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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 2018, at 5,242. Vermont had the lowest, at 79. The median was 671 and the figure for the United States was 54,726. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,242California
Lowest79Vermont
Median67151 states
United States54,726History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 636 countAlaska: 179 countArizona: 988 countArkansas: 1,157 countCalifornia: 5,242 countColorado: 1,076 countConnecticut: 671 countDelaware: 693 countDistrict of Columbia: 210 countFlorida: 2,868 countGeorgia: 1,774 countHawaii: 251 countIdaho: 232 countIllinois: 2,310 countIndiana: 895 countIowa: 506 countKansas: 647 countKentucky: 668 countLouisiana: 651 countMaine: 199 countMaryland: 1,272 countMassachusetts: 1,260 countMichigan: 1,583 countMinnesota: 1,251 countMississippi: 344 countMissouri: 1,454 countMontana: 135 countNebraska: 357 countNevada: 475 countNew Hampshire: 217 countNew Jersey: 1,574 countNew Mexico: 223 countNew York: 3,098 countNorth Carolina: 1,938 countNorth Dakota: 128 countOhio: 2,211 countOklahoma: 580 countOregon: 709 countPennsylvania: 2,407 countRhode Island: 185 countSouth Carolina: 650 countSouth Dakota: 148 countTennessee: 1,514 countTexas: 4,736 countUtah: 522 countVermont: 79 countVirginia: 1,336 countWashington: 1,122 countWest Virginia: 245 countWisconsin: 1,023 countWyoming: 97 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

California: 5,242 countCalifornia5,242Texas: 4,736 countTexas4,736New York: 3,098 countNew York3,098Florida: 2,868 countFlorida2,868Pennsylvania: 2,407 countPennsylvania2,407Illinois: 2,310 countIllinois2,310Ohio: 2,211 countOhio2,211North Carolina: 1,938 countNorth Carolina1,938Georgia: 1,774 countGeorgia1,774Michigan: 1,583 countMichigan1,583New Jersey: 1,574 countNew Jersey1,574Tennessee: 1,514 countTennessee1,514Missouri: 1,454 countMissouri1,454Virginia: 1,336 countVirginia1,336Maryland: 1,272 countMaryland1,272Massachusetts: 1,260 countMassachusetts1,260Minnesota: 1,251 countMinnesota1,251Arkansas: 1,157 countArkansas1,157Washington: 1,122 countWashington1,122Colorado: 1,076 countColorado1,076Wisconsin: 1,023 countWisconsin1,023Arizona: 988 countArizona988Indiana: 895 countIndiana895Oregon: 709 countOregon709Delaware: 693 countDelaware693Connecticut: 671 countConnecticut671Kentucky: 668 countKentucky668Louisiana: 651 countLouisiana651South Carolina: 650 countSouth Carolina650Kansas: 647 countKansas647Alabama: 636 countAlabama636Oklahoma: 580 countOklahoma580Utah: 522 countUtah522Iowa: 506 countIowa506Nevada: 475 countNevada475Nebraska: 357 countNebraska357Mississippi: 344 countMississippi344Hawaii: 251 countHawaii251West Virginia: 245 countWest Virginia245Idaho: 232 countIdaho232New Mexico: 223 countNew Mexico223New Hampshire: 217 countNew Hampshire217District of Columbia: 210 countDistrict of Columbia210Maine: 199 countMaine199Rhode Island: 185 countRhode Island185Alaska: 179 countAlaska179South Dakota: 148 countSouth Dakota148Montana: 135 countMontana135North Dakota: 128 countNorth Dakota128Wyoming: 97 countWyoming97Vermont: 79 countVermont79California: 5,242 countCalifornia5,242Texas: 4,736 countTexas4,736New York: 3,098 countNew York3,098Florida: 2,868 countFlorida2,868Pennsylvania: 2,407 countPennsylvania2,407Illinois: 2,310 countIllinois2,310Ohio: 2,211 countOhio2,211North Carolina: 1,938 countNorth Carolina1,938Georgia: 1,774 countGeorgia1,774Michigan: 1,583 countMichigan1,583New Jersey: 1,574 countNew Jersey1,574Tennessee: 1,514 countTennessee1,514Missouri: 1,454 countMissouri1,454Virginia: 1,336 countVirginia1,336Maryland: 1,272 countMaryland1,272Massachusetts: 1,260 countMassachusetts1,260Minnesota: 1,251 countMinnesota1,251Arkansas: 1,157 countArkansas1,157Washington: 1,122 countWashington1,122Colorado: 1,076 countColorado1,076Wisconsin: 1,023 countWisconsin1,023Arizona: 988 countArizona988Indiana: 895 countIndiana895Oregon: 709 countOregon709Delaware: 693 countDelaware693Connecticut: 671 countConnecticut671Kentucky: 668 countKentucky668Louisiana: 651 countLouisiana651South Carolina: 650 countSouth Carolina650Kansas: 647 countKansas647Alabama: 636 countAlabama636Oklahoma: 580 countOklahoma580Utah: 522 countUtah522Iowa: 506 countIowa506Nevada: 475 countNevada475Nebraska: 357 countNebraska357Mississippi: 344 countMississippi344Hawaii: 251 countHawaii251West Virginia: 245 countWest Virginia245Idaho: 232 countIdaho232New Mexico: 223 countNew Mexico223New Hampshire: 217 countNew Hampshire217District of Columbia: 210 countDistrict of Columbia210Maine: 199 countMaine199Rhode Island: 185 countRhode Island185Alaska: 179 countAlaska179South Dakota: 148 countSouth Dakota148Montana: 135 countMontana135North Dakota: 128 countNorth Dakota128Wyoming: 97 countWyoming97Vermont: 79 countVermont79
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

RankStates2018
count		Change on 2017
1California5,242-3.4%
2Texas4,736-2.7%
3New York3,098-0.5%
4Florida2,868-4.5%
5Pennsylvania2,407-2.6%
6Illinois2,310-3.5%
7Ohio2,211-5.6%
8North Carolina1,938-2.6%
9Georgia1,774-4%
10Michigan1,583-2.3%
11New Jersey1,574-0.4%
12Tennessee1,514-3.9%
13Missouri1,454-2.4%
14Virginia1,336-3.6%
15Maryland1,272-4%
16Massachusetts1,260-2.8%
17Minnesota1,251-0.6%
18Arkansas1,157-0.3%
19Washington1,122-0.4%
20Colorado1,076-2.8%
21Wisconsin1,023-4.3%
22Arizona988-1.4%
23Indiana895-2.7%
24Oregon709-3.8%
25Delaware693-3.8%
26Connecticut671-4.8%
27Kentucky668-2.5%
28Louisiana651-1.2%
29South Carolina650-3.8%
30Kansas647-4.1%
31Alabama636-4.5%
32Oklahoma580-3.2%
33Utah5220%
34Iowa506-2.1%
35Nevada475-3.3%
36Nebraska357-1.9%
37Mississippi344-3.6%
38Hawaii251-3.8%
39West Virginia245-5.8%
40Idaho232-7.2%
41New Mexico223-2.6%
42New Hampshire217-3.6%
43District of Columbia210+1%
44Maine199-3.4%
45Rhode Island185-16.7%
46Alaska179-2.2%
47South Dakota148-2%
48Montana135+2.3%
49North Dakota128+3.2%
50Wyoming97+1%
51Vermont79+3.9%

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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/2018/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/

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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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2020, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-management-companies/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 5,242 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 79 in 2018.

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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