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US states by employer establishments: information

California had the highest employer establishments: information of 51 states in 2022, at 27,835. North Dakota had the lowest, at 379. The median was 1,868 and the figure for the United States was 160,946. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27,835California
Lowest379North Dakota
Median1,86851 states
United States160,946History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 1,868 countAlaska: 429 countArizona: 2,718 countArkansas: 1,180 countCalifornia: 27,835 countColorado: 3,823 countConnecticut: 1,756 countDelaware: 930 countDistrict of Columbia: 848 countFlorida: 10,345 countGeorgia: 5,100 countHawaii: 582 countIdaho: 928 countIllinois: 5,639 countIndiana: 2,314 countIowa: 1,620 countKansas: 1,447 countKentucky: 1,964 countLouisiana: 1,589 countMaine: 817 countMaryland: 2,471 countMassachusetts: 3,645 countMichigan: 3,999 countMinnesota: 2,632 countMississippi: 1,048 countMissouri: 2,617 countMontana: 711 countNebraska: 972 countNevada: 1,645 countNew Hampshire: 757 countNew Jersey: 3,786 countNew Mexico: 881 countNew York: 12,452 countNorth Carolina: 4,083 countNorth Dakota: 379 countOhio: 4,305 countOklahoma: 1,583 countOregon: 2,425 countPennsylvania: 5,535 countRhode Island: 456 countSouth Carolina: 1,748 countSouth Dakota: 471 countTennessee: 2,973 countTexas: 11,517 countUtah: 2,028 countVermont: 491 countVirginia: 3,929 countWashington: 4,051 countWest Virginia: 664 countWisconsin: 2,429 countWyoming: 531 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 27,835 countCalifornia27,835New York: 12,452 countNew York12,452Texas: 11,517 countTexas11,517Florida: 10,345 countFlorida10,345Illinois: 5,639 countIllinois5,639Pennsylvania: 5,535 countPennsylvania5,535Georgia: 5,100 countGeorgia5,100Ohio: 4,305 countOhio4,305North Carolina: 4,083 countNorth Carolina4,083Washington: 4,051 countWashington4,051Michigan: 3,999 countMichigan3,999Virginia: 3,929 countVirginia3,929Colorado: 3,823 countColorado3,823New Jersey: 3,786 countNew Jersey3,786Massachusetts: 3,645 countMassachusetts3,645Tennessee: 2,973 countTennessee2,973Arizona: 2,718 countArizona2,718Minnesota: 2,632 countMinnesota2,632Missouri: 2,617 countMissouri2,617Maryland: 2,471 countMaryland2,471Wisconsin: 2,429 countWisconsin2,429Oregon: 2,425 countOregon2,425Indiana: 2,314 countIndiana2,314Utah: 2,028 countUtah2,028Kentucky: 1,964 countKentucky1,964Alabama: 1,868 countAlabama1,868Connecticut: 1,756 countConnecticut1,756South Carolina: 1,748 countSouth Carolina1,748Nevada: 1,645 countNevada1,645Iowa: 1,620 countIowa1,620Louisiana: 1,589 countLouisiana1,589Oklahoma: 1,583 countOklahoma1,583Kansas: 1,447 countKansas1,447Arkansas: 1,180 countArkansas1,180Mississippi: 1,048 countMississippi1,048Nebraska: 972 countNebraska972Delaware: 930 countDelaware930Idaho: 928 countIdaho928New Mexico: 881 countNew Mexico881District of Columbia: 848 countDistrict of Columbia848Maine: 817 countMaine817New Hampshire: 757 countNew Hampshire757Montana: 711 countMontana711West Virginia: 664 countWest Virginia664Hawaii: 582 countHawaii582Wyoming: 531 countWyoming531Vermont: 491 countVermont491South Dakota: 471 countSouth Dakota471Rhode Island: 456 countRhode Island456Alaska: 429 countAlaska429North Dakota: 379 countNorth Dakota379California: 27,835 countCalifornia27,835New York: 12,452 countNew York12,452Texas: 11,517 