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US states by employer establishments: information

California had the highest employer establishments: information of 51 states in 2014, at 22,148. North Dakota had the lowest, at 343. The median was 1,512 and the figure for the United States was 138,347. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22,148California
Lowest343North Dakota
Median1,51251 states
United States138,347History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 1,520 countAlaska: 413 countArizona: 2,111 countArkansas: 987 countCalifornia: 22,148 countColorado: 3,102 countConnecticut: 1,721 countDelaware: 499 countDistrict of Columbia: 715 countFlorida: 8,063 countGeorgia: 4,053 countHawaii: 501 countIdaho: 645 countIllinois: 5,426 countIndiana: 2,128 countIowa: 1,477 countKansas: 1,335 countKentucky: 1,512 countLouisiana: 1,406 countMaine: 766 countMaryland: 2,538 countMassachusetts: 3,712 countMichigan: 3,765 countMinnesota: 2,607 countMississippi: 938 countMissouri: 2,405 countMontana: 653 countNebraska: 895 countNevada: 1,246 countNew Hampshire: 743 countNew Jersey: 3,733 countNew Mexico: 753 countNew York: 11,506 countNorth Carolina: 3,469 countNorth Dakota: 343 countOhio: 3,797 countOklahoma: 1,435 countOregon: 1,974 countPennsylvania: 5,102 countRhode Island: 476 countSouth Carolina: 1,356 countSouth Dakota: 454 countTennessee: 2,391 countTexas: 9,102 countUtah: 1,421 countVermont: 481 countVirginia: 3,911 countWashington: 3,386 countWest Virginia: 648 countWisconsin: 2,200 countWyoming: 379 count
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count, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

