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Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state Private employer establishments in 2023 from County Business Patterns: establishments per 1,000 residents (derived with the July 1, 2023 population estimate), average employees per establishment, average annual payroll per employee (derived), and the share of establishments with fewer than 10 employees (derived). Covers most private nonfarm employers; it excludes self-employed people without employees, most government and farm workers, and private households.
Reference period 2023 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (6 options): Establishments Paid employees (mid-March) Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived) Employees per establishment (derived) Annual payroll per employee ($, derived) Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived)
Establishments Paid employees (mid-March) Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived) Employees per establishment (derived) Annual payroll per employee ($, derived) Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived)
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments 51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (1.03M); lowest: Vermont (21k). California California: 1.03M 1.03M Texas Texas: 671k 671k Florida Florida: 646k 646k New York New York: 541k 541k Illinois Illinois: 322k 322k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 307k 307k Georgia Georgia: 261k 261k North Carolina North Carolina: 258k 258k Ohio Ohio: 255k 255k New Jersey New Jersey: 238k 238k Michigan Michigan: 230k 230k Virginia Virginia: 211k 211k Washington Washington: 202k 202k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 184k 184k Colorado Colorado: 182k 182k Arizona Arizona: 163k 163k Indiana Indiana: 156k 156k Minnesota Minnesota: 154k 154k Missouri Missouri: 151k 151k Tennessee Tennessee: 150k 150k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 145k 145k Maryland Maryland: 143k 143k South Carolina South Carolina: 123k 123k Oregon Oregon: 122k 122k Louisiana Louisiana: 109k 109k Alabama Alabama: 106k 106k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 96k 96k Utah Utah: 95k 95k Kentucky Kentucky: 94k 94k Connecticut Connecticut: 89k 89k Iowa Iowa: 83k 83k Nevada Nevada: 77k 77k Kansas Kansas: 76k 76k Arkansas Arkansas: 70k 70k Mississippi Mississippi: 60k 60k Idaho Idaho: 58k 58k Nebraska Nebraska: 57k 57k New Mexico New Mexico: 45k 45k Maine Maine: 43k 43k Montana Montana: 43k 43k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 39k 39k West Virginia West Virginia: 36k 36k Hawaii Hawaii: 33k 33k Delaware Delaware: 30k 30k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 30k 30k South Dakota South Dakota: 29k 29k North Dakota North Dakota: 25k 25k Wyoming Wyoming: 24k 24k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 24k 24k Alaska Alaska: 22k 22k Vermont Vermont: 21k 21k
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments 51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (1.03M); lowest: Vermont (21k). California California: 1.03M 1.03M Texas Texas: 671k 671k Florida Florida: 646k 646k New York New York: 541k 541k Illinois Illinois: 322k 322k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 307k 307k Georgia Georgia: 261k 261k North Carolina North Carolina: 258k 258k Ohio Ohio: 255k 255k New Jersey New Jersey: 238k 238k Michigan Michigan: 230k 230k Virginia Virginia: 211k 211k Washington Washington: 202k 202k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 184k 184k Colorado Colorado: 182k 182k Arizona Arizona: 163k 163k Indiana Indiana: 156k 156k Minnesota Minnesota: 154k 154k Missouri Missouri: 151k 151k Tennessee Tennessee: 150k 150k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 145k 145k Maryland Maryland: 143k 143k South Carolina South Carolina: 123k 123k Oregon Oregon: 122k 122k Louisiana Louisiana: 109k 109k Alabama Alabama: 106k 106k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 96k 96k Utah Utah: 95k 95k Kentucky Kentucky: 94k 94k Connecticut Connecticut: 89k 89k Iowa Iowa: 83k 83k Nevada Nevada: 77k 77k Kansas Kansas: 76k 76k Arkansas Arkansas: 70k 70k Mississippi Mississippi: 60k 60k Idaho Idaho: 58k 58k Nebraska Nebraska: 57k 57k New Mexico New Mexico: 45k 45k Maine Maine: 43k 43k Montana Montana: 43k 43k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 39k 39k West Virginia West Virginia: 36k 36k Hawaii Hawaii: 33k 33k Delaware Delaware: 30k 30k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 30k 30k South Dakota South Dakota: 29k 29k North Dakota North Dakota: 25k 25k Wyoming Wyoming: 24k 24k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 24k 24k Alaska Alaska: 22k 22k Vermont Vermont: 21k 21k
