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US states by employer establishments: utilities

Texas had the highest employer establishments: utilities of 51 states in 2019, at 2,045. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 44. The median was 314 and the figure for the United States was 19,146. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,045Texas
Lowest44Rhode Island
Median31451 states
United States19,146History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 355 countAlaska: 107 countArizona: 308 countArkansas: 330 countCalifornia: 1,261 countColorado: 419 countConnecticut: 153 countDelaware: 65 countDistrict of Columbia: 69 countFlorida: 822 countGeorgia: 589 countHawaii: 71 countIdaho: 217 countIllinois: 581 countIndiana: 551 countIowa: 274 countKansas: 256 countKentucky: 344 countLouisiana: 514 countMaine: 119 countMaryland: 208 countMassachusetts: 314 countMichigan: 413 countMinnesota: 357 countMississippi: 582 countMissouri: 378 countMontana: 212 countNebraska: 122 countNevada: 126 countNew Hampshire: 132 countNew Jersey: 382 countNew Mexico: 223 countNew York: 757 countNorth Carolina: 636 countNorth Dakota: 150 countOhio: 721 countOklahoma: 380 countOregon: 274 countPennsylvania: 886 countRhode Island: 44 countSouth Carolina: 380 countSouth Dakota: 158 countTennessee: 154 countTexas: 2,045 countUtah: 219 countVermont: 65 countVirginia: 357 countWashington: 319 countWest Virginia: 241 countWisconsin: 351 countWyoming: 155 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Texas: 2,045 countTexas2,045California: 1,261 countCalifornia1,261Pennsylvania: 886 countPennsylvania886Florida: 822 countFlorida822New York: 757 countNew York757Ohio: 721 countOhio721North Carolina: 636 countNorth Carolina636Georgia: 589 countGeorgia589Mississippi: 582 countMississippi582Illinois: 581 countIllinois581Indiana: 551 countIndiana551Louisiana: 514 countLouisiana514Colorado: 419 countColorado419Michigan: 413 countMichigan413New Jersey: 382 countNew Jersey382Oklahoma: 380 countOklahoma380South Carolina: 380 countSouth Carolina380Missouri: 378 countMissouri378Minnesota: 357 countMinnesota357Virginia: 357 countVirginia357Alabama: 355 countAlabama355Wisconsin: 351 countWisconsin351Kentucky: 344 countKentucky344Arkansas: 330 countArkansas330Washington: 319 countWashington319Massachusetts: 314 countMassachusetts314Arizona: 308 countArizona308Iowa: 274 countIowa274Oregon: 274 countOregon274Kansas: 256 countKansas256West Virginia: 241 countWest Virginia241New Mexico: 223 countNew Mexico223Utah: 219 countUtah219Idaho: 217 countIdaho217Montana: 212 countMontana212Maryland: 208 countMaryland208South Dakota: 158 countSouth Dakota158Wyoming: 155 countWyoming155Tennessee: 154 countTennessee154Connecticut: 153 countConnecticut153North Dakota: 150 countNorth Dakota150New Hampshire: 132 countNew Hampshire132Nevada: 126 countNevada126Nebraska: 122 countNebraska122Maine: 119 countMaine119Alaska: 107 countAlaska107Hawaii: 71 countHawaii71District of Columbia: 69 countDistrict of Columbia69Delaware: 65 countDelaware65Vermont: 65 countVermont65Rhode Island: 44 countRhode Island44Texas: 2,045 countTexas2,045California: 1,261 countCalifornia1,261Pennsylvania: 886 countPennsylvania886Florida: 822 countFlorida822New York: 757 countNew York757Ohio: 721 countOhio721North Carolina: 636 countNorth Carolina636Georgia: 589 countGeorgia589Mississippi: 582 countMississippi582Illinois: 581 countIllinois581Indiana: 551 countIndiana551Louisiana: 514 countLouisiana514Colorado: 419 countColorado419Michigan: 413 countMichigan413New Jersey: 382 countNew Jersey382Oklahoma: 380 countOklahoma380South Carolina: 380 countSouth Carolina380Missouri: 378 countMissouri378Minnesota: 357 countMinnesota357Virginia: 357 countVirginia357Alabama: 355 countAlabama355Wisconsin: 351 countWisconsin351Kentucky: 344 countKentucky344Arkansas: 330 countArkansas330Washington: 319 countWashington319Massachusetts: 314 countMassachusetts314Arizona: 308 countArizona308Iowa: 274 countIowa274Oregon: 274 countOregon274Kansas: 256 countKansas256West Virginia: 241 countWest Virginia241New Mexico: 223 countNew Mexico223Utah: 219 countUtah219Idaho: 217 countIdaho217Montana: 212 countMontana212Maryland: 208 countMaryland208South Dakota: 158 countSouth Dakota158Wyoming: 155 countWyoming155Tennessee: 154 countTennessee154Connecticut: 153 countConnecticut153North Dakota: 150 countNorth Dakota150New Hampshire: 132 countNew Hampshire132Nevada: 126 countNevada126Nebraska: 122 countNebraska122Maine: 119 countMaine119Alaska: 107 countAlaska107Hawaii: 71 countHawaii71District of Columbia: 69 countDistrict of Columbia69Delaware: 65 countDelaware65Vermont: 65 countVermont65Rhode Island: 44 countRhode Island44
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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1Texas2,045+1.1%
2California1,261-1.9%
3Pennsylvania886-0.2%
4Florida822+1.1%
5New York757+7.1%
6Ohio721+1.1%
7North Carolina636+0.5%
8Georgia589-0.8%
9Mississippi582+0.7%
10Illinois581-0.2%
11Indiana551+0.4%
12Louisiana514+5.3%
13Colorado419+1.9%
14Michigan413-2.4%
15New Jersey382+0.8%
16Oklahoma380-0.5%
16South Carolina380+1.1%
18Missouri378+1.9%
19Minnesota357+2.6%
19Virginia357-1.4%
21Alabama355-1.7%
22Wisconsin351-1.1%
23Kentucky344+0.3%
24Arkansas330+2.8%
25Washington319+1.6%
26Massachusetts314+1%
27Arizona308-0.6%
28Iowa2740%
28Oregon274-1.8%
30Kansas256+1.6%
31West Virginia241+3.4%
32New Mexico223-0.9%
33Utah219-1.4%
34Idaho217-0.9%
35Montana212+0.5%
36Maryland208-7.1%
37South Dakota158-0.6%
38Wyoming155+9.9%
39Tennessee154-2.5%
40Connecticut153-0.6%
41North Dakota150+2%
42New Hampshire1320%
43Nevada126-3.1%
44Nebraska122+17.3%
45Maine119-1.7%
46Alaska107-0.9%
47Hawaii71+2.9%
48District of Columbia69-1.4%
49Delaware65-1.5%
49Vermont65-7.1%
51Rhode Island44+7.3%

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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/

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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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Apr. 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms: US states by employer establishments: utilities, 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-utilities/us-states?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: utilities?

Texas, with 2,045 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: utilities?

Rhode Island, with 44 in 2019.

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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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