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US states by employer establishments: other services

California had the highest employer establishments: other services of 51 states in 2017, at 76,001. Alaska had the lowest, at 1,836. The median was 9,769 and the figure for the United States was 764,840. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76,001California
Lowest1,836Alaska
Median9,76951 states
United States764,840History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 11,085 countAlaska: 1,836 countArizona: 11,614 countArkansas: 6,773 countCalifornia: 76,001 countColorado: 14,689 countConnecticut: 9,527 countDelaware: 2,244 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,300 countFlorida: 48,580 countGeorgia: 21,853 countHawaii: 3,560 countIdaho: 3,502 countIllinois: 32,595 countIndiana: 16,510 countIowa: 9,230 countKansas: 7,873 countKentucky: 9,492 countLouisiana: 9,769 countMaine: 3,795 countMaryland: 13,947 countMassachusetts: 18,238 countMichigan: 23,305 countMinnesota: 15,780 countMississippi: 6,411 countMissouri: 15,702 countMontana: 3,283 countNebraska: 5,850 countNevada: 4,733 countNew Hampshire: 3,753 countNew Jersey: 24,021 countNew Mexico: 4,135 countNew York: 58,174 countNorth Carolina: 24,169 countNorth Dakota: 2,503 countOhio: 27,304 countOklahoma: 9,090 countOregon: 10,122 countPennsylvania: 36,519 countRhode Island: 2,929 countSouth Carolina: 11,632 countSouth Dakota: 2,806 countTennessee: 14,555 countTexas: 52,936 countUtah: 5,207 countVermont: 2,035 countVirginia: 22,392 countWashington: 17,521 countWest Virginia: 4,317 countWisconsin: 14,803 countWyoming: 1,840 count
  • Under 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 9,800
  • 9,800 to 15K
  • 15K to 24K
  • 24K and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 76,001 countCalifornia76,001New York: 58,174 countNew York58,174Texas: 52,936 countTexas52,936Florida: 48,580 countFlorida48,580Pennsylvania: 36,519 countPennsylvania36,519Illinois: 32,595 countIllinois32,595Ohio: 27,304 countOhio27,304North Carolina: 24,169 countNorth Carolina24,169New Jersey: 24,021 countNew Jersey24,021Michigan: 23,305 countMichigan23,305Virginia: 22,392 countVirginia22,392Georgia: 21,853 countGeorgia21,853Massachusetts: 18,238 countMassachusetts18,238Washington: 17,521 countWashington17,521Indiana: 16,510 countIndiana16,510Minnesota: 15,780 countMinnesota15,780Missouri: 15,702 countMissouri15,702Wisconsin: 14,803 countWisconsin14,803Colorado: 14,689 countColorado14,689Tennessee: 14,555 countTennessee14,555Maryland: 13,947 countMaryland13,947South Carolina: 11,632 countSouth Carolina11,632Arizona: 11,614 countArizona11,614Alabama: 11,085 countAlabama11,085Oregon: 10,122 countOregon10,122Louisiana: 9,769 countLouisiana9,769Connecticut: 9,527 countConnecticut9,527Kentucky: 9,492 countKentucky9,492Iowa: 9,230 countIowa9,230Oklahoma: 9,090 countOklahoma9,090Kansas: 7,873 countKansas7,873Arkansas: 6,773 countArkansas6,773Mississippi: 6,411 countMississippi6,411Nebraska: 5,850 countNebraska5,850Utah: 5,207 countUtah5,207Nevada: 4,733 countNevada4,733West Virginia: 4,317 countWest Virginia4,317District of Columbia: 4,300 countDistrict of Columbia4,300New Mexico: 4,135 countNew Mexico4,135Maine: 3,795 countMaine3,795New Hampshire: 3,753 countNew Hampshire3,753Hawaii: 3,560 countHawaii3,560Idaho: 3,502 countIdaho3,502Montana: 3,283 countMontana3,283Rhode Island: 2,929 countRhode Island2,929South Dakota: 2,806 countSouth Dakota2,806North Dakota: 2,503 countNorth Dakota2,503Delaware: 2,244 countDelaware2,244Vermont: 2,035 countVermont2,035Wyoming: 1,840 countWyoming1,840Alaska: 1,836 countAlaska1,836California: 76,001 countCalifornia76,001New York: 58,174 countNew York58,174Texas: 52,936 countTexas52,936Florida: 48,580 countFlorida48,580Pennsylvania: 36,519 countPennsylvania36,519Illinois: 