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US states by employer establishments: utilities

Texas had the highest employer establishments: utilities of 51 states in 2014, at 1,995. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 41. The median was 279 and the figure for the United States was 17,962. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,995Texas
Lowest41Rhode Island
Median27951 states
United States17,962History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 436 countAlaska: 100 countArizona: 256 countArkansas: 328 countCalifornia: 1,213 countColorado: 388 countConnecticut: 139 countDelaware: 55 countDistrict of Columbia: 49 countFlorida: 738 countGeorgia: 597 countHawaii: 60 countIdaho: 204 countIllinois: 492 countIndiana: 509 countIowa: 271 countKansas: 232 countKentucky: 329 countLouisiana: 506 countMaine: 98 countMaryland: 138 countMassachusetts: 276 countMichigan: 382 countMinnesota: 335 countMississippi: 593 countMissouri: 364 countMontana: 209 countNebraska: 119 countNevada: 130 countNew Hampshire: 128 countNew Jersey: 384 countNew Mexico: 226 countNew York: 616 countNorth Carolina: 562 countNorth Dakota: 139 countOhio: 630 countOklahoma: 369 countOregon: 279 countPennsylvania: 798 countRhode Island: 41 countSouth Carolina: 352 countSouth Dakota: 160 countTennessee: 146 countTexas: 1,995 countUtah: 216 countVermont: 58 countVirginia: 331 countWashington: 300 countWest Virginia: 236 countWisconsin: 313 countWyoming: 137 count
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  • 540 and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

Texas: 1,995 countTexas1,995California: 1,213 countCalifornia1,213Pennsylvania: 798 countPennsylvania798Florida: 738 countFlorida738Ohio: 630 countOhio630New York: 616 countNew York616Georgia: 597 countGeorgia597Mississippi: 593 countMississippi593North Carolina: 562 countNorth Carolina562Indiana: 509 countIndiana509Louisiana: 506 countLouisiana506Illinois: 492 countIllinois492Alabama: 436 countAlabama436Colorado: 388 countColorado388New Jersey: 384 countNew Jersey384Michigan: 382 countMichigan382Oklahoma: 369 countOklahoma369Missouri: 364 countMissouri364South Carolina: 352 countSouth Carolina352Minnesota: 335 countMinnesota335Virginia: 331 countVirginia331Kentucky: 329 countKentucky329Arkansas: 328 countArkansas328Wisconsin: 313 countWisconsin313Washington: 300 countWashington300Oregon: 279 countOregon279Massachusetts: 276 countMassachusetts276Iowa: 271 countIowa271Arizona: 256 countArizona256West Virginia: 236 countWest Virginia236Kansas: 232 countKansas232New Mexico: 226 countNew Mexico226Utah: 216 countUtah216Montana: 209 countMontana209Idaho: 204 countIdaho204South Dakota: 160 countSouth Dakota160Tennessee: 146 countTennessee146Connecticut: 139 countConnecticut139North Dakota: 139 countNorth Dakota139Maryland: 138 countMaryland138Wyoming: 137 countWyoming137Nevada: 130 countNevada130New Hampshire: 128 countNew Hampshire128Nebraska: 119 countNebraska119Alaska: 100 countAlaska100Maine: 98 countMaine98Hawaii: 60 countHawaii60Vermont: 58 countVermont58Delaware: 55 countDelaware55District of Columbia: 49 countDistrict of Columbia49Rhode Island: 41 countRhode Island41Texas: 1,995 countTexas1,995California: 1,213 countCalifornia1,213Pennsylvania: 798 countPennsylvania798Florida: 738 countFlorida738Ohio: 630 countOhio630New York: 616 countNew York616Georgia: 597 countGeorgia597Mississippi: 593 countMississippi593North Carolina: 562 countNorth Carolina562Indiana: 509 countIndiana509Louisiana: 506 countLouisiana506Illinois: 492 countIllinois492Alabama: 436 countAlabama436Colorado: 388 countColorado388New Jersey: 384 countNew Jersey384Michigan: 382 countMichigan382Oklahoma: 369 countOklahoma369Missouri: 364 countMissouri364South Carolina: 352 countSouth Carolina352Minnesota: 335 countMinnesota335Virginia: 331 countVirginia331Kentucky: 329 countKentucky329Arkansas: 328 countArkansas328Wisconsin: 313 countWisconsin313Washington: 300 countWashington300Oregon: 279 countOregon279Massachusetts: 276 countMassachusetts276Iowa: 271 countIowa271Arizona: 256 countArizona256West Virginia: 236 countWest Virginia236Kansas: 232 countKansas232New Mexico: 226 countNew Mexico226Utah: 216 countUtah216Montana: 209 countMontana209Idaho: 204 countIdaho204South Dakota: 160 countSouth Dakota160Tennessee: 146 countTennessee146Connecticut: 139 countConnecticut139North Dakota: 139 countNorth Dakota139Maryland: 138 countMaryland138Wyoming: 137 countWyoming137Nevada: 130 countNevada130New Hampshire: 128 countNew Hampshire128Nebraska: 119 countNebraska119Alaska: 100 countAlaska100Maine: 98 countMaine98Hawaii: 60 countHawaii60Vermont: 58 countVermont58Delaware: 55 countDelaware55District of Columbia: 49 countDistrict of Columbia49Rhode Island: 41 countRhode Island41
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1Texas1,995+1.1%
2California1,213+2.4%
3Pennsylvania798-1.7%
4Florida738+1%
5Ohio630-2.9%
6New York616-1.4%
7Georgia597-0.2%
8Mississippi593+0.3%
9North Carolina562+4.1%
10Indiana509-4.1%
11Louisiana506-1.6%
12Illinois492-1.8%
13Alabama4360%
14Colorado388+1.8%
15New Jersey384-0.8%
16Michigan382-4.7%
17Oklahoma369-0.5%
18Missouri364+0.3%
19South Carolina352-2.5%
20Minnesota335-2.6%
21Virginia331+3.4%
22Kentucky329-2.9%
23Arkansas328-1.8%
24Wisconsin313+4.3%
25Washington300-2.9%
26Oregon279-3.8%
27Massachusetts276-2.8%
28Iowa271-0.4%
29Arizona256-0.8%
30West Virginia236-2.1%
31Kansas232-0.9%
32New Mexico226-2.2%
33Utah216-0.5%
34Montana209+3.5%
35Idaho204+0.5%
36South Dakota160+0.6%
37Tennessee146+1.4%
38Connecticut1390%
38North Dakota139+3%
40Maryland138-4.2%
41Wyoming137+2.2%
42Nevada130+2.4%
43New Hampshire128+2.4%
44Nebraska119-1.7%
45Alaska100+6.4%
46Maine98+1%
47Hawaii60+3.4%
48Vermont58-12.1%
49Delaware55+22.2%
50District of Columbia49+2.1%
51Rhode Island41+2.5%

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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: utilities, 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: utilities, 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-utilities/us-states?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: utilities?

Texas, with 1,995 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: utilities?

Rhode Island, with 41 in 2014.

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

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