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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 2022, at 142,540. North Dakota had the lowest, at 1,887. The median was 11,562 and the figure for the United States was 974,303. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest142,540California
Lowest1,887North Dakota
Median11,56251 states
United States974,303History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 9,682 countAlaska: 1,973 countArizona: 20,330 countArkansas: 6,177 countCalifornia: 142,540 countColorado: 28,086 countConnecticut: 9,102 countDelaware: 4,094 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,703 countFlorida: 92,313 countGeorgia: 32,446 countHawaii: 3,417 countIdaho: 5,724 countIllinois: 38,012 countIndiana: 13,212 countIowa: 6,461 countKansas: 7,136 countKentucky: 8,270 countLouisiana: 12,400 countMaine: 3,662 countMaryland: 21,432 countMassachusetts: 21,931 countMichigan: 22,097 countMinnesota: 16,161 countMississippi: 4,620 countMissouri: 13,768 countMontana: 4,233 countNebraska: 4,738 countNevada: 10,537 countNew Hampshire: 3,752 countNew Jersey: 28,935 countNew Mexico: 4,589 countNew York: 61,831 countNorth Carolina: 27,428 countNorth Dakota: 1,887 countOhio: 23,623 countOklahoma: 9,944 countOregon: 13,188 countPennsylvania: 30,244 countRhode Island: 3,077 countSouth Carolina: 12,226 countSouth Dakota: 2,165 countTennessee: 12,334 countTexas: 81,011 countUtah: 13,166 countVermont: 2,081 countVirginia: 31,844 countWashington: 23,454 countWest Virginia: 2,637 countWisconsin: 11,562 countWyoming: 3,068 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 142,540 countCalifornia142,540Florida: 92,313 countFlorida92,313Texas: 81,011 countTexas81,011New York: 61,831 countNew York61,831Illinois: 38,012 countIllinois38,012Georgia: 32,446 countGeorgia32,446Virginia: 31,844 countVirginia31,844Pennsylvania: 30,244 countPennsylvania30,244New Jersey: 28,935 countNew Jersey28,935Colorado: 28,086 countColorado28,086North Carolina: 27,428 countNorth Carolina27,428Ohio: 23,623 countOhio23,623Washington: 23,454 countWashington23,454Michigan: 22,097 countMichigan22,097Massachusetts: 21,931 countMassachusetts21,931Maryland: 21,432 countMaryland21,432Arizona: 20,330 countArizona20,330Minnesota: 16,161 countMinnesota16,161Missouri: 13,768 countMissouri13,768Indiana: 13,212 countIndiana13,212Oregon: 13,188 countOregon13,188Utah: 13,166 countUtah13,166Louisiana: 12,400 countLouisiana12,400Tennessee: 12,334 countTennessee12,334South Carolina: 12,226 countSouth Carolina12,226Wisconsin: 11,562 countWisconsin11,562Nevada: 10,537 countNevada10,537Oklahoma: 9,944 countOklahoma9,944Alabama: 9,682 countAlabama9,682Connecticut: 9,102 countConnecticut9,102Kentucky: 8,270 countKentucky8,270Kansas: 7,136 countKansas7,136Iowa: 6,461 countIowa6,461Arkansas: 6,177 countArkansas6,177Idaho: 5,724 countIdaho5,724District of Columbia: 5,703 countDistrict of Columbia5,703Nebraska: 4,738 countNebraska4,738Mississippi: 4,620 countMississippi4,620New Mexico: 4,589 countNew Mexico4,589Montana: 4,233 countMontana4,233Delaware: 4,094 countDelaware4,094New Hampshire: 3,752 countNew Hampshire3,752Maine: 3,662 countMaine3,662Hawaii: 3,417 countHawaii3,417Rhode Island: 3,077 countRhode Island3,077Wyoming: 3,068 countWyoming3,068West Virginia: 2,637 countWest Virginia2,637South Dakota: 2,165 countSouth Dakota2,165Vermont: 2,081 countVermont2,081Alaska: 