Mining, oil and gas jobs per 1,000: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Mining, oil and gas jobs per 1,000 residents (derived). All 50 states with data in Mining, oil and gas jobs and pay by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 1.6 (United States).
- Lowest: 0.1 to 0.3
- Group 2: 0.3 to 0.5
- Group 3: 0.5 to 1.1
- Group 4: 1.1 to 4.4
- Highest: 4.4 to 23.3
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | Wyoming | 23.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | North Dakota | 21.8 |
| 3 | Alaska | 13.3 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 11.3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 8.2 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 7.9 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 7.7 |
| 8 | Texas | 6.4 |
| 9 | Montana | 4.7 |
| 10 | Nevada | 4.4 |
| 11 | Colorado | 3.4 |
| 12 | Utah | 3 |
| 13 | Kansas | 2.1 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 1.9 |
| 15 | Arizona | 1.7 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 1.7 |
| 17 | Idaho | 1.5 |
| 18 | Alabama | 1.1 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 1.1 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 1.1 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 1 |
| 21 | Vermont | 1 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 0.9 |
| 24 | Indiana | 0.8 |
| 24 | Ohio | 0.8 |
| 26 | Iowa | 0.7 |
| 26 | Virginia | 0.7 |
| 28 | Missouri | 0.6 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 0.6 |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.5 |
| 30 | Illinois | 0.5 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 0.5 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 0.5 |
| 34 | California | 0.4 |
| 34 | Michigan | 0.4 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 0.4 |
| 37 | Delaware | 0.3 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 0.3 |
| 37 | Oregon | 0.3 |
| 37 | Washington | 0.3 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 0.2 |
| 41 | Florida | 0.2 |
| 41 | Maine | 0.2 |
| 41 | Maryland | 0.2 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 0.2 |
| 41 | New York | 0.2 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 0.1 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | 0.1 |
| 47 | New Jersey | 0.1 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 0.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 21, 211, 212, 213 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by mining, oil and gas jobs per 1,000 residents (derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 21 (mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction) and subsectors 211, 212, 213; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-mining-oil-and-gas-jobs-per-1000-residents/