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US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 2023

California had the highest employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing of 51 states in 2023, at 65,036. Vermont had the lowest, at 820. The median was 5,515 and the figure for the United States was 469,562. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65,036California
Lowest820Vermont
Median5,51551 states
United States469,562History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 5,155 countAlaska: 1,137 countArizona: 12,596 countArkansas: 3,532 countCalifornia: 65,036 countColorado: 14,354 countConnecticut: 3,186 countDelaware: 1,440 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,502 countFlorida: 47,772 countGeorgia: 15,465 countHawaii: 2,093 countIdaho: 3,755 countIllinois: 13,944 countIndiana: 7,585 countIowa: 3,579 countKansas: 3,594 countKentucky: 4,393 countLouisiana: 5,515 countMaine: 2,162 countMaryland: 7,450 countMassachusetts: 8,539 countMichigan: 9,106 countMinnesota: 7,786 countMississippi: 2,526 countMissouri: 7,262 countMontana: 2,529 countNebraska: 2,641 countNevada: 5,410 countNew Hampshire: 1,541 countNew Jersey: 10,288 countNew Mexico: 2,496 countNew York: 33,910 countNorth Carolina: 15,796 countNorth Dakota: 1,139 countOhio: 11,647 countOklahoma: 4,826 countOregon: 7,506 countPennsylvania: 11,785 countRhode Island: 1,273 countSouth Carolina: 7,753 countSouth Dakota: 1,356 countTennessee: 7,143 countTexas: 38,872 countUtah: 6,808 countVermont: 820 countVirginia: 11,611 countWashington: 13,447 countWest Virginia: 1,422 countWisconsin: 5,635 countWyoming: 1,444 count
  • Under 1,500
  • 1,500 to 3,400
  • 3,400 to 5,500
  • 5,500 to 7,800
  • 7,800 to 13K
  • 13K and over
count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 65,036 countCalifornia65,036Florida: 47,772 countFlorida47,772Texas: 38,872 countTexas38,872New York: 33,910 countNew York33,910North Carolina: 15,796 countNorth Carolina15,796Georgia: 15,465 countGeorgia15,465Colorado: 14,354 countColorado14,354Illinois: 13,944 countIllinois13,944Washington: 13,447 countWashington13,447Arizona: 12,596 countArizona12,596Pennsylvania: 11,785 countPennsylvania11,785Ohio: 11,647 countOhio11,647Virginia: 11,611 countVirginia11,611New Jersey: 10,288 countNew Jersey10,288Michigan: 9,106 countMichigan9,106Massachusetts: 8,539 countMassachusetts8,539Minnesota: 7,786 countMinnesota7,786South Carolina: 7,753 countSouth Carolina7,753Indiana: 7,585 countIndiana7,585Oregon: 7,506 countOregon7,506Maryland: 7,450 countMaryland7,450Missouri: 7,262 countMissouri7,262Tennessee: 7,143 countTennessee7,143Utah: 6,808 countUtah6,808Wisconsin: 5,635 countWisconsin5,635Louisiana: 5,515 countLouisiana5,515Nevada: 5,410 countNevada5,410Alabama: 5,155 countAlabama5,155Oklahoma: 4,826 countOklahoma4,826Kentucky: 4,393 countKentucky4,393Idaho: 3,755 countIdaho3,755Kansas: 3,594 countKansas3,594Iowa: 3,579 countIowa3,579Arkansas: 3,532 countArkansas3,532Connecticut: 3,186 countConnecticut3,186Nebraska: 2,641 countNebraska2,641Montana: 2,529 countMontana2,529Mississippi: 2,526 countMississippi2,526New Mexico: 2,496 countNew Mexico2,496Maine: 2,162 countMaine2,162Hawaii: 2,093 countHawaii2,093New Hampshire: 1,541 countNew Hampshire1,541District of Columbia: 1,502 countDistrict of Columbia1,502Wyoming: 1,444 countWyoming1,444Delaware: 1,440 countDelaware1,440West Virginia: 1,422 countWest Virginia1,422South Dakota: 1,356 countSouth Dakota1,356Rhode Island: 1,273 countRhode Island1,273North Dakota: 1,139 countNorth Dakota1,139Alaska: 1,137 countAlaska1,137Vermont: 820 