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

California had the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services of 51 states in 2014, at 120,366. North Dakota had the lowest, at 1,832. The median was 9,743 and the figure for the United States was 882,792. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest120,366California
Lowest1,832North Dakota
Median9,74351 states
United States882,792History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 9,260 countAlaska: 1,925 countArizona: 16,851 countArkansas: 5,817 countCalifornia: 120,366 countColorado: 24,888 countConnecticut: 9,229 countDelaware: 2,726 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,388 countFlorida: 74,204 countGeorgia: 28,647 countHawaii: 3,287 countIdaho: 4,387 countIllinois: 38,986 countIndiana: 12,833 countIowa: 6,288 countKansas: 7,206 countKentucky: 8,232 countLouisiana: 12,198 countMaine: 3,486 countMaryland: 20,356 countMassachusetts: 21,470 countMichigan: 21,468 countMinnesota: 16,610 countMississippi: 4,761 countMissouri: 13,587 countMontana: 3,645 countNebraska: 4,510 countNevada: 8,476 countNew Hampshire: 3,792 countNew Jersey: 29,552 countNew Mexico: 4,704 countNew York: 61,120 countNorth Carolina: 23,413 countNorth Dakota: 1,832 countOhio: 24,041 countOklahoma: 9,707 countOregon: 11,902 countPennsylvania: 29,588 countRhode Island: 2,998 countSouth Carolina: 9,934 countSouth Dakota: 1,899 countTennessee: 11,066 countTexas: 66,476 countUtah: 9,743 countVermont: 2,104 countVirginia: 30,473 countWashington: 20,740 countWest Virginia: 2,937 countWisconsin: 11,438 countWyoming: 2,246 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 120,366 countCalifornia120,366Florida: 74,204 countFlorida74,204Texas: 66,476 countTexas66,476New York: 61,120 countNew York61,120Illinois: 38,986 countIllinois38,986Virginia: 30,473 countVirginia30,473Pennsylvania: 29,588 countPennsylvania29,588New Jersey: 29,552 countNew Jersey29,552Georgia: 28,647 countGeorgia28,647Colorado: 24,888 countColorado24,888Ohio: 24,041 countOhio24,041North Carolina: 23,413 countNorth Carolina23,413Massachusetts: 21,470 countMassachusetts21,470Michigan: 21,468 countMichigan21,468Washington: 20,740 countWashington20,740Maryland: 20,356 countMaryland20,356Arizona: 16,851 countArizona16,851Minnesota: 16,610 countMinnesota16,610Missouri: 13,587 countMissouri13,587Indiana: 12,833 countIndiana12,833Louisiana: 12,198 countLouisiana12,198Oregon: 11,902 countOregon11,902Wisconsin: 11,438 countWisconsin11,438Tennessee: 11,066 countTennessee11,066South Carolina: 9,934 countSouth Carolina9,934Utah: 9,743 countUtah9,743Oklahoma: 9,707 countOklahoma9,707Alabama: 9,260 countAlabama9,260Connecticut: 9,229 countConnecticut9,229Nevada: 8,476 countNevada8,476Kentucky: 8,232 countKentucky8,232Kansas: 7,206 countKansas7,206Iowa: 6,288 countIowa6,288Arkansas: 5,817 countArkansas5,817District of Columbia: 5,388 countDistrict of Columbia5,388Mississippi: 4,761 countMississippi4,761New Mexico: 4,704 countNew Mexico4,704Nebraska: 4,510 countNebraska4,510Idaho: 4,387 countIdaho4,387New Hampshire: 3,792 countNew Hampshire3,792Montana: 3,645 countMontana3,645Maine: 3,486 countMaine3,486Hawaii: 3,287 countHawaii3,287Rhode Island: 2,998 countRhode Island2,998West Virginia: 2,937 countWest Virginia2,937Delaware: 2,726 countDelaware2,726Wyoming: 2,246 countWyoming2,246Vermont: 2,104 countVermont2,104Alaska: 1,925 countAlaska1,925South Dakota: 1,899 countSouth Dakota1,899North Dakota: 1,832 countNorth Dakota1,832California: 120,366 