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

California had the highest employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing of 51 states in 2014, at 50,938. Vermont had the lowest, at 781. The median was 4,588 and the figure for the United States was 367,076. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50,938California
Lowest781Vermont
Median4,58851 states
United States367,076History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 4,005 countAlaska: 905 countArizona: 8,368 countArkansas: 2,867 countCalifornia: 50,938 countColorado: 9,969 countConnecticut: 3,178 countDelaware: 1,118 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,158 countFlorida: 32,428 countGeorgia: 10,853 countHawaii: 1,941 countIdaho: 2,197 countIllinois: 12,434 countIndiana: 6,144 countIowa: 2,814 countKansas: 3,135 countKentucky: 3,594 countLouisiana: 4,809 countMaine: 1,601 countMaryland: 6,218 countMassachusetts: 6,723 countMichigan: 7,652 countMinnesota: 6,490 countMississippi: 2,387 countMissouri: 6,135 countMontana: 1,844 countNebraska: 2,066 countNevada: 4,107 countNew Hampshire: 1,398 countNew Jersey: 8,714 countNew Mexico: 2,348 countNew York: 32,819 countNorth Carolina: 10,618 countNorth Dakota: 1,066 countOhio: 9,919 countOklahoma: 4,105 countOregon: 5,760 countPennsylvania: 9,571 countRhode Island: 1,057 countSouth Carolina: 4,940 countSouth Dakota: 1,027 countTennessee: 5,582 countTexas: 28,018 countUtah: 4,867 countVermont: 781 countVirginia: 9,211 countWashington: 10,064 countWest Virginia: 1,394 countWisconsin: 4,588 countWyoming: 1,151 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 4,600
  • 4,600 to 6,300
  • 6,300 to 10K
  • 10K and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 50,938 countCalifornia50,938New York: 32,819 countNew York32,819Florida: 32,428 countFlorida32,428Texas: 28,018 countTexas28,018Illinois: 12,434 countIllinois12,434Georgia: 10,853 countGeorgia10,853North Carolina: 10,618 countNorth Carolina10,618Washington: 10,064 countWashington10,064Colorado: 9,969 countColorado9,969Ohio: 9,919 countOhio9,919Pennsylvania: 9,571 countPennsylvania9,571Virginia: 9,211 countVirginia9,211New Jersey: 8,714 countNew Jersey8,714Arizona: 8,368 countArizona8,368Michigan: 7,652 countMichigan7,652Massachusetts: 6,723 countMassachusetts6,723Minnesota: 6,490 countMinnesota6,490Maryland: 6,218 countMaryland6,218Indiana: 6,144 countIndiana6,144Missouri: 6,135 countMissouri6,135Oregon: 5,760 countOregon5,760Tennessee: 5,582 countTennessee5,582South Carolina: 4,940 countSouth Carolina4,940Utah: 4,867 countUtah4,867Louisiana: 4,809 countLouisiana4,809Wisconsin: 4,588 countWisconsin4,588Nevada: 4,107 countNevada4,107Oklahoma: 4,105 countOklahoma4,105Alabama: 4,005 countAlabama4,005Kentucky: 3,594 countKentucky3,594Connecticut: 3,178 countConnecticut3,178Kansas: 3,135 countKansas3,135Arkansas: 2,867 countArkansas2,867Iowa: 2,814 countIowa2,814Mississippi: 2,387 countMississippi2,387New Mexico: 2,348 countNew Mexico2,348Idaho: 2,197 countIdaho2,197Nebraska: 2,066 countNebraska2,066Hawaii: 1,941 countHawaii1,941Montana: 1,844 countMontana1,844Maine: 1,601 countMaine1,601New Hampshire: 1,398 countNew Hampshire1,398West Virginia: 1,394 countWest Virginia1,394District of Columbia: 1,158 countDistrict of Columbia1,158Wyoming: 1,151 countWyoming1,151Delaware: 1,118 countDelaware1,118North Dakota: 1,066 countNorth Dakota1,066Rhode Island: 1,057 countRhode Island1,057South Dakota: 1,027 countSouth Dakota1,027Alaska: 905 countAlaska905Vermont: 781 countVermont781California: 