32,595 countIllinois32,595Ohio: 27,304 countOhio27,304North Carolina: 24,169 countNorth Carolina24,169New Jersey: 24,021 countNew Jersey24,021Michigan: 23,305 countMichigan23,305Virginia: 22,392 countVirginia22,392Georgia: 21,853 countGeorgia21,853Massachusetts: 18,238 countMassachusetts18,238Washington: 17,521 countWashington17,521Indiana: 16,510 countIndiana16,510Minnesota: 15,780 countMinnesota15,780Missouri: 15,702 countMissouri15,702Wisconsin: 14,803 countWisconsin14,803Colorado: 14,689 countColorado14,689Tennessee: 14,555 countTennessee14,555Maryland: 13,947 countMaryland13,947South Carolina: 11,632 countSouth Carolina11,632Arizona: 11,614 countArizona11,614Alabama: 11,085 countAlabama11,085Oregon: 10,122 countOregon10,122Louisiana: 9,769 countLouisiana9,769Connecticut: 9,527 countConnecticut9,527Kentucky: 9,492 countKentucky9,492Iowa: 9,230 countIowa9,230Oklahoma: 9,090 countOklahoma9,090Kansas: 7,873 countKansas7,873Arkansas: 6,773 countArkansas6,773Mississippi: 6,411 countMississippi6,411Nebraska: 5,850 countNebraska5,850Utah: 5,207 countUtah5,207Nevada: 4,733 countNevada4,733West Virginia: 4,317 countWest Virginia4,317District of Columbia: 4,300 countDistrict of Columbia4,300New Mexico: 4,135 countNew Mexico4,135Maine: 3,795 countMaine3,795New Hampshire: 3,753 countNew Hampshire3,753Hawaii: 3,560 countHawaii3,560Idaho: 3,502 countIdaho3,502Montana: 3,283 countMontana3,283Rhode Island: 2,929 countRhode Island2,929South Dakota: 2,806 countSouth Dakota2,806North Dakota: 2,503 countNorth Dakota2,503Delaware: 2,244 countDelaware2,244Vermont: 2,035 countVermont2,035Wyoming: 1,840 countWyoming1,840Alaska: 1,836 countAlaska1,836
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California76,001+2%
2New York58,174-0.1%
3Texas52,936+3.1%
4Florida48,580+2.1%
5Pennsylvania36,519+0.6%
6Illinois32,595+0.6%
7Ohio27,304-0.3%
8North Carolina24,169+2.3%
9New Jersey24,021+1.1%
10Michigan23,305+0.7%
11Virginia22,392+2.4%
12Georgia21,853+2.6%
13Massachusetts18,238+1.1%
14Washington17,521+1.9%
15Indiana16,510+1.3%
16Minnesota15,780+0.4%
17Missouri15,702+1%
18Wisconsin14,803+1.4%
19Colorado14,689+3%
20Tennessee14,555+2.4%
21Maryland13,947+1.1%
22South Carolina11,632+2.4%
23Arizona11,614+3.2%
24Alabama11,085+0.6%
25Oregon10,122+0.1%
26Louisiana9,769+0.3%
27Connecticut9,527+0.2%
28Kentucky9,492+0.4%
29Iowa9,230+1.5%
30Oklahoma9,090+1%
31Kansas7,873+0.4%
32Arkansas6,773+1.9%
33Mississippi6,411+0.4%
34Nebraska5,850+0.3%
35Utah5,207+3.5%
36Nevada4,733+4.2%
37West Virginia4,317-0.2%
38District of Columbia4,300+2.7%
39New Mexico4,135+1.6%
40Maine3,795+2.4%
41New Hampshire3,753+0.3%
42Hawaii3,560+1.9%
43Idaho3,502+1.7%
44Montana3,283+2.8%
45Rhode Island2,929+1%
46South Dakota2,806+1.3%
47North Dakota2,503+1.1%
48Delaware2,244+1.5%
49Vermont2,035-1.1%
50Wyoming1,840+0.8%
51Alaska1,836+0.7%

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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/2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: other services, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/

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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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Nov. 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: other services, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2019) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: other services, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2017/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-other-services/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: other services?

California, with 76,001 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: other services?

Alaska, with 1,836 in 2017.

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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