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How many roofing contractors are in the United States?

25,519 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +31.6% since 2017, employing 215,242 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

25,519

roofing contractors

Employees: 215,242
Average per site: 8.4
Change since 2017: +31.6%
Under 5 employees: 65%

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	2,926	23,903	+32.2%	0.93x
2	Texas	2,442	16,007	+48.4%	1.19x
3	Florida	2,215	30,080	+52.8%	1.12x
4	Illinois	1,026	6,354	+19.3%	1.04x
5	Washington	990	8,985	+34.5%	1.60x
6	Colorado	920	5,576	+18.3%	1.65x
7	Ohio	908	7,454	+32.6%	1.17x
8	Pennsylvania	876	9,729	+27.5%	0.93x
9	New York	838	6,069	+9.7%	0.51x
10	North Carolina	816	6,139	+44.7%	1.04x
11	Georgia	806	4,688	+58.0%	1.01x
12	Indiana	557	5,331	+36.9%	1.17x
13	Virginia	556	4,369	+17.5%	0.86x
14	Arizona	542	7,318	+49.3%	1.09x
15	Minnesota	530	3,821	+38.4%	1.12x
16	Oregon	515	4,819	+23.5%	1.38x
17	Michigan	509	5,059	+20.9%	0.73x
18	Missouri	503	4,336	+9.8%	1.09x
19	Wisconsin	499	3,753	+17.4%	1.13x
20	Massachusetts	433	3,259	+13.6%	0.77x
21	Tennessee	423	4,382	+38.2%	0.92x
22	Oklahoma	409	2,252	+27.0%	1.39x
23	New Jersey	374	3,092	+14.0%	0.51x
24	Utah	354	3,304	+55.9%	1.21x
25	Maryland	341	4,027	+18.0%	0.78x
26	Alabama	305	1,955	+60.5%	0.95x
27	South Carolina	300	2,287	+26.1%	0.80x
28	Idaho	291	1,640	+49.2%	1.64x
29	Kansas	290	2,303	+15.5%	1.25x
30	Iowa	289	1,925	+17.0%	1.14x
31	Louisiana	267	1,724	+47.5%	0.81x
32	Nebraska	267	1,718	+22.5%	1.55x
33	Kentucky	255	2,033	+41.7%	0.89x
34	Arkansas	236	1,975	+80.2%	1.10x
35	New Mexico	204	1,629	+19.3%	1.49x
36	Connecticut	176	1,349	+11.4%	0.65x
37	Montana	152	619	+16.9%	1.17x
38	Nevada	121	2,374	+13.1%	0.51x
39	Mississippi	115	1,046	+25.0%	0.62x
40	Maine	110	778	+14.6%	0.83x
41	South Dakota	105	519	+31.2%	1.18x
42	West Virginia	98	733	+18.1%	0.90x
43	Hawaii	95	1,090	−5.9%	0.95x
44	Wyoming	86	362	+24.6%	1.18x
45	Vermont	84	324	+16.7%	1.32x
46	Rhode Island	79	353	+16.2%	0.88x
47	New Hampshire	75	567	+15.4%	0.63x
48	Alaska	69	448	+23.2%	1.02x
49	North Dakota	69	419	+4.5%	0.89x
50	Delaware	67	860	+24.1%	0.74x
51	District of Columbia	6	106	+50.0%	0.08x

Size of the businesses

Roofing contractors in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	16,661	65.4%
5 to 9	3,826	15.0%
10 to 19	2,565	10.1%
20 to 49	1,710	6.7%
50 to 99	522	2.1%
100 to 249	169	0.7%
250 to 499	5	0.0%

Questions

How many roofing contractors are there in the United States?

25,519 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 215,242 people.

Which state has the most roofing contractors?

California has the most with 2,926, followed by Texas (2,442) and Florida (2,215). 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.

Read this before using the number

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.