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US states by employer establishments: mining, 2023

Texas had the highest employer establishments: mining of 50 states in 2023, at 7,174. Hawaii had the lowest, at 10. The median was 221 and the figure for the United States was 23,360. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7,174Texas
Lowest10Hawaii
Median22150 states
United States23,360History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 210 countAlaska: 163 countArizona: 231 countArkansas: 267 countCalifornia: 640 countColorado: 930 countConnecticut: 64 countDelaware: 27 countFlorida: 255 countGeorgia: 186 countHawaii: 10 countIdaho: 121 countIllinois: 442 countIndiana: 244 countIowa: 188 countKansas: 802 countKentucky: 309 countLouisiana: 1,216 countMaine: 25 countMaryland: 64 countMassachusetts: 87 countMichigan: 319 countMinnesota: 169 countMississippi: 261 countMissouri: 249 countMontana: 325 countNebraska: 111 countNevada: 209 countNew Hampshire: 32 countNew Jersey: 79 countNew Mexico: 625 countNew York: 278 countNorth Carolina: 199 countNorth Dakota: 545 countOhio: 596 countOklahoma: 2,238 countOregon: 131 countPennsylvania: 930 countRhode Island: 14 countSouth Carolina: 100 countSouth Dakota: 77 countTennessee: 182 countTexas: 7,174 countUtah: 409 countVermont: 50 countVirginia: 237 countWashington: 169 countWest Virginia: 438 countWisconsin: 154 countWyoming: 577 count
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count, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

Texas: 7,174 countTexas7,174Oklahoma: 2,238 countOklahoma2,238Louisiana: 1,216 countLouisiana1,216Colorado: 930 countColorado930Pennsylvania: 930 countPennsylvania930Kansas: 802 countKansas802California: 640 countCalifornia640New Mexico: 625 countNew Mexico625Ohio: 596 countOhio596Wyoming: 577 countWyoming577North Dakota: 545 countNorth Dakota545Illinois: 442 countIllinois442West Virginia: 438 countWest Virginia438Utah: 409 countUtah409Montana: 325 countMontana325Michigan: 319 countMichigan319Kentucky: 309 countKentucky309New York: 278 countNew York278Arkansas: 267 countArkansas267Mississippi: 261 countMississippi261Florida: 255 countFlorida255Missouri: 249 countMissouri249Indiana: 244 countIndiana244Virginia: 237 countVirginia237Arizona: 231 countArizona231Alabama: 210 countAlabama210Nevada: 209 countNevada209North Carolina: 199 countNorth Carolina199Iowa: 188 countIowa188Georgia: 186 countGeorgia186Tennessee: 182 countTennessee182Minnesota: 169 countMinnesota169Washington: 169 countWashington169Alaska: 163 countAlaska163Wisconsin: 154 countWisconsin154Oregon: 131 countOregon131Idaho: 121 countIdaho121Nebraska: 111 countNebraska111South Carolina: 100 countSouth Carolina100Massachusetts: 87 countMassachusetts87New Jersey: 79 countNew Jersey79South Dakota: 77 countSouth Dakota77Connecticut: 64 countConnecticut64Maryland: 64 countMaryland64Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 32 countNew Hampshire32Delaware: 27 countDelaware27Maine: 25 countMaine25Rhode Island: 14 countRhode Island14Hawaii: 10 countHawaii10Texas: 7,174 countTexas7,174Oklahoma: 2,238 countOklahoma2,238Louisiana: 1,216 countLouisiana1,216Colorado: 930 countColorado930Pennsylvania: 930 countPennsylvania930Kansas: 802 countKansas802California: 640 countCalifornia640New Mexico: 625 countNew Mexico625Ohio: 596 countOhio596Wyoming: 577 countWyoming577North Dakota: 545 countNorth Dakota545Illinois: 442 countIllinois442West Virginia: 438 countWest Virginia438Utah: 409 countUtah409Montana: 325 countMontana325Michigan: 319 countMichigan319Kentucky: 309 countKentucky309New York: 278 countNew York278Arkansas: 267 countArkansas267Mississippi: 261 countMississippi261Florida: 255 countFlorida255Missouri: 249 countMissouri249Indiana: 244 countIndiana244Virginia: 237 countVirginia237Arizona: 231 countArizona231Alabama: 210 countAlabama210Nevada: 209 countNevada209North Carolina: 199 countNorth Carolina199Iowa: 188 countIowa188Georgia: 186 countGeorgia186Tennessee: 182 countTennessee182Minnesota: 169 countMinnesota169Washington: 169 countWashington169Alaska: 163 countAlaska163Wisconsin: 154 countWisconsin154Oregon: 131 countOregon131Idaho: 121 countIdaho121Nebraska: 111 countNebraska111South Carolina: 100 countSouth Carolina100Massachusetts: 87 countMassachusetts87New Jersey: 79 countNew Jersey79South Dakota: 77 countSouth Dakota77Connecticut: 64 countConnecticut64Maryland: 64 countMaryland64Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 32 countNew Hampshire32Delaware: 27 countDelaware27Maine: 25 countMaine25Rhode Island: 14 countRhode Island14Hawaii: 10 countHawaii10
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1Texas7,174+1.8%
2Oklahoma2,238+0.3%
3Louisiana1,216-0.2%
4Colorado930-1.7%
4Pennsylvania930-0.5%
6Kansas802-0.6%
7California640-1.7%
8New Mexico625+1.1%
9Ohio596-2.1%
10Wyoming577-0.2%
11North Dakota545+4.4%
12Illinois442+1.4%
13West Virginia438-6.2%
14Utah409+1.2%
15Montana325+0.3%
16Michigan319-0.6%
17Kentucky309+6.2%
18New York278-0.4%
19Arkansas267-1.1%
20Mississippi2610%
21Florida255+12.3%
22Missouri249-1.6%
23Indiana244-5.4%
24Virginia237+0.4%
25Arizona231+1.8%
26Alabama210+6.6%
27Nevada209+6.1%
28North Carolina199+0.5%
29Iowa188+1.6%
30Georgia186+2.8%
31Tennessee182+1.1%
32Minnesota169+1.8%
32Washington169-4.5%
34Alaska163-1.2%
35Wisconsin1540%
36Oregon1310%
37Idaho121-3.2%
38Nebraska111-3.5%
39South Carolina100+4.2%
40Massachusetts87+4.8%
41New Jersey79+3.9%
42South Dakota77+13.2%
43Connecticut64-1.5%
43Maryland64+16.4%
45Vermont50+6.4%
46New Hampshire32+6.7%
47Delaware27+28.6%
48Maine250%
49Rhode Island14+7.7%
50Hawaii10+11.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: mining, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: mining, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: mining, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: mining, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest employer establishments: mining?

Texas, with 7,174 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: mining?

Hawaii, with 10 in 2023.

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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 states have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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