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US states by employer establishments: utilities

Texas had the highest employer establishments: utilities of 51 states in 2012, at 1,992. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 40. The median was 290 and the figure for the United States was 17,833. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,992Texas
Lowest40Rhode Island
Median29051 states
United States17,833History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 422 countAlaska: 94 countArizona: 268 countArkansas: 329 countCalifornia: 1,169 countColorado: 375 countConnecticut: 157 countDelaware: 46 countDistrict of Columbia: 48 countFlorida: 717 countGeorgia: 605 countHawaii: 55 countIdaho: 201 countIllinois: 489 countIndiana: 543 countIowa: 273 countKansas: 232 countKentucky: 334 countLouisiana: 522 countMaine: 99 countMaryland: 143 countMassachusetts: 273 countMichigan: 389 countMinnesota: 319 countMississippi: 593 countMissouri: 362 countMontana: 205 countNebraska: 118 countNevada: 121 countNew Hampshire: 119 countNew Jersey: 412 countNew Mexico: 234 countNew York: 622 countNorth Carolina: 489 countNorth Dakota: 127 countOhio: 638 countOklahoma: 348 countOregon: 290 countPennsylvania: 789 countRhode Island: 40 countSouth Carolina: 334 countSouth Dakota: 158 countTennessee: 143 countTexas: 1,992 countUtah: 221 countVermont: 66 countVirginia: 319 countWashington: 304 countWest Virginia: 220 countWisconsin: 327 countWyoming: 140 count
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  • 350 to 540
  • 540 and over
count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2012

Texas: 1,992 countTexas1,992California: 1,169 countCalifornia1,169Pennsylvania: 789 countPennsylvania789Florida: 717 countFlorida717Ohio: 638 countOhio638New York: 622 countNew York622Georgia: 605 countGeorgia605Mississippi: 593 countMississippi593Indiana: 543 countIndiana543Louisiana: 522 countLouisiana522Illinois: 489 countIllinois489North Carolina: 489 countNorth Carolina489Alabama: 422 countAlabama422New Jersey: 412 countNew Jersey412Michigan: 389 countMichigan389Colorado: 375 countColorado375Missouri: 362 countMissouri362Oklahoma: 348 countOklahoma348Kentucky: 334 countKentucky334South Carolina: 334 countSouth Carolina334Arkansas: 329 countArkansas329Wisconsin: 327 countWisconsin327Minnesota: 319 countMinnesota319Virginia: 319 countVirginia319Washington: 304 countWashington304Oregon: 290 countOregon290Iowa: 273 countIowa273Massachusetts: 273 countMassachusetts273Arizona: 268 countArizona268New Mexico: 234 countNew Mexico234Kansas: 232 countKansas232Utah: 221 countUtah221West Virginia: 220 countWest Virginia220Montana: 205 countMontana205Idaho: 201 countIdaho201South Dakota: 158 countSouth Dakota158Connecticut: 157 countConnecticut157Maryland: 143 countMaryland143Tennessee: 143 countTennessee143Wyoming: 140 countWyoming140North Dakota: 127 countNorth Dakota127Nevada: 121 countNevada121New Hampshire: 119 countNew Hampshire119Nebraska: 118 countNebraska118Maine: 99 countMaine99Alaska: 94 countAlaska94Vermont: 66 countVermont66Hawaii: 55 countHawaii55District of Columbia: 48 countDistrict of Columbia48Delaware: 46 countDelaware46Rhode Island: 40 countRhode Island40Texas: 1,992 countTexas1,992California: 1,169 countCalifornia1,169Pennsylvania: 789 countPennsylvania789Florida: 717 countFlorida717Ohio: 638 countOhio638New York: 622 countNew York622Georgia: 605 countGeorgia605Mississippi: 593 countMississippi593Indiana: 543 countIndiana543Louisiana: 522 countLouisiana522Illinois: 489 countIllinois489North Carolina: 489 countNorth Carolina489Alabama: 422 countAlabama422New Jersey: 412 countNew Jersey412Michigan: 389 countMichigan389Colorado: 375 countColorado375Missouri: 362 countMissouri362Oklahoma: 348 countOklahoma348Kentucky: 334 countKentucky334South Carolina: 334 countSouth Carolina334Arkansas: 329 countArkansas329Wisconsin: 327 countWisconsin327Minnesota: 319 countMinnesota319Virginia: 319 countVirginia319Washington: 304 countWashington304Oregon: 290 countOregon290Iowa: 273 countIowa273Massachusetts: 273 countMassachusetts273Arizona: 268 countArizona268New Mexico: 234 countNew Mexico234Kansas: 232 countKansas232Utah: 221 countUtah221West Virginia: 220 countWest Virginia220Montana: 205 countMontana205Idaho: 201 countIdaho201South Dakota: 158 countSouth Dakota158Connecticut: 157 countConnecticut157Maryland: 143 countMaryland143Tennessee: 143 countTennessee143Wyoming: 140 countWyoming140North Dakota: 127 countNorth Dakota127Nevada: 121 countNevada121New Hampshire: 119 countNew Hampshire119Nebraska: 118 countNebraska118Maine: 99 countMaine99Alaska: 94 countAlaska94Vermont: 66 countVermont66Hawaii: 55 countHawaii55District of Columbia: 48 countDistrict of Columbia48Delaware: 46 countDelaware46Rhode Island: 40 countRhode Island40
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2012
count
1Texas1,992
2California1,169
3Pennsylvania789
4Florida717
5Ohio638
6New York622
7Georgia605
8Mississippi593
9Indiana543
10Louisiana522
11Illinois489
11North Carolina489
13Alabama422
14New Jersey412
15Michigan389
16Colorado375
17Missouri362
18Oklahoma348
19Kentucky334
19South Carolina334
21Arkansas329
22Wisconsin327
23Minnesota319
23Virginia319
25Washington304
26Oregon290
27Iowa273
27Massachusetts273
29Arizona268
30New Mexico234
31Kansas232
32Utah221
33West Virginia220
34Montana205
35Idaho201
36South Dakota158
37Connecticut157
38Maryland143
38Tennessee143
40Wyoming140
41North Dakota127
42Nevada121
43New Hampshire119
44Nebraska118
45Maine99
46Alaska94
47Vermont66
48Hawaii55
49District of Columbia48
50Delaware46
51Rhode Island40

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of establishments with paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes government owned utilities.

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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 12 Sept. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2012/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: utilities?

Texas, with 1,992 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: utilities?

Rhode Island, with 40 in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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