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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 2017, at 113,709. Wyoming had the lowest, at 2,013. The median was 11,085 and the figure for the United States was 897,635. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest113,709California
Lowest2,013Wyoming
Median11,08551 states
United States897,635History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 10,677 countAlaska: 2,702 countArizona: 18,862 countArkansas: 7,885 countCalifornia: 113,709 countColorado: 16,745 countConnecticut: 11,085 countDelaware: 2,699 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,212 countFlorida: 61,562 countGeorgia: 25,327 countHawaii: 3,685 countIdaho: 5,322 countIllinois: 34,359 countIndiana: 16,965 countIowa: 8,697 countKansas: 8,136 countKentucky: 11,823 countLouisiana: 12,702 countMaine: 4,790 countMaryland: 16,863 countMassachusetts: 19,495 countMichigan: 27,146 countMinnesota: 17,156 countMississippi: 6,385 countMissouri: 20,978 countMontana: 3,731 countNebraska: 5,818 countNevada: 7,391 countNew Hampshire: 3,754 countNew Jersey: 28,096 countNew Mexico: 5,146 countNew York: 59,123 countNorth Carolina: 24,114 countNorth Dakota: 2,075 countOhio: 29,739 countOklahoma: 11,042 countOregon: 14,082 countPennsylvania: 37,840 countRhode Island: 3,223 countSouth Carolina: 10,708 countSouth Dakota: 2,428 countTennessee: 15,955 countTexas: 70,030 countUtah: 8,271 countVermont: 2,134 countVirginia: 20,591 countWashington: 21,369 countWest Virginia: 4,911 countWisconsin: 16,084 countWyoming: 2,013 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 113,709 countCalifornia113,709Texas: 70,030 countTexas70,030Florida: 61,562 countFlorida61,562New York: 59,123 countNew York59,123Pennsylvania: 37,840 countPennsylvania37,840Illinois: 34,359 countIllinois34,359Ohio: 29,739 countOhio29,739New Jersey: 28,096 countNew Jersey28,096Michigan: 27,146 countMichigan27,146Georgia: 25,327 countGeorgia25,327North Carolina: 24,114 countNorth Carolina24,114Washington: 21,369 countWashington21,369Missouri: 20,978 countMissouri20,978Virginia: 20,591 countVirginia20,591Massachusetts: 19,495 countMassachusetts19,495Arizona: 18,862 countArizona18,862Minnesota: 17,156 countMinnesota17,156Indiana: 16,965 countIndiana16,965Maryland: 16,863 countMaryland16,863Colorado: 16,745 countColorado16,745Wisconsin: 16,084 countWisconsin16,084Tennessee: 15,955 countTennessee15,955Oregon: 14,082 countOregon14,082Louisiana: 12,702 countLouisiana12,702Kentucky: 11,823 countKentucky11,823Connecticut: 11,085 countConnecticut11,085Oklahoma: 11,042 countOklahoma11,042South Carolina: 10,708 countSouth Carolina10,708Alabama: 10,677 countAlabama10,677Iowa: 8,697 countIowa8,697Utah: 8,271 countUtah8,271Kansas: 8,136 countKansas8,136Arkansas: 7,885 countArkansas7,885Nevada: 7,391 countNevada7,391Mississippi: 6,385 countMississippi6,385Nebraska: 5,818 countNebraska5,818Idaho: 5,322 countIdaho5,322New Mexico: 5,146 countNew Mexico5,146West Virginia: 4,911 countWest Virginia4,911Maine: 4,790 countMaine4,790New Hampshire: 3,754 countNew Hampshire3,754Montana: 3,731 countMontana3,731Hawaii: 3,685 countHawaii3,685Rhode Island: 3,223 countRhode Island3,223Alaska: 2,702 countAlaska2,702Delaware: 2,699 countDelaware2,699South Dakota: 2,428 countSouth Dakota2,428District of Columbia: 2,212 countDistrict of Columbia2,212Vermont: 2,134 countVermont2,134North Dakota: 2,075 countNorth Dakota2,075Wyoming: 2,013 countWyoming2,013California: 113,709 countCalifornia113,709Texas: 70,030 countTexas70,030Florida: 61,562 countFlorida61,562New York: 59,123 countNew York59,123Pennsylvania: 37,840 countPennsylvania37,840Illinois: 34,359 countIllinois34,359Ohio: 29,739 