Wholesale share of private-sector jobs: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Wholesale share of private-sector jobs (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Wholesale trade jobs and pay by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 4.5 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 0.6 to 3.7 %
- Group 2: 3.7 to 4.1 %
- Group 3: 4.1 to 4.4 %
- Group 4: 4.4 to 4.9 %
- Highest: 4.9 to 6.9 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | New Jersey | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | North Dakota | 6.4 |
| 3 | Illinois | 5.7 |
| 4 | South Dakota | 5.4 |
| 5 | Kansas | 5.1 |
| 5 | Missouri | 5.1 |
| 7 | Georgia | 5 |
| 7 | Iowa | 5 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 5 |
| 10 | California | 4.9 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 4.9 |
| 12 | Idaho | 4.8 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 4.7 |
| 13 | Texas | 4.7 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4.7 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4.6 |
| 16 | Ohio | 4.6 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 4.5 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 4.5 |
| 18 | Washington | 4.5 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 4.4 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 4.4 |
| 21 | Oregon | 4.4 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 4.4 |
| 25 | Delaware | 4.3 |
| 25 | Indiana | 4.3 |
| 27 | Alabama | 4.2 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 4.2 |
| 27 | Mississippi | 4.2 |
| 30 | Colorado | 4.1 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 4.1 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 4.1 |
| 33 | Utah | 4 |
| 33 | Vermont | 4 |
| 35 | Arizona | 3.9 |
| 35 | Montana | 3.9 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | 3.9 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 3.9 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 3.9 |
| 40 | Florida | 3.7 |
| 40 | Maryland | 3.7 |
| 42 | New York | 3.6 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 3.4 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 3.3 |
| 45 | Alaska | 3.2 |
| 45 | Maine | 3.2 |
| 45 | Nevada | 3.2 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 3.1 |
| 49 | Virginia | 3 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 3 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 0.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 42 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by wholesale share of private-sector jobs (%, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 42 (wholesale trade); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-wholesale-share-of-private-sector-jobs/