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Accommodation and food services
NAICS sector 72: employer establishments, employees and payroll in 2023, by state.
- Establishments
- 784,882
- Employees
- 14,608,170
- 10.4% of private employment
- Average annual pay
- $26,914
- Nonemployer businesses
- 721,546
- $28.47B receipts
New business applications
26,600 in September 2026, seasonally adjusted
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| Period | Applications |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 26,600 |
| December 2025 | 25,249 |
| December 2024 | 24,976 |
| December 2023 | 26,240 |
| December 2022 | 22,953 |
| December 2021 | 22,372 |
| December 2020 | 17,446 |
By state
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| # | State | Establishments | Employees | Average pay | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 95,952 | 1,788,988 | $31,854 | $56.99B |
| 2 | Texas | 66,844 | 1,355,419 | $24,087 | $32.65B |
| 3 | Florida | 48,853 | 1,048,633 | $28,507 | $29.89B |
| 4 | New York | 55,397 | 794,079 | $33,779 | $26.82B |
| 5 | Illinois | 30,226 | 523,877 | $27,086 | $14.19B |
| 6 | Ohio | 25,953 | 496,313 | $21,178 | $10.51B |
| 7 | North Carolina | 24,293 | 477,208 | $22,867 | $10.91B |
| 8 | Georgia | 24,406 | 475,652 | $23,210 | $11.04B |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 29,187 | 474,507 | $23,246 | $11.03B |
| 10 | Michigan | 21,720 | 394,668 | $23,539 | $9.29B |
| 11 | Virginia | 19,418 | 368,252 | $25,101 | $9.24B |
| 12 | Arizona | 15,040 | 343,720 | $27,991 | $9.62B |
| 13 | New Jersey | 22,712 | 339,307 | $29,030 | $9.85B |
| 14 | Tennessee | 15,443 | 321,203 | $24,644 | $7.92B |
| 15 | Nevada | 7,979 | 314,186 | $38,138 | $11.98B |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 18,127 | 307,708 | $32,905 | $10.13B |
| 17 | Washington | 19,032 | 306,631 | $32,626 | $10B |
| 18 | Colorado | 15,405 | 304,455 | $30,715 | $9.35B |
| 19 | Indiana | 14,708 | 291,843 | $21,174 | $6.18B |
| 20 | Missouri | 13,846 | 268,355 | $23,362 | $6.27B |
| 21 | South Carolina | 12,228 | 245,905 | $22,859 | $5.62B |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 15,530 | 243,238 | $21,772 | $5.3B |
| 23 | Maryland | 12,744 | 241,483 | $27,208 | $6.57B |
| 24 | Minnesota | 12,374 | 237,574 | $24,978 | $5.93B |
| 25 | Louisiana | 10,548 | 205,093 | $23,492 | $4.82B |
| 26 | Alabama | 10,067 | 192,589 | $21,312 | $4.1B |
| 27 | Oregon | 12,533 | 188,725 | $27,940 | $5.27B |
| 28 | Kentucky | 8,754 | 180,573 | $21,045 | $3.8B |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 8,965 | 169,725 | $21,331 | $3.62B |
| 30 | Utah | 7,003 | 143,157 | $22,841 | $3.27B |
| 31 | Connecticut | 9,050 | 141,070 | $28,972 | $4.09B |
| 32 | Mississippi | 6,301 | 134,483 | $21,481 | $2.89B |
| 33 | Iowa | 7,512 | 123,699 | $21,118 | $2.61B |
| 34 | Kansas | 6,658 | 122,184 | $20,756 | $2.54B |
| 35 | Arkansas | 6,577 | 114,055 | $20,771 | $2.37B |
| 36 | Hawaii | 4,044 | 97,559 | $41,775 | $4.08B |
| 37 | New Mexico | 4,732 | 96,072 | $24,706 | $2.37B |
| 38 | Nebraska | 4,882 | 80,966 | $20,967 | $1.7B |
| 39 | Idaho | 4,597 | 79,037 | $22,353 | $1.77B |
| 40 | District of Columbia | 2,817 | 70,685 | $40,378 | $2.85B |
| 41 | West Virginia | 3,684 | 65,992 | $20,480 | $1.35B |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 3,885 | 61,651 | $28,678 | $1.77B |
| 43 | Montana | 3,850 | 58,010 | $25,032 | $1.45B |
| 44 | Maine | 4,362 | 54,076 | $34,181 | $1.85B |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 3,270 | 52,438 | $30,061 | $1.58B |
| 46 | Delaware | 2,444 | 46,106 | $25,933 | $1.2B |
| 47 | South Dakota | 2,696 | 42,968 | $22,830 | $980.9M |
| 48 | North Dakota | 2,154 | 34,052 | $23,362 | $795.5M |
| 49 | Vermont | 1,915 | 32,546 | $28,378 | $923.6M |
| 50 | Wyoming | 1,877 | 28,884 | $27,711 | $800.4M |
| 51 | Alaska | 2,288 | 28,571 | $36,339 | $1.04B |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns and Business Formation Statistics · Last updated 12/31/2023