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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most finance & insurance jobs, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of employed residents working in finance, insurance, and real estate (2020 ACS). Alaska leads at 8.9%. 51 states qualify in total.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINANCE & INSURANCEVS 2010
USUnited States331,449,2815.5%–
01Alaska, AKAK735,7068.9%+0.8 pts
02Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.8%+0.5 pts
03Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.7%+0.6 pts
04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.7%+0.8 pts
05Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796.5%+0.8 pts
06Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8246.5%+0.5 pts
07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096.4%+0.6 pts
08Wyoming, WYWY582,3976.3%−0.2 pts
09Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126.2%+1.2 pts
10Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2356.2%+0.6 pts
11Texas, TXTX30,188,4246.0%+0.3 pts
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.9%+0.3 pts
13Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075.9%−0.1 pts
14West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735.8%+0.1 pts
15Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915.8%+1.1 pts
16Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.8%+0.6 pts
17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.8%+0.4 pts
18Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.7%+0.4 pts
19Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.6%+0.5 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145.6%+0.3 pts
21Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.5%+0.3 pts
22New York, NYNY19,852,3665.5%+0.2 pts
23California, CACA39,287,3775.5%+0.8 pts
24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385.5%+0.5 pts
25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345.5%+0.1 pts
26Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.5%+0.3 pts
27North Dakota, NDND784,8415.4%+0.2 pts
28Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.4%+0.4 pts
29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.3%+0.4 pts
30Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.2%+0.2 pts
31Utah, UTUT3,392,3315.2%+0.3 pts
32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.1%+0.3 pts
33Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.0%+0.2 pts
34Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.0%+0.1 pts
35Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.8%+0.4 pts
36Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.8%+0.1 pts
37North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.8%+0.4 pts
38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.7%+0.1 pts
39Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724.6%+0.1 pts
40Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.5%+0.3 pts
41Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.5%+0.2 pts
42Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.4%+0.3 pts
43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464.4%−0.2 pts
44Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.3%+0.5 pts
45South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.3%+0.1 pts
46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.2%+0.5 pts
47Maine, MEME1,387,8174.1%+0.1 pts
48Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.0%+0.2 pts
49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683.7%−0.2 pts
50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943.3%+0.0 pts
51Vermont, VTVT647,1063.0%−0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finance & insurance?

Alaska ranks #1 with 8.9% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by finance & insurance?

Alaska, Tennessee, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is finance & insurance measured?

Share of workers in finance, insurance, and real estate. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.