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How many beauty salons are in the United States?

84,176 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +6.7% since 2017, employing 391,064 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

84,176

beauty salons

Employees: 391,064
Average per site: 4.6
Change since 2017: +6.7%
Under 5 employees: 69%

By state

Click a column heading to sort. The last column compares the trade's share of a state's employer businesses with its share nationally: 1.00x is the national average.

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#	State
1	California	8,733	33,898	+17.9%	0.84x
2	Florida	7,534	28,246	+18.3%	1.16x
3	New York	7,124	28,001	+1.0%	1.31x
4	Texas	5,740	29,688	+19.2%	0.85x
5	Pennsylvania	4,846	25,539	+0.0%	1.57x
6	New Jersey	3,727	21,226	−0.6%	1.56x
7	Illinois	3,346	16,713	−1.4%	1.03x
8	Ohio	2,718	16,854	−2.2%	1.06x
9	Virginia	2,602	12,211	+5.7%	1.23x
10	Massachusetts	2,569	13,453	+2.9%	1.39x
11	Georgia	2,563	10,692	+17.6%	0.97x
12	North Carolina	2,226	9,747	+16.3%	0.86x
13	Michigan	2,170	11,149	−2.7%	0.94x
14	Washington	2,168	9,074	+11.3%	1.07x
15	Colorado	2,029	8,042	+22.5%	1.10x
16	Arizona	1,711	8,312	+27.2%	1.04x
17	Wisconsin	1,592	8,345	−13.4%	1.09x
18	Minnesota	1,521	8,380	−9.6%	0.98x
19	Maryland	1,481	8,613	−2.9%	1.03x
20	Indiana	1,438	7,391	+6.1%	0.92x
21	Missouri	1,236	6,505	−2.7%	0.81x
22	Tennessee	1,062	6,806	−2.3%	0.70x
23	South Carolina	1,052	4,272	+15.4%	0.85x
24	Connecticut	1,049	5,521	−10.5%	1.17x
25	Utah	959	4,299	+35.8%	1.00x
26	Oregon	800	3,225	−0.1%	0.65x
27	Iowa	796	3,250	−5.1%	0.95x
28	Alabama	740	3,559	−1.3%	0.70x
29	Louisiana	699	2,819	+7.2%	0.64x
30	Kentucky	680	3,180	−8.7%	0.72x
31	Oklahoma	675	2,799	+12.3%	0.70x
32	Nevada	656	2,883	+29.6%	0.84x
33	Kansas	654	3,416	−2.8%	0.85x
34	Nebraska	596	2,350	−1.8%	1.05x
35	Arkansas	453	1,756	+13.8%	0.64x
36	Idaho	403	1,834	+40.9%	0.69x
37	New Hampshire	403	2,156	−10.4%	1.02x
38	Rhode Island	387	1,320	−2.5%	1.30x
39	New Mexico	362	1,307	+12.8%	0.80x
40	Hawaii	335	1,466	−0.3%	1.01x
41	Mississippi	302	1,266	+1.3%	0.50x
42	Maine	293	1,197	−4.6%	0.67x
43	Delaware	277	1,830	+7.4%	0.93x
44	West Virginia	277	1,357	+1.8%	0.77x
45	North Dakota	240	1,022	−0.4%	0.94x
46	Montana	224	768	+21.7%	0.52x
47	South Dakota	160	790	−9.6%	0.55x
48	District of Columbia	154	1,050	−15.8%	0.64x
49	Vermont	144	591	−10.0%	0.69x
50	Alaska	143	542	+9.2%	0.64x
51	Wyoming	127	354	−8.0%	0.53x

Size of the businesses

Beauty salons in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	57,809	68.7%
5 to 9	15,499	18.4%
10 to 19	7,969	9.5%
20 to 49	2,616	3.1%
50 to 99	214	0.3%
100 to 249	15	0.0%
250 to 499	0	0.0%

Questions

How many beauty salons are there in the United States?

84,176 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 391,064 people.

Which state has the most beauty salons?

California has the most with 8,733, followed by Florida (7,534) and New York (7,124). Large states lead simply because they have more people and businesses; the last column shows the trade's share of a state's businesses against the national share.

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Establishments with paid employees only. Self-employed people with no staff are not in these counts. The figures describe existing businesses, not demand or earnings. See the disclaimer.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2023; change measured against 2017, 2019 and 2022). Establishments with paid employees only; employment and payroll carry Census noise infusion. Retrieved November 2, 2026. Method and sources.