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Industry concentration.
This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.
How much of local employment sits in whichever industry is biggest here. A county where one industry employs a third of workers rises and falls with that industry; one where the largest is a seventh is diversified. The industry itself is named on the county profile — this measures concentration rather than which industry it is.
Nevada has the lowest published industry concentration in this comparison, at 19.7%. The next states shown are Florida (21.0%) and Georgia (21.0%).
The table orders 51 states by industry concentration. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. How much of local employment sits in whichever industry is biggest here. A county where one industry employs a third of workers rises and falls with that industry; one where the largest is a seventh is diversified. The industry itself is named on the county profile — this measures concentration rather than which industry it is.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/industry-concentration" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Industry concentration by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Census Bureau. · How this is built