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Finance and insurance
NAICS sector 52: employer establishments, employees and payroll in 2023, by state.
- Establishments
- 469,382
- Employees
- 6,991,623
- 5.0% of private employment
- Average annual pay
- $125,425
- Nonemployer businesses
- 839,550
- $90.13B receipts
New business applications
20,548 in September 2026, seasonally adjusted
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| Period | Applications |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 20,548 |
| December 2025 | 18,786 |
| December 2024 | 20,692 |
| December 2023 | 18,059 |
| December 2022 | 17,446 |
| December 2021 | 20,798 |
| December 2020 | 16,564 |
By state
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| # | State | Establishments | Employees | Average pay | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 42,205 | 643,854 | $107,891 | $69.47B |
| 2 | California | 49,165 | 634,885 | $151,424 | $96.14B |
| 3 | New York | 24,380 | 562,882 | $253,324 | $142.6B |
| 4 | Florida | 36,230 | 472,606 | $105,574 | $49.9B |
| 5 | Illinois | 19,310 | 365,093 | $133,100 | $48.59B |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 16,829 | 299,515 | $110,447 | $33.08B |
| 7 | Ohio | 15,004 | 260,262 | $97,190 | $25.29B |
| 8 | North Carolina | 13,591 | 221,722 | $115,203 | $25.54B |
| 9 | New Jersey | 11,075 | 216,373 | $144,443 | $31.25B |
| 10 | Georgia | 15,226 | 202,824 | $107,094 | $21.72B |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 9,268 | 199,733 | $171,977 | $34.35B |
| 12 | Arizona | 10,000 | 192,283 | $89,325 | $17.18B |
| 13 | Virginia | 10,642 | 178,431 | $123,506 | $22.04B |
| 14 | Michigan | 12,501 | 172,517 | $94,701 | $16.34B |
| 15 | Minnesota | 9,687 | 169,792 | $120,512 | $20.46B |
| 16 | Missouri | 10,384 | 155,581 | $100,161 | $15.58B |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 8,673 | 139,100 | $105,175 | $14.63B |
| 18 | Tennessee | 9,913 | 137,754 | $96,419 | $13.28B |
| 19 | Colorado | 10,673 | 125,158 | $108,507 | $13.58B |
| 20 | Connecticut | 5,629 | 119,436 | $177,844 | $21.24B |
| 21 | Indiana | 9,390 | 111,147 | $87,471 | $9.72B |
| 22 | Washington | 9,829 | 110,060 | $121,998 | $13.43B |
| 23 | Iowa | 5,833 | 101,557 | $94,393 | $9.59B |
| 24 | Maryland | 7,054 | 98,329 | $122,940 | $12.09B |
| 25 | Utah | 5,717 | 85,525 | $95,584 | $8.17B |
| 26 | South Carolina | 7,645 | 82,019 | $82,117 | $6.74B |
| 27 | Alabama | 7,195 | 76,096 | $89,471 | $6.81B |
| 28 | Kentucky | 6,269 | 74,622 | $84,187 | $6.28B |
| 29 | Nebraska | 4,249 | 70,923 | $88,599 | $6.28B |
| 30 | Kansas | 5,888 | 65,980 | $87,259 | $5.76B |
| 31 | Louisiana | 7,328 | 64,830 | $79,316 | $5.14B |
| 32 | Oregon | 5,783 | 63,120 | $95,578 | $6.03B |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 6,652 | 59,886 | $80,554 | $4.82B |
| 34 | Nevada | 4,600 | 47,413 | $87,043 | $4.13B |
| 35 | Delaware | 1,999 | 45,586 | $121,212 | $5.53B |
| 36 | Arkansas | 4,527 | 43,250 | $81,180 | $3.51B |
| 37 | Mississippi | 4,519 | 34,515 | $75,412 | $2.6B |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 1,516 | 31,262 | $113,787 | $3.56B |
| 39 | Maine | 1,897 | 31,048 | $89,404 | $2.78B |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 1,966 | 29,852 | $111,719 | $3.34B |
| 41 | Idaho | 3,162 | 25,836 | $78,289 | $2.02B |
| 42 | South Dakota | 2,044 | 24,370 | $79,125 | $1.93B |
| 43 | New Mexico | 2,441 | 24,067 | $74,084 | $1.78B |
| 44 | District of Columbia | 1,079 | 22,979 | $199,781 | $4.59B |
| 45 | Hawaii | 1,533 | 20,093 | $87,906 | $1.77B |
| 46 | West Virginia | 1,999 | 18,531 | $69,666 | $1.29B |
| 47 | North Dakota | 1,833 | 18,125 | $81,736 | $1.48B |
| 48 | Montana | 2,057 | 16,826 | $81,952 | $1.38B |
| 49 | Vermont | 941 | 9,218 | $97,941 | $902.8M |
| 50 | Wyoming | 1,270 | 7,422 | $81,007 | $601.2M |
| 51 | Alaska | 782 | 7,335 | $85,132 | $624.4M |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns and Business Formation Statistics · Last updated 12/31/2023