Public Employment Per Capita by Job Classification
The following table shows, for select job classification types, the number of full-time equivalent state and local government workers per 10,000 residents in 2012. Data for other smaller functions of government are not shown.
| State | Total Non-educational | Elementary Secondary Ed | Higher Ed | Corrections | Financial Admin. | Hospitals and Health | Highways | Judicial and Legal | Police Protection | Public Welfare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 266 | 229 | 137 | 19 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 21 |
| Wyoming | 450 | 331 | 109 | 36 | 22 | 149 | 46 | 17 | 35 | 15 |
| New Mexico | 268 | 221 | 100 | 29 | 16 | 55 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| Kansas | 273 | 294 | 100 | 22 | 16 | 69 | 28 | 13 | 31 | 10 |
| Michigan | 193 | 168 | 93 | 19 | 11 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 15 |
| Iowa | 237 | 245 | 93 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 12 |
| Delaware | 259 | 182 | 92 | 31 | 13 | 43 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 18 |
| Vermont | 240 | 340 | 91 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 28 | 21 |
| Utah | 216 | 193 | 91 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 12 |
| Indiana | 204 | 210 | 89 | 19 | 9 | 48 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 248 | 246 | 89 | 26 | 16 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 309 | 248 | 89 | 18 | 13 | 117 | 27 | 10 | 32 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 223 | 251 | 88 | 19 | 10 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 15 |
| North Carolina | 272 | 215 | 88 | 26 | 11 | 86 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 17 |
| Nebraska | 301 | 263 | 85 | 23 | 14 | 51 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 208 | 201 | 83 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 26 |
| Alaska | 392 | 281 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 22 | 27 | 28 |
| Oregon | 243 | 167 | 82 | 22 | 18 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 22 |
| Hawaii | 255 | 185 | 80 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 4 |
| Colorado | 245 | 200 | 79 | 21 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 17 |
| Alabama | 293 | 206 | 79 | 18 | 14 | 101 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 11 |
| Montana | 267 | 213 | 77 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 26 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | 232 | 242 | 76 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 243 | 235 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 19 |
| Virginia | 228 | 250 | 71 | 30 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 14 |
| South Dakota | 237 | 236 | 70 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 24 |
| Maryland | 227 | 211 | 69 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 19 |
| Illinois | 202 | 219 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 11 |
| Minnesota | 226 | 191 | 68 | 17 | 15 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 25 |
| Washington | 263 | 153 | 67 | 20 | 11 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 17 |
| Texas | 212 | 262 | 67 | 26 | 9 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| Arizona | 188 | 176 | 65 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| Ohio | 235 | 208 | 65 | 18 | 13 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 20 |
| South Carolina | 261 | 216 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 80 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 11 |
| Idaho | 222 | 199 | 64 | 23 | 17 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 11 |
| Georgia | 218 | 242 | 61 | 28 | 11 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 10 |
| California | 228 | 167 | 59 | 22 | 13 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 19 |
| Louisiana | 298 | 217 | 58 | 29 | 13 | 77 | 22 | 17 | 38 | 13 |
| Missouri | 246 | 221 | 58 | 25 | 12 | 50 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 17 |
| Maine | 216 | 269 | 56 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 23 |
| Rhode Island | 214 | 196 | 54 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 250 | 207 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 32 | 15 |
| New Jersey | 240 | 254 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 20 |
| New Hampshire | 213 | 276 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 31 |
| Connecticut | 209 | 251 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | 207 | 197 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 213 | 231 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 14 |
| Florida | 228 | 183 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 8 |
| New York | 320 | 239 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 60 | 19 | 16 | 44 | 25 |
| Nevada | 195 | 144 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 |
Source: Governing calculations of 2012 Census of Governments data and 2012 population estimates
Interpreting the Data
- Figures published in the table and story refer to full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Total numbers of full and part-time employees are higher, particularly in states with more employees working part time.
- Employee counts do not include federal workers or private contractors.
- Definitions describing types of employees for job types shown are available in the Census Bureau’s classification manual, beginning on page 373.
RELATED: Use our interactive tool to review more than 50 years of data for state government employment, by job type.
