RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most remote workers, US states

US states with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. California leads at 3,154,824. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 842,755, against an all-states median of 279,633.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020

USUnited States7.2% of US population334,922,49924,042,489–

01California, CACA39,287,3773,154,824+106%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,051,250+119%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,623,149+119%

04New York, NYNY19,852,3661,389,935+119%

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,798975,779+120%

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639969,334+123%

07North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404831,069+124%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,407819,556+118%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,170793,064+132%

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809770,990+144%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,116749,107+129%

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,293727,365+118%

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056676,607+131%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,189645,882+105%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,761624,313+129%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838620,550+120%

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,011604,400+144%

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445517,984+108%

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383426,680+119%

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872390,479+105%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,814384,872+103%

22Oregon, OROR4,254,293384,471+107%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073348,650+102%

24Utah, UTUT3,392,331297,541+115%

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508291,021+114%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225279,633+115%

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824206,467+98%

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,768196,829+112%

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,507182,141+80%

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,612176,710+118%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197171,485+87%

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634170,373+85%

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,961161,264+90%

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868123,687+109%

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,294123,146+165%

36Idaho, IDID1,934,262120,392+92%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391116,719+106%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,707112,009+88%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246111,722+97%

40Maine, MEME1,387,817107,940+101%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77973,435+97%

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,19172,454+124%

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80171,064+145%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87567,716+65%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23566,904+64%

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37366,491+99%

47Vermont, VTVT647,10656,230+93%

48South Dakota, SDSD907,42844,388+49%

49Alaska, AKAK735,70634,435+63%

50North Dakota, NDND784,84133,149+58%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39726,834+54%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest remote workers?

California ranks #1 with 3,154,824 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by remote workers?

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois.

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 remote workers measured?

Number of workers 16 and over who worked from home (ACS B08301). The raw-count companion to the remote-work share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).