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Collection Agencies

Collection Agencies aren't as common as some other kinds of businesses that dominate the nation's shopping malls. Still, across the entire nation, there are more than 5,000 Collection Agencies. That means that each one of those Collection Agencies serves about 60,000 citizens on average.

According to our business employment data, Collection Agencies will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. As such, Collection Agencies account for substantial employment of workers across the country.

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States with Collection Agencies
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
South Dakota
35
4.66
2.
Delaware
31
3.96
3.
Wyoming
18
3.66
4.
North Dakota
23
3.59
5.
Montana
32
3.55
6.
Idaho
36
2.79
7.
Colorado
118
2.74
8.
17
2.72
9.
Nebraska
46
2.69
10.
Oklahoma
92
2.67
11.
Nevada
52
2.61
12.
Georgia
209
2.59
13.
Utah
55
2.47
14.
Minnesota
118
2.40
15.
Arizona
123
2.40
16.
282
2.30
17.
Oregon
76
2.23
18.
Washington
130
2.22
19.
Kansas
59
2.20
20.
Florida
343
2.15
21.
New York
395
2.08
22.
New Jersey
175
2.08
23.
Indiana
125
2.06
24.
91
2.04
25.
Arkansas
52
1.95
26.
Missouri
105
1.88
27.
Maryland
96
1.81
28.
Ohio
202
1.78
29.
Hawaii
21
1.73
30.
Texas
361
1.73
31.
New Hampshire
21
1.70
32.
96
1.69
33.
Illinois
196
1.58
34.
California
532
1.57
35.
Kentucky
62
1.54
36.
Wisconsin
82
1.53
37.
Mississippi
42
1.48
38.
Massachusetts
89
1.40
39.
Virginia
96
1.36
40.
24
1.32
41.
Vermont
8
1.31
42.
Connecticut
43
1.28
43.
Maine
16
1.26
44.
North Carolina
101
1.26
45.
Michigan
119
1.20
46.
Alabama
53
1.19
47.
Iowa
34
1.16
48.
42
1.05
49.
West Virginia
17
0.95
50.
Rhode Island
9
0.86
51.
District of Columbia
1
0.18

Number of Collection Agencies by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
2244
5 to 9
922
10 to 19
815
20 to 49
668
50 to 99
255
100 to 249
193
250 to 499
74
500 to 999
23
1000 or more
7

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