RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most finance & insurance jobs, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2010 ACS). Alaska leads at 8.0%. 51 states qualify in total. The median across all 51 is 5.0%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS –

USUnited States308,745,5385.1%–

01Alaska, AKAK735,7068.0%–

02Wyoming, WYWY582,3976.4%–

03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.3%–

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.1%–

05Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8246.0%–

06Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076.0%–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.9%–

08Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795.8%–

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095.7%–

10West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735.7%–

11Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.7%–

12Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.6%–

13Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.6%–

14Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345.4%–

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.3%–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145.3%–

17New York, NYNY19,852,3665.3%–

18Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.3%–

19Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.3%–

20North Dakota, NDND784,8415.3%–

21Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.2%–

22Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.2%–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.1%–

24Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.1%–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125.0%–

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.0%–

27Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385.0%–

28Utah, UTUT3,392,3314.9%–

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974.9%–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254.9%–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.8%–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2624.8%–

33Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.7%–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.7%–

35California, CACA39,287,3774.7%–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464.6%–

37Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.6%–

38Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724.5%–

39Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.5%–

40North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.4%–

41Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.3%–

42Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.2%–

43South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.2%–

44Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.2%–

45Maine, MEME1,387,8174.0%–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683.9%–

47Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.8%–

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.8%–

49Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.8%–

50Vermont, VTVT647,1063.6%–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finance & insurance?

Alaska ranks #1 with 8.0% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by finance & insurance?

Alaska, Wyoming, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is finance & insurance measured?

Share of workers in finance, insurance, and real estate. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.