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US states by employer establishments: mining

Texas had the highest employer establishments: mining of 51 states in 2015, at 8,871. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 5. The median was 228 and the figure for the United States was 29,225. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8,871Texas
Lowest5District of Columbia
Median22851 states
United States29,225History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 228 countAlaska: 180 countArizona: 237 countArkansas: 398 countCalifornia: 839 countColorado: 1,355 countConnecticut: 77 countDelaware: 15 countDistrict of Columbia: 5 countFlorida: 251 countGeorgia: 199 countHawaii: 9 countIdaho: 113 countIllinois: 546 countIndiana: 287 countIowa: 188 countKansas: 1,069 countKentucky: 487 countLouisiana: 1,644 countMaine: 21 countMaryland: 76 countMassachusetts: 75 countMichigan: 343 countMinnesota: 157 countMississippi: 373 countMissouri: 265 countMontana: 397 countNebraska: 128 countNevada: 212 countNew Hampshire: 49 countNew Jersey: 78 countNew Mexico: 784 countNew York: 313 countNorth Carolina: 207 countNorth Dakota: 550 countOhio: 743 countOklahoma: 3,203 countOregon: 140 countPennsylvania: 1,139 countRhode Island: 19 countSouth Carolina: 80 countSouth Dakota: 69 countTennessee: 192 countTexas: 8,871 countUtah: 475 countVermont: 45 countVirginia: 299 countWashington: 183 countWest Virginia: 623 countWisconsin: 177 countWyoming: 812 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Texas: 8,871 countTexas8,871Oklahoma: 3,203 countOklahoma3,203Louisiana: 1,644 countLouisiana1,644Colorado: 1,355 countColorado1,355Pennsylvania: 1,139 countPennsylvania1,139Kansas: 1,069 countKansas1,069California: 839 countCalifornia839Wyoming: 812 countWyoming812New Mexico: 784 countNew Mexico784Ohio: 743 countOhio743West Virginia: 623 countWest Virginia623North Dakota: 550 countNorth Dakota550Illinois: 546 countIllinois546Kentucky: 487 countKentucky487Utah: 475 countUtah475Arkansas: 398 countArkansas398Montana: 397 countMontana397Mississippi: 373 countMississippi373Michigan: 343 countMichigan343New York: 313 countNew York313Virginia: 299 countVirginia299Indiana: 287 countIndiana287Missouri: 265 countMissouri265Florida: 251 countFlorida251Arizona: 237 countArizona237Alabama: 228 countAlabama228Nevada: 212 countNevada212North Carolina: 207 countNorth Carolina207Georgia: 199 countGeorgia199Tennessee: 192 countTennessee192Iowa: 188 countIowa188Washington: 183 countWashington183Alaska: 180 countAlaska180Wisconsin: 177 countWisconsin177Minnesota: 157 countMinnesota157Oregon: 140 countOregon140Nebraska: 128 countNebraska128Idaho: 113 countIdaho113South Carolina: 80 countSouth Carolina80New Jersey: 78 countNew Jersey78Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77Maryland: 76 countMaryland76Massachusetts: 75 countMassachusetts75South Dakota: 69 countSouth Dakota69New Hampshire: 49 countNew Hampshire49Vermont: 45 countVermont45Maine: 21 countMaine21Rhode Island: 19 countRhode Island19Delaware: 15 countDelaware15Hawaii: 9 countHawaii9District of Columbia: 5 countDistrict of Columbia5Texas: 8,871 countTexas8,871Oklahoma: 3,203 countOklahoma3,203Louisiana: 1,644 countLouisiana1,644Colorado: 1,355 countColorado1,355Pennsylvania: 1,139 countPennsylvania1,139Kansas: 1,069 countKansas1,069California: 839 countCalifornia839Wyoming: 812 countWyoming812New Mexico: 784 countNew Mexico784Ohio: 743 countOhio743West Virginia: 623 countWest Virginia623North Dakota: 550 countNorth Dakota550Illinois: 546 countIllinois546Kentucky: 487 countKentucky487Utah: 475 countUtah475Arkansas: 398 countArkansas398Montana: 397 countMontana397Mississippi: 373 countMississippi373Michigan: 343 countMichigan343New York: 313 countNew York313Virginia: 299 countVirginia299Indiana: 287 countIndiana287Missouri: 265 countMissouri265Florida: 251 countFlorida251Arizona: 237 countArizona237Alabama: 228 countAlabama228Nevada: 212 countNevada212North Carolina: 207 countNorth Carolina207Georgia: 199 countGeorgia199Tennessee: 192 countTennessee192Iowa: 188 countIowa188Washington: 183 countWashington183Alaska: 180 countAlaska180Wisconsin: 177 countWisconsin177Minnesota: 157 countMinnesota157Oregon: 140 countOregon140Nebraska: 128 countNebraska128Idaho: 113 countIdaho113South Carolina: 80 countSouth Carolina80New Jersey: 78 countNew Jersey78Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77Maryland: 76 countMaryland76Massachusetts: 75 countMassachusetts75South Dakota: 69 countSouth Dakota69New Hampshire: 49 countNew Hampshire49Vermont: 45 countVermont45Maine: 21 countMaine21Rhode Island: 19 countRhode Island19Delaware: 15 countDelaware15Hawaii: 9 countHawaii9District of Columbia: 5 countDistrict of Columbia5
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1Texas8,871-0.4%
2Oklahoma3,203-2%
3Louisiana1,644-4%
4Colorado1,355-1.8%
5Pennsylvania1,139-2.1%
6Kansas1,069-3%
7California8390%
8Wyoming812-4%
9New Mexico784-0.5%
10Ohio743+0.7%
11West Virginia623-3.9%
12North Dakota550-5.7%
13Illinois546-3.2%
14Kentucky487-6.2%
15Utah475-8.7%
16Arkansas398-1.7%
17Montana397-7%
18Mississippi373-3.4%
19Michigan343-2%
20New York313+2%
21Virginia299+4.2%
22Indiana287-1%
23Missouri265-2.6%
24Florida251-6.3%
25Arizona237+1.3%
26Alabama228-4.2%
27Nevada212-0.5%
28North Carolina207+0.5%
29Georgia199+4.2%
30Tennessee192-5.9%
31Iowa188-4.6%
32Washington183+4%
33Alaska180+1.1%
34Wisconsin177+6%
35Minnesota157-2.5%
36Oregon140+1.4%
37Nebraska128-1.5%
38Idaho113-14.4%
39South Carolina80+1.3%
40New Jersey780%
41Connecticut77+4.1%
42Maryland76+5.6%
43Massachusetts75-5.1%
44South Dakota69+3%
45New Hampshire49+4.3%
46Vermont45-4.3%
47Maine21+5%
48Rhode Island19-5%
49Delaware15-21.1%
50Hawaii9+12.5%
51District of Columbia5-16.7%

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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/2015/. 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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 9 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2015.

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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2015/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-mining/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: mining?

Texas, with 8,871 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: mining?

District of Columbia, with 5 in 2015.

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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