Indicator · us-establishments

Business establishments

Workplaces covered by unemployment insurance, each location counted once.

Unit
establishments
Places
3,221 counties in 2025
Built from
County employment and wages (QCEW)

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United States, 2014–2025

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United States as a whole. 2025: 12.1M establishments.
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Highest and lowest in 2025

Highest
Los Angeles County, CA 577.3K establishments
Orange County, CA 152.4K establishments
Maricopa County, AZ 141.9K establishments
Cook County, IL 137.4K establishments
San Diego County, CA 135.2K establishments
Lowest
McPherson County, NE 9.8 establishments
Arthur County, NE 14 establishments
Banner County, NE 14.3 establishments
Slope County, ND 15.8 establishments
Loving County, TX 20.8 establishments

How it is computed

QCEW total covered, annual average establishments, from the County employment and wages (QCEW) dataset on this site. visualizedata.org computes the indicator for every place and year; the full table, the map and each place's history are on its page there. The underlying data, with its source and license, is on the dataset page, with the API and downloads.