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US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023

California had the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services of 51 states in 2023, at 143,863. North Dakota had the lowest, at 1,954. The median was 11,680 and the figure for the United States was 989,182. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest143,863California
Lowest1,954North Dakota
Median11,68051 states
United States989,182History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 9,813 countAlaska: 1,988 countArizona: 20,816 countArkansas: 6,260 countCalifornia: 143,863 countColorado: 28,143 countConnecticut: 9,275 countDelaware: 4,429 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,738 countFlorida: 94,623 countGeorgia: 33,198 countHawaii: 3,464 countIdaho: 5,944 countIllinois: 37,946 countIndiana: 13,501 countIowa: 6,474 countKansas: 7,236 countKentucky: 8,370 countLouisiana: 12,493 countMaine: 3,662 countMaryland: 21,699 countMassachusetts: 21,966 countMichigan: 22,561 countMinnesota: 16,218 countMississippi: 4,621 countMissouri: 13,844 countMontana: 4,386 countNebraska: 4,765 countNevada: 10,759 countNew Hampshire: 3,699 countNew Jersey: 29,052 countNew Mexico: 4,528 countNew York: 62,625 countNorth Carolina: 28,189 countNorth Dakota: 1,954 countOhio: 23,740 countOklahoma: 10,200 countOregon: 13,318 countPennsylvania: 30,357 countRhode Island: 3,085 countSouth Carolina: 12,611 countSouth Dakota: 2,214 countTennessee: 12,568 countTexas: 83,842 countUtah: 13,540 countVermont: 2,074 countVirginia: 32,231 countWashington: 23,574 countWest Virginia: 2,694 countWisconsin: 11,680 countWyoming: 3,352 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 143,863 countCalifornia143,863Florida: 94,623 countFlorida94,623Texas: 83,842 countTexas83,842New York: 62,625 countNew York62,625Illinois: 37,946 countIllinois37,946Georgia: 33,198 countGeorgia33,198Virginia: 32,231 countVirginia32,231Pennsylvania: 30,357 countPennsylvania30,357New Jersey: 29,052 countNew Jersey29,052North Carolina: 28,189 countNorth Carolina28,189Colorado: 28,143 countColorado28,143Ohio: 23,740 countOhio23,740Washington: 23,574 countWashington23,574Michigan: 22,561 countMichigan22,561Massachusetts: 21,966 countMassachusetts21,966Maryland: 21,699 countMaryland21,699Arizona: 20,816 countArizona20,816Minnesota: 16,218 countMinnesota16,218Missouri: 13,844 countMissouri13,844Utah: 13,540 countUtah13,540Indiana: 13,501 countIndiana13,501Oregon: 13,318 countOregon13,318South Carolina: 12,611 countSouth Carolina12,611Tennessee: 12,568 countTennessee12,568Louisiana: 12,493 countLouisiana12,493Wisconsin: 11,680 countWisconsin11,680Nevada: 10,759 countNevada10,759Oklahoma: 10,200 countOklahoma10,200Alabama: 9,813 countAlabama9,813Connecticut: 9,275 countConnecticut9,275Kentucky: 8,370 countKentucky8,370Kansas: 7,236 countKansas7,236Iowa: 6,474 countIowa6,474Arkansas: 6,260 countArkansas6,260Idaho: 5,944 countIdaho5,944District of Columbia: 5,738 countDistrict of Columbia5,738Nebraska: 4,765 countNebraska4,765Mississippi: 4,621 countMississippi4,621New Mexico: 4,528 countNew Mexico4,528Delaware: 4,429 countDelaware4,429Montana: 4,386 countMontana4,386New Hampshire: 3,699 countNew Hampshire3,699Maine: 3,662 countMaine3,662Hawaii: 3,464 countHawaii3,464Wyoming: 3,352 countWyoming3,352Rhode Island: 3,085 countRhode Island3,085West Virginia: 2,694 countWest Virginia2,694South Dakota: 2,214 