska: 613 countNebraska613New Mexico: 570 countNew Mexico570Mississippi: 559 countMississippi559Hawaii: 557 countHawaii557Maine: 526 countMaine526Rhode Island: 437 countRhode Island437Montana: 436 countMontana436Vermont: 421 countVermont421Delaware: 366 countDelaware366Alaska: 294 countAlaska294West Virginia: 278 countWest Virginia278South Dakota: 262 countSouth Dakota262Wyoming: 224 countWyoming224North Dakota: 191 countNorth Dakota191California: 16,309 countCalifornia16,309New York: 8,384 countNew York8,384Texas: 8,176 countTexas8,176Florida: 8,084 countFlorida8,084Illinois: 4,373 countIllinois4,373Pennsylvania: 3,979 countPennsylvania3,979New Jersey: 3,923 countNew Jersey3,923Georgia: 3,383 countGeorgia3,383North Carolina: 3,269 countNorth Carolina3,269Massachusetts: 3,241 countMassachusetts3,241Virginia: 3,175 countVirginia3,175Ohio: 3,138 countOhio3,138Washington: 3,048 countWashington3,048Colorado: 2,906 countColorado2,906Michigan: 2,373 countMichigan2,373Arizona: 2,348 countArizona2,348Maryland: 2,274 countMaryland2,274Minnesota: 2,007 countMinnesota2,007Oregon: 1,689 countOregon1,689Wisconsin: 1,671 countWisconsin1,671Indiana: 1,663 countIndiana1,663Missouri: 1,631 countMissouri1,631Tennessee: 1,535 countTennessee1,535Connecticut: 1,476 countConnecticut1,476Utah: 1,379 countUtah1,379South Carolina: 1,308 countSouth Carolina1,308Louisiana: 1,291 countLouisiana1,291Alabama: 940 countAlabama940Nevada: 919 countNevada919Kentucky: 910 countKentucky910Iowa: 820 countIowa820Oklahoma: 807 countOklahoma807Kansas: 751 countKansas751District of Columbia: 678 countDistrict of Columbia678Arkansas: 662 countArkansas662New Hampshire: 659 countNew Hampshire659Idaho: 630 countIdaho630Nebraska: 613 countNebraska613New Mexico: 570 countNew Mexico570Mississippi: 559 countMississippi559Hawaii: 557 countHawaii557Maine: 526 countMaine526Rhode Island: 437 countRhode Island437Montana: 436 countMontana436Vermont: 421 countVermont421Delaware: 366 countDelaware366Alaska: 294 countAlaska294West Virginia: 278 countWest Virginia278South Dakota: 262 countSouth Dakota262Wyoming: 224 countWyoming224North 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

RankStates2021
count		Change on 2020
1California16,309+1.4%
2New York8,384-1.9%
3Texas8,176+3%
4Florida8,084+4.5%
5Illinois4,373-0.1%
6Pennsylvania3,979+0.6%
7New Jersey3,923-1.1%
8Georgia3,383+2.6%
9North Carolina3,269+2.9%
10Massachusetts3,241+0.3%
11Virginia3,175-0.4%
12Ohio3,138+0.5%
13Washington3,048+0.5%
14Colorado2,906+4.3%
15Michigan2,373-1.1%
16Arizona2,348+2%
17Maryland2,274+0.7%
18Minnesota2,007+2.2%
19Oregon1,689-0.1%
20Wisconsin1,671-0.5%
21Indiana1,663+1.9%
22Missouri1,631+1.9%
23Tennessee1,535+2.6%
24Connecticut1,476-1.5%
25Utah1,379+3.2%
26South Carolina1,308+3.1%
27Louisiana1,291+0.9%
28Alabama940+3.3%
29Nevada919+5.3%
30Kentucky910+1.2%
31Iowa820-1.8%
32Oklahoma807+3.3%
33Kansas751+2%
34District of Columbia678+4.8%
35Arkansas662+4.1%
36New Hampshire659-0.2%
37Idaho630+3.1%
38Nebraska613+6.4%
39New Mexico570-1.2%
40Mississippi559-3.8%
41Hawaii557-1.4%
42Maine526-1.3%
43Rhode Island437+4.8%
44Montana436+2.1%
45Vermont421+1.9%
46Delaware366+5.5%
47Alaska294+0.7%
48West Virginia278+0.7%
49South Dakota262+5.2%
50Wyoming224+0.4%
51North Dakota191+5.5%

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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/2021/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/

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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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2023, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2023) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), educational services (NAICS 61), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: educational services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2021/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-educational-services/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: educational services?

California, with 16,309 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: educational services?

North Dakota, with 191 in 2021.

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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