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Wholesale trade
NAICS sector 42. Establishments, employment and payroll — Census Bureau County Business Patterns.
Establishments
384,636
Employees
6,275,675
Annual payroll
$566.1B
| # | State | Establishments | Employees | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 54,671 | 809,519 | $86.5B |
| 2 | Texas | 33,316 | 566,990 | $51.3B |
| 3 | Florida | 30,723 | 365,417 | $29.0B |
| 4 | Illinois | 15,961 | 322,193 | $31.6B |
| 5 | New York | 26,515 | 315,835 | $29.9B |
| 6 | New Jersey | 12,856 | 272,397 | $31.6B |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 12,804 | 249,480 | $22.3B |
| 8 | Ohio | 12,323 | 232,316 | $18.1B |
| 9 | Georgia | 12,389 | 219,978 | $18.2B |
| 10 | North Carolina | 11,177 | 209,564 | $18.7B |
| 11 | Michigan | 10,034 | 184,396 | $15.5B |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 6,646 | 152,588 | $18.2B |
| 13 | Minnesota | 7,025 | 141,431 | $14.5B |
| 14 | Washington | 8,436 | 136,913 | $12.2B |
| 15 | Missouri | 6,781 | 133,638 | $10.0B |
| 16 | Indiana | 7,138 | 124,776 | $9.9B |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 6,489 | 124,641 | $10.1B |
| 18 | Tennessee | 6,463 | 121,742 | $9.7B |
| 19 | Arizona | 6,613 | 111,833 | $9.5B |
| 20 | Virginia | 6,529 | 108,736 | $9.6B |
| 21 | Colorado | 6,796 | 105,318 | $10.8B |
| 22 | Maryland | 4,890 | 90,300 | $8.1B |
| 23 | South Carolina | 4,810 | 81,556 | $6.1B |
| 24 | Alabama | 4,843 | 75,758 | $5.6B |
| 25 | Oregon | 4,719 | 74,862 | $6.4B |
| 26 | Kentucky | 3,912 | 74,458 | $5.4B |
| 27 | Louisiana | 5,013 | 71,513 | $5.2B |
| 28 | Iowa | 4,686 | 70,206 | $5.2B |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,739 | 68,400 | $7.0B |
| 30 | Utah | 3,645 | 63,715 | $5.0B |
| 31 | Kansas | 4,117 | 63,521 | $4.9B |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 4,273 | 58,559 | $4.1B |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3,259 | 52,774 | $3.6B |
| 34 | Nevada | 3,175 | 42,824 | $3.2B |
| 35 | Nebraska | 3,062 | 41,355 | $3.1B |
| 36 | Mississippi | 2,512 | 40,364 | $2.7B |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 2,162 | 34,423 | $1.5B |
| 38 | Idaho | 2,296 | 34,085 | $2.9B |
| 39 | New Hampshire | 1,698 | 24,759 | $2.4B |
| 40 | North Dakota | 1,756 | 22,700 | $1.8B |
| 41 | New Mexico | 1,599 | 20,705 | $1.4B |
| 42 | South Dakota | 1,592 | 20,550 | $1.5B |
| 43 | Delaware | 1,289 | 19,569 | $2.5B |
| 44 | Maine | 1,395 | 17,685 | $1.4B |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 1,245 | 17,463 | $1.6B |
| 46 | Hawaii | 1,412 | 17,179 | $1.2B |
| 47 | West Virginia | 1,279 | 16,759 | $1.1B |
| 48 | Montana | 1,582 | 15,826 | $1.1B |
| 49 | Vermont | 687 | 10,261 | $798M |
| 50 | Alaska | 682 | 8,399 | $602M |
| 51 | Wyoming | 859 | 7,118 | $534M |
| 52 | District of Columbia | 370 | 3,433 | $409M |
Top counties for wholesale trade
Los Angeles County · CA224,605 employeesHarris County · TX128,623 employeesOrange County · CA111,935 employeesCook County · IL107,605 employeesDallas County · TX93,437 employeesMaricopa County · AZ85,630 employeesSanta Clara County · CA77,599 employeesMiami-Dade County · FL68,722 employeesNew York County · NY63,214 employeesKing County · WA57,710 employeesDuPage County · IL55,560 employeesSan Diego County · CA51,685 employeesTarrant County · TX51,567 employeesMiddlesex County · MA51,000 employeesOrange County · FL45,542 employeesSan Bernardino County · CA45,538 employeesBroward County · FL44,686 employeesAlameda County · CA44,505 employeesOakland County · MI43,851 employeesMiddlesex County · NJ42,652 employeesBergen County · NJ42,610 employeesHennepin County · MN42,478 employeesMecklenburg County · NC41,177 employeesLake County · IL40,861 employeesSuffolk County · NY38,877 employeesGwinnett County · GA38,606 employeesSt. Louis County · MO37,008 employeesTravis County · TX36,931 employeesSalt Lake County · UT36,618 employeesFulton County · GA35,665 employees
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Counts cover establishments with paid employees; sole proprietors and most government and railroad employment are excluded. A small establishment count may be withheld by the Census Bureau to protect confidentiality.