Religious organizations in New York 5,950 establishments · 47,048 employees · 2024

Firms (NY)

5,950

Employment

47,048

Avg Annual Pay

$37,399

State Rank

#1 of 52

How New York compares to national

Metric	New York	National	New York vs. U.S.
Establishments	5,950	26,172	22.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$37,399	$39,043	-$1,644 (-4.2%)
Location quotient	3.89	1.00	289% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	7.9	7.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-0.6%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 3.89 means religious organizations are 289% over-represented in New York's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for religious organizations

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	New York	5,950	$37,399
2	California	3,400	$40,902
3	Oregon	2,746	$31,941
4	Florida	1,556	$42,688
5	Pennsylvania	1,453	$36,163
6	Michigan	1,346	$33,538
7	Illinois	1,010	$39,048
8	New Jersey	910	$36,661
9	Montana	659	$21,997
10	Virginia	564	$38,130

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 813110. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json