Rank List: States in Profile

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

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Total Emp.
1	District of Columbia	11000	28.8%
2	Wyoming	56000	23.9%
3	Alaska	02000	22.2%
4	New Mexico	35000	21.7%
5	Oklahoma	40000	20.8%
6	West Virginia	54000	20.6%
7	Mississippi	28000	19.9%
8	Alabama	01000	19.4%
9	Hawaii	15000	19.2%
10	North Dakota	38000	19.1%
11	Maryland	24000	18.8%
12	Vermont	50000	18.4%
13	Virginia	51000	17.9%
14	Kansas	20000	17.7%
15	Montana	30000	17.5%
16	South Dakota	46000	17.2%
17	Iowa	19000	17.1%
18	Nebraska	31000	16.7%
19	South Carolina	45000	16.5%
20	Colorado	08000	16.4%
21	Louisiana	22000	16.2%
21	Washington	53000	16.2%
23	Kentucky	21000	15.6%
24	Oregon	41000	15.5%
24	Utah	49000	15.5%
26	Arkansas	05000	15.3%
26	Maine	23000	15.3%
26	North Carolina	37000	15.3%
29	New York	36000	15.2%
30	Texas	48000	14.7%
31	California	06000	14.6%
32	Missouri	29000	14.5%
33	Delaware	10000	14.4%
33	Georgia	13000	14.4%
33	Idaho	16000	14.4%
33	Michigan	26000	14.4%
37	Minnesota	27000	14.1%
38	New Jersey	34000	14.0%
39	Illinois	17000	13.8%
39	Ohio	39000	13.8%
41	Tennessee	47000	13.7%
42	Connecticut	09000	13.6%
43	Arizona	04000	13.4%
43	Wisconsin	55000	13.4%
45	Massachusetts	25000	12.8%
46	Indiana	18000	12.7%
46	New Hampshire	33000	12.7%
46	Rhode Island	44000	12.7%
49	Florida	12000	11.6%
50	Nevada	32000	11.5%
51	Pennsylvania	42000	11.4%

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

This page was generated on 10/20/2026 10:26:22 PM