countSouth Dakota2,214Vermont: 2,074 countVermont2,074Alaska: 1,988 countAlaska1,988North Dakota: 1,954 countNorth Dakota1,954California: 143,863 countCalifornia143,863Florida: 94,623 countFlorida94,623Texas: 83,842 countTexas83,842New York: 62,625 countNew York62,625Illinois: 37,946 countIllinois37,946Georgia: 33,198 countGeorgia33,198Virginia: 32,231 countVirginia32,231Pennsylvania: 30,357 countPennsylvania30,357New Jersey: 29,052 countNew Jersey29,052North Carolina: 28,189 countNorth Carolina28,189Colorado: 28,143 countColorado28,143Ohio: 23,740 countOhio23,740Washington: 23,574 countWashington23,574Michigan: 22,561 countMichigan22,561Massachusetts: 21,966 countMassachusetts21,966Maryland: 21,699 countMaryland21,699Arizona: 20,816 countArizona20,816Minnesota: 16,218 countMinnesota16,218Missouri: 13,844 countMissouri13,844Utah: 13,540 countUtah13,540Indiana: 13,501 countIndiana13,501Oregon: 13,318 countOregon13,318South Carolina: 12,611 countSouth Carolina12,611Tennessee: 12,568 countTennessee12,568Louisiana: 12,493 countLouisiana12,493Wisconsin: 11,680 countWisconsin11,680Nevada: 10,759 countNevada10,759Oklahoma: 10,200 countOklahoma10,200Alabama: 9,813 countAlabama9,813Connecticut: 9,275 countConnecticut9,275Kentucky: 8,370 countKentucky8,370Kansas: 7,236 countKansas7,236Iowa: 6,474 countIowa6,474Arkansas: 6,260 countArkansas6,260Idaho: 5,944 countIdaho5,944District of Columbia: 5,738 countDistrict of Columbia5,738Nebraska: 4,765 countNebraska4,765Mississippi: 4,621 countMississippi4,621New Mexico: 4,528 countNew Mexico4,528Delaware: 4,429 countDelaware4,429Montana: 4,386 countMontana4,386New Hampshire: 3,699 countNew Hampshire3,699Maine: 3,662 countMaine3,662Hawaii: 3,464 countHawaii3,464Wyoming: 3,352 countWyoming3,352Rhode Island: 3,085 countRhode Island3,085West Virginia: 2,694 countWest Virginia2,694South Dakota: 2,214 countSouth Dakota2,214Vermont: 2,074 countVermont2,074Alaska: 1,988 countAlaska1,988North Dakota: 1,954 countNorth Dakota1,954
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California143,863+0.9%
2Florida94,623+2.5%
3Texas83,842+3.5%
4New York62,625+1.3%
5Illinois37,946-0.2%
6Georgia33,198+2.3%
7Virginia32,231+1.2%
8Pennsylvania30,357+0.4%
9New Jersey29,052+0.4%
10North Carolina28,189+2.8%
11Colorado28,143+0.2%
12Ohio23,740+0.5%
13Washington23,574+0.5%
14Michigan22,561+2.1%
15Massachusetts21,966+0.2%
16Maryland21,699+1.2%
17Arizona20,816+2.4%
18Minnesota16,218+0.4%
19Missouri13,844+0.6%
20Utah13,540+2.8%
21Indiana13,501+2.2%
22Oregon13,318+1%
23South Carolina12,611+3.1%
24Tennessee12,568+1.9%
25Louisiana12,493+0.8%
26Wisconsin11,680+1%
27Nevada10,759+2.1%
28Oklahoma10,200+2.6%
29Alabama9,813+1.4%
30Connecticut9,275+1.9%
31Kentucky8,370+1.2%
32Kansas7,236+1.4%
33Iowa6,474+0.2%
34Arkansas6,260+1.3%
35Idaho5,944+3.8%
36District of Columbia5,738+0.6%
37Nebraska4,765+0.6%
38Mississippi4,6210%
39New Mexico4,528-1.3%
40Delaware4,429+8.2%
41Montana4,386+3.6%
42New Hampshire3,699-1.4%
43Maine3,6620%
44Hawaii3,464+1.4%
45Wyoming3,352+9.3%
46Rhode Island3,085+0.3%
47West Virginia2,694+2.2%
48South Dakota2,214+2.3%
49Vermont2,074-0.3%
50Alaska1,988+0.8%
51North Dakota1,954+3.6%

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About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services?

California, with 143,863 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services?

North Dakota, with 1,954 in 2023.

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