1,973 countAlaska1,973North Dakota: 1,887 countNorth Dakota1,887California: 142,540 countCalifornia142,540Florida: 92,313 countFlorida92,313Texas: 81,011 countTexas81,011New York: 61,831 countNew York61,831Illinois: 38,012 countIllinois38,012Georgia: 32,446 countGeorgia32,446Virginia: 31,844 countVirginia31,844Pennsylvania: 30,244 countPennsylvania30,244New Jersey: 28,935 countNew Jersey28,935Colorado: 28,086 countColorado28,086North Carolina: 27,428 countNorth Carolina27,428Ohio: 23,623 countOhio23,623Washington: 23,454 countWashington23,454Michigan: 22,097 countMichigan22,097Massachusetts: 21,931 countMassachusetts21,931Maryland: 21,432 countMaryland21,432Arizona: 20,330 countArizona20,330Minnesota: 16,161 countMinnesota16,161Missouri: 13,768 countMissouri13,768Indiana: 13,212 countIndiana13,212Oregon: 13,188 countOregon13,188Utah: 13,166 countUtah13,166Louisiana: 12,400 countLouisiana12,400Tennessee: 12,334 countTennessee12,334South Carolina: 12,226 countSouth Carolina12,226Wisconsin: 11,562 countWisconsin11,562Nevada: 10,537 countNevada10,537Oklahoma: 9,944 countOklahoma9,944Alabama: 9,682 countAlabama9,682Connecticut: 9,102 countConnecticut9,102Kentucky: 8,270 countKentucky8,270Kansas: 7,136 countKansas7,136Iowa: 6,461 countIowa6,461Arkansas: 6,177 countArkansas6,177Idaho: 5,724 countIdaho5,724District of Columbia: 5,703 countDistrict of Columbia5,703Nebraska: 4,738 countNebraska4,738Mississippi: 4,620 countMississippi4,620New Mexico: 4,589 countNew Mexico4,589Montana: 4,233 countMontana4,233Delaware: 4,094 countDelaware4,094New Hampshire: 3,752 countNew Hampshire3,752Maine: 3,662 countMaine3,662Hawaii: 3,417 countHawaii3,417Rhode Island: 3,077 countRhode Island3,077Wyoming: 3,068 countWyoming3,068West Virginia: 2,637 countWest Virginia2,637South Dakota: 2,165 countSouth Dakota2,165Vermont: 2,081 countVermont2,081Alaska: 1,973 countAlaska1,973North Dakota: 1,887 countNorth Dakota1,887
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California142,540+1.3%
2Florida92,313+2.7%
3Texas81,011+3.7%
4New York61,831+0.3%
5Illinois38,012-0.8%
6Georgia32,446+1.4%
7Virginia31,844-0.1%
8Pennsylvania30,244+0.2%
9New Jersey28,935+1.7%
10Colorado28,0860%
11North Carolina27,428+2.8%
12Ohio23,623-0.8%
13Washington23,454+0.8%
14Michigan22,097+1.1%
15Massachusetts21,931+0.8%
16Maryland21,432+0.3%
17Arizona20,330+1.8%
18Minnesota16,161-0.7%
19Missouri13,768-0.9%
20Indiana13,212+0.3%
21Oregon13,188+0.3%
22Utah13,166+4.1%
23Louisiana12,400+0.2%
24Tennessee12,334+1.5%
25South Carolina12,226+4.1%
26Wisconsin11,562+0.9%
27Nevada10,537+3.6%
28Oklahoma9,944+0.2%
29Alabama9,682+0.2%
30Connecticut9,102+0.5%
31Kentucky8,270+0.2%
32Kansas7,136-0.3%
33Iowa6,461-0.4%
34Arkansas6,177+1.1%
35Idaho5,724+5.4%
36District of Columbia5,703-4.8%
37Nebraska4,738+0.7%
38Mississippi4,620-1.8%
39New Mexico4,589-1.5%
40Montana4,233+2.8%
41Delaware4,094+6.7%
42New Hampshire3,752+1.6%
43Maine3,662+1.7%
44Hawaii3,417+0.1%
45Rhode Island3,077+0.5%
46Wyoming3,068+7%
47West Virginia2,637+0.3%
48South Dakota2,165+4.2%
49Vermont2,081-0.1%
50Alaska1,973+0.4%
51North Dakota1,887+0.7%

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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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 142,540 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

North Dakota, with 1,887 in 2022.

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