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US states by employer establishments: utilities

Texas had the highest employer establishments: utilities of 51 states in 2018, at 2,022. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 41. The median was 311 and the figure for the United States was 19,028. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,022Texas
Lowest41Rhode Island
Median31151 states
United States19,028History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 361 countAlaska: 108 countArizona: 310 countArkansas: 321 countCalifornia: 1,285 countColorado: 411 countConnecticut: 154 countDelaware: 66 countDistrict of Columbia: 70 countFlorida: 813 countGeorgia: 594 countHawaii: 69 countIdaho: 219 countIllinois: 582 countIndiana: 549 countIowa: 274 countKansas: 252 countKentucky: 343 countLouisiana: 488 countMaine: 121 countMaryland: 224 countMassachusetts: 311 countMichigan: 423 countMinnesota: 348 countMississippi: 578 countMissouri: 371 countMontana: 211 countNebraska: 104 countNevada: 130 countNew Hampshire: 132 countNew Jersey: 379 countNew Mexico: 225 countNew York: 707 countNorth Carolina: 633 countNorth Dakota: 147 countOhio: 713 countOklahoma: 382 countOregon: 279 countPennsylvania: 888 countRhode Island: 41 countSouth Carolina: 376 countSouth Dakota: 159 countTennessee: 158 countTexas: 2,022 countUtah: 222 countVermont: 70 countVirginia: 362 countWashington: 314 countWest Virginia: 233 countWisconsin: 355 countWyoming: 141 count
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  • 130 to 220
  • 220 to 310
  • 310 to 370
  • 370 to 580
  • 580 and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Texas: 2,022 countTexas2,022California: 1,285 countCalifornia1,285Pennsylvania: 888 countPennsylvania888Florida: 813 countFlorida813Ohio: 713 countOhio713New York: 707 countNew York707North Carolina: 633 countNorth Carolina633Georgia: 594 countGeorgia594Illinois: 582 countIllinois582Mississippi: 578 countMississippi578Indiana: 549 countIndiana549Louisiana: 488 countLouisiana488Michigan: 423 countMichigan423Colorado: 411 countColorado411Oklahoma: 382 countOklahoma382New Jersey: 379 countNew Jersey379South Carolina: 376 countSouth Carolina376Missouri: 371 countMissouri371Virginia: 362 countVirginia362Alabama: 361 countAlabama361Wisconsin: 355 countWisconsin355Minnesota: 348 countMinnesota348Kentucky: 343 countKentucky343Arkansas: 321 countArkansas321Washington: 314 countWashington314Massachusetts: 311 countMassachusetts311Arizona: 310 countArizona310Oregon: 279 countOregon279Iowa: 274 countIowa274Kansas: 252 countKansas252West Virginia: 233 countWest Virginia233New Mexico: 225 countNew Mexico225Maryland: 224 countMaryland224Utah: 222 countUtah222Idaho: 219 countIdaho219Montana: 211 countMontana211South Dakota: 159 countSouth Dakota159Tennessee: 158 countTennessee158Connecticut: 154 countConnecticut154North Dakota: 147 countNorth Dakota147Wyoming: 141 countWyoming141New Hampshire: 132 countNew Hampshire132Nevada: 130 countNevada130Maine: 121 countMaine121Alaska: 108 countAlaska108Nebraska: 104 countNebraska104District of Columbia: 70 countDistrict of Columbia70Vermont: 70 countVermont70Hawaii: 69 countHawaii69Delaware: 66 countDelaware66Rhode Island: 41 countRhode Island41Texas: 2,022 countTexas2,022California: 1,285 countCalifornia1,285Pennsylvania: 888 countPennsylvania888Florida: 813 countFlorida813Ohio: 713 countOhio713New York: 707 countNew York707North Carolina: 633 countNorth Carolina633Georgia: 594 countGeorgia594Illinois: 582 countIllinois582Mississippi: 578 countMississippi578Indiana: 549 countIndiana549Louisiana: 488 countLouisiana488Michigan: 423 countMichigan423Colorado: 411 countColorado411Oklahoma: 382 countOklahoma382New Jersey: 379 countNew Jersey379South Carolina: 376 countSouth Carolina376Missouri: 371 countMissouri371Virginia: 362 countVirginia362Alabama: 361 countAlabama361Wisconsin: 355 countWisconsin355Minnesota: 348 countMinnesota348Kentucky: 343 countKentucky343Arkansas: 321 countArkansas321Washington: 314 countWashington314Massachusetts: 311 countMassachusetts311Arizona: 310 countArizona310Oregon: 279 countOregon279Iowa: 274 countIowa274Kansas: 252 countKansas252West Virginia: 233 countWest Virginia233New Mexico: 225 countNew Mexico225Maryland: 224 countMaryland224Utah: 222 countUtah222Idaho: 219 countIdaho219Montana: 211 countMontana211South Dakota: 159 countSouth Dakota159Tennessee: 158 countTennessee158Connecticut: 154 countConnecticut154North Dakota: 147 countNorth Dakota147Wyoming: 141 countWyoming141New Hampshire: 132 countNew Hampshire132Nevada: 130 countNevada130Maine: 121 countMaine121Alaska: 108 countAlaska108Nebraska: 104 countNebraska104District of Columbia: 70 countDistrict of Columbia70Vermont: 70 countVermont70Hawaii: 69 countHawaii69Delaware: 66 countDelaware66Rhode 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

RankStates2018
count		Change on 2017
1Texas2,022+2.5%
2California1,285+3%
3Pennsylvania888+4%
4Florida813-6.1%
5Ohio713+1.3%
6New York707+4.9%
7North Carolina633-26.1%
8Georgia594-2.6%
9Illinois582+13.9%
10Mississippi578-2.7%
11Indiana549-13.7%
12Louisiana488+1%
13Michigan423+1.2%
14Colorado411+1.5%
15Oklahoma382+3.8%
16New Jersey379+4.1%
17South Carolina376-10%
18Missouri371-0.5%
19Virginia362+8.1%
20Alabama361+4.9%
21Wisconsin355+2.3%
22Minnesota348+0.3%
23Kentucky343-3.7%
24Arkansas321-2.7%
25Washington314+1.6%
26Massachusetts311+8.4%
27Arizona310+6.2%
28Oregon279-1.1%
29Iowa274+1.1%
30Kansas252+2.4%
31West Virginia233+0.9%
32New Mexico225-0.9%
33Maryland224+40%
34Utah222+1.8%
35Idaho219+2.3%
36Montana2110%
37South Dakota159+3.2%
38Tennessee158+4.6%
39Connecticut154+14.9%
40North Dakota147-2.6%
41Wyoming141-3.4%
42New Hampshire132+7.3%
43Nevada130+4.8%
44Maine121+3.4%
45Alaska108+1.9%
46Nebraska104-13.3%
47District of Columbia70+27.3%
47Vermont700%
49Hawaii69+9.5%
50Delaware66+32%
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/2018/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2020, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2018/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: utilities?

Texas, with 2,022 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: utilities?

Rhode Island, with 41 in 2018.

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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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