countTexas11,517Florida: 10,345 countFlorida10,345Illinois: 5,639 countIllinois5,639Pennsylvania: 5,535 countPennsylvania5,535Georgia: 5,100 countGeorgia5,100Ohio: 4,305 countOhio4,305North Carolina: 4,083 countNorth Carolina4,083Washington: 4,051 countWashington4,051Michigan: 3,999 countMichigan3,999Virginia: 3,929 countVirginia3,929Colorado: 3,823 countColorado3,823New Jersey: 3,786 countNew Jersey3,786Massachusetts: 3,645 countMassachusetts3,645Tennessee: 2,973 countTennessee2,973Arizona: 2,718 countArizona2,718Minnesota: 2,632 countMinnesota2,632Missouri: 2,617 countMissouri2,617Maryland: 2,471 countMaryland2,471Wisconsin: 2,429 countWisconsin2,429Oregon: 2,425 countOregon2,425Indiana: 2,314 countIndiana2,314Utah: 2,028 countUtah2,028Kentucky: 1,964 countKentucky1,964Alabama: 1,868 countAlabama1,868Connecticut: 1,756 countConnecticut1,756South Carolina: 1,748 countSouth Carolina1,748Nevada: 1,645 countNevada1,645Iowa: 1,620 countIowa1,620Louisiana: 1,589 countLouisiana1,589Oklahoma: 1,583 countOklahoma1,583Kansas: 1,447 countKansas1,447Arkansas: 1,180 countArkansas1,180Mississippi: 1,048 countMississippi1,048Nebraska: 972 countNebraska972Delaware: 930 countDelaware930Idaho: 928 countIdaho928New Mexico: 881 countNew Mexico881District of Columbia: 848 countDistrict of Columbia848Maine: 817 countMaine817New Hampshire: 757 countNew Hampshire757Montana: 711 countMontana711West Virginia: 664 countWest Virginia664Hawaii: 582 countHawaii582Wyoming: 531 countWyoming531Vermont: 491 countVermont491South Dakota: 471 countSouth Dakota471Rhode Island: 456 countRhode Island456Alaska: 429 countAlaska429North Dakota: 379 countNorth Dakota379
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California27,835-1.8%
2New York12,452+0.2%
3Texas11,517+1.4%
4Florida10,345+0.9%
5Illinois5,639-2.4%
6Pennsylvania5,535-1.4%
7Georgia5,100-1.6%
8Ohio4,305+1.2%
9North Carolina4,083-1.2%
10Washington4,051-3.4%
11Michigan3,999-1.8%
12Virginia3,929-1.7%
13Colorado3,823-2.2%
14New Jersey3,786-1.1%
15Massachusetts3,645-1.7%
16Tennessee2,973-1.3%
17Arizona2,718+0.9%
18Minnesota2,632-2.3%
19Missouri2,617-5%
20Maryland2,471-2.2%
21Wisconsin2,429-3%
22Oregon2,425+0.4%
23Indiana2,314-2.4%
24Utah2,028+1%
25Kentucky1,964+5.5%
26Alabama1,868-2.1%
27Connecticut1,756-1.1%
28South Carolina1,748-0.7%
29Nevada1,645+0.7%
30Iowa1,620+1.8%
31Louisiana1,589+0.8%
32Oklahoma1,583+1.1%
33Kansas1,447-0.8%
34Arkansas1,180-1.5%
35Mississippi1,048-0.9%
36Nebraska972+1.6%
37Delaware930+8%
38Idaho928+6.5%
39New Mexico881+5.5%
40District of Columbia848-2.5%
41Maine817-1.3%
42New Hampshire757-1.2%
43Montana711-1%
44West Virginia664+2.2%
45Hawaii5820%
46Wyoming531+12.7%
47Vermont491+1.4%
48South Dakota471+0.6%
49Rhode Island456-0.7%
50Alaska429+3.9%
51North Dakota379+4.7%

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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: information, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: information, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: information, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-information/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: information?

California, with 27,835 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: information?

North Dakota, with 379 in 2022.

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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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