50,938 countCalifornia50,938New York: 32,819 countNew York32,819Florida: 32,428 countFlorida32,428Texas: 28,018 countTexas28,018Illinois: 12,434 countIllinois12,434Georgia: 10,853 countGeorgia10,853North Carolina: 10,618 countNorth Carolina10,618Washington: 10,064 countWashington10,064Colorado: 9,969 countColorado9,969Ohio: 9,919 countOhio9,919Pennsylvania: 9,571 countPennsylvania9,571Virginia: 9,211 countVirginia9,211New Jersey: 8,714 countNew Jersey8,714Arizona: 8,368 countArizona8,368Michigan: 7,652 countMichigan7,652Massachusetts: 6,723 countMassachusetts6,723Minnesota: 6,490 countMinnesota6,490Maryland: 6,218 countMaryland6,218Indiana: 6,144 countIndiana6,144Missouri: 6,135 countMissouri6,135Oregon: 5,760 countOregon5,760Tennessee: 5,582 countTennessee5,582South Carolina: 4,940 countSouth Carolina4,940Utah: 4,867 countUtah4,867Louisiana: 4,809 countLouisiana4,809Wisconsin: 4,588 countWisconsin4,588Nevada: 4,107 countNevada4,107Oklahoma: 4,105 countOklahoma4,105Alabama: 4,005 countAlabama4,005Kentucky: 3,594 countKentucky3,594Connecticut: 3,178 countConnecticut3,178Kansas: 3,135 countKansas3,135Arkansas: 2,867 countArkansas2,867Iowa: 2,814 countIowa2,814Mississippi: 2,387 countMississippi2,387New Mexico: 2,348 countNew Mexico2,348Idaho: 2,197 countIdaho2,197Nebraska: 2,066 countNebraska2,066Hawaii: 1,941 countHawaii1,941Montana: 1,844 countMontana1,844Maine: 1,601 countMaine1,601New Hampshire: 1,398 countNew Hampshire1,398West Virginia: 1,394 countWest Virginia1,394District of Columbia: 1,158 countDistrict of Columbia1,158Wyoming: 1,151 countWyoming1,151Delaware: 1,118 countDelaware1,118North Dakota: 1,066 countNorth Dakota1,066Rhode Island: 1,057 countRhode Island1,057South Dakota: 1,027 countSouth Dakota1,027Alaska: 905 countAlaska905Vermont: 781 countVermont781
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California50,938+2%
2New York32,819+2.1%
3Florida32,428+4.8%
4Texas28,018+3.9%
5Illinois12,434+2.5%
6Georgia10,853+3.2%
7North Carolina10,618+2.8%
8Washington10,064+3.2%
9Colorado9,969+4.4%
10Ohio9,919+0.7%
11Pennsylvania9,571+1.4%
12Virginia9,211+2.9%
13New Jersey8,714+0.7%
14Arizona8,368+1.6%
15Michigan7,652+0.8%
16Massachusetts6,723+3.5%
17Minnesota6,490+1.6%
18Maryland6,218+2.5%
19Indiana6,144+5.1%
20Missouri6,135+0.6%
21Oregon5,760+1.5%
22Tennessee5,582+1.6%
23South Carolina4,940+4%
24Utah4,867+4%
25Louisiana4,809+3.8%
26Wisconsin4,588+1.9%
27Nevada4,107+4.8%
28Oklahoma4,105+2.4%
29Alabama4,005+3.9%
30Kentucky3,594-0.2%
31Connecticut3,178+0.6%
32Kansas3,135+2.9%
33Arkansas2,867+1.6%
34Iowa2,814+2.6%
35Mississippi2,387+2.1%
36New Mexico2,348-0.2%
37Idaho2,197+3.9%
38Nebraska2,066+2%
39Hawaii1,941+2.3%
40Montana1,844+5.1%
41Maine1,601+0.4%
42New Hampshire1,398+6.5%
43West Virginia1,394-0.5%
44District of Columbia1,158+3.2%
45Wyoming1,151+4.8%
46Delaware1,118+3.8%
47North Dakota1,066+8%
48Rhode Island1,057-0.3%
49South Dakota1,027+4.5%
50Alaska905+3.1%
51Vermont781+4.3%

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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-real-estate/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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: real estate, rental and leasing, 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-real-estate/us-states?period=2014.

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

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

California, with 50,938 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 781 in 2014.

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