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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 2014, at 5,259. Vermont had the lowest, at 90. The median was 709 and the figure for the United States was 53,790. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,259California
Lowest90Vermont
Median70951 states
United States53,790History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 639 countAlaska: 177 countArizona: 955 countArkansas: 1,119 countCalifornia: 5,259 countColorado: 1,054 countConnecticut: 709 countDelaware: 863 countDistrict of Columbia: 191 countFlorida: 2,812 countGeorgia: 1,739 countHawaii: 258 countIdaho: 251 countIllinois: 2,352 countIndiana: 923 countIowa: 496 countKansas: 603 countKentucky: 680 countLouisiana: 636 countMaine: 219 countMaryland: 1,183 countMassachusetts: 1,215 countMichigan: 1,592 countMinnesota: 1,181 countMississippi: 330 countMissouri: 1,210 countMontana: 136 countNebraska: 365 countNevada: 517 countNew Hampshire: 217 countNew Jersey: 1,478 countNew Mexico: 219 countNew York: 2,997 countNorth Carolina: 1,781 countNorth Dakota: 113 countOhio: 2,154 countOklahoma: 612 countOregon: 755 countPennsylvania: 2,375 countRhode Island: 193 countSouth Carolina: 637 countSouth Dakota: 151 countTennessee: 1,413 countTexas: 4,695 countUtah: 460 countVermont: 90 countVirginia: 1,360 countWashington: 1,067 countWest Virginia: 223 countWisconsin: 1,043 countWyoming: 93 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 5,259 countCalifornia5,259Texas: 4,695 countTexas4,695New York: 2,997 countNew York2,997Florida: 2,812 countFlorida2,812Pennsylvania: 2,375 countPennsylvania2,375Illinois: 2,352 countIllinois2,352Ohio: 2,154 countOhio2,154North Carolina: 1,781 countNorth Carolina1,781Georgia: 1,739 countGeorgia1,739Michigan: 1,592 countMichigan1,592New Jersey: 1,478 countNew Jersey1,478Tennessee: 1,413 countTennessee1,413Virginia: 1,360 countVirginia1,360Massachusetts: 1,215 countMassachusetts1,215Missouri: 1,210 countMissouri1,210Maryland: 1,183 countMaryland1,183Minnesota: 1,181 countMinnesota1,181Arkansas: 1,119 countArkansas1,119Washington: 1,067 countWashington1,067Colorado: 1,054 countColorado1,054Wisconsin: 1,043 countWisconsin1,043Arizona: 955 countArizona955Indiana: 923 countIndiana923Delaware: 863 countDelaware863Oregon: 755 countOregon755Connecticut: 709 countConnecticut709Kentucky: 680 countKentucky680Alabama: 639 countAlabama639South Carolina: 637 countSouth Carolina637Louisiana: 636 countLouisiana636Oklahoma: 612 countOklahoma612Kansas: 603 countKansas603Nevada: 517 countNevada517Iowa: 496 countIowa496Utah: 460 countUtah460Nebraska: 365 countNebraska365Mississippi: 330 countMississippi330Hawaii: 258 countHawaii258Idaho: 251 countIdaho251West Virginia: 223 countWest Virginia223Maine: 219 countMaine219New Mexico: 219 countNew Mexico219New Hampshire: 217 countNew Hampshire217Rhode Island: 193 countRhode Island193District of Columbia: 191 countDistrict of Columbia191Alaska: 177 countAlaska177South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 136 countMontana136North Dakota: 113 countNorth Dakota113Wyoming: 93 countWyoming93Vermont: 90 countVermont90California: 5,259 countCalifornia5,259Texas: 4,695 countTexas4,695New York: 2,997 countNew York2,997Florida: 2,812 countFlorida2,812Pennsylvania: 2,375 countPennsylvania2,375Illinois: 2,352 countIllinois2,352Ohio: 2,154 countOhio2,154North Carolina: 1,781 countNorth Carolina1,781Georgia: 1,739 countGeorgia1,739Michigan: 1,592 countMichigan1,592New Jersey: 1,478 countNew Jersey1,478Tennessee: 1,413 countTennessee1,413Virginia: 1,360 countVirginia1,360Massachusetts: 1,215 countMassachusetts1,215Missouri: 1,210 countMissouri1,210Maryland: 1,183 countMaryland1,183Minnesota: 1,181 countMinnesota1,181Arkansas: 1,119 countArkansas1,119Washington: 1,067 countWashington1,067Colorado: 1,054 countColorado1,054Wisconsin: 1,043 countWisconsin1,043Arizona: 955 countArizona955Indiana: 923 countIndiana923Delaware: 863 countDelaware863Oregon: 755 countOregon755Connecticut: 709 countConnecticut709Kentucky: 680 countKentucky680Alabama: 639 countAlabama639South Carolina: 637 countSouth Carolina637Louisiana: 636 countLouisiana636Oklahoma: 612 countOklahoma612Kansas: 603 countKansas603Nevada: 517 countNevada517Iowa: 496 countIowa496Utah: 460 countUtah460Nebraska: 365 countNebraska365Mississippi: 330 countMississippi330Hawaii: 258 countHawaii258Idaho: 251 countIdaho251West Virginia: 223 countWest Virginia223Maine: 219 countMaine219New Mexico: 219 countNew Mexico219New Hampshire: 217 countNew Hampshire217Rhode Island: 193 countRhode Island193District of Columbia: 191 countDistrict of Columbia191Alaska: 177 countAlaska177South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 136 countMontana136North Dakota: 113 countNorth Dakota113Wyoming: 93 countWyoming93Vermont: 90 countVermont90
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California5,259+2.5%
2Texas4,695+2.2%
3New York2,997+2%
4Florida2,812+3.4%
5Pennsylvania2,375+2.9%
6Illinois2,352+2.5%
7Ohio2,154+4.3%
8North Carolina1,781+1.1%
9Georgia1,739+0.1%
10Michigan1,592+1%
11New Jersey1,478+1.2%
12Tennessee1,413-2.3%
13Virginia1,360+5.5%
14Massachusetts1,215+0.9%
15Missouri1,210+2%
16Maryland1,183-2%
17Minnesota1,181+0.8%
18Arkansas1,119-2%
19Washington1,067+3.9%
20Colorado1,054+3.5%
21Wisconsin1,043-0.9%
22Arizona955+3%
23Indiana923+4.3%
24Delaware863-7.3%
25Oregon755+0.8%
26Connecticut709+0.4%
27Kentucky680+0.6%
28Alabama639+3.6%
29South Carolina637-0.5%
30Louisiana636+2.7%
31Oklahoma612+7.7%
32Kansas603+2.2%
33Nevada517-1%
34Iowa496+3.5%
35Utah460-3%
36Nebraska365-4.2%
37Mississippi330-0.3%
38Hawaii258+4.5%
39Idaho251+2%
40West Virginia223-2.2%
41Maine219+3.3%
41New Mexico219-0.5%
43New Hampshire217+5.9%
44Rhode Island193+3.8%
45District of Columbia191-4%
46Alaska177+5.4%
47South Dakota151+2.7%
48Montana136-0.7%
49North Dakota113+8.7%
50Wyoming93-4.1%
51Vermont90+2.3%

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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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 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), management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: management of companies, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 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-management-companies/us-states?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 5,259 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 90 in 2014.

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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