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US states by employer establishments: finance and insurance

California had the highest employer establishments: finance and insurance of 51 states in 2013, at 49,930. Alaska had the lowest, at 763. The median was 6,780 and the figure for the United States was 472,242. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49,930California
Lowest763Alaska
Median6,78051 states
United States472,242History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 7,158 countAlaska: 763 countArizona: 9,452 countArkansas: 4,388 countCalifornia: 49,930 countColorado: 9,914 countConnecticut: 6,131 countDelaware: 2,028 countDistrict of Columbia: 996 countFlorida: 31,088 countGeorgia: 14,504 countHawaii: 1,434 countIdaho: 2,772 countIllinois: 22,367 countIndiana: 9,667 countIowa: 6,083 countKansas: 5,903 countKentucky: 6,300 countLouisiana: 7,723 countMaine: 1,910 countMaryland: 7,551 countMassachusetts: 9,434 countMichigan: 13,214 countMinnesota: 9,326 countMississippi: 4,680 countMissouri: 10,823 countMontana: 1,961 countNebraska: 4,270 countNevada: 4,026 countNew Hampshire: 1,900 countNew Jersey: 12,177 countNew Mexico: 2,715 countNew York: 28,160 countNorth Carolina: 13,031 countNorth Dakota: 1,739 countOhio: 17,320 countOklahoma: 6,780 countOregon: 5,857 countPennsylvania: 17,605 countRhode Island: 1,303 countSouth Carolina: 7,143 countSouth Dakota: 1,951 countTennessee: 9,703 countTexas: 39,890 countUtah: 4,924 countVermont: 956 countVirginia: 11,177 countWashington: 9,833 countWest Virginia: 2,132 countWisconsin: 9,144 countWyoming: 1,006 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 4,300
  • 4,300 to 6,800
  • 6,800 to 9,500
  • 9,500 to 13K
  • 13K and over
count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 49,930 countCalifornia49,930Texas: 39,890 countTexas39,890Florida: 31,088 countFlorida31,088New York: 28,160 countNew York28,160Illinois: 22,367 countIllinois22,367Pennsylvania: 17,605 countPennsylvania17,605Ohio: 17,320 countOhio17,320Georgia: 14,504 countGeorgia14,504Michigan: 13,214 countMichigan13,214North Carolina: 13,031 countNorth Carolina13,031New Jersey: 12,177 countNew Jersey12,177Virginia: 11,177 countVirginia11,177Missouri: 10,823 countMissouri10,823Colorado: 9,914 countColorado9,914Washington: 9,833 countWashington9,833Tennessee: 9,703 countTennessee9,703Indiana: 9,667 countIndiana9,667Arizona: 9,452 countArizona9,452Massachusetts: 9,434 countMassachusetts9,434Minnesota: 9,326 countMinnesota9,326Wisconsin: 9,144 countWisconsin9,144Louisiana: 7,723 countLouisiana7,723Maryland: 7,551 countMaryland7,551Alabama: 7,158 countAlabama7,158South Carolina: 7,143 countSouth Carolina7,143Oklahoma: 6,780 countOklahoma6,780Kentucky: 6,300 countKentucky6,300Connecticut: 6,131 countConnecticut6,131Iowa: 6,083 countIowa6,083Kansas: 5,903 countKansas5,903Oregon: 5,857 countOregon5,857Utah: 4,924 countUtah4,924Mississippi: 4,680 countMississippi4,680Arkansas: 4,388 countArkansas4,388Nebraska: 4,270 countNebraska4,270Nevada: 4,026 countNevada4,026Idaho: 2,772 countIdaho2,772New Mexico: 2,715 countNew Mexico2,715West Virginia: 2,132 countWest Virginia2,132Delaware: 2,028 countDelaware2,028Montana: 1,961 countMontana1,961South Dakota: 1,951 countSouth Dakota1,951Maine: 1,910 countMaine1,910New Hampshire: 1,900 countNew Hampshire1,900North Dakota: 1,739 countNorth Dakota1,739Hawaii: 1,434 countHawaii1,434Rhode Island: 1,303 countRhode Island1,303Wyoming: 1,006 countWyoming1,006District of Columbia: 996 countDistrict of Columbia996Vermont: 956 countVermont956Alaska: 763 countAlaska763California: 49,930 countCalifornia49,930Texas: 39,890 countTexas39,890Florida: 31,088 countFlorida31,088New York: 28,160 countNew York28,160Illinois: 22,367 countIllinois22,367Pennsylvania: 17,605 countPennsylvania17,605Ohio: 17,320 