Chiropractors in California 4,092 establishments · 13,017 employees · 2024

Firms (CA)

4,092

Employment

13,017

Avg Annual Pay

$42,339

State Rank

#1 of 52

How California compares to national

Metric	California	National	California vs. U.S.
Establishments	4,092	39,584	10.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$42,339	$43,096	-$757 (-1.8%)
Location quotient	0.68	1.00	32% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	3.2	3.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+0.6%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.68 means chiropractors are 32% under-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for chiropractors

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	4,092	$42,339
2	Florida	2,848	$45,956
3	Texas	2,760	$47,965
4	New York	1,778	$46,294
5	Illinois	1,741	$42,179
6	Pennsylvania	1,633	$41,221
7	Georgia	1,359	$42,568
8	Ohio	1,284	$40,491
9	Minnesota	1,234	$37,744
10	Michigan	1,204	$37,882

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621310. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json