California: 22,148 countCalifornia22,148New York: 11,506 countNew York11,506Texas: 9,102 countTexas9,102Florida: 8,063 countFlorida8,063Illinois: 5,426 countIllinois5,426Pennsylvania: 5,102 countPennsylvania5,102Georgia: 4,053 countGeorgia4,053Virginia: 3,911 countVirginia3,911Ohio: 3,797 countOhio3,797Michigan: 3,765 countMichigan3,765New Jersey: 3,733 countNew Jersey3,733Massachusetts: 3,712 countMassachusetts3,712North Carolina: 3,469 countNorth Carolina3,469Washington: 3,386 countWashington3,386Colorado: 3,102 countColorado3,102Minnesota: 2,607 countMinnesota2,607Maryland: 2,538 countMaryland2,538Missouri: 2,405 countMissouri2,405Tennessee: 2,391 countTennessee2,391Wisconsin: 2,200 countWisconsin2,200Indiana: 2,128 countIndiana2,128Arizona: 2,111 countArizona2,111Oregon: 1,974 countOregon1,974Connecticut: 1,721 countConnecticut1,721Alabama: 1,520 countAlabama1,520Kentucky: 1,512 countKentucky1,512Iowa: 1,477 countIowa1,477Oklahoma: 1,435 countOklahoma1,435Utah: 1,421 countUtah1,421Louisiana: 1,406 countLouisiana1,406South Carolina: 1,356 countSouth Carolina1,356Kansas: 1,335 countKansas1,335Nevada: 1,246 countNevada1,246Arkansas: 987 countArkansas987Mississippi: 938 countMississippi938Nebraska: 895 countNebraska895Maine: 766 countMaine766New Mexico: 753 countNew Mexico753New Hampshire: 743 countNew Hampshire743District of Columbia: 715 countDistrict of Columbia715Montana: 653 countMontana653West Virginia: 648 countWest Virginia648Idaho: 645 countIdaho645Hawaii: 501 countHawaii501Delaware: 499 countDelaware499Vermont: 481 countVermont481Rhode Island: 476 countRhode Island476South Dakota: 454 countSouth Dakota454Alaska: 413 countAlaska413Wyoming: 379 countWyoming379North Dakota: 343 countNorth Dakota343California: 22,148 countCalifornia22,148New York: 11,506 countNew York11,506Texas: 9,102 countTexas9,102Florida: 8,063 countFlorida8,063Illinois: 5,426 countIllinois5,426Pennsylvania: 5,102 countPennsylvania5,102Georgia: 4,053 countGeorgia4,053Virginia: 3,911 countVirginia3,911Ohio: 3,797 countOhio3,797Michigan: 3,765 countMichigan3,765New Jersey: 3,733 countNew Jersey3,733Massachusetts: 3,712 countMassachusetts3,712North Carolina: 3,469 countNorth Carolina3,469Washington: 3,386 countWashington3,386Colorado: 3,102 countColorado3,102Minnesota: 2,607 countMinnesota2,607Maryland: 2,538 countMaryland2,538Missouri: 2,405 countMissouri2,405Tennessee: 2,391 countTennessee2,391Wisconsin: 2,200 countWisconsin2,200Indiana: 2,128 countIndiana2,128Arizona: 2,111 countArizona2,111Oregon: 1,974 countOregon1,974Connecticut: 1,721 countConnecticut1,721Alabama: 1,520 countAlabama1,520Kentucky: 1,512 countKentucky1,512Iowa: 1,477 countIowa1,477Oklahoma: 1,435 countOklahoma1,435Utah: 1,421 countUtah1,421Louisiana: 1,406 countLouisiana1,406South Carolina: 1,356 countSouth Carolina1,356Kansas: 1,335 countKansas1,335Nevada: 1,246 countNevada1,246Arkansas: 987 countArkansas987Mississippi: 938 countMississippi938Nebraska: 895 countNebraska895Maine: 766 countMaine766New Mexico: 753 countNew Mexico753New Hampshire: 743 countNew Hampshire743District of Columbia: 715 countDistrict of Columbia715Montana: 653 countMontana653West Virginia: 648 countWest Virginia648Idaho: 645 countIdaho645Hawaii: 501 countHawaii501Delaware: 499 countDelaware499Vermont: 481 countVermont481Rhode Island: 476 countRhode Island476South Dakota: 454 countSouth Dakota454Alaska: 413 countAlaska413Wyoming: 379 countWyoming379North Dakota: 343 countNorth Dakota343
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California22,148+2.8%
2New York11,506+1.9%
3Texas9,102+1.8%
4Florida8,063+1.5%
5Illinois5,426+2.4%
6Pennsylvania5,102+0.1%
7Georgia4,053+1.3%
8Virginia3,911+0.4%
9Ohio3,797+5.2%
10Michigan3,765+9.2%
11New Jersey3,733-0.6%
12Massachusetts3,712-0%
13North Carolina3,469+2.4%
14Washington3,386+3.6%
15Colorado3,102+2.3%
16Minnesota2,607+1.4%
17Maryland2,538+2.9%
18Missouri2,405+1.9%
19Tennessee2,391+0.1%
20Wisconsin2,200-0.8%
21Indiana2,128+2.4%
22Arizona2,111+2.6%
23Oregon1,974+1.2%
24Connecticut1,721+3.9%
25Alabama1,520+3.7%
26Kentucky1,512+3.7%
27Iowa1,477-2.6%
28Oklahoma1,435-0.2%
29Utah1,421+4%
30Louisiana1,406+1.7%
31South Carolina1,356+2.3%
32Kansas1,335-0.1%
33Nevada1,246+4.7%
34Arkansas987+1.6%
35Mississippi938+4.5%
36Nebraska895-1.5%
37Maine766-5%
38New Mexico753+0.3%
39New Hampshire743-3.4%
40District of Columbia715+1.7%
41Montana653+1.7%
42West Virginia648-1.2%
43Idaho645+1.9%
44Hawaii501-1%
45Delaware499+11.9%
46Vermont481-3%
47Rhode Island476+4.6%
48South Dakota454+1.6%
49Alaska413+4.8%
50Wyoming379+6.2%
51North Dakota343-1.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: information, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: information, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: information, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: information, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: information?

California, with 22,148 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: information?

North Dakota, with 343 in 2014.

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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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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