countOhio29,739New Jersey: 28,096 countNew Jersey28,096Michigan: 27,146 countMichigan27,146Georgia: 25,327 countGeorgia25,327North Carolina: 24,114 countNorth Carolina24,114Washington: 21,369 countWashington21,369Missouri: 20,978 countMissouri20,978Virginia: 20,591 countVirginia20,591Massachusetts: 19,495 countMassachusetts19,495Arizona: 18,862 countArizona18,862Minnesota: 17,156 countMinnesota17,156Indiana: 16,965 countIndiana16,965Maryland: 16,863 countMaryland16,863Colorado: 16,745 countColorado16,745Wisconsin: 16,084 countWisconsin16,084Tennessee: 15,955 countTennessee15,955Oregon: 14,082 countOregon14,082Louisiana: 12,702 countLouisiana12,702Kentucky: 11,823 countKentucky11,823Connecticut: 11,085 countConnecticut11,085Oklahoma: 11,042 countOklahoma11,042South Carolina: 10,708 countSouth Carolina10,708Alabama: 10,677 countAlabama10,677Iowa: 8,697 countIowa8,697Utah: 8,271 countUtah8,271Kansas: 8,136 countKansas8,136Arkansas: 7,885 countArkansas7,885Nevada: 7,391 countNevada7,391Mississippi: 6,385 countMississippi6,385Nebraska: 5,818 countNebraska5,818Idaho: 5,322 countIdaho5,322New Mexico: 5,146 countNew Mexico5,146West Virginia: 4,911 countWest Virginia4,911Maine: 4,790 countMaine4,790New Hampshire: 3,754 countNew Hampshire3,754Montana: 3,731 countMontana3,731Hawaii: 3,685 countHawaii3,685Rhode Island: 3,223 countRhode Island3,223Alaska: 2,702 countAlaska2,702Delaware: 2,699 countDelaware2,699South Dakota: 2,428 countSouth Dakota2,428District of Columbia: 2,212 countDistrict of Columbia2,212Vermont: 2,134 countVermont2,134North Dakota: 2,075 countNorth Dakota2,075Wyoming: 2,013 countWyoming2,013
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California113,709+2.7%
2Texas70,030+2.7%
3Florida61,562+1.9%
4New York59,123+2.6%
5Pennsylvania37,840+0.5%
6Illinois34,359+1%
7Ohio29,739+1.8%
8New Jersey28,096+2%
9Michigan27,146+1.3%
10Georgia25,327+2.6%
11North Carolina24,114+2.4%
12Washington21,369+2.8%
13Missouri20,978-32.4%
14Virginia20,591+2.4%
15Massachusetts19,495+2.3%
16Arizona18,862+4.3%
17Minnesota17,156+3.8%
18Indiana16,965+1.5%
19Maryland16,863+1.8%
20Colorado16,745+3.2%
21Wisconsin16,084+2.6%
22Tennessee15,955+1.4%
23Oregon14,082+3.5%
24Louisiana12,702+2.5%
25Kentucky11,823-8.2%
26Connecticut11,085+0.8%
27Oklahoma11,042-0.6%
28South Carolina10,708+3.5%
29Alabama10,677+0.4%
30Iowa8,697+1.5%
31Utah8,271+4.9%
32Kansas8,136-2.2%
33Arkansas7,885+3%
34Nevada7,391+3.2%
35Mississippi6,385+2.9%
36Nebraska5,818+2.4%
37Idaho5,322+2.8%
38New Mexico5,146+0.5%
39West Virginia4,911+0.5%
40Maine4,790+0.1%
41New Hampshire3,754+1.3%
42Montana3,731+1.6%
43Hawaii3,685+1.3%
44Rhode Island3,223-2%
45Alaska2,702+2.6%
46Delaware2,699+0.2%
47South Dakota2,428+3%
48District of Columbia2,212+5.6%
49Vermont2,134+2.1%
50North Dakota2,075+2.2%
51Wyoming2,013+2.3%

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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/2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/

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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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Nov. 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-health-care/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-health-care/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-health-care/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: health care and social assistance?

California, with 113,709 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 2,013 in 2017.

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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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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