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Share of jobs in leisure and hospitality: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Employment by industry by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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2026-11-03
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National value: 8.9 (United States).

Washington: 8.7Idaho: 8.7Montana: 10North Dakota: 8.7Minnesota: 7.1Michigan: 8.7Ohio: 8.8Pennsylvania: 7.5New York: 8.3Vermont: 9.1New Hampshire: 7.8Maine: 7.8Arizona: 10.1California: 9.6New Mexico: 10.2Texas: 8.5Louisiana: 10Mississippi: 8.2Alabama: 8.2Florida: 10.9Georgia: 8.6South Carolina: 9.5North Carolina: 8.6Virginia: 8.2District of Columbia: 8.1Maryland: 7.3Delaware: 7.9New Jersey: 7.4Connecticut: 7.6Rhode Island: 9.5Massachusetts: 7.7Oregon: 9.6Utah: 8.4Wyoming: 8.9Nevada: 20.7Colorado: 9.2South Dakota: 8.3Nebraska: 7.9Kansas: 8Oklahoma: 9Iowa: 7.3Missouri: 8.4Wisconsin: 8Illinois: 8.2Kentucky: 8.5Arkansas: 8Tennessee: 9West Virginia: 8.5Indiana: 7.9Alaska: 8.6Hawaii: 15

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • Lowest: 7.1 to 7.9 %
  • Group 2: 7.9 to 8.3 %
  • Group 3: 8.3 to 8.7 %
  • Group 4: 8.7 to 9.5 %
  • Highest: 9.5 to 20.7 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

1Nevada20.7
2Hawaii15
3Florida10.9
4New Mexico10.2
5Arizona10.1
6Louisiana10
6Montana10
8California9.6
8Oregon9.6
10Rhode Island9.5
10South Carolina9.5
12Colorado9.2
13Vermont9.1
14Oklahoma9
14Tennessee9
16Wyoming8.9
17Ohio8.8
18Idaho8.7
18Michigan8.7
18North Dakota8.7
18Washington8.7
22Alaska8.6
22Georgia8.6
22North Carolina8.6
25Kentucky8.5
25Texas8.5
25West Virginia8.5
28Missouri8.4
28Utah8.4
30New York8.3
30South Dakota8.3
32Alabama8.2
32Illinois8.2
32Mississippi8.2
32Virginia8.2
36District of Columbia8.1
37Arkansas8
37Kansas8
37Wisconsin8
40Delaware7.9
40Indiana7.9
40Nebraska7.9
43Maine7.8
43New Hampshire7.8
45Massachusetts7.7
46Connecticut7.6
47Pennsylvania7.5
48New Jersey7.4
49Iowa7.3
49Maryland7.3
51Minnesota7.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP03; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-arts-entertainment-recreation-accommodation-and-food-services/

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