Electrical Contractors by State: Establishments and Employees, 2018 to 2023
How many electrical contractors by state? Census data counts 83,342 electrical contracting establishments in the US in 2023. Here is every state, with the change since 2018 and the number of employees.
The headline numbers
The US had 83,342 electrical contracting establishments employing 1,015,983 people in 2023. California had the most, with 10,162. Utah grew fastest between 2018 and 2023, from 893 to 1,136 establishments, and 5 states had fewer establishments in 2023 than in 2018.
| State | Establishments 2023 | Establishments 2018 | Change | Employees 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 10,162 | 8,824 | +15.2% | 120,017 |
| Florida | 6,492 | 5,436 | +19.4% | 70,151 |
| Texas | 6,124 | 5,194 | +17.9% | 99,988 |
| New York | 5,232 | 5,204 | +0.5% | 54,886 |
| North Carolina | 3,089 | 2,577 | +19.9% | 31,006 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,750 | 2,555 | +7.6% | 30,580 |
| Illinois | 2,689 | 2,765 | -2.7% | 32,466 |
| New Jersey | 2,641 | 2,701 | -2.2% | 25,291 |
| Massachusetts | 2,640 | 2,419 | +9.1% | 26,784 |
| Georgia | 2,491 | 2,201 | +13.2% | 32,920 |
| Colorado | 2,231 | 1,960 | +13.8% | 23,045 |
| Washington | 2,142 | 1,946 | +10.1% | 26,650 |
| Ohio | 1,978 | 1,916 | +3.2% | 30,197 |
| Michigan | 1,960 | 1,820 | +7.7% | 25,227 |
| Virginia | 1,826 | 1,709 | +6.8% | 26,685 |
| Arizona | 1,718 | 1,394 | +23.2% | 28,859 |
| Minnesota | 1,534 | 1,522 | +0.8% | 17,317 |
| Wisconsin | 1,459 | 1,379 | +5.8% | 17,594 |
| Maryland | 1,444 | 1,504 | -4.0% | 25,288 |
| Indiana | 1,323 | 1,293 | +2.3% | 18,742 |
| Tennessee | 1,315 | 1,092 | +20.4% | 19,199 |
| Missouri | 1,282 | 1,146 | +11.9% | 18,264 |
| Connecticut | 1,204 | 1,128 | +6.7% | 10,185 |
| Oklahoma | 1,160 | 1,009 | +15.0% | 10,609 |
| Utah | 1,136 | 893 | +27.2% | 17,748 |
| Louisiana | 1,046 | 970 | +7.8% | 18,512 |
| South Carolina | 1,015 | 957 | +6.1% | 9,613 |
| Alabama | 1,013 | 862 | +17.5% | 12,467 |
| Oregon | 988 | 917 | +7.7% | 15,655 |
| Iowa | 902 | 829 | +8.8% | 11,755 |
| Kentucky | 898 | 830 | +8.2% | 10,721 |
| Arkansas | 757 | 642 | +17.9% | 8,832 |
| Idaho | 750 | 617 | +21.6% | 6,323 |
| Nevada | 710 | 596 | +19.1% | 13,039 |
| New Hampshire | 682 | 555 | +22.9% | 4,473 |
| Kansas | 681 | 659 | +3.3% | 9,135 |
| Nebraska | 668 | 663 | +0.8% | 8,766 |
| Maine | 662 | 564 | +17.4% | 3,912 |
| New Mexico | 604 | 530 | +14.0% | 6,729 |
| Montana | 549 | 478 | +14.9% | 3,874 |
| Mississippi | 478 | 434 | +10.1% | 5,161 |
| Rhode Island | 383 | 355 | +7.9% | 2,602 |
| North Dakota | 371 | 358 | +3.6% | 4,121 |
| Hawaii | 363 | 364 | -0.3% | 4,182 |
| South Dakota | 341 | 308 | +10.7% | 2,931 |
| Vermont | 324 | 282 | +14.9% | 2,025 |
| Wyoming | 305 | 261 | +16.9% | 2,182 |
| Delaware | 283 | 248 | +14.1% | 3,437 |
| West Virginia | 281 | 274 | +2.6% | 2,975 |
| Alaska | 244 | 216 | +13.0% | 1,986 |
| District of Columbia | 22 | 25 | -12.0% | 877 |
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2018 and 2023, NAICS 238210. Establishments are physical locations with paid employees; self-employed electricians without staff are not counted.
How we built this table
Counts come from the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns files for 2018 and 2023, industry code NAICS 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors), downloaded October 17, 2026. Both years use the 2017 NAICS definitions, so they compare directly. About County Business Patterns.