Click a column header to sort. Location quotient (LQ) compares this state's industry concentration to the national average — 1.00 means national-average concentration; 1.50 means 50% denser than national; 0.50 means half as dense.
| State | Firms | Employment | Avg Pay | LQ | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (CA) | 11,124 | 124,769 | $103,826 | 0.73 | +1.0% |
| Florida (FL) | 7,793 | 76,939 | $65,063 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| Texas (TX) | 7,418 | 107,587 | $77,270 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| New York (NY) | 5,717 | 57,529 | $88,273 | 0.98 | -2.1% |
| North Carolina (NC) | 4,143 | 36,314 | $70,472 | 1.34 | +0.2% |
| Georgia (GA) | 3,176 | 34,540 | $75,326 | 0.98 | +8.8% |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | 3,016 | 30,648 | $88,704 | 0.94 | +0.9% |
| Illinois (IL) | 2,921 | 29,618 | $93,707 | 0.89 | -1.2% |
| New Jersey (NJ) | 2,766 | 25,051 | $90,693 | 1.03 | -2.2% |
| Massachusetts (MA) | 2,591 | 25,995 | $98,525 | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| Colorado (CO) | 2,515 | 26,888 | $77,227 | 1.22 | -4.2% |
| Ohio (OH) | 2,472 | 35,263 | $82,104 | 0.87 | +2.6% |
| Washington (WA) | 2,418 | 25,486 | $97,325 | 1.24 | +6.9% |
| Arizona (AZ) | 2,224 | 33,760 | $80,273 | 1.20 | +4.4% |
| Virginia (VA) | 2,182 | 32,345 | $83,869 | 0.83 | -1.8% |
| Michigan (MI) | 2,040 | 26,432 | $88,355 | 0.82 | -4.8% |
| Tennessee (TN) | 1,966 | 23,196 | $77,985 | 1.05 | +5.9% |
| Wisconsin (WI) | 1,658 | 19,770 | $79,190 | 0.99 | +7.6% |
| Minnesota (MN) | 1,649 | 17,201 | $93,203 | 0.94 | +2.2% |
| Indiana (IN) | 1,633 | 21,492 | $78,719 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| Maryland (MD) | 1,592 | 22,562 | $87,284 | 0.99 | -0.9% |
| Alabama (AL) | 1,544 | 16,480 | $66,890 | 1.17 | +3.8% |
| Missouri (MO) | 1,504 | 17,969 | $81,080 | 0.75 | -0.3% |
| Louisiana (LA) | 1,501 | 17,909 | $80,997 | 1.18 | +0.5% |
| Oklahoma (OK) | 1,501 | 12,559 | $66,509 | 1.41 | +3.2% |
| Connecticut (CT) | 1,486 | 10,130 | $82,788 | 1.21 | +3.1% |
| Utah (UT) | 1,464 | 21,115 | $79,249 | 1.27 | +3.0% |
| Kentucky (KY) | 1,309 | 13,827 | $76,055 | 1.00 | +4.0% |
| Oregon (OR) | 1,298 | 15,309 | $102,543 | 0.84 | +2.7% |
| South Carolina (SC) | 1,274 | 11,821 | $67,675 | 0.81 | +2.1% |
| Idaho (ID) | 1,118 | 7,458 | $72,167 | 1.32 | +12.6% |
| Arkansas (AR) | 1,074 | 11,256 | $67,463 | 1.26 | +2.1% |
| Iowa (IA) | 1,008 | 13,150 | $77,763 | 1.10 | +1.7% |
| Mississippi (MS) | 926 | 6,763 | $65,959 | 1.26 | +5.5% |
| Nevada (NV) | 851 | 12,821 | $84,468 | 0.96 | +1.6% |
| New Hampshire (NH) | 807 | 4,543 | $82,993 | 1.47 | +4.4% |
| Maine (ME) | 796 | 4,444 | $68,709 | 1.48 | +7.0% |
| Nebraska (NE) | 778 | 8,948 | $71,621 | 1.23 | +0.3% |
| New Mexico (NM) | 776 | 8,318 | $73,418 | 1.37 | +2.9% |
| Kansas (KS) | 747 | 7,851 | $75,893 | 0.91 | +2.8% |
| Montana (MT) | 662 | 3,791 | $70,650 | 1.26 | -2.9% |
| Hawaii (HI) | 555 | 5,229 | $90,207 | 1.13 | +2.2% |
| Rhode Island (RI) | 483 | 2,857 | $81,092 | 1.20 | +4.5% |
| North Dakota (ND) | 458 | 4,145 | $86,497 | 1.52 | +0.4% |
| Delaware (DE) | 433 | 3,089 | $75,848 | 1.15 | +1.9% |
| Puerto Rico (PR) | 424 | 7,896 | $33,907 | 0.99 | +2.7% |
| West Virginia (WV) | 422 | 3,274 | $76,528 | 0.83 | +1.9% |
| South Dakota (SD) | 402 | 3,439 | $71,580 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| Wyoming (WY) | 374 | 2,780 | $72,836 | 1.49 | +4.5% |
| Vermont (VT) | 338 | 1,829 | $66,900 | 1.27 | +2.7% |
| Alaska (AK) | 246 | 1,751 | $91,167 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| District of Columbia (DC) | 112 | 2,395 | $92,925 | 0.26 | +9.8% |