Government jobs by state

Local governments from the 2022 Census of Governments, and public employers from federal registries, for every state and DC.

State	Local governments	Fire departments	Transit agencies	School districts	Police departments	Sheriff's offices	Campus police departments
Alabama	1,206	171	34	140	314	67	39
Alaska	237	63	20	52	31	0	2
Arizona	686	153	43	223	77	15	8
Arkansas	1,543	111	8	233	225	75	17
California	4,535	581	207	988	464	58	60
Colorado	3,670	169	39	178	158	62	12
Connecticut	774	92	18	168	95	0	6
Delaware	334	34	2	19	41	0	2
District of Columbia	5	3	3	1	1	0	0
Florida	1,936	273	59	67	301	66	20
Georgia	1,372	235	82	180	356	158	54
Hawaii	22	7	4	1	4	0	0
Idaho	1,160	81	11	115	62	44	0
Illinois	6,923	371	95	855	722	102	50
Indiana	2,644	202	29	291	233	91	18
Iowa	1,837	78	36	325	169	99	3
Kansas	3,709	106	53	286	247	104	12
Kentucky	1,301	165	18	171	235	120	9
Louisiana	533	223	26	69	143	63	21
Maine	988	104	11	256	103	16	3
Maryland	377	90	20	24	81	22	14
Massachusetts	1,089	276	21	323	331	0	63
Michigan	2,861	367	81	536	439	83	25
Minnesota	3,643	101	34	329	281	87	3
Mississippi	964	118	8	138	167	82	26
Missouri	3,783	217	24	518	439	114	18
Montana	1,228	51	30	392	45	56	3
Nebraska	2,522	29	42	245	90	93	4
Nevada	186	37	17	17	14	16	2
New Hampshire	551	98	4	180	190	9	1
New Jersey	1,400	170	17	560	488	21	16
New Mexico	997	50	23	89	74	32	8
New York	3,486	147	69	717	422	56	33
North Carolina	1,139	408	91	122	338	99	30
North Dakota	2,563	24	10	170	43	53	4
Ohio	3,934	464	53	619	701	88	34
Oklahoma	1,834	137	24	507	318	77	26
Oregon	1,530	167	36	172	114	36	3
Pennsylvania	4,836	177	43	500	912	42	81
Rhode Island	158	42	2	36	38	0	2
South Carolina	665	208	17	75	184	47	29
South Dakota	1,887	24	11	148	62	66	3
Tennessee	1,028	164	25	141	249	94	26
Texas	5,500	452	63	1,022	780	254	96
Utah	632	66	8	41	92	29	8
Vermont	567	25	3	130	53	14	1
Virginia	651	157	32	131	154	86	27
Washington	1,890	241	47	298	191	39	7
West Virginia	640	40	16	55	150	55	12
Wisconsin	3,040	155	78	420	366	72	14
Wyoming	813	31	7	48	41	23	1

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Organization; U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry; Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database 2024 — Reporter Agency Information; National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff); Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer — law-enforcement agencies by state (API). Data captured September 30, 2026.