Establishments, 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (1.03M); lowest: Vermont (21k). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Paid employees (mid-March) 51 areas ranked by Paid employees (mid-March). Highest: California (16.41M); lowest: Wyoming (212k). California California: 16.41M 16.41M Texas Texas: 12.01M 12.01M Florida Florida: 9.99M 9.99M New York New York: 8.77M 8.77M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.71M 5.71M Illinois Illinois: 5.66M 5.66M Ohio Ohio: 5.08M 5.08M Georgia Georgia: 4.41M 4.41M North Carolina North Carolina: 4.28M 4.28M Michigan Michigan: 4.04M 4.04M New Jersey New Jersey: 3.95M 3.95M Virginia Virginia: 3.58M 3.58M Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.49M 3.49M Washington Washington: 3.06M 3.06M Tennessee Tennessee: 2.97M 2.97M Indiana Indiana: 2.92M 2.92M Arizona Arizona: 2.89M 2.89M Minnesota Minnesota: 2.80M 2.80M Wisconsin Wisconsin: 2.64M 2.64M Missouri Missouri: 2.63M 2.63M Colorado Colorado: 2.57M 2.57M Maryland Maryland: 2.47M 2.47M South Carolina South Carolina: 2.07M 2.07M Alabama Alabama: 1.82M 1.82M Kentucky Kentucky: 1.71M 1.71M Oregon Oregon: 1.70M 1.70M Louisiana Louisiana: 1.70M 1.70M Utah Utah: 1.58M 1.58M Connecticut Connecticut: 1.54M 1.54M Oklahoma Oklahoma: 1.43M 1.43M Iowa Iowa: 1.42M 1.42M Nevada Nevada: 1.35M 1.35M Kansas Kansas: 1.25M 1.25M Arkansas Arkansas: 1.12M 1.12M Mississippi Mississippi: 956k 956k Nebraska Nebraska: 923k 923k Idaho Idaho: 710k 710k New Mexico New Mexico: 659k 659k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 628k 628k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 559k 559k West Virginia West Virginia: 551k 551k Maine Maine: 548k 548k Hawaii Hawaii: 520k 520k Delaware Delaware: 458k 458k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 444k 444k Montana Montana: 409k 409k South Dakota South Dakota: 384k 384k North Dakota North Dakota: 352k 352k Alaska Alaska: 264k 264k Vermont Vermont: 256k 256k Wyoming Wyoming: 212k 212k
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Paid employees (mid-March) 51 areas ranked by Paid employees (mid-March). Highest: California (16.41M); lowest: Wyoming (212k). California California: 16.41M 16.41M Texas Texas: 12.01M 12.01M Florida Florida: 9.99M 9.99M New York New York: 8.77M 8.77M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.71M 5.71M Illinois Illinois: 5.66M 5.66M Ohio Ohio: 5.08M 5.08M Georgia Georgia: 4.41M 4.41M North Carolina North Carolina: 4.28M 4.28M Michigan Michigan: 4.04M 4.04M New Jersey New Jersey: 3.95M 3.95M Virginia Virginia: 3.58M 3.58M Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.49M 3.49M Washington Washington: 3.06M 3.06M Tennessee Tennessee: 2.97M 2.97M Indiana Indiana: 2.92M 2.92M Arizona Arizona: 2.89M 2.89M Minnesota Minnesota: 2.80M 2.80M Wisconsin Wisconsin: 2.64M 2.64M Missouri Missouri: 2.63M 2.63M Colorado Colorado: 2.57M 2.57M Maryland Maryland: 2.47M 2.47M South Carolina South Carolina: 2.07M 2.07M Alabama Alabama: 1.82M 1.82M Kentucky Kentucky: 1.71M 1.71M Oregon Oregon: 1.70M 1.70M Louisiana Louisiana: 1.70M 1.70M Utah Utah: 1.58M 1.58M Connecticut Connecticut: 1.54M 1.54M Oklahoma Oklahoma: 1.43M 1.43M Iowa Iowa: 1.42M 1.42M Nevada Nevada: 1.35M 1.35M Kansas Kansas: 1.25M 1.25M Arkansas Arkansas: 1.12M 1.12M Mississippi Mississippi: 956k 956k Nebraska Nebraska: 923k 923k Idaho Idaho: 710k 710k New Mexico New Mexico: 659k 659k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 628k 628k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 559k 559k West Virginia West Virginia: 551k 551k Maine Maine: 548k 548k Hawaii Hawaii: 520k 520k Delaware Delaware: 458k 458k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 444k 444k Montana Montana: 409k 409k South Dakota South Dakota: 384k 384k North Dakota North Dakota: 352k 352k Alaska Alaska: 264k 264k Vermont Vermont: 256k 256k Wyoming Wyoming: 212k 212k
