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Health care and social assistance
NAICS sector 62. Establishments, employment and payroll — Census Bureau County Business Patterns.
Establishments
1,012,167
Employees
22,165,380
Annual payroll
$1.40T
| # | State | Establishments | Employees | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 132,345 | 2,347,305 | $177.1B |
| 2 | New York | 61,104 | 1,861,291 | $112.6B |
| 3 | Texas | 80,576 | 1,718,907 | $101.6B |
| 4 | Florida | 73,984 | 1,286,330 | $82.8B |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 39,602 | 1,142,207 | $68.2B |
| 6 | Ohio | 31,168 | 883,961 | $53.6B |
| 7 | Illinois | 37,597 | 857,043 | $52.6B |
| 8 | Michigan | 28,979 | 645,129 | $37.5B |
| 9 | North Carolina | 27,809 | 641,503 | $39.3B |
| 10 | New Jersey | 29,996 | 635,422 | $40.7B |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 21,002 | 618,482 | $43.4B |
| 12 | Georgia | 30,047 | 586,195 | $37.0B |
| 13 | Washington | 23,923 | 499,464 | $34.7B |
| 14 | Virginia | 23,812 | 488,231 | $31.7B |
| 15 | Minnesota | 19,985 | 482,616 | $28.4B |
| 16 | Indiana | 19,159 | 465,689 | $27.7B |
| 17 | Tennessee | 17,524 | 455,877 | $30.8B |
| 18 | Arizona | 22,498 | 434,866 | $27.7B |
| 19 | Missouri | 20,637 | 427,714 | $25.4B |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 17,592 | 410,656 | $25.5B |
| 21 | Maryland | 18,859 | 403,945 | $26.3B |
| 22 | Colorado | 19,456 | 352,483 | $23.0B |
| 23 | Louisiana | 13,331 | 305,645 | $17.5B |
| 24 | Connecticut | 11,961 | 292,377 | $18.4B |
| 25 | Oregon | 15,709 | 286,220 | $19.4B |
| 26 | Kentucky | 12,636 | 277,311 | $16.7B |
| 27 | Alabama | 11,562 | 268,162 | $15.7B |
| 28 | South Carolina | 12,694 | 267,286 | $15.4B |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 11,795 | 229,612 | $13.5B |
| 30 | Iowa | 9,092 | 220,971 | $12.2B |
| 31 | Kansas | 9,075 | 197,779 | $11.2B |
| 32 | Arkansas | 9,072 | 194,618 | $11.5B |
| 33 | Utah | 10,381 | 176,253 | $9.9B |
| 34 | Mississippi | 7,038 | 168,795 | $9.1B |
| 35 | Nevada | 9,441 | 150,070 | $9.6B |
| 36 | Nebraska | 6,363 | 143,276 | $8.7B |
| 37 | West Virginia | 5,019 | 139,754 | $8.3B |
| 38 | New Mexico | 5,562 | 128,748 | $7.0B |
| 39 | Idaho | 6,739 | 114,052 | $6.4B |
| 40 | Maine | 5,062 | 108,627 | $6.9B |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 3,868 | 97,220 | $6.6B |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 8,243 | 90,342 | $2.9B |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 3,163 | 85,644 | $5.3B |
| 44 | Delaware | 3,066 | 76,784 | $5.2B |
| 45 | Montana | 4,488 | 74,903 | $4.6B |
| 46 | South Dakota | 2,829 | 74,743 | $4.8B |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 2,358 | 71,565 | $5.3B |
| 48 | Hawaii | 3,763 | 71,314 | $5.3B |
| 49 | North Dakota | 2,429 | 64,188 | $3.9B |
| 50 | Alaska | 2,887 | 49,634 | $3.8B |
| 51 | Vermont | 2,150 | 48,409 | $3.0B |
| 52 | Wyoming | 2,211 | 33,962 | $2.1B |
Top counties for health care and social assistance
Los Angeles County · CA642,665 employeesCook County · IL398,573 employeesKings County · NY322,470 employeesHarris County · TX303,127 employeesMaricopa County · AZ296,225 employeesNew York County · NY272,800 employeesSan Diego County · CA221,111 employeesOrange County · CA203,000 employeesQueens County · NY197,121 employeesPhiladelphia County · PA195,961 employeesDallas County · TX190,232 employeesKing County · WA177,373 employeesMiami-Dade County · FL162,260 employeesHennepin County · MN158,183 employeesCuyahoga County · OH150,185 employeesSuffolk County · MA149,399 employeesAllegheny County · PA142,873 employeesFranklin County · OH139,873 employeesBexar County · TX138,075 employeesNassau County · NY136,904 employeesSanta Clara County · CA129,919 employeesMiddlesex County · MA126,002 employeesBronx County · NY123,244 employeesTarrant County · TX121,941 employeesSuffolk County · NY120,902 employeesOakland County · MI120,382 employeesBroward County · FL118,070 employeesSan Bernardino County · CA114,857 employeesAlameda County · CA111,080 employeesClark County · NV108,562 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.