Rank List: States in Profile

Department of Defense, including Ship Building and Hospitals - % of Total Employment in May 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Total Emp.
1	District of Columbia	11000	28.7%
2	Wyoming	56000	24.7%
3	Alaska	02000	23.0%
4	New Mexico	35000	21.7%
5	West Virginia	54000	21.6%
6	Oklahoma	40000	20.9%
7	Hawaii	15000	19.9%
8	Mississippi	28000	19.8%
9	North Dakota	38000	19.7%
10	Alabama	01000	19.5%
11	Maryland	24000	18.9%
12	Kansas	20000	18.0%
13	Montana	30000	17.9%
13	Vermont	50000	17.9%
13	Virginia	51000	17.9%
16	South Dakota	46000	17.4%
17	Iowa	19000	17.2%
17	Nebraska	31000	17.2%
19	Washington	53000	17.0%
20	Colorado	08000	16.7%
21	South Carolina	45000	16.4%
22	Louisiana	22000	16.3%
22	Oregon	41000	16.3%
24	Kentucky	21000	15.8%
24	Maine	23000	15.8%
24	Utah	49000	15.8%
27	North Carolina	37000	15.5%
28	Arkansas	05000	15.4%
29	New York	36000	15.2%
30	California	06000	15.0%
30	Texas	48000	15.0%
32	Idaho	16000	14.7%
32	Missouri	29000	14.7%
34	Minnesota	27000	14.6%
35	Delaware	10000	14.5%
36	New Jersey	34000	14.4%
37	Georgia	13000	14.3%
38	Michigan	26000	14.2%
39	Illinois	17000	14.1%
40	Ohio	39000	13.9%
41	Connecticut	09000	13.8%
42	Tennessee	47000	13.6%
42	Wisconsin	55000	13.6%
44	Arizona	04000	13.1%
44	Indiana	18000	13.1%
46	Massachusetts	25000	13.0%
47	Rhode Island	44000	12.5%
48	New Hampshire	33000	12.4%
49	Nevada	32000	11.6%
50	Florida	12000	11.4%
50	Pennsylvania	42000	11.4%

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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