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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 2019, at 132,596. North Dakota had the lowest, at 1,909. The median was 11,196 and the figure for the United States was 927,205. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest132,596California
Lowest1,909North Dakota
Median11,19651 states
United States927,205History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 9,430 countAlaska: 1,960 countArizona: 18,804 countArkansas: 6,004 countCalifornia: 132,596 countColorado: 27,187 countConnecticut: 8,934 countDelaware: 3,245 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,930 countFlorida: 81,723 countGeorgia: 30,115 countHawaii: 3,383 countIdaho: 5,059 countIllinois: 38,263 countIndiana: 13,026 countIowa: 6,486 countKansas: 7,119 countKentucky: 8,136 countLouisiana: 12,359 countMaine: 3,516 countMaryland: 20,853 countMassachusetts: 21,931 countMichigan: 21,603 countMinnesota: 16,398 countMississippi: 4,648 countMissouri: 13,967 countMontana: 3,955 countNebraska: 4,655 countNevada: 9,339 countNew Hampshire: 3,642 countNew Jersey: 28,359 countNew Mexico: 4,629 countNew York: 61,686 countNorth Carolina: 25,207 countNorth Dakota: 1,909 countOhio: 23,737 countOklahoma: 9,929 countOregon: 12,788 countPennsylvania: 29,851 countRhode Island: 3,011 countSouth Carolina: 11,196 countSouth Dakota: 1,993 countTennessee: 11,540 countTexas: 72,802 countUtah: 11,479 countVermont: 2,081 countVirginia: 31,365 countWashington: 22,570 countWest Virginia: 2,745 countWisconsin: 11,421 countWyoming: 2,641 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 132,596 countCalifornia132,596Florida: 81,723 countFlorida81,723Texas: 72,802 countTexas72,802New York: 61,686 countNew York61,686Illinois: 38,263 countIllinois38,263Virginia: 31,365 countVirginia31,365Georgia: 30,115 countGeorgia30,115Pennsylvania: 29,851 countPennsylvania29,851New Jersey: 28,359 countNew Jersey28,359Colorado: 27,187 countColorado27,187North Carolina: 25,207 countNorth Carolina25,207Ohio: 23,737 countOhio23,737Washington: 22,570 countWashington22,570Massachusetts: 21,931 countMassachusetts21,931Michigan: 21,603 countMichigan21,603Maryland: 20,853 countMaryland20,853Arizona: 18,804 countArizona18,804Minnesota: 16,398 countMinnesota16,398Missouri: 13,967 countMissouri13,967Indiana: 13,026 countIndiana13,026Oregon: 12,788 countOregon12,788Louisiana: 12,359 countLouisiana12,359Tennessee: 11,540 countTennessee11,540Utah: 11,479 countUtah11,479Wisconsin: 11,421 countWisconsin11,421South Carolina: 11,196 countSouth Carolina11,196Oklahoma: 9,929 countOklahoma9,929Alabama: 9,430 countAlabama9,430Nevada: 9,339 countNevada9,339Connecticut: 8,934 countConnecticut8,934Kentucky: 8,136 countKentucky8,136Kansas: 7,119 countKansas7,119Iowa: 6,486 countIowa6,486Arkansas: 6,004 countArkansas6,004District of Columbia: 5,930 countDistrict of Columbia5,930Idaho: 5,059 countIdaho5,059Nebraska: 4,655 countNebraska4,655Mississippi: 4,648 countMississippi4,648New Mexico: 4,629 countNew Mexico4,629Montana: 3,955 countMontana3,955New Hampshire: 3,642 countNew Hampshire3,642Maine: 3,516 countMaine3,516Hawaii: 3,383 countHawaii3,383Delaware: 3,245 countDelaware3,245Rhode Island: 3,011 countRhode Island3,011West Virginia: 2,745 countWest Virginia2,745Wyoming: 2,641 countWyoming2,641Vermont: 2,081 countVermont2,081South Dakota: 1,993 countSouth Dakota1,993Alaska: 1,960 countAlaska1,960North Dakota: 1,909 countNorth Dakota1,909California: 132,596 countCalifornia132,596Florida: 81,723 