Paid employees (mid-March), 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Paid employees (mid-March). Highest: California (16.41M); lowest: Wyoming (212k). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived) 51 areas ranked by Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived). Highest: Wyoming (40.8); lowest: West Virginia (20.2); national value 24.8. Wyoming Wyoming: 40.8 40.8 Montana Montana: 37.6 37.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 34.9 34.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 32.3 32.3 Vermont Vermont: 32.2 32.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 31.7 31.7 Colorado Colorado: 30.9 30.9 Maine Maine: 30.9 30.9 Alaska Alaska: 30.2 30.2 Idaho Idaho: 29.5 29.5 Oregon Oregon: 28.8 28.8 Delaware Delaware: 28.7 28.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 28.4 28.4 Florida Florida: 28.2 28.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 28.0 28.0 Utah Utah: 27.7 27.7 New York New York: 27.4 27.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 26.8 26.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 26.8 26.8 California California: 26.3 26.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 26.0 26.0 Iowa Iowa: 25.9 25.9 Kansas Kansas: 25.8 25.8 Washington Washington: 25.8 25.8 Illinois Illinois: 25.5 25.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 25.3 25.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 24.5 24.5 Missouri Missouri: 24.4 24.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 24.4 24.4 Nevada Nevada: 24.1 24.1 Virginia Virginia: 24.1 24.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 23.7 23.7 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 23.7 23.7 Georgia Georgia: 23.6 23.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 23.6 23.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 23.6 23.6 Maryland Maryland: 23.0 23.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 22.9 22.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 22.9 22.9 Michigan Michigan: 22.8 22.8 South Carolina South Carolina: 22.8 22.8 Indiana Indiana: 22.6 22.6 Arizona Arizona: 21.9 21.9 Texas Texas: 21.8 21.8 Ohio Ohio: 21.6 21.6 New Mexico New Mexico: 21.2 21.2 Tennessee Tennessee: 21.0 21.0 Alabama Alabama: 20.7 20.7 Kentucky Kentucky: 20.7 20.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 20.5 20.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 20.2 20.2 National 24.8
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived) 51 areas ranked by Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived). Highest: Wyoming (40.8); lowest: West Virginia (20.2); national value 24.8. Wyoming Wyoming: 40.8 40.8 Montana Montana: 37.6 37.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 34.9 34.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 32.3 32.3 Vermont Vermont: 32.2 32.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 31.7 31.7 Colorado Colorado: 30.9 30.9 Maine Maine: 30.9 30.9 Alaska Alaska: 30.2 30.2 Idaho Idaho: 29.5 29.5 Oregon Oregon: 28.8 28.8 Delaware Delaware: 28.7 28.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 28.4 28.4 Florida Florida: 28.2 28.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 28.0 28.0 Utah Utah: 27.7 27.7 New York New York: 27.4 27.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 26.8 26.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 26.8 26.8 California California: 26.3 26.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 26.0 26.0 Iowa Iowa: 25.9 25.9 Kansas Kansas: 25.8 25.8 Washington Washington: 25.8 25.8 Illinois Illinois: 25.5 25.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 25.3 25.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 24.5 24.5 Missouri Missouri: 24.4 24.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 24.4 24.4 Nevada Nevada: 24.1 24.1 Virginia Virginia: 24.1 24.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 23.7 23.7 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 23.7 23.7 Georgia Georgia: 23.6 23.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 23.6 23.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 23.6 23.6 Maryland Maryland: 23.0 23.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 22.9 22.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 22.9 22.9 Michigan Michigan: 22.8 22.8 South Carolina South Carolina: 22.8 22.8 Indiana Indiana: 22.6 22.6 Arizona Arizona: 21.9 21.9 Texas Texas: 21.8 21.8 Ohio Ohio: 21.6 21.6 New Mexico New Mexico: 21.2 21.2 Tennessee Tennessee: 21.0 21.0 Alabama Alabama: 20.7 20.7 Kentucky Kentucky: 20.7 20.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 20.5 20.5 West Virginia West Virginia: 20.2 20.2 National 24.8
Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived), 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived). Highest: Wyoming (40.8); lowest: West Virginia (20.2); national value 24.8. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Employees per establishment (derived) 51 areas ranked by Employees per establishment (derived). Highest: District of Columbia (23.5); lowest: Wyoming (8.9); national value 16.7. District of Columbia District of Columbia: 23.5 23.5 Ohio Ohio: 19.9 19.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 19.8 19.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 19.0 19.0 Indiana Indiana: 18.8 18.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 18.6 18.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 18.3 18.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 18.2 18.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 18.1 18.1 Texas Texas: 17.9 17.9 Arizona Arizona: 17.7 17.7 Illinois Illinois: 17.6 17.6 Michigan Michigan: 17.6 17.6 Missouri Missouri: 17.4 17.4 Nevada Nevada: 17.4 17.4 Maryland Maryland: 17.3 17.3 Alabama Alabama: 17.2 17.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 17.2 17.2 Iowa Iowa: 17.0 17.0 Virginia Virginia: 17.0 17.0 Georgia Georgia: 16.9 16.9 South Carolina South Carolina: 16.8 16.8 New Jersey New Jersey: 16.6 16.6 North Carolina North Carolina: 16.6 16.6 Utah Utah: 16.5 16.5 Kansas Kansas: 16.4 16.4 Nebraska Nebraska: 16.3 16.3 New York New York: 16.2 16.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 16.0 16.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 15.9 15.9 California California: 15.9 15.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 15.8 15.8 Mississippi Mississippi: 15.8 15.8 Louisiana Louisiana: 15.6 15.6 Florida Florida: 15.5 15.5 Delaware Delaware: 15.4 15.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 15.4 15.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 15.1 15.1 Washington Washington: 15.1 15.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 14.9 14.9 New Mexico New Mexico: 14.7 14.7 Colorado Colorado: 14.1 14.1 North Dakota North Dakota: 13.9 13.9 Oregon Oregon: 13.9 13.9 South Dakota South Dakota: 13.2 13.2 Maine Maine: 12.7 12.7 Vermont Vermont: 12.3 12.3 Idaho Idaho: 12.2 12.2 Alaska Alaska: 11.9 11.9 Montana Montana: 9.6 9.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 8.9 8.9 National 16.7
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Employees per establishment (derived) 51 areas ranked by Employees per establishment (derived). Highest: District of Columbia (23.5); lowest: Wyoming (8.9); national value 16.7. District of Colum… District of Columbia: 23.5 23.5 Ohio Ohio: 19.9 19.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 19.8 19.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 19.0 19.0 Indiana Indiana: 18.8 18.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 18.6 18.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 18.3 18.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 18.2 18.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 18.1 18.1 Texas Texas: 17.9 17.9 Arizona Arizona: 17.7 17.7 Illinois Illinois: 17.6 17.6 Michigan Michigan: 17.6 17.6 Missouri Missouri: 17.4 17.4 Nevada Nevada: 17.4 17.4 Maryland Maryland: 17.3 17.3 Alabama Alabama: 17.2 17.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 17.2 17.2 Iowa Iowa: 17.0 17.0 Virginia Virginia: 17.0 17.0 Georgia Georgia: 16.9 16.9 South Carolina South Carolina: 16.8 16.8 New Jersey New Jersey: 16.6 16.6 North Carolina North Carolina: 16.6 16.6 Utah Utah: 16.5 16.5 Kansas Kansas: 16.4 16.4 Nebraska Nebraska: 16.3 16.3 New York New York: 16.2 16.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 16.0 16.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 15.9 15.9 California California: 15.9 15.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 15.8 15.8 Mississippi Mississippi: 15.8 15.8 Louisiana Louisiana: 15.6 15.6 Florida Florida: 15.5 15.5 Delaware Delaware: 15.4 15.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 15.4 15.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 15.1 15.1 Washington Washington: 15.1 15.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 14.9 14.9 New Mexico New Mexico: 14.7 14.7 Colorado Colorado: 14.1 14.1 North Dakota North Dakota: 13.9 13.9 Oregon Oregon: 13.9 13.9 South Dakota South Dakota: 13.2 13.2 Maine Maine: 12.7 12.7 Vermont Vermont: 12.3 12.3 Idaho Idaho: 12.2 12.2 Alaska Alaska: 11.9 11.9 Montana Montana: 9.6 9.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 8.9 8.9 National 16.7
