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US states by employer establishments: other services

California had the highest employer establishments: other services of 51 states in 2016, at 74,540. Alaska had the lowest, at 1,823. The median was 9,736 and the figure for the United States was 754,229. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74,540California
Lowest1,823Alaska
Median9,73651 states
United States754,229History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 11,023 countAlaska: 1,823 countArizona: 11,256 countArkansas: 6,647 countCalifornia: 74,540 countColorado: 14,265 countConnecticut: 9,504 countDelaware: 2,211 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,186 countFlorida: 47,583 countGeorgia: 21,290 countHawaii: 3,492 countIdaho: 3,443 countIllinois: 32,411 countIndiana: 16,304 countIowa: 9,095 countKansas: 7,839 countKentucky: 9,452 countLouisiana: 9,736 countMaine: 3,706 countMaryland: 13,797 countMassachusetts: 18,048 countMichigan: 23,132 countMinnesota: 15,716 countMississippi: 6,386 countMissouri: 15,543 countMontana: 3,195 countNebraska: 5,830 countNevada: 4,541 countNew Hampshire: 3,743 countNew Jersey: 23,771 countNew Mexico: 4,071 countNew York: 58,240 countNorth Carolina: 23,633 countNorth Dakota: 2,475 countOhio: 27,395 countOklahoma: 9,003 countOregon: 10,109 countPennsylvania: 36,290 countRhode Island: 2,901 countSouth Carolina: 11,359 countSouth Dakota: 2,770 countTennessee: 14,209 countTexas: 51,352 countUtah: 5,031 countVermont: 2,057 countVirginia: 21,867 countWashington: 17,202 countWest Virginia: 4,327 countWisconsin: 14,604 countWyoming: 1,826 count
  • Under 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 9,700
  • 9,700 to 15K
  • 15K to 23K
  • 23K and over
count, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

