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US states by employer establishments: management of companies

California had the highest employer establishments: management of companies of 51 states in 2012, at 5,013. Wyoming had the lowest, at 85. The median was 676 and the figure for the United States was 52,247. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,013California
Lowest85Wyoming
Median67651 states
United States52,247History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 609 countAlaska: 159 countArizona: 908 countArkansas: 1,215 countCalifornia: 5,013 countColorado: 982 countConnecticut: 743 countDelaware: 995 countDistrict of Columbia: 189 countFlorida: 2,677 countGeorgia: 1,774 countHawaii: 242 countIdaho: 238 countIllinois: 2,241 countIndiana: 889 countIowa: 473 countKansas: 593 countKentucky: 659 countLouisiana: 616 countMaine: 208 countMaryland: 1,210 countMassachusetts: 1,191 countMichigan: 1,561 countMinnesota: 1,172 countMississippi: 326 countMissouri: 1,165 countMontana: 130 countNebraska: 347 countNevada: 526 countNew Hampshire: 207 countNew Jersey: 1,394 countNew Mexico: 242 countNew York: 2,909 countNorth Carolina: 1,748 countNorth Dakota: 105 countOhio: 2,122 countOklahoma: 557 countOregon: 676 countPennsylvania: 2,308 countRhode Island: 184 countSouth Carolina: 610 countSouth Dakota: 148 countTennessee: 1,416 countTexas: 4,392 countUtah: 474 countVermont: 89 countVirginia: 1,283 countWashington: 1,015 countWest Virginia: 226 countWisconsin: 1,006 countWyoming: 85 count
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count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2012

California: 5,013 countCalifornia5,013Texas: 4,392 countTexas4,392New York: 2,909 countNew York2,909Florida: 2,677 countFlorida2,677Pennsylvania: 2,308 countPennsylvania2,308Illinois: 2,241 countIllinois2,241Ohio: 2,122 countOhio2,122Georgia: 1,774 countGeorgia1,774North Carolina: 1,748 countNorth Carolina1,748Michigan: 1,561 countMichigan1,561Tennessee: 1,416 countTennessee1,416New Jersey: 1,394 countNew Jersey1,394Virginia: 1,283 countVirginia1,283Arkansas: 1,215 countArkansas1,215Maryland: 1,210 countMaryland1,210Massachusetts: 1,191 countMassachusetts1,191Minnesota: 1,172 countMinnesota1,172Missouri: 1,165 countMissouri1,165Washington: 1,015 countWashington1,015Wisconsin: 1,006 countWisconsin1,006Delaware: 995 countDelaware995Colorado: 982 countColorado982Arizona: 908 countArizona908Indiana: 889 countIndiana889Connecticut: 743 countConnecticut743Oregon: 676 countOregon676Kentucky: 659 countKentucky659Louisiana: 616 countLouisiana616South Carolina: 610 countSouth Carolina610Alabama: 609 countAlabama609Kansas: 593 countKansas593Oklahoma: 557 countOklahoma557Nevada: 526 countNevada526Utah: 474 countUtah474Iowa: 473 countIowa473Nebraska: 347 countNebraska347Mississippi: 326 countMississippi326Hawaii: 242 countHawaii242New Mexico: 242 countNew Mexico242Idaho: 238 countIdaho238West Virginia: 226 countWest Virginia226Maine: 208 countMaine208New Hampshire: 207 countNew Hampshire207District of Columbia: 189 countDistrict of Columbia189Rhode Island: 184 countRhode Island184Alaska: 159 countAlaska159South Dakota: 148 countSouth Dakota148Montana: 130 countMontana130North Dakota: 105 countNorth Dakota105Vermont: 89 countVermont89Wyoming: 85 countWyoming85California: 5,013 countCalifornia5,013Texas: 4,392 countTexas4,392New York: 2,909 countNew York2,909Florida: 2,677 countFlorida2,677Pennsylvania: 2,308 countPennsylvania2,308Illinois: 2,241 countIllinois2,241Ohio: 2,122 countOhio2,122Georgia: 1,774 countGeorgia1,774North Carolina: 1,748 countNorth Carolina1,748Michigan: 1,561 countMichigan1,561Tennessee: 1,416 countTennessee1,416New Jersey: 1,394 countNew Jersey1,394Virginia: 1,283 countVirginia1,283Arkansas: 1,215 countArkansas1,215Maryland: 1,210 countMaryland1,210Massachusetts: 1,191 countMassachusetts1,191Minnesota: 1,172 countMinnesota1,172Missouri: 1,165 countMissouri1,165Washington: 1,015 countWashington1,015Wisconsin: 1,006 countWisconsin1,006Delaware: 995 countDelaware995Colorado: 982 countColorado982Arizona: 908 countArizona908Indiana: 889 countIndiana889Connecticut: 743 countConnecticut743Oregon: 676 countOregon676Kentucky: 659 countKentucky659Louisiana: 616 countLouisiana616South Carolina: 610 countSouth Carolina610Alabama: 609 countAlabama609Kansas: 593 countKansas593Oklahoma: 557 countOklahoma557Nevada: 526 countNevada526Utah: 474 countUtah474Iowa: 473 countIowa473Nebraska: 347 countNebraska347Mississippi: 326 countMississippi326Hawaii: 242 countHawaii242New Mexico: 242 countNew Mexico242Idaho: 238 countIdaho238West Virginia: 226 countWest Virginia226Maine: 208 countMaine208New Hampshire: 207 countNew Hampshire207District of Columbia: 189 countDistrict of Columbia189Rhode Island: 184 countRhode Island184Alaska: 159 countAlaska159South Dakota: 148 countSouth Dakota148Montana: 130 countMontana130North Dakota: 105 countNorth Dakota105Vermont: 89 countVermont89Wyoming: 85 countWyoming85
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2012
count
1California5,013
2Texas4,392
3New York2,909
4Florida2,677
5Pennsylvania2,308
6Illinois2,241
7Ohio2,122
8Georgia1,774
9North Carolina1,748
10Michigan1,561
11Tennessee1,416
12New Jersey1,394
13Virginia1,283
14Arkansas1,215
15Maryland1,210
16Massachusetts1,191
17Minnesota1,172
18Missouri1,165
19Washington1,015
20Wisconsin1,006
21Delaware995
22Colorado982
23Arizona908
24Indiana889
25Connecticut743
26Oregon676
27Kentucky659
28Louisiana616
29South Carolina610
30Alabama609
31Kansas593
32Oklahoma557
33Nevada526
34Utah474
35Iowa473
36Nebraska347
37Mississippi326
38Hawaii242
38New Mexico242
40Idaho238
41West Virginia226
42Maine208
43New Hampshire207
44District of Columbia189
45Rhode Island184
46Alaska159
47South Dakota148
48Montana130
49North Dakota105
50Vermont89
51Wyoming85

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About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in management of companies and enterprises (head offices and holding companies) (NAICS 55), 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), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: management of companies, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: management of companies, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 12 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: management of companies, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: management of companies, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: management of companies?

California, with 5,013 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: management of companies?

Wyoming, with 85 in 2012.

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), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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