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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most finance & insurance jobs, US states

US states ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2024 ACS). Alaska leads at 9.1%. 51 states qualify in total.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,4995.9%–
01Alaska, AKAK735,7069.1%+1.1 pts
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797.4%+1.6 pts
03Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.3%+2.3 pts
04Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077.3%+1.2 pts
05Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837.2%+0.9 pts
06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987.0%+1.1 pts
07Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.0%+1.0 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,4246.7%+1.1 pts
09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096.6%+0.9 pts
10Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2356.5%+0.9 pts
11Florida, FLFL22,416,0776.4%+1.2 pts
12Delaware, DEDE1,021,1916.3%+1.5 pts
13Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916.2%+0.7 pts
14Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.2%+0.9 pts
15Wyoming, WYWY582,3976.2%−0.2 pts
16West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736.1%+0.4 pts
17Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.1%+0.7 pts
18Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396.0%+0.7 pts
19California, CACA39,287,3776.0%+1.3 pts
20Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936.0%+1.0 pts
21Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076.0%−0.0 pts
22Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.9%+0.6 pts
23Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145.9%+0.6 pts
24Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.9%+0.8 pts
25Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.9%+0.7 pts
26North Dakota, NDND784,8415.9%+0.6 pts
27Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385.8%+0.8 pts
28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.7%+0.8 pts
29New York, NYNY19,852,3665.7%+0.4 pts
30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.6%+0.7 pts
31North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045.4%+1.0 pts
32Utah, UTUT3,392,3315.3%+0.4 pts
33Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115.2%+0.7 pts
34Colorado, COCO5,862,1895.2%+0.5 pts
35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.1%+0.3 pts
36Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.1%+0.3 pts
37Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.0%−0.0 pts
38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464.9%+0.4 pts
39Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.9%+0.4 pts
40Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724.9%+0.4 pts
41Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.9%+0.7 pts
42Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.8%+0.5 pts
43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.8%+1.0 pts
44Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.7%+0.9 pts
45Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.7%+0.4 pts
46South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.3%+0.1 pts
47Maine, MEME1,387,8174.3%+0.3 pts
48Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.2%+0.4 pts
49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.0%+0.1 pts
50Vermont, VTVT647,1063.3%−0.2 pts
51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.7%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finance & insurance?

Alaska ranks #1 with 9.1% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by finance & insurance?

Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada, Georgia, Tennessee.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is finance & insurance measured?

Share of workers in finance, insurance, and real estate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).