Employees per establishment (derived), 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Employees per establishment (derived). Highest: District of Columbia (23.5); lowest: Wyoming (8.9); national value 16.7. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Annual payroll per employee ($, derived) 51 areas ranked by Annual payroll per employee ($, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (102k); lowest: Mississippi (48k); national value 68k. District of Columbia District of Columbia: 102k 102k California California: 87k 87k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 87k 87k New York New York: 86k 86k Washington Washington: 82k 82k Connecticut Connecticut: 77k 77k New Jersey New Jersey: 74k 74k Alaska Alaska: 73k 73k Delaware Delaware: 73k 73k Illinois Illinois: 72k 72k Colorado Colorado: 71k 71k Virginia Virginia: 70k 70k Minnesota Minnesota: 68k 68k Maryland Maryland: 68k 68k Texas Texas: 67k 67k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 66k 66k Oregon Oregon: 65k 65k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 64k 64k Georgia Georgia: 64k 64k North Dakota North Dakota: 62k 62k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 62k 62k Arizona Arizona: 62k 62k Michigan Michigan: 61k 61k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 61k 61k Missouri Missouri: 61k 61k Utah Utah: 61k 61k North Carolina North Carolina: 61k 61k Florida Florida: 60k 60k Ohio Ohio: 60k 60k Tennessee Tennessee: 59k 59k Wyoming Wyoming: 59k 59k Maine Maine: 59k 59k Hawaii Hawaii: 58k 58k Nebraska Nebraska: 58k 58k Indiana Indiana: 57k 57k Nevada Nevada: 57k 57k Kansas Kansas: 57k 57k Louisiana Louisiana: 57k 57k Iowa Iowa: 56k 56k Vermont Vermont: 56k 56k Alabama Alabama: 55k 55k Idaho Idaho: 55k 55k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 55k 55k Kentucky Kentucky: 55k 55k Arkansas Arkansas: 54k 54k South Dakota South Dakota: 54k 54k Montana Montana: 53k 53k New Mexico New Mexico: 53k 53k South Carolina South Carolina: 53k 53k West Virginia West Virginia: 52k 52k Mississippi Mississippi: 48k 48k National 68k
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Annual payroll per employee ($, derived) 51 areas ranked by Annual payroll per employee ($, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (102k); lowest: Mississippi (48k); national value 68k. District of Colum… District of Columbia: 102k 102k California California: 87k 87k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 87k 87k New York New York: 86k 86k Washington Washington: 82k 82k Connecticut Connecticut: 77k 77k New Jersey New Jersey: 74k 74k Alaska Alaska: 73k 73k Delaware Delaware: 73k 73k Illinois Illinois: 72k 72k Colorado Colorado: 71k 71k Virginia Virginia: 70k 70k Minnesota Minnesota: 68k 68k Maryland Maryland: 68k 68k Texas Texas: 67k 67k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 66k 66k Oregon Oregon: 65k 65k Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 64k 64k Georgia Georgia: 64k 64k North Dakota North Dakota: 62k 62k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 62k 62k Arizona Arizona: 62k 62k Michigan Michigan: 61k 61k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 61k 61k Missouri Missouri: 61k 61k Utah Utah: 61k 61k North Carolina North Carolina: 61k 61k Florida Florida: 60k 60k Ohio Ohio: 60k 60k Tennessee Tennessee: 59k 59k Wyoming Wyoming: 59k 59k Maine Maine: 59k 59k Hawaii Hawaii: 58k 58k Nebraska Nebraska: 58k 58k Indiana Indiana: 57k 57k Nevada Nevada: 57k 57k Kansas Kansas: 57k 57k Louisiana Louisiana: 57k 57k Iowa Iowa: 56k 56k Vermont Vermont: 56k 56k Alabama Alabama: 55k 55k Idaho Idaho: 55k 55k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 55k 55k Kentucky Kentucky: 55k 55k Arkansas Arkansas: 54k 54k South Dakota South Dakota: 54k 54k Montana Montana: 53k 53k New Mexico New Mexico: 53k 53k South Carolina South Carolina: 53k 53k West Virginia West Virginia: 52k 52k Mississippi Mississippi: 48k 48k National 68k
