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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 2017, at 5,427. Vermont had the lowest, at 76. The median was 705 and the figure for the United States was 56,363. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,427California
Lowest76Vermont
Median70551 states
United States56,363History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 666 countAlaska: 183 countArizona: 1,002 countArkansas: 1,160 countCalifornia: 5,427 countColorado: 1,107 countConnecticut: 705 countDelaware: 720 countDistrict of Columbia: 208 countFlorida: 3,003 countGeorgia: 1,847 countHawaii: 261 countIdaho: 250 countIllinois: 2,393 countIndiana: 920 countIowa: 517 countKansas: 675 countKentucky: 685 countLouisiana: 659 countMaine: 206 countMaryland: 1,325 countMassachusetts: 1,296 countMichigan: 1,621 countMinnesota: 1,258 countMississippi: 357 countMissouri: 1,489 countMontana: 132 countNebraska: 364 countNevada: 491 countNew Hampshire: 225 countNew Jersey: 1,581 countNew Mexico: 229 countNew York: 3,114 countNorth Carolina: 1,989 countNorth Dakota: 124 countOhio: 2,342 countOklahoma: 599 countOregon: 737 countPennsylvania: 2,471 countRhode Island: 222 countSouth Carolina: 676 countSouth Dakota: 151 countTennessee: 1,575 countTexas: 4,865 countUtah: 522 countVermont: 76 countVirginia: 1,386 countWashington: 1,127 countWest Virginia: 260 countWisconsin: 1,069 countWyoming: 96 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 5,427 countCalifornia5,427Texas: 4,865 countTexas4,865New York: 3,114 countNew York3,114Florida: 3,003 countFlorida3,003Pennsylvania: 2,471 countPennsylvania2,471Illinois: 2,393 countIllinois2,393Ohio: 2,342 countOhio2,342North Carolina: 1,989 countNorth Carolina1,989Georgia: 1,847 countGeorgia1,847Michigan: 1,621 countMichigan1,621New Jersey: 1,581 countNew Jersey1,581Tennessee: 1,575 countTennessee1,575Missouri: 1,489 countMissouri1,489Virginia: 1,386 countVirginia1,386Maryland: 1,325 countMaryland1,325Massachusetts: 1,296 countMassachusetts1,296Minnesota: 1,258 countMinnesota1,258Arkansas: 1,160 countArkansas1,160Washington: 1,127 countWashington1,127Colorado: 1,107 countColorado1,107Wisconsin: 1,069 countWisconsin1,069Arizona: 1,002 countArizona1,002Indiana: 920 countIndiana920Oregon: 737 countOregon737Delaware: 720 countDelaware720Connecticut: 705 countConnecticut705Kentucky: 685 countKentucky685South Carolina: 676 countSouth Carolina676Kansas: 675 countKansas675Alabama: 666 countAlabama666Louisiana: 659 countLouisiana659Oklahoma: 599 countOklahoma599Utah: 522 countUtah522Iowa: 517 countIowa517Nevada: 491 countNevada491Nebraska: 364 countNebraska364Mississippi: 357 countMississippi357Hawaii: 261 countHawaii261West Virginia: 260 countWest Virginia260Idaho: 250 countIdaho250New Mexico: 229 countNew Mexico229New Hampshire: 225 countNew Hampshire225Rhode Island: 222 countRhode Island222District of Columbia: 208 countDistrict of Columbia208Maine: 206 countMaine206Alaska: 183 countAlaska183South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 132 countMontana132North Dakota: 124 countNorth Dakota124Wyoming: 96 countWyoming96Vermont: 76 countVermont76California: 5,427 countCalifornia5,427Texas: 4,865 countTexas4,865New York: 3,114 countNew York3,114Florida: 3,003 countFlorida3,003Pennsylvania: 2,471 countPennsylvania2,471Illinois: 2,393 countIllinois2,393Ohio: 2,342 countOhio2,342North Carolina: 1,989 countNorth Carolina1,989Georgia: 1,847 countGeorgia1,847Michigan: 1,621 countMichigan1,621New Jersey: 1,581 countNew Jersey1,581Tennessee: 1,575 countTennessee1,575Missouri: 1,489 countMissouri1,489Virginia: 1,386 countVirginia1,386Maryland: 1,325 countMaryland1,325Massachusetts: 1,296 countMassachusetts1,296Minnesota: 1,258 countMinnesota1,258Arkansas: 1,160 countArkansas1,160Washington: 1,127 countWashington1,127Colorado: 1,107 countColorado1,107Wisconsin: 1,069 countWisconsin1,069Arizona: 1,002 countArizona1,002Indiana: 920 countIndiana920Oregon: 737 countOregon737Delaware: 720 countDelaware720Connecticut: 705 countConnecticut705Kentucky: 685 countKentucky685South Carolina: 676 countSouth Carolina676Kansas: 675 countKansas675Alabama: 666 countAlabama666Louisiana: 659 countLouisiana659Oklahoma: 599 countOklahoma599Utah: 522 countUtah522Iowa: 517 countIowa517Nevada: 491 countNevada491Nebraska: 364 countNebraska364Mississippi: 357 countMississippi357Hawaii: 261 countHawaii261West Virginia: 260 countWest Virginia260Idaho: 250 countIdaho250New Mexico: 229 countNew Mexico229New Hampshire: 225 countNew Hampshire225Rhode Island: 222 countRhode Island222District of Columbia: 208 countDistrict of Columbia208Maine: 206 countMaine206Alaska: 183 countAlaska183South Dakota: 151 countSouth Dakota151Montana: 132 countMontana132North Dakota: 124 countNorth Dakota124Wyoming: 96 countWyoming96Vermont: 76 countVermont76
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California5,427+1.7%
2Texas4,865-1.5%
3New York3,114+3.3%
4Florida3,003+4%
5Pennsylvania2,471+1.9%
6Illinois2,393+2%
7Ohio2,342+3.4%
8North Carolina1,989+10.1%
9Georgia1,847+2.8%
10Michigan1,621+1.4%
11New Jersey1,581+5.3%
12Tennessee1,575+4.7%
13Missouri1,489-0.9%
14Virginia1,386-0.9%
15Maryland1,325+4.1%
16Massachusetts1,296+1.5%
17Minnesota1,258+3.8%
18Arkansas1,160+2.3%
19Washington1,127+1.2%
20Colorado1,107+4.7%
21Wisconsin1,069-0.7%
22Arizona1,002+1.2%
23Indiana920+0.8%
24Oregon737+4.2%
25Delaware720-2.2%
26Connecticut705-1.7%
27Kentucky685-2.1%
28South Carolina676+1.5%
29Kansas675+3.1%
30Alabama666+2.1%
31Louisiana659+0.2%
32Oklahoma599-8.8%
33Utah522+3.4%
34Iowa517+3.4%
35Nevada491-1.2%
36Nebraska364-2.7%
37Mississippi357+2.9%
38Hawaii261-1.9%
39West Virginia260+9.2%
40Idaho250+5.9%
41New Mexico229-1.7%
42New Hampshire225+0.9%
43Rhode Island222+7.2%
44District of Columbia208-1.9%
45Maine206-4.2%
46Alaska183-5.2%
47South Dakota1510%
48Montana132-8.3%
49North Dakota124-7.5%
50Wyoming96-5.9%
51Vermont76-12.6%

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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/2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/

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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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Nov. 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2017 (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 5,427 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 76 in 2017.

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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