Top 10 states by professional services industry size
California leads with 142,540. The 10 US states with the largest professional services sector by number of establishments, from US Census County Business Patterns 2022.
| # | Name | Establishments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 142,540 |
| 2 | Florida | 92,313 |
| 3 | Texas | 81,011 |
| 4 | New York | 61,831 |
| 5 | Illinois | 38,012 |
| 6 | Georgia | 32,446 |
| 7 | Virginia | 31,844 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 30,244 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 28,935 |
| 10 | Colorado | 28,086 |
Methodology
Total professional services establishments (NAICS 54) per state, US Census County Business Patterns 2022.
As of 2026-05-28. ACS 2023 5-year + CBP 2022.
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