California: 74,540 countCalifornia74,540New York: 58,240 countNew York58,240Texas: 51,352 countTexas51,352Florida: 47,583 countFlorida47,583Pennsylvania: 36,290 countPennsylvania36,290Illinois: 32,411 countIllinois32,411Ohio: 27,395 countOhio27,395New Jersey: 23,771 countNew Jersey23,771North Carolina: 23,633 countNorth Carolina23,633Michigan: 23,132 countMichigan23,132Virginia: 21,867 countVirginia21,867Georgia: 21,290 countGeorgia21,290Massachusetts: 18,048 countMassachusetts18,048Washington: 17,202 countWashington17,202Indiana: 16,304 countIndiana16,304Minnesota: 15,716 countMinnesota15,716Missouri: 15,543 countMissouri15,543Wisconsin: 14,604 countWisconsin14,604Colorado: 14,265 countColorado14,265Tennessee: 14,209 countTennessee14,209Maryland: 13,797 countMaryland13,797South Carolina: 11,359 countSouth Carolina11,359Arizona: 11,256 countArizona11,256Alabama: 11,023 countAlabama11,023Oregon: 10,109 countOregon10,109Louisiana: 9,736 countLouisiana9,736Connecticut: 9,504 countConnecticut9,504Kentucky: 9,452 countKentucky9,452Iowa: 9,095 countIowa9,095Oklahoma: 9,003 countOklahoma9,003Kansas: 7,839 countKansas7,839Arkansas: 6,647 countArkansas6,647Mississippi: 6,386 countMississippi6,386Nebraska: 5,830 countNebraska5,830Utah: 5,031 countUtah5,031Nevada: 4,541 countNevada4,541West Virginia: 4,327 countWest Virginia4,327District of Columbia: 4,186 countDistrict of Columbia4,186New Mexico: 4,071 countNew Mexico4,071New Hampshire: 3,743 countNew Hampshire3,743Maine: 3,706 countMaine3,706Hawaii: 3,492 countHawaii3,492Idaho: 3,443 countIdaho3,443Montana: 3,195 countMontana3,195Rhode Island: 2,901 countRhode Island2,901South Dakota: 2,770 countSouth Dakota2,770North Dakota: 2,475 countNorth Dakota2,475Delaware: 2,211 countDelaware2,211Vermont: 2,057 countVermont2,057Wyoming: 1,826 countWyoming1,826Alaska: 1,823 countAlaska1,823California: 74,540 countCalifornia74,540New York: 58,240 countNew York58,240Texas: 51,352 countTexas51,352Florida: 47,583 countFlorida47,583Pennsylvania: 36,290 countPennsylvania36,290Illinois: 32,411 countIllinois32,411Ohio: 27,395 countOhio27,395New Jersey: 23,771 countNew Jersey23,771North Carolina: 23,633 countNorth Carolina23,633Michigan: 23,132 countMichigan23,132Virginia: 21,867 countVirginia21,867Georgia: 21,290 countGeorgia21,290Massachusetts: 18,048 countMassachusetts18,048Washington: 17,202 countWashington17,202Indiana: 16,304 countIndiana16,304Minnesota: 15,716 countMinnesota15,716Missouri: 15,543 countMissouri15,543Wisconsin: 14,604 countWisconsin14,604Colorado: 14,265 countColorado14,265Tennessee: 14,209 countTennessee14,209Maryland: 13,797 countMaryland13,797South Carolina: 11,359 countSouth Carolina11,359Arizona: 11,256 countArizona11,256Alabama: 11,023 countAlabama11,023Oregon: 10,109 countOregon10,109Louisiana: 9,736 countLouisiana9,736Connecticut: 9,504 countConnecticut9,504Kentucky: 9,452 countKentucky9,452Iowa: 9,095 countIowa9,095Oklahoma: 9,003 countOklahoma9,003Kansas: 7,839 countKansas7,839Arkansas: 6,647 countArkansas6,647Mississippi: 6,386 countMississippi6,386Nebraska: 5,830 countNebraska5,830Utah: 5,031 countUtah5,031Nevada: 4,541 countNevada4,541West Virginia: 4,327 countWest Virginia4,327District of Columbia: 4,186 countDistrict of Columbia4,186New Mexico: 4,071 countNew Mexico4,071New Hampshire: 3,743 countNew Hampshire3,743Maine: 3,706 countMaine3,706Hawaii: 3,492 countHawaii3,492Idaho: 3,443 countIdaho3,443Montana: 3,195 countMontana3,195Rhode Island: 2,901 countRhode Island2,901South Dakota: 2,770 countSouth Dakota2,770North Dakota: 2,475 countNorth Dakota2,475Delaware: 2,211 countDelaware2,211Vermont: 2,057 countVermont2,057Wyoming: 1,826 countWyoming1,826Alaska: 1,823 countAlaska1,823
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California74,540+1.7%
2New York58,240+1.1%
3Texas51,352+1.7%
4Florida47,583+2.2%
5Pennsylvania36,290+0.9%
6Illinois32,411+1%
7Ohio27,395-0.4%
8New Jersey23,771+0.8%
9North Carolina23,633+2.1%
10Michigan23,132+0.4%
11Virginia21,867+0.9%
12Georgia21,290+1.4%
13Massachusetts18,048+1.1%
14Washington17,202+0.3%
15Indiana16,304-0.1%
16Minnesota15,716+1.4%
17Missouri15,543+1.2%
18Wisconsin14,604+0.3%
19Colorado14,265+2%
20Tennessee14,209+0.5%
21Maryland13,797+0.5%
22South Carolina11,359+0.8%
23Arizona11,256+2.5%
24Alabama11,023+0.9%
25Oregon10,109+0.9%
26Louisiana9,736+0.2%
27Connecticut9,504+0.3%
28Kentucky9,452+0.9%
29Iowa9,095+0.1%
30Oklahoma9,003+0.5%
31Kansas7,839-0.4%
32Arkansas6,647+0.6%
33Mississippi6,386+0.5%
34Nebraska5,830+0.8%
35Utah5,031+2.5%
36Nevada4,541+3.4%
37West Virginia4,327-0.6%
38District of Columbia4,186+0.8%
39New Mexico4,071+0.6%
40New Hampshire3,743+2.1%
41Maine3,706+2%
42Hawaii3,4920%
43Idaho3,443+1.6%
44Montana3,195+1.7%
45Rhode Island2,901+0.3%
46South Dakota2,770+1.4%
47North Dakota2,475-0.4%
48Delaware2,211+1.7%
49Vermont2,057+1.8%
50Wyoming1,826+0.9%
51Alaska1,823+1.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in other services (repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and civic organizations) (NAICS 81), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes private households (NAICS 814).

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), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: other services, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: other services, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 Apr. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: other services, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: other services, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2016/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: other services?

California, with 74,540 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: other services?

Alaska, with 1,823 in 2016.

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), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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