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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in California, 2026 Edition

NAICS 21
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
651
Employees
15,982
Annual payroll
$1.79B

2. National context

California accounts for 2.81% of the 23,179 US establishments in this sector and ranks 7th out of 50 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

CA avg annual wage
$111,809
US avg annual wage
$109,364

California sector wages are +2.2% versus the national average for NAICS 21.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
9,676
SAM debarred/excluded
15,133

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Kern County1656,196
#2Los Angeles County942,160
#3Ventura County33706
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.