countOhio17,320Georgia: 14,504 countGeorgia14,504Michigan: 13,214 countMichigan13,214North Carolina: 13,031 countNorth Carolina13,031New Jersey: 12,177 countNew Jersey12,177Virginia: 11,177 countVirginia11,177Missouri: 10,823 countMissouri10,823Colorado: 9,914 countColorado9,914Washington: 9,833 countWashington9,833Tennessee: 9,703 countTennessee9,703Indiana: 9,667 countIndiana9,667Arizona: 9,452 countArizona9,452Massachusetts: 9,434 countMassachusetts9,434Minnesota: 9,326 countMinnesota9,326Wisconsin: 9,144 countWisconsin9,144Louisiana: 7,723 countLouisiana7,723Maryland: 7,551 countMaryland7,551Alabama: 7,158 countAlabama7,158South Carolina: 7,143 countSouth Carolina7,143Oklahoma: 6,780 countOklahoma6,780Kentucky: 6,300 countKentucky6,300Connecticut: 6,131 countConnecticut6,131Iowa: 6,083 countIowa6,083Kansas: 5,903 countKansas5,903Oregon: 5,857 countOregon5,857Utah: 4,924 countUtah4,924Mississippi: 4,680 countMississippi4,680Arkansas: 4,388 countArkansas4,388Nebraska: 4,270 countNebraska4,270Nevada: 4,026 countNevada4,026Idaho: 2,772 countIdaho2,772New Mexico: 2,715 countNew Mexico2,715West Virginia: 2,132 countWest Virginia2,132Delaware: 2,028 countDelaware2,028Montana: 1,961 countMontana1,961South Dakota: 1,951 countSouth Dakota1,951Maine: 1,910 countMaine1,910New Hampshire: 1,900 countNew Hampshire1,900North Dakota: 1,739 countNorth Dakota1,739Hawaii: 1,434 countHawaii1,434Rhode Island: 1,303 countRhode Island1,303Wyoming: 1,006 countWyoming1,006District of Columbia: 996 countDistrict of Columbia996Vermont: 956 countVermont956Alaska: 763 countAlaska763
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California49,930-0.1%
2Texas39,890+0.9%
3Florida31,088-0%
4New York28,160-0.7%
5Illinois22,367-0%
6Pennsylvania17,605-1.4%
7Ohio17,320-1.8%
8Georgia14,5040%
9Michigan13,214-2.6%
10North Carolina13,031-1.1%
11New Jersey12,177+0.2%
12Virginia11,177-0.7%
13Missouri10,823-1.2%
14Colorado9,914-0.6%
15Washington9,833-0.4%
16Tennessee9,703-0.5%
17Indiana9,667-1.1%
18Arizona9,452+1.6%
19Massachusetts9,434-0.5%
20Minnesota9,326-0.1%
21Wisconsin9,144-0.6%
22Louisiana7,723-0.1%
23Maryland7,551-1.4%
24Alabama7,158-2.7%
25South Carolina7,143-1.1%
26Oklahoma6,780+0.4%
27Kentucky6,300-1.3%
28Connecticut6,131-0.5%
29Iowa6,083-0.6%
30Kansas5,903-1.5%
31Oregon5,857-0.6%
32Utah4,924-0%
33Mississippi4,6800%
34Arkansas4,388+0.1%
35Nebraska4,270+0.9%
36Nevada4,026-2.3%
37Idaho2,772-2%
38New Mexico2,715+0.2%
39West Virginia2,132-1.4%
40Delaware2,028+1.5%
41Montana1,961-0.6%
42South Dakota1,951-1.4%
43Maine1,910-0.4%
44New Hampshire1,900-0.1%
45North Dakota1,739-1.3%
46Hawaii1,434+1.3%
47Rhode Island1,303-1.7%
48Wyoming1,006-3%
49District of Columbia996-2.1%
50Vermont956-3.2%
51Alaska763+0.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in finance and insurance (NAICS 52), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes pension, health and welfare funds and trusts, estates and agency accounts (NAICS 525110, 525120, 525190 and 525920).

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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: finance and insurance, 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: finance and insurance, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-finance-insurance/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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: finance and insurance, 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-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: finance and insurance, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: finance and insurance?

California, with 49,930 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: finance and insurance?

Alaska, with 763 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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