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Natural resources, construction and maintenance: U.S. states ranked

Measure: Natural resources, construction and maintenance. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Employment by occupation group by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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Data last updated
2026-10-29
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National value: 8.1 (United States).

Washington: 8.3Idaho: 11Montana: 12.2North Dakota: 10.9Minnesota: 7.5Michigan: 7.8Ohio: 7.5Pennsylvania: 7.1New York: 6.3Vermont: 8.5New Hampshire: 8.5Maine: 9.1Arizona: 8.4California: 7.9New Mexico: 9.7Texas: 9.4Louisiana: 10Mississippi: 10.4Alabama: 8.7Florida: 8.5Georgia: 7.2South Carolina: 8.7North Carolina: 8.5Virginia: 6.9District of Columbia: 1.6Maryland: 7.4Delaware: 7.9New Jersey: 6.3Connecticut: 6.1Rhode Island: 6.2Massachusetts: 6.6Oregon: 8.6Utah: 8.8Wyoming: 12.2Nevada: 8.4Colorado: 8South Dakota: 10.9Nebraska: 10Kansas: 9.2Oklahoma: 10.1Iowa: 9.2Missouri: 8.5Wisconsin: 8.5Illinois: 6.6Kentucky: 9.2Arkansas: 9.5Tennessee: 8.4West Virginia: 10.8Indiana: 8.4Alaska: 10.7Hawaii: 9.1

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • Lowest: 1.6 to 7.4 %
  • Group 2: 7.4 to 8.4 %
  • Group 3: 8.4 to 8.7 %
  • Group 4: 8.7 to 10 %
  • Highest: 10 to 12.2 %
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.

1Montana12.2
1Wyoming12.2
3Idaho11
4North Dakota10.9
4South Dakota10.9
6West Virginia10.8
7Alaska10.7
8Mississippi10.4
9Oklahoma10.1
10Louisiana10
10Nebraska10
12New Mexico9.7
13Arkansas9.5
14Texas9.4
15Iowa9.2
15Kansas9.2
15Kentucky9.2
18Hawaii9.1
18Maine9.1
20Utah8.8
21Alabama8.7
21South Carolina8.7
23Oregon8.6
24Florida8.5
24Missouri8.5
24New Hampshire8.5
24North Carolina8.5
24Vermont8.5
24Wisconsin8.5
30Arizona8.4
30Indiana8.4
30Nevada8.4
30Tennessee8.4
34Washington8.3
35Colorado8
36California7.9
36Delaware7.9
38Michigan7.8
39Minnesota7.5
39Ohio7.5
41Maryland7.4
42Georgia7.2
43Pennsylvania7.1
44Virginia6.9
45Illinois6.6
45Massachusetts6.6
47New Jersey6.3
47New York6.3
49Rhode Island6.2
50Connecticut6.1
51District of Columbia1.6

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 natural resources, construction and maintenance (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP03; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-natural-resources-construction-and-maintenance/

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