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US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance

California had the highest employer establishments: health care and social assistance of 51 states in 2013, at 104,640. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,911. The median was 10,682 and the figure for the United States was 843,603. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest104,640California
Lowest1,911Wyoming
Median10,68251 states
United States843,603History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 10,314 countAlaska: 2,447 countArizona: 17,033 countArkansas: 7,526 countCalifornia: 104,640 countColorado: 15,081 countConnecticut: 10,456 countDelaware: 2,547 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,076 countFlorida: 56,954 countGeorgia: 23,208 countHawaii: 3,581 countIdaho: 4,952 countIllinois: 33,382 countIndiana: 15,193 countIowa: 8,238 countKansas: 7,877 countKentucky: 12,327 countLouisiana: 12,014 countMaine: 4,702 countMaryland: 16,032 countMassachusetts: 18,578 countMichigan: 26,195 countMinnesota: 15,225 countMississippi: 6,143 countMissouri: 22,693 countMontana: 3,515 countNebraska: 5,381 countNevada: 6,390 countNew Hampshire: 3,625 countNew Jersey: 27,074 countNew Mexico: 4,982 countNew York: 56,770 countNorth Carolina: 22,986 countNorth Dakota: 1,913 countOhio: 28,552 countOklahoma: 10,682 countOregon: 12,689 countPennsylvania: 36,387 countRhode Island: 3,254 countSouth Carolina: 9,808 countSouth Dakota: 2,293 countTennessee: 15,209 countTexas: 62,803 countUtah: 7,454 countVermont: 2,122 countVirginia: 18,914 countWashington: 19,877 countWest Virginia: 4,893 countWisconsin: 14,705 countWyoming: 1,911 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 104,640 countCalifornia104,640Texas: 62,803 countTexas62,803Florida: 56,954 countFlorida56,954New York: 56,770 countNew York56,770Pennsylvania: 36,387 countPennsylvania36,387Illinois: 33,382 countIllinois33,382Ohio: 28,552 countOhio28,552New Jersey: 27,074 countNew Jersey27,074Michigan: 26,195 countMichigan26,195Georgia: 23,208 countGeorgia23,208North Carolina: 22,986 countNorth Carolina22,986Missouri: 22,693 countMissouri22,693Washington: 19,877 countWashington19,877Virginia: 18,914 countVirginia18,914Massachusetts: 18,578 countMassachusetts18,578Arizona: 17,033 countArizona17,033Maryland: 16,032 countMaryland16,032Minnesota: 15,225 countMinnesota15,225Tennessee: 15,209 countTennessee15,209Indiana: 15,193 countIndiana15,193Colorado: 15,081 countColorado15,081Wisconsin: 14,705 countWisconsin14,705Oregon: 12,689 countOregon12,689Kentucky: 12,327 countKentucky12,327Louisiana: 12,014 countLouisiana12,014Oklahoma: 10,682 countOklahoma10,682Connecticut: 10,456 countConnecticut10,456Alabama: 10,314 countAlabama10,314South Carolina: 9,808 countSouth Carolina9,808Iowa: 8,238 countIowa8,238Kansas: 7,877 countKansas7,877Arkansas: 7,526 countArkansas7,526Utah: 7,454 countUtah7,454Nevada: 6,390 countNevada6,390Mississippi: 6,143 countMississippi6,143Nebraska: 5,381 countNebraska5,381New Mexico: 4,982 countNew Mexico4,982Idaho: 4,952 countIdaho4,952West Virginia: 4,893 countWest Virginia4,893Maine: 4,702 countMaine4,702New Hampshire: 3,625 countNew Hampshire3,625Hawaii: 3,581 countHawaii3,581Montana: 3,515 countMontana3,515Rhode Island: 3,254 countRhode Island3,254Delaware: 2,547 countDelaware2,547Alaska: 2,447 countAlaska2,447South Dakota: 2,293 countSouth Dakota2,293Vermont: 2,122 countVermont2,122District of Columbia: 2,076 countDistrict of Columbia2,076North Dakota: 1,913 countNorth Dakota1,913Wyoming: 1,911 