Rank List: States in Profile

Total Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	Wyoming	56000	40.82
2	Montana	30000	37.65
3	District of Columbia	11000	34.87
4	North Dakota	38000	32.27
5	Vermont	50000	32.18
6	South Dakota	46000	31.71
7	Maine	23000	30.92
8	Colorado	08000	30.87
9	Alaska	02000	30.19
10	Idaho	16000	29.48
11	Oregon	41000	28.81
12	Delaware	10000	28.69
13	Nebraska	31000	28.42
14	Florida	12000	28.16
15	New Hampshire	33000	28.04
16	Utah	49000	27.69
17	New York	36000	27.36
18	Minnesota	27000	26.85
19	Rhode Island	44000	26.80
20	California	06000	26.28
21	Massachusetts	25000	25.98
22	Iowa	19000	25.92
23	Kansas	20000	25.81
24	Washington	53000	25.79
25	Illinois	17000	25.52
26	New Jersey	34000	25.33
27	Connecticut	09000	24.51
28	Missouri	29000	24.41
28	Wisconsin	55000	24.41
30	Virginia	51000	24.15
31	Nevada	32000	24.07
32	North Carolina	37000	23.75
33	Oklahoma	40000	23.73
34	Georgia	13000	23.62
35	Louisiana	22000	23.61
36	Pennsylvania	42000	23.60
37	Maryland	24000	23.04
38	Arkansas	05000	22.95
39	Hawaii	15000	22.94
40	Michigan	26000	22.81
40	South Carolina	45000	22.81
42	Indiana	18000	22.63
43	Arizona	04000	21.85
44	Texas	48000	21.84
45	Ohio	39000	21.60
46	New Mexico	35000	21.17
47	Tennessee	47000	20.99
48	Kentucky	21000	20.75
49	Alabama	01000	20.66
50	Mississippi	28000	20.55
51	West Virginia	54000	20.25

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

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