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US states by employer establishments: mining

Texas had the highest employer establishments: mining of 51 states in 2013, at 8,446. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4. The median was 243 and the figure for the United States was 28,720. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8,446Texas
Lowest4District of Columbia
Median24351 states
United States28,720History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 244 countAlaska: 170 countArizona: 243 countArkansas: 406 countCalifornia: 819 countColorado: 1,319 countConnecticut: 77 countDelaware: 14 countDistrict of Columbia: 4 countFlorida: 263 countGeorgia: 196 countHawaii: 7 countIdaho: 125 countIllinois: 562 countIndiana: 294 countIowa: 189 countKansas: 1,060 countKentucky: 552 countLouisiana: 1,657 countMaine: 24 countMaryland: 75 countMassachusetts: 78 countMichigan: 364 countMinnesota: 152 countMississippi: 388 countMissouri: 272 countMontana: 404 countNebraska: 116 countNevada: 230 countNew Hampshire: 43 countNew Jersey: 77 countNew Mexico: 723 countNew York: 310 countNorth Carolina: 202 countNorth Dakota: 524 countOhio: 736 countOklahoma: 3,126 countOregon: 142 countPennsylvania: 1,108 countRhode Island: 17 countSouth Carolina: 78 countSouth Dakota: 66 countTennessee: 209 countTexas: 8,446 countUtah: 482 countVermont: 50 countVirginia: 275 countWashington: 170 countWest Virginia: 653 countWisconsin: 163 countWyoming: 816 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Texas: 8,446 countTexas8,446Oklahoma: 3,126 countOklahoma3,126Louisiana: 1,657 countLouisiana1,657Colorado: 1,319 countColorado1,319Pennsylvania: 1,108 countPennsylvania1,108Kansas: 1,060 countKansas1,060California: 819 countCalifornia819Wyoming: 816 countWyoming816Ohio: 736 countOhio736New Mexico: 723 countNew Mexico723West Virginia: 653 countWest Virginia653Illinois: 562 countIllinois562Kentucky: 552 countKentucky552North Dakota: 524 countNorth Dakota524Utah: 482 countUtah482Arkansas: 406 countArkansas406Montana: 404 countMontana404Mississippi: 388 countMississippi388Michigan: 364 countMichigan364New York: 310 countNew York310Indiana: 294 countIndiana294Virginia: 275 countVirginia275Missouri: 272 countMissouri272Florida: 263 countFlorida263Alabama: 244 countAlabama244Arizona: 243 countArizona243Nevada: 230 countNevada230Tennessee: 209 countTennessee209North Carolina: 202 countNorth Carolina202Georgia: 196 countGeorgia196Iowa: 189 countIowa189Alaska: 170 countAlaska170Washington: 170 countWashington170Wisconsin: 163 countWisconsin163Minnesota: 152 countMinnesota152Oregon: 142 countOregon142Idaho: 125 countIdaho125Nebraska: 116 countNebraska116Massachusetts: 78 countMassachusetts78South Carolina: 78 countSouth Carolina78Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77New Jersey: 77 countNew Jersey77Maryland: 75 countMaryland75South Dakota: 66 countSouth Dakota66Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 43 countNew Hampshire43Maine: 24 countMaine24Rhode Island: 17 countRhode Island17Delaware: 14 countDelaware14Hawaii: 7 countHawaii7District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4Texas: 8,446 countTexas8,446Oklahoma: 3,126 countOklahoma3,126Louisiana: 1,657 countLouisiana1,657Colorado: 1,319 countColorado1,319Pennsylvania: 1,108 countPennsylvania1,108Kansas: 1,060 countKansas1,060California: 819 countCalifornia819Wyoming: 816 countWyoming816Ohio: 736 countOhio736New Mexico: 723 countNew Mexico723West Virginia: 653 countWest Virginia653Illinois: 562 countIllinois562Kentucky: 552 countKentucky552North Dakota: 524 countNorth Dakota524Utah: 482 countUtah482Arkansas: 406 countArkansas406Montana: 404 countMontana404Mississippi: 388 countMississippi388Michigan: 364 countMichigan364New York: 310 countNew York310Indiana: 294 countIndiana294Virginia: 275 countVirginia275Missouri: 272 countMissouri272Florida: 263 countFlorida263Alabama: 244 countAlabama244Arizona: 243 countArizona243Nevada: 230 countNevada230Tennessee: 209 countTennessee209North Carolina: 202 countNorth Carolina202Georgia: 196 countGeorgia196Iowa: 189 countIowa189Alaska: 170 countAlaska170Washington: 170 countWashington170Wisconsin: 163 countWisconsin163Minnesota: 152 countMinnesota152Oregon: 142 countOregon142Idaho: 125 countIdaho125Nebraska: 116 countNebraska116Massachusetts: 78 countMassachusetts78South Carolina: 78 countSouth Carolina78Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77New Jersey: 77 countNew Jersey77Maryland: 75 countMaryland75South Dakota: 66 countSouth Dakota66Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 43 countNew Hampshire43Maine: 24 countMaine24Rhode Island: 17 countRhode Island17Delaware: 14 countDelaware14Hawaii: 7 countHawaii7District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4
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

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1Texas8,446+1.1%
2Oklahoma3,126-0.2%
3Louisiana1,657-2%
4Colorado1,319-3.3%
5Pennsylvania1,108-3.6%
6Kansas1,060+1.1%
7California819-1.1%
8Wyoming816-4%
9Ohio736-0.3%
10New Mexico723-0.4%
11West Virginia653-2.2%
12Illinois562-0.2%
13Kentucky552-4.7%
14North Dakota524+9.6%
15Utah482-2.8%
16Arkansas4060%
17Montana404+4.4%
18Mississippi388-0.3%
19Michigan364-4%
20New York310-2.2%
21Indiana294-3%
22Virginia275-4.5%
23Missouri272-1.4%
24Florida263+4.4%
25Alabama244-7.2%
26Arizona2430%
27Nevada230-7.3%
28Tennessee209+1%
29North Carolina202-5.6%
30Georgia196+3.7%
31Iowa189-0.5%
32Alaska170-7.1%
32Washington170-8.1%
34Wisconsin1630%
35Minnesota152-5.6%
36Oregon142-0.7%
37Idaho125-0.8%
38Nebraska116-4.9%
39Massachusetts78-2.5%
39South Carolina78-2.5%
41Connecticut77+4.1%
41New Jersey770%
43Maryland750%
44South Dakota66+1.5%
45Vermont500%
46New Hampshire430%
47Maine24-4%
48Rhode Island17-5.6%
49Delaware140%
50Hawaii70%
51District of Columbia4+33.3%

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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. 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/2013/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/

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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, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2013/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: mining?

Texas, with 8,446 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: mining?

District of Columbia, with 4 in 2013.

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.

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