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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 2015, at 5,308. Vermont had the lowest, at 88. The median was 702 and the figure for the United States was 53,943. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,308California
Lowest88Vermont
Median70251 states
United States53,943History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 654 countAlaska: 193 countArizona: 980 countArkansas: 1,087 countCalifornia: 5,308 countColorado: 1,047 countConnecticut: 702 countDelaware: 798 countDistrict of Columbia: 212 countFlorida: 2,775 countGeorgia: 1,733 countHawaii: 246 countIdaho: 239 countIllinois: 2,346 countIndiana: 926 countIowa: 505 countKansas: 613 countKentucky: 705 countLouisiana: 669 countMaine: 215 countMaryland: 1,138 countMassachusetts: 1,232 countMichigan: 1,601 countMinnesota: 1,224 countMississippi: 342 countMissouri: 1,208 countMontana: 134 countNebraska: 374 countNevada: 510 countNew Hampshire: 216 countNew Jersey: 1,503 countNew Mexico: 226 countNew York: 2,915 countNorth Carolina: 1,761 countNorth Dakota: 122 countOhio: 2,186 countOklahoma: 615 countOregon: 690 countPennsylvania: 2,362 countRhode Island: 196 countSouth Carolina: 638 countSouth Dakota: 151 countTennessee: 1,414 countTexas: 4,828 countUtah: 488 countVermont: 88 countVirginia: 1,363 countWashington: 1,090 countWest Virginia: 227 countWisconsin: 1,056 countWyoming: 92 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 5,308 countCalifornia5,308Texas: 4,828 countTexas4,828New York: 2,915 countNew York2,915Florida: 2,775 countFlorida2,775Pennsylvania: 2,362 countPennsylvania2,362Illinois: 2,346 countIllinois2,346Ohio: 2,186 countOhio2,186North Carolina: 1,761 countNorth Carolina1,761Georgia: 1,733 countGeorgia1,733Michigan: 1,601 countMichigan1,601New Jersey: 1,503 countNew Jersey1,503Tennessee: 1,414 countTennessee1,414Virginia: 1,363 countVirginia1,363Massachusetts: 1,232 countMassachusetts1,232Minnesota: 1,224 countMinnesota1,224Missouri: 1,208 countMissouri1,208Maryland: 1,138 countMaryland1,138Washington: 1,090 countWashington1,090Arkansas: 1,087 countArkansas1,087Wisconsin: 1,056 countWisconsin1,056Colorado: 1,047 countColorado1,047Arizona: 980 countArizona980Indiana: 926 countIndiana926Delaware: 798 countDelaware798Kentucky: 705 countKentucky705Connecticut: 702 countConnecticut702Oregon: 690 countOregon690Louisiana: 669 countLouisiana669Alabama: 654 countAlabama654South Carolina: 638 countSouth Carolina638Oklahoma: 615 countOklahoma615Kansas: 613 countKansas613Nevada: 510 countNevada510Iowa: 505 countIowa505Utah: 488 countUtah488Nebraska: 374 countNebraska374Mississippi: 342 countMississippi342Hawaii: 246 countHawaii246Idaho: 239 countIdaho239West Virginia: 227 countWest Virginia227New Mexico: 226 countNew Mexico226New Hampshire: 216 countNew Hampshire216Maine: 215 countMaine215District of Columbia: 212 countDistrict of Columbia212Rhode Island: 196 countRhode Island196Alaska: 193 countAlaska193South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 134 countMontana134North Dakota: 122 countNorth Dakota122Wyoming: 92 countWyoming92Vermont: 88 countVermont88California: 5,308 countCalifornia5,308Texas: 4,828 countTexas4,828New York: 2,915 countNew York2,915Florida: 2,775 countFlorida2,775Pennsylvania: 2,362 countPennsylvania2,362Illinois: 2,346 countIllinois2,346Ohio: 2,186 countOhio2,186North Carolina: 1,761 countNorth Carolina1,761Georgia: 1,733 countGeorgia1,733Michigan: 1,601 countMichigan1,601New Jersey: 1,503 countNew Jersey1,503Tennessee: 1,414 countTennessee1,414Virginia: 1,363 countVirginia1,363Massachusetts: 1,232 countMassachusetts1,232Minnesota: 1,224 countMinnesota1,224Missouri: 1,208 countMissouri1,208Maryland: 1,138 countMaryland1,138Washington: 1,090 countWashington1,090Arkansas: 1,087 countArkansas1,087Wisconsin: 1,056 countWisconsin1,056Colorado: 1,047 countColorado1,047Arizona: 980 countArizona980Indiana: 926 countIndiana926Delaware: 798 countDelaware798Kentucky: 705 countKentucky705Connecticut: 702 countConnecticut702Oregon: 690 countOregon690Louisiana: 669 countLouisiana669Alabama: 654 countAlabama654South Carolina: 638 countSouth Carolina638Oklahoma: 615 countOklahoma615Kansas: 613 countKansas613Nevada: 510 countNevada510Iowa: 505 countIowa505Utah: 488 countUtah488Nebraska: 374 countNebraska374Mississippi: 342 countMississippi342Hawaii: 246 countHawaii246Idaho: 239 countIdaho239West Virginia: 227 countWest Virginia227New Mexico: 226 countNew Mexico226New Hampshire: 216 countNew Hampshire216Maine: 215 countMaine215District of Columbia: 212 countDistrict of Columbia212Rhode Island: 196 countRhode Island196Alaska: 193 countAlaska193South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 134 countMontana134North Dakota: 122 countNorth Dakota122Wyoming: 92 countWyoming92Vermont: 88 countVermont88
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California5,308+0.9%
2Texas4,828+2.8%
3New York2,915-2.7%
4Florida2,775-1.3%
5Pennsylvania2,362-0.5%
6Illinois2,346-0.3%
7Ohio2,186+1.5%
8North Carolina1,761-1.1%
9Georgia1,733-0.3%
10Michigan1,601+0.6%
11New Jersey1,503+1.7%
12Tennessee1,414+0.1%
13Virginia1,363+0.2%
14Massachusetts1,232+1.4%
15Minnesota1,224+3.6%
16Missouri1,208-0.2%
17Maryland1,138-3.8%
18Washington1,090+2.2%
19Arkansas1,087-2.9%
20Wisconsin1,056+1.2%
21Colorado1,047-0.7%
22Arizona980+2.6%
23Indiana926+0.3%
24Delaware798-7.5%
25Kentucky705+3.7%
26Connecticut702-1%
27Oregon690-8.6%
28Louisiana669+5.2%
29Alabama654+2.3%
30South Carolina638+0.2%
31Oklahoma615+0.5%
32Kansas613+1.7%
33Nevada510-1.4%
34Iowa505+1.8%
35Utah488+6.1%
36Nebraska374+2.5%
37Mississippi342+3.6%
38Hawaii246-4.7%
39Idaho239-4.8%
40West Virginia227+1.8%
41New Mexico226+3.2%
42New Hampshire216-0.5%
43Maine215-1.8%
44District of Columbia212+11%
45Rhode Island196+1.6%
46Alaska193+9%
47South Dakota1510%
48Montana134-1.5%
49North Dakota122+8%
50Wyoming92-1.1%
51Vermont88-2.2%

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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/2015/. 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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 9 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: management of companies?

California, with 5,308 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 88 in 2015.

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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