US Number of Private Business Establishments By State in the NAICS 42492 Book and periodical merchant wholesalers Industry in 2025 Q1

Updated on April 2, 2026.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2025 Q1, among all US states, California had the highest number of private business establishments in the NAICS 42492 Book and periodical merchant wholesalers Industry (133), followed by Texas (128), and New York (118).

The chart and table below shows the number of business establishments for each state.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).

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State	Number of Business Establishments
Alabama	17
Alaska	2
Arizona	36
Arkansas	28
California	133
Colorado	56
Connecticut	45
Delaware	14
Florida	117
Georgia	47
Hawaii	12
Idaho	14
Illinois	75
Indiana	37
Iowa	14
Kansas	16
Kentucky	27
Louisiana	16
Maine	14
Maryland	19
Massachusetts	90
Michigan	48
Minnesota	33
Mississippi	15
Missouri	26
Montana	6
Nebraska	23
Nevada	14
New Hampshire	38
New Jersey	64
New Mexico	9
New York	118
North Carolina	62
North Dakota	3
Ohio	63
Oklahoma	20
Oregon	21
Pennsylvania	41
Rhode Island	20
South Carolina	31
South Dakota	9
Tennessee	43
Texas	128
Utah	18
Vermont	5
Virginia	45
Washington	37
West Virginia	8
Wisconsin	47
Wyoming	6