Rank List: States in Profile

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

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Total Emp.
1	District of Columbia	11000	28.9%
2	Wyoming	56000	25.0%
3	Alaska	02000	24.0%
4	New Mexico	35000	21.8%
5	Oklahoma	40000	21.0%
6	West Virginia	54000	20.8%
7	Mississippi	28000	20.1%
8	North Dakota	38000	19.9%
9	Hawaii	15000	19.8%
10	Alabama	01000	19.6%
11	Maryland	24000	19.2%
12	Vermont	50000	18.5%
13	Kansas	20000	18.2%
13	Virginia	51000	18.2%
15	Montana	30000	17.7%
15	South Dakota	46000	17.7%
17	Iowa	19000	17.4%
18	Nebraska	31000	17.2%
19	Washington	53000	17.1%
20	South Carolina	45000	16.9%
21	Colorado	08000	16.7%
22	Oregon	41000	16.4%
23	Louisiana	22000	16.3%
24	Maine	23000	16.2%
25	Kentucky	21000	15.8%
26	Utah	49000	15.7%
27	Arkansas	05000	15.5%
27	North Carolina	37000	15.5%
29	New York	36000	15.4%
30	Idaho	16000	15.1%
31	California	06000	15.0%
31	Delaware	10000	15.0%
31	Texas	48000	15.0%
34	Minnesota	27000	14.8%
34	Missouri	29000	14.8%
36	Michigan	26000	14.6%
36	New Jersey	34000	14.6%
38	Georgia	13000	14.4%
39	Illinois	17000	14.3%
40	Ohio	39000	14.2%
41	Connecticut	09000	14.1%
42	Wisconsin	55000	13.9%
43	Tennessee	47000	13.8%
44	Arizona	04000	13.3%
44	Indiana	18000	13.3%
46	Massachusetts	25000	13.1%
47	Rhode Island	44000	13.0%
48	New Hampshire	33000	12.9%
49	Nevada	32000	11.8%
50	Florida	12000	11.6%
51	Pennsylvania	42000	11.5%

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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