countVermont820California: 65,036 countCalifornia65,036Florida: 47,772 countFlorida47,772Texas: 38,872 countTexas38,872New York: 33,910 countNew York33,910North Carolina: 15,796 countNorth Carolina15,796Georgia: 15,465 countGeorgia15,465Colorado: 14,354 countColorado14,354Illinois: 13,944 countIllinois13,944Washington: 13,447 countWashington13,447Arizona: 12,596 countArizona12,596Pennsylvania: 11,785 countPennsylvania11,785Ohio: 11,647 countOhio11,647Virginia: 11,611 countVirginia11,611New Jersey: 10,288 countNew Jersey10,288Michigan: 9,106 countMichigan9,106Massachusetts: 8,539 countMassachusetts8,539Minnesota: 7,786 countMinnesota7,786South Carolina: 7,753 countSouth Carolina7,753Indiana: 7,585 countIndiana7,585Oregon: 7,506 countOregon7,506Maryland: 7,450 countMaryland7,450Missouri: 7,262 countMissouri7,262Tennessee: 7,143 countTennessee7,143Utah: 6,808 countUtah6,808Wisconsin: 5,635 countWisconsin5,635Louisiana: 5,515 countLouisiana5,515Nevada: 5,410 countNevada5,410Alabama: 5,155 countAlabama5,155Oklahoma: 4,826 countOklahoma4,826Kentucky: 4,393 countKentucky4,393Idaho: 3,755 countIdaho3,755Kansas: 3,594 countKansas3,594Iowa: 3,579 countIowa3,579Arkansas: 3,532 countArkansas3,532Connecticut: 3,186 countConnecticut3,186Nebraska: 2,641 countNebraska2,641Montana: 2,529 countMontana2,529Mississippi: 2,526 countMississippi2,526New Mexico: 2,496 countNew Mexico2,496Maine: 2,162 countMaine2,162Hawaii: 2,093 countHawaii2,093New Hampshire: 1,541 countNew Hampshire1,541District of Columbia: 1,502 countDistrict of Columbia1,502Wyoming: 1,444 countWyoming1,444Delaware: 1,440 countDelaware1,440West Virginia: 1,422 countWest Virginia1,422South Dakota: 1,356 countSouth Dakota1,356Rhode Island: 1,273 countRhode Island1,273North Dakota: 1,139 countNorth Dakota1,139Alaska: 1,137 countAlaska1,137Vermont: 820 countVermont820
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California65,036-0.6%
2Florida47,772+1.4%
3Texas38,872+3.1%
4New York33,910-0.5%
5North Carolina15,796+2.7%
6Georgia15,465+2%
7Colorado14,354-1.4%
8Illinois13,944-0.3%
9Washington13,447-1.9%
10Arizona12,596-0.7%
11Pennsylvania11,785+1.4%
12Ohio11,647+0.4%
13Virginia11,611+1.1%
14New Jersey10,288+1.1%
15Michigan9,106+0.5%
16Massachusetts8,539+3.4%
17Minnesota7,786-0.6%
18South Carolina7,753+2.8%
19Indiana7,585+1.6%
20Oregon7,506+0.1%
21Maryland7,450-0.5%
22Missouri7,262-0.2%
23Tennessee7,143+1.9%
24Utah6,808-0.7%
25Wisconsin5,635+0.8%
26Louisiana5,515-0.1%
27Nevada5,410-2.5%
28Alabama5,155+2.4%
29Oklahoma4,826+2.1%
30Kentucky4,393+2%
31Idaho3,755+0.4%
32Kansas3,594-0.3%
33Iowa3,579+1.2%
34Arkansas3,532+0.5%
35Connecticut3,186-2.5%
36Nebraska2,641-0.8%
37Montana2,529+0.7%
38Mississippi2,526-0.3%
39New Mexico2,496-0.1%
40Maine2,162+3.4%
41Hawaii2,093+0.6%
42New Hampshire1,541+1.8%
43District of Columbia1,502+0.4%
44Wyoming1,444+3.7%
45Delaware1,440+0.9%
46West Virginia1,422+3.6%
47South Dakota1,356-0.1%
48Rhode Island1,273+0.8%
49North Dakota1,139+1%
50Alaska1,137-0.3%
51Vermont820+0.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-real-estate/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 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-real-estate/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-real-estate/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing?

California, with 65,036 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing?

Vermont, with 820 in 2023.

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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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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