Annual payroll per employee ($, derived), 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Annual payroll per employee ($, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (102k); lowest: Mississippi (48k); national value 68k. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived) 51 areas ranked by Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived). Highest: Wyoming (79.5); lowest: District of Columbia (67.2); national value 73.0. Wyoming Wyoming: 79.5 79.5 Montana Montana: 78.3 78.3 Florida Florida: 78.2 78.2 New York New York: 77.1 77.1 Alaska Alaska: 76.4 76.4 Maine Maine: 75.9 75.9 Idaho Idaho: 75.8 75.8 Colorado Colorado: 75.6 75.6 Vermont Vermont: 75.5 75.5 California California: 74.8 74.8 South Dakota South Dakota: 74.1 74.1 Washington Washington: 74.1 74.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 74.0 74.0 Utah Utah: 74.0 74.0 Delaware Delaware: 73.6 73.6 Georgia Georgia: 73.6 73.6 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 73.5 73.5 Illinois Illinois: 73.4 73.4 Oregon Oregon: 73.4 73.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 72.8 72.8 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 72.7 72.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 72.6 72.6 South Carolina South Carolina: 72.2 72.2 Arizona Arizona: 71.9 71.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 71.9 71.9 Arkansas Arkansas: 71.8 71.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 71.8 71.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 71.8 71.8 Iowa Iowa: 71.6 71.6 Nevada Nevada: 71.6 71.6 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 71.6 71.6 Kansas Kansas: 71.5 71.5 Minnesota Minnesota: 71.3 71.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 71.3 71.3 Texas Texas: 71.3 71.3 Maryland Maryland: 71.2 71.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 71.1 71.1 Missouri Missouri: 71.1 71.1 Virginia Virginia: 71.1 71.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 71.0 71.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 70.9 70.9 Michigan Michigan: 70.8 70.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 70.7 70.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 70.6 70.6 Alabama Alabama: 70.2 70.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 69.4 69.4 Indiana Indiana: 69.3 69.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 69.3 69.3 Tennessee Tennessee: 68.1 68.1 Ohio Ohio: 67.6 67.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 67.2 67.2 National 73.0
Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state: Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived) 51 areas ranked by Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived). Highest: Wyoming (79.5); lowest: District of Columbia (67.2); national value 73.0. Wyoming Wyoming: 79.5 79.5 Montana Montana: 78.3 78.3 Florida Florida: 78.2 78.2 New York New York: 77.1 77.1 Alaska Alaska: 76.4 76.4 Maine Maine: 75.9 75.9 Idaho Idaho: 75.8 75.8 Colorado Colorado: 75.6 75.6 Vermont Vermont: 75.5 75.5 California California: 74.8 74.8 South Dakota South Dakota: 74.1 74.1 Washington Washington: 74.1 74.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 74.0 74.0 Utah Utah: 74.0 74.0 Delaware Delaware: 73.6 73.6 Georgia Georgia: 73.6 73.6 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 73.5 73.5 Illinois Illinois: 73.4 73.4 Oregon Oregon: 73.4 73.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 72.8 72.8 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 72.7 72.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 72.6 72.6 South Carolina South Carolina: 72.2 72.2 Arizona Arizona: 71.9 71.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 71.9 71.9 Arkansas Arkansas: 71.8 71.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 71.8 71.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 71.8 71.8 Iowa Iowa: 71.6 71.6 Nevada Nevada: 71.6 71.6 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 71.6 71.6 Kansas Kansas: 71.5 71.5 Minnesota Minnesota: 71.3 71.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 71.3 71.3 Texas Texas: 71.3 71.3 Maryland Maryland: 71.2 71.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 71.1 71.1 Missouri Missouri: 71.1 71.1 Virginia Virginia: 71.1 71.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 71.0 71.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 70.9 70.9 Michigan Michigan: 70.8 70.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 70.7 70.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 70.6 70.6 Alabama Alabama: 70.2 70.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 69.4 69.4 Indiana Indiana: 69.3 69.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 69.3 69.3 Tennessee Tennessee: 68.1 68.1 Ohio Ohio: 67.6 67.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 67.2 67.2 National 73.0
Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived), 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived). Highest: Wyoming (79.5); lowest: District of Columbia (67.2); national value 73.0. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Establishments Establishments per 1,000 residents (derived) Employees per establishment (derived) Annual payroll per employee ($, derived) Establishments with fewer than 10 employees (%, derived) Paid employees (mid-March) United States 8,361,342 24.8 16.7 68,342 73 139,831,742 Alabama 105,720 20.7 17.2 55,435 70.2 1,822,666 Alaska 22,178 30.2 11.9 72,990 76.4 263,691 Arizona 162,845 21.9 17.7 61,860 71.9 2,890,429 Arkansas 70,452 22.9 15.9 54,370 71.8 1,120,356 California 1,029,689 26.3 15.9 87,119 74.8 16,405,436 Colorado 182,486 30.9 14.1 70,681 75.6 2,566,040 Connecticut 89,234 24.5 17.2 76,505 71.1 1,536,698 Delaware 29,706 28.7 15.4 72,543 73.6 457,635 District of Columbia 23,801 34.9 23.5 101,634 67.2 558,653 Florida 645,575 28.2 15.5 60,013 78.2 9,988,508 Georgia 261,320 23.6 16.9 63,644 73.6 4,405,730 Hawaii 32,911 22.9 15.8 58,199 72.8 520,043 Idaho 58,100 29.5 12.2 55,254 75.8 709,721 Illinois 322,415 25.5 17.6 72,398 73.4 5,661,761 Indiana 155,692 22.6 18.8 57,497 69.3 2,924,989 Iowa 83,321 25.9 17 56,344 71.6 1,415,652 Kansas 76,139 25.8 16.4 56,950 71.5 1,248,825 Kentucky 94,402 20.7 18.1 54,805 69.4 1,708,602 Louisiana 108,561 23.6 15.6 56,936 71 1,697,330 Maine 43,345 30.9 12.7 58,501 75.9 548,469 Maryland 142,967 23 17.3 68,097 71.2 2,468,367 Massachusetts 183,767 26 19 86,550 71.8 3,487,228 Michigan 229,564 22.8 17.6 61,194 70.8 4,041,074 Minnesota 154,455 26.8 18.2 68,321 71.3 2,803,410 Mississippi 60,465 20.5 15.8 47,550 71.3 956,079 Missouri 151,475 24.4 17.4 61,049 71.1 2,631,543 Montana 42,566 37.6 9.6 53,068 78.3 409,312 Nebraska 56,503 28.4 16.3 57,518 72.6 923,066 Nevada 77,297 24.1 17.4 57,270 71.6 1,345,222 New Hampshire 39,298 28 16 65,717 71.6 628,166 New Jersey 237,968 25.3 16.6 74,045 74 3,945,019 New Mexico 44,861 21.2 14.7 53,065 70.9 658,702 New York 541,313 27.4 16.2 85,730 77.1 8,767,091 North Carolina 258,169 23.7 16.6 60,692 71.9 4,279,425 North Dakota 25,402 32.3 13.9 62,211 71.8 352,108 Ohio 255,049 21.6 19.9 59,539 67.6 5,081,279 Oklahoma 96,402 23.7 14.9 54,886 72.7 1,431,690 Oregon 122,451 28.8 13.9 64,724 73.4 1,697,911 Pennsylvania 307,065 23.6 18.6 63,690 70.7 5,713,846 Rhode Island 29,510 26.8 15.1 61,992 73.5 444,256 South Carolina 122,958 22.8 16.8 52,961 72.2 2,067,143 South Dakota 29,106 31.7 13.2 53,870 74.1 383,805 Tennessee 150,129 21 19.8 59,170 68.1 2,971,417 Texas 670,878 21.8 17.9 67,014 71.3 12,012,629 Utah 95,494 27.7 16.5 61,016 74 1,579,974 Vermont 20,841 32.2 12.3 55,981 75.5 256,460 Virginia 210,842 24.1 17 70,069 71.1 3,581,650 Washington 202,177 25.8 15.1 82,397 74.1 3,056,235 West Virginia 35,839 20.2 15.4 51,527 70.6 551,240 Wisconsin 144,774 24.4 18.3 61,090 69.3 2,642,958 Wyoming 23,865 40.8 8.9 58,628 79.5 212,203
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), all sectors (NAICS 00), by employment size class U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator) . Reference period: 2023.
Cite this table Source agency U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns Dataset County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), all sectors (NAICS 00), by employment size class Table Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state Data last updated 2026-11-09 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-business-establishments/ Business establishments, jobs and payroll by state (United States, 2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), all sectors (NAICS 00), by employment size class. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-business-establishments/
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