countCalifornia120,366Florida: 74,204 countFlorida74,204Texas: 66,476 countTexas66,476New York: 61,120 countNew York61,120Illinois: 38,986 countIllinois38,986Virginia: 30,473 countVirginia30,473Pennsylvania: 29,588 countPennsylvania29,588New Jersey: 29,552 countNew Jersey29,552Georgia: 28,647 countGeorgia28,647Colorado: 24,888 countColorado24,888Ohio: 24,041 countOhio24,041North Carolina: 23,413 countNorth Carolina23,413Massachusetts: 21,470 countMassachusetts21,470Michigan: 21,468 countMichigan21,468Washington: 20,740 countWashington20,740Maryland: 20,356 countMaryland20,356Arizona: 16,851 countArizona16,851Minnesota: 16,610 countMinnesota16,610Missouri: 13,587 countMissouri13,587Indiana: 12,833 countIndiana12,833Louisiana: 12,198 countLouisiana12,198Oregon: 11,902 countOregon11,902Wisconsin: 11,438 countWisconsin11,438Tennessee: 11,066 countTennessee11,066South Carolina: 9,934 countSouth Carolina9,934Utah: 9,743 countUtah9,743Oklahoma: 9,707 countOklahoma9,707Alabama: 9,260 countAlabama9,260Connecticut: 9,229 countConnecticut9,229Nevada: 8,476 countNevada8,476Kentucky: 8,232 countKentucky8,232Kansas: 7,206 countKansas7,206Iowa: 6,288 countIowa6,288Arkansas: 5,817 countArkansas5,817District of Columbia: 5,388 countDistrict of Columbia5,388Mississippi: 4,761 countMississippi4,761New Mexico: 4,704 countNew Mexico4,704Nebraska: 4,510 countNebraska4,510Idaho: 4,387 countIdaho4,387New Hampshire: 3,792 countNew Hampshire3,792Montana: 3,645 countMontana3,645Maine: 3,486 countMaine3,486Hawaii: 3,287 countHawaii3,287Rhode Island: 2,998 countRhode Island2,998West Virginia: 2,937 countWest Virginia2,937Delaware: 2,726 countDelaware2,726Wyoming: 2,246 countWyoming2,246Vermont: 2,104 countVermont2,104Alaska: 1,925 countAlaska1,925South Dakota: 1,899 countSouth Dakota1,899North Dakota: 1,832 countNorth Dakota1,832
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California120,366+2.6%
2Florida74,204+2.5%
3Texas66,476+3.9%
4New York61,120+1.2%
5Illinois38,986+0.6%
6Virginia30,473+2.2%
7Pennsylvania29,588+0.5%
8New Jersey29,552-0.3%
9Georgia28,647+1.4%
10Colorado24,888+2.4%
11Ohio24,041+0.2%
12North Carolina23,413+1.1%
13Massachusetts21,470-0%
14Michigan21,468-0.3%
15Washington20,740+1.8%
16Maryland20,356+1.2%
17Arizona16,851+2.3%
18Minnesota16,610+0.6%
19Missouri13,587+1.4%
20Indiana12,833+0.4%
21Louisiana12,198+1.8%
22Oregon11,902+0.9%
23Wisconsin11,438+0.4%
24Tennessee11,066+1.4%
25South Carolina9,934+0.3%
26Utah9,743+3.6%
27Oklahoma9,707+1.1%
28Alabama9,260+0.2%
29Connecticut9,229-0.4%
30Nevada8,476+1.6%
31Kentucky8,232+0.8%
32Kansas7,206+1.1%
33Iowa6,288+0.4%
34Arkansas5,817+1.1%
35District of Columbia5,388+2.1%
36Mississippi4,761-0%
37New Mexico4,704-0.2%
38Nebraska4,510-0.2%
39Idaho4,387+4%
40New Hampshire3,792-0.3%
41Montana3,645+0.1%
42Maine3,486-0.1%
43Hawaii3,287+0.8%
44Rhode Island2,9980%
45West Virginia2,937-1.1%
46Delaware2,726+2.9%
47Wyoming2,246+1.8%
48Vermont2,104-0.3%
49Alaska1,925-0.2%
50South Dakota1,899-0.6%
51North Dakota1,832+3.4%

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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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 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-professional-services/us-states?period=2014.

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

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

California, with 120,366 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

North Dakota, with 1,832 in 2014.

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