countWyoming1,911California: 104,640 countCalifornia104,640Texas: 62,803 countTexas62,803Florida: 56,954 countFlorida56,954New York: 56,770 countNew York56,770Pennsylvania: 36,387 countPennsylvania36,387Illinois: 33,382 countIllinois33,382Ohio: 28,552 countOhio28,552New Jersey: 27,074 countNew Jersey27,074Michigan: 26,195 countMichigan26,195Georgia: 23,208 countGeorgia23,208North Carolina: 22,986 countNorth Carolina22,986Missouri: 22,693 countMissouri22,693Washington: 19,877 countWashington19,877Virginia: 18,914 countVirginia18,914Massachusetts: 18,578 countMassachusetts18,578Arizona: 17,033 countArizona17,033Maryland: 16,032 countMaryland16,032Minnesota: 15,225 countMinnesota15,225Tennessee: 15,209 countTennessee15,209Indiana: 15,193 countIndiana15,193Colorado: 15,081 countColorado15,081Wisconsin: 14,705 countWisconsin14,705Oregon: 12,689 countOregon12,689Kentucky: 12,327 countKentucky12,327Louisiana: 12,014 countLouisiana12,014Oklahoma: 10,682 countOklahoma10,682Connecticut: 10,456 countConnecticut10,456Alabama: 10,314 countAlabama10,314South Carolina: 9,808 countSouth Carolina9,808Iowa: 8,238 countIowa8,238Kansas: 7,877 countKansas7,877Arkansas: 7,526 countArkansas7,526Utah: 7,454 countUtah7,454Nevada: 6,390 countNevada6,390Mississippi: 6,143 countMississippi6,143Nebraska: 5,381 countNebraska5,381New Mexico: 4,982 countNew Mexico4,982Idaho: 4,952 countIdaho4,952West Virginia: 4,893 countWest Virginia4,893Maine: 4,702 countMaine4,702New Hampshire: 3,625 countNew Hampshire3,625Hawaii: 3,581 countHawaii3,581Montana: 3,515 countMontana3,515Rhode Island: 3,254 countRhode Island3,254Delaware: 2,547 countDelaware2,547Alaska: 2,447 countAlaska2,447South Dakota: 2,293 countSouth Dakota2,293Vermont: 2,122 countVermont2,122District of Columbia: 2,076 countDistrict of Columbia2,076North Dakota: 1,913 countNorth Dakota1,913Wyoming: 1,911 countWyoming1,911
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California104,640+1.3%
2Texas62,803+1.9%
3Florida56,954+0.4%
4New York56,7700%
5Pennsylvania36,387-0.5%
6Illinois33,382+0.7%
7Ohio28,552+0.9%
8New Jersey27,074+0.6%
9Michigan26,195-0.5%
10Georgia23,208+1.7%
11North Carolina22,986-0.1%
12Missouri22,693+20.5%
13Washington19,877+0.3%
14Virginia18,914+0.9%
15Massachusetts18,578+0.7%
16Arizona17,033+1%
17Maryland16,032+0.2%
18Minnesota15,225+1%
19Tennessee15,209+0.7%
20Indiana15,193-0.4%
21Colorado15,081+0.3%
22Wisconsin14,705+0.5%
23Oregon12,689+1.1%
24Kentucky12,327+7.6%
25Louisiana12,014-0.2%
26Oklahoma10,682+0.3%
27Connecticut10,456+1.4%
28Alabama10,314+0.4%
29South Carolina9,808+0.1%
30Iowa8,238+1.5%
31Kansas7,877-1.2%
32Arkansas7,526+0.6%
33Utah7,454+2.1%
34Nevada6,390+1.2%
35Mississippi6,143-0.9%
36Nebraska5,381-0.4%
37New Mexico4,982+0.1%
38Idaho4,952+1.5%
39West Virginia4,893-1.4%
40Maine4,702-0.8%
41New Hampshire3,625+1.2%
42Hawaii3,581+0.2%
43Montana3,515-0.1%
44Rhode Island3,254+0.3%
45Delaware2,547+1.2%
46Alaska2,447+0.3%
47South Dakota2,293+0.3%
48Vermont2,122+0.9%
49District of Columbia2,076+0.1%
50North Dakota1,913+3.2%
51Wyoming1,911+0.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-health-care/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 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-health-care/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-health-care/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: health care and social assistance?

California, with 104,640 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: health care and social assistance?

Wyoming, with 1,911 in 2013.

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