State rankings
Amazon Employees by State
California has the highest Amazon Employees in 2025 (154,000), followed by Washington (92,000) and Texas (86,500). Wyoming has the lowest (200).
Year 202549 of 51 states
Amazon Employees, 2025
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
9,500
Middle half 4K – 28K
Average
21,378
49 states
Highest
154,000
California
Lowest
200
Wyoming
Data
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49 states · # = rank by Amazon Employees
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 154,000 | 147,500 |
| 2 |  Washington | 92,000 | 240,000 |
| 3 |  Texas | 86,500 | 65,000 |
| 4 |  Florida | 55,500 | 47,000 |
| 5 |  New York | 47,500 | 33,000 |
| 6 |  New Jersey | 43,000 | 29,000 |
| 6 |  Virginia | 43,000 | 117,500 |
| 8 |  Illinois | 39,500 | 23,500 |
| 9 |  Ohio | 36,500 | 56,500 |
| 10 |  Arizona | 35,000 | 23,500 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 31,500 | 22,500 |
| 12 |  Pennsylvania | 31,000 | 23,000 |
| 13 |  Tennessee | 28,000 | 18,500 |
| 14 |  North Carolina | 27,500 | 16,500 |
| 15 |  Indiana | 24,500 | 27,500 |
| 16 |  Massachusetts | 23,500 | 20,000 |
| 17 |  Maryland | 23,000 | 9,000 |
| 18 |  Michigan | 22,500 | 17,000 |
| 19 |  Kentucky | 20,000 | 50,500 |
| 20 |  Colorado | 19,500 | 13,500 |
| 21 |  Nevada | 18,500 | 13,000 |
| 22 |  Connecticut | 15,500 | 8,500 |
| 23 |  Wisconsin | 12,000 | 9,500 |
| 23 |  Oregon | 12,000 | 34,500 |
| 25 |  Missouri | 9,500 | 6,000 |
| 25 |  Delaware | 9,500 | 5,500 |
| 27 |  Minnesota | 8,500 | 5,500 |
| 28 |  Louisiana | 7,500 | 11,500 |
| 28 |  Oklahoma | 7,500 | 7,000 |
| 30 |  Utah | 7,000 | 12,000 |
| 30 |  Kansas | 7,000 | 4,000 |
| 30 |  Mississippi | 7,000 | 11,000 |
| 33 |  Alabama | 6,500 | 6,000 |
| 34 |  South Carolina | 6,000 | 4,500 |
| 34 |  Iowa | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 36 |  Arkansas | 4,500 | 4,000 |
| 37 |  New Mexico | 4,000 | 2,500 |
| 37 |  Idaho | 4,000 | 3,000 |
| 39 |  Rhode Island | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 40 |  Nebraska | 2,000 | 1,500 |
| 41 |  New Hampshire | 1,500 | 800 |
| 41 |  South Dakota | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 43 |  Hawaii | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 43 |  North Dakota | 1,000 | 500 |
| 45 |  Montana | 500 | 100 |
| 46 |  Maine | 300 | 100 |
| 46 |  Alaska | 300 | 300 |
| 48 |  West Virginia | 200 | 50 |
| 48 |  Wyoming | 200 | 100 |
What correlates with Amazon Employees (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,106 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Amazon Employees tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Amazon Employees tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Amazon Employees?
- California has the highest Amazon Employees in 2025, at 154,000, followed by Washington (92,000) and Texas (86,500).
- Which state has the lowest Amazon Employees?
- Wyoming has the lowest Amazon Employees in 2025, at 200.
- What is the median Amazon Employees across US states?
- The median is 9,500 across the 49 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this amazon employees by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How Amazon is investing in the US - Amazon.