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US states by employer establishments: mining

Texas had the highest employer establishments: mining of 51 states in 2014, at 8,911. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 6. The median was 234 and the figure for the United States was 29,754. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8,911Texas
Lowest6District of Columbia
Median23451 states
United States29,754History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 238 countAlaska: 178 countArizona: 234 countArkansas: 405 countCalifornia: 839 countColorado: 1,380 countConnecticut: 74 countDelaware: 19 countDistrict of Columbia: 6 countFlorida: 268 countGeorgia: 191 countHawaii: 8 countIdaho: 132 countIllinois: 564 countIndiana: 290 countIowa: 197 countKansas: 1,102 countKentucky: 519 countLouisiana: 1,712 countMaine: 20 countMaryland: 72 countMassachusetts: 79 countMichigan: 350 countMinnesota: 161 countMississippi: 386 countMissouri: 272 countMontana: 427 countNebraska: 130 countNevada: 213 countNew Hampshire: 47 countNew Jersey: 78 countNew Mexico: 788 countNew York: 307 countNorth Carolina: 206 countNorth Dakota: 583 countOhio: 738 countOklahoma: 3,267 countOregon: 138 countPennsylvania: 1,164 countRhode Island: 20 countSouth Carolina: 79 countSouth Dakota: 67 countTennessee: 204 countTexas: 8,911 countUtah: 520 countVermont: 47 countVirginia: 287 countWashington: 176 countWest Virginia: 648 countWisconsin: 167 countWyoming: 846 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Texas: 8,911 countTexas8,911Oklahoma: 3,267 countOklahoma3,267Louisiana: 1,712 countLouisiana1,712Colorado: 1,380 countColorado1,380Pennsylvania: 1,164 countPennsylvania1,164Kansas: 1,102 countKansas1,102Wyoming: 846 countWyoming846California: 839 countCalifornia839New Mexico: 788 countNew Mexico788Ohio: 738 countOhio738West Virginia: 648 countWest Virginia648North Dakota: 583 countNorth Dakota583Illinois: 564 countIllinois564Utah: 520 countUtah520Kentucky: 519 countKentucky519Montana: 427 countMontana427Arkansas: 405 countArkansas405Mississippi: 386 countMississippi386Michigan: 350 countMichigan350New York: 307 countNew York307Indiana: 290 countIndiana290Virginia: 287 countVirginia287Missouri: 272 countMissouri272Florida: 268 countFlorida268Alabama: 238 countAlabama238Arizona: 234 countArizona234Nevada: 213 countNevada213North Carolina: 206 countNorth Carolina206Tennessee: 204 countTennessee204Iowa: 197 countIowa197Georgia: 191 countGeorgia191Alaska: 178 countAlaska178Washington: 176 countWashington176Wisconsin: 167 countWisconsin167Minnesota: 161 countMinnesota161Oregon: 138 countOregon138Idaho: 132 countIdaho132Nebraska: 130 countNebraska130Massachusetts: 79 countMassachusetts79South Carolina: 79 countSouth Carolina79New Jersey: 78 countNew Jersey78Connecticut: 74 countConnecticut74Maryland: 72 countMaryland72South Dakota: 67 countSouth Dakota67New Hampshire: 47 countNew Hampshire47Vermont: 47 countVermont47Maine: 20 countMaine20Rhode Island: 20 countRhode Island20Delaware: 19 countDelaware19Hawaii: 8 countHawaii8District of Columbia: 6 countDistrict of Columbia6Texas: 8,911 countTexas8,911Oklahoma: 3,267 countOklahoma3,267Louisiana: 1,712 countLouisiana1,712Colorado: 1,380 countColorado1,380Pennsylvania: 1,164 countPennsylvania1,164Kansas: 1,102 countKansas1,102Wyoming: 846 countWyoming846California: 839 countCalifornia839New Mexico: 788 countNew Mexico788Ohio: 738 countOhio738West Virginia: 648 countWest Virginia648North Dakota: 583 countNorth Dakota583Illinois: 564 countIllinois564Utah: 520 countUtah520Kentucky: 519 countKentucky519Montana: 427 countMontana427Arkansas: 405 countArkansas405Mississippi: 386 countMississippi386Michigan: 350 countMichigan350New York: 307 countNew York307Indiana: 290 countIndiana290Virginia: 287 countVirginia287Missouri: 272 countMissouri272Florida: 268 countFlorida268Alabama: 238 countAlabama238Arizona: 234 countArizona234Nevada: 213 countNevada213North Carolina: 206 countNorth Carolina206Tennessee: 204 countTennessee204Iowa: 197 countIowa197Georgia: 191 countGeorgia191Alaska: 178 countAlaska178Washington: 176 countWashington176Wisconsin: 167 countWisconsin167Minnesota: 161 countMinnesota161Oregon: 138 countOregon138Idaho: 132 countIdaho132Nebraska: 130 countNebraska130Massachusetts: 79 countMassachusetts79South Carolina: 79 countSouth Carolina79New Jersey: 78 countNew Jersey78Connecticut: 74 countConnecticut74Maryland: 72 countMaryland72South Dakota: 67 countSouth Dakota67New Hampshire: 47 countNew Hampshire47Vermont: 47 countVermont47Maine: 20 countMaine20Rhode Island: 20 countRhode Island20Delaware: 19 countDelaware19Hawaii: 8 countHawaii8District of Columbia: 6 countDistrict of Columbia6
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1Texas8,911+5.5%
2Oklahoma3,267+4.5%
3Louisiana1,712+3.3%
4Colorado1,380+4.6%
5Pennsylvania1,164+5.1%
6Kansas1,102+4%
7Wyoming846+3.7%
8California839+2.4%
9New Mexico788+9%
10Ohio738+0.3%
11West Virginia648-0.8%
12North Dakota583+11.3%
13Illinois564+0.4%
14Utah520+7.9%
15Kentucky519-6%
16Montana427+5.7%
17Arkansas405-0.2%
18Mississippi386-0.5%
19Michigan350-3.8%
20New York307-1%
21Indiana290-1.4%
22Virginia287+4.4%
23Missouri2720%
24Florida268+1.9%
25Alabama238-2.5%
26Arizona234-3.7%
27Nevada213-7.4%
28North Carolina206+2%
29Tennessee204-2.4%
30Iowa197+4.2%
31Georgia191-2.6%
32Alaska178+4.7%
33Washington176+3.5%
34Wisconsin167+2.5%
35Minnesota161+5.9%
36Oregon138-2.8%
37Idaho132+5.6%
38Nebraska130+12.1%
39Massachusetts79+1.3%
39South Carolina79+1.3%
41New Jersey78+1.3%
42Connecticut74-3.9%
43Maryland72-4%
44South Dakota67+1.5%
45New Hampshire47+9.3%
45Vermont47-6%
47Maine20-16.7%
47Rhode Island20+17.6%
49Delaware19+35.7%
50Hawaii8+14.3%
51District of Columbia6+50%

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. 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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/

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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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: mining?

Texas, with 8,911 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: mining?

District of Columbia, with 6 in 2014.

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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