countFlorida81,723Texas: 72,802 countTexas72,802New York: 61,686 countNew York61,686Illinois: 38,263 countIllinois38,263Virginia: 31,365 countVirginia31,365Georgia: 30,115 countGeorgia30,115Pennsylvania: 29,851 countPennsylvania29,851New Jersey: 28,359 countNew Jersey28,359Colorado: 27,187 countColorado27,187North Carolina: 25,207 countNorth Carolina25,207Ohio: 23,737 countOhio23,737Washington: 22,570 countWashington22,570Massachusetts: 21,931 countMassachusetts21,931Michigan: 21,603 countMichigan21,603Maryland: 20,853 countMaryland20,853Arizona: 18,804 countArizona18,804Minnesota: 16,398 countMinnesota16,398Missouri: 13,967 countMissouri13,967Indiana: 13,026 countIndiana13,026Oregon: 12,788 countOregon12,788Louisiana: 12,359 countLouisiana12,359Tennessee: 11,540 countTennessee11,540Utah: 11,479 countUtah11,479Wisconsin: 11,421 countWisconsin11,421South Carolina: 11,196 countSouth Carolina11,196Oklahoma: 9,929 countOklahoma9,929Alabama: 9,430 countAlabama9,430Nevada: 9,339 countNevada9,339Connecticut: 8,934 countConnecticut8,934Kentucky: 8,136 countKentucky8,136Kansas: 7,119 countKansas7,119Iowa: 6,486 countIowa6,486Arkansas: 6,004 countArkansas6,004District of Columbia: 5,930 countDistrict of Columbia5,930Idaho: 5,059 countIdaho5,059Nebraska: 4,655 countNebraska4,655Mississippi: 4,648 countMississippi4,648New Mexico: 4,629 countNew Mexico4,629Montana: 3,955 countMontana3,955New Hampshire: 3,642 countNew Hampshire3,642Maine: 3,516 countMaine3,516Hawaii: 3,383 countHawaii3,383Delaware: 3,245 countDelaware3,245Rhode Island: 3,011 countRhode Island3,011West Virginia: 2,745 countWest Virginia2,745Wyoming: 2,641 countWyoming2,641Vermont: 2,081 countVermont2,081South Dakota: 1,993 countSouth Dakota1,993Alaska: 1,960 countAlaska1,960North Dakota: 1,909 countNorth Dakota1,909
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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California132,596+1.8%
2Florida81,723+1.4%
3Texas72,802+1.8%
4New York61,686-0.3%
5Illinois38,263-0.9%
6Virginia31,365+0.5%
7Georgia30,115+0.4%
8Pennsylvania29,851-0.3%
9New Jersey28,359-0.7%
10Colorado27,187+1.2%
11North Carolina25,207+0.8%
12Ohio23,737-0.2%
13Washington22,570+0.5%
14Massachusetts21,931+0.3%
15Michigan21,603-0.4%
16Maryland20,853-0.1%
17Arizona18,804+1.8%
18Minnesota16,398-1.1%
19Missouri13,967-0.9%
20Indiana13,026+0.3%
21Oregon12,788+0.4%
22Louisiana12,359+0.5%
23Tennessee11,540+0.7%
24Utah11,479+2.3%
25Wisconsin11,421-0.7%
26South Carolina11,196+1.2%
27Oklahoma9,929+0.4%
28Alabama9,430-0.3%
29Nevada9,339+1.3%
30Connecticut8,934-2.2%
31Kentucky8,136+0.4%
32Kansas7,119-0.3%
33Iowa6,486-0.7%
34Arkansas6,0040%
35District of Columbia5,930+1.5%
36Idaho5,059+3.6%
37Nebraska4,655-0.5%
38Mississippi4,648-0.9%
39New Mexico4,629-0.4%
40Montana3,955+0.9%
41New Hampshire3,642-0.1%
42Maine3,516-0.8%
43Hawaii3,383-0.9%
44Delaware3,245+3.7%
45Rhode Island3,011-1%
46West Virginia2,745-0.3%
47Wyoming2,641+6.2%
48Vermont2,081-0.6%
49South Dakota1,993-0.1%
50Alaska1,960+0.1%
51North Dakota1,909+3.9%

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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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/

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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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Apr. 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 132,596 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Dakota, with 1,909 in 2019.

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