# Electrical contractors by state and city There are **152,464 electrical contractors** in the United States (CityPreferred count, October 2026). New York, NY has the most (2,205), then Houston, TX (1,048) and Los Angeles, CA (942). ## By state California has the most: 17,618. Choose a state for its cities. **Electrical contractors by state, October 2026** | State | Companies | | --- | --- | | [California](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ca) | 17,618 | | [Texas](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/tx) | 10,822 | | [New York](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ny) | 9,736 | | [Florida](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/fl) | 9,355 | | [Pennsylvania](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/pa) | 7,238 | | [New Jersey](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nj) | 5,328 | | [Illinois](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/il) | 5,201 | | [North Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nc) | 5,000 | | [Massachusetts](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ma) | 4,980 | | [Ohio](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/oh) | 4,383 | | [Georgia](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ga) | 4,339 | | [Michigan](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/mi) | 3,717 | | [Colorado](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/co) | 3,576 | | [Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/va) | 3,514 | | [Louisiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/la) | 3,365 | | [Washington](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/wa) | 3,339 | | [Maryland](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/md) | 3,143 | | [Minnesota](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/mn) | 3,076 | | [Indiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/in) | 2,870 | | [Arizona](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/az) | 2,813 | | [Wisconsin](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/wi) | 2,716 | | [Connecticut](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ct) | 2,646 | | [Missouri](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/mo) | 2,500 | | [Tennessee](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/tn) | 2,484 | | [Alabama](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/al) | 2,004 | | [South Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/sc) | 1,990 | | [Kentucky](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ky) | 1,974 | | [Iowa](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ia) | 1,854 | | [Oklahoma](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ok) | 1,793 | | [Oregon](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/or) | 1,473 | | [Arkansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ar) | 1,451 | | [Utah](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ut) | 1,451 | | [Kansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ks) | 1,394 | | [Mississippi](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ms) | 1,191 | | [New Mexico](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nm) | 1,156 | | [Nebraska](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ne) | 1,083 | | [New Hampshire](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nh) | 1,074 | | [Maine](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/me) | 1,052 | | [Nevada](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nv) | 1,038 | | [West Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/wv) | 934 | | [Idaho](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/id) | 897 | | [Montana](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/mt) | 739 | | [Hawaii](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/hi) | 676 | | [Delaware](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/de) | 578 | | [Rhode Island](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ri) | 529 | | [North Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/nd) | 499 | | [South Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/sd) | 487 | | Vermont | 473 | | [Alaska](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/ak) | 402 | | [Wyoming](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/wy) | 390 | | District of Columbia | 123 | ## The 100 cities with the most **Electrical contractors by city, October 2026** | City | State | Companies | | --- | --- | --- | | New York | NY | 2,205 | | Houston | TX | 1,048 | | Los Angeles | CA | 942 | | North Island | LA | 761 | | Chicago | IL | 672 | | Phoenix | AZ | 596 | | Miami | FL | 574 | | Brooklyn | NY | 523 | | Dallas | TX | 518 | | Las Vegas | NV | 505 | | San Diego | CA | 479 | | Philadelphia | PA | 465 | | San Antonio | TX | 446 | | Fort Worth | TX | 410 | | Denver | CO | 406 | | Orlando | FL | 381 | | Tampa | FL | 379 | | Austin | TX | 378 | | Atlanta | GA | 375 | | Oklahoma City | OK | 351 | | Colorado Springs | CO | 347 | | Coronado | CA | 343 | | Indianapolis | IN | 339 | | Albuquerque | NM | 336 | | Charlotte | NC | 333 | | Jacksonville | FL | 329 | | Seattle | WA | 308 | | San Francisco | CA | 303 | | Sacramento | CA | 295 | | Cincinnati | OH | 295 | | Raleigh | NC | 294 | | Pittsburgh | PA | 288 | | Louisville | KY | 283 | | Tucson | AZ | 282 | | San Jose | CA | 266 | | St. Louis | MO | 264 | | Bakersfield | CA | 253 | | Columbus | OH | 249 | | Mesa | AZ | 234 | | Riverside | CA | 233 | | Nashville | TN | 230 | | Baltimore | MD | 219 | | Tulsa | OK | 217 | | Long Beach | CA | 217 | | Omaha | NE | 214 | | Anaheim | CA | 212 | | Portland | OR | 211 | | Minneapolis | MN | 210 | | Salt Lake City | UT | 205 | | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 204 | | Boston | MA | 201 | | El Paso | TX | 200 | | West Palm Beach | FL | 195 | | Honolulu | HI | 194 | | Memphis | TN | 193 | | Arlington | TX | 192 | | Fresno | CA | 189 | | Sarasota | FL | 189 | | Cleveland | OH | 187 | | New Orleans | LA | 182 | | Virginia Beach | VA | 180 | | Birmingham | AL | 179 | | Scottsdale | AZ | 174 | | Naples | FL | 168 | | Baton Rouge | LA | 167 | | Tacoma | WA | 166 | | Fort Myers | FL | 166 | | Huntington Beach | CA | 162 | | Anchorage | AK | 162 | | Wichita | KS | 160 | | Knoxville | TN | 156 | | Kansas City | MO | 155 | | Dayton | OH | 155 | | Irvine | CA | 154 | | Chesapeake | VA | 153 | | St. Paul | MN | 153 | | Lubbock | TX | 151 | | Aurora | CO | 150 | | Marietta | GA | 147 | | Lexington | KY | 145 | | Milwaukee | WI | 142 | | Corona | CA | 142 | | Hialeah | FL | 140 | | Tempe | AZ | 137 | | Vancouver | WA | 134 | | Santa Ana | CA | 134 | | Pompano Beach | FL | 134 | | Glendale | AZ | 134 | | Rochester | NY | 134 | | Gilbert | AZ | 134 | | Detroit | MI | 133 | | St. Petersburg | FL | 132 | | Littleton | CO | 129 | | Irving | TX | 129 | | Richmond | VA | 128 | | Pensacola | FL | 124 | | Santa Rosa | CA | 123 | | Columbia | SC | 123 | | Plano | TX | 122 | | Lincoln | NE | 122 | ## What is counted Independent businesses that do this work, for homes or for businesses. Suppliers, stores and national chains are left out. Being counted does not mean a company is licensed, insured or recommended. A city is listed when it has 20 or more. [How we count](https://citypreferred.com/data-methodology). ## Need one of them? Tell us the job and your ZIP code in the form on this page and one company that serves your area will contact you. More about [electrical](https://citypreferred.com/services/electrical). These numbers are free to quote with the credit "CityPreferred count, October 2026"; there is a [CSV file](https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical/download) too. ## Questions and answers ### How many electrical contractors are there in the United States? 152,464, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026. ### Which city has the most electrical contractors? New York, NY, with 2,205, followed by Houston, TX (1,048) and Los Angeles, CA (942). ## Need a company for this? Tell CityPreferred the job and your ZIP code at https://citypreferred.com/request. A person checks the request and one local company that does that kind of work contacts you. Free for you; the company pays CityPreferred. Details: https://citypreferred.com/how-we-are-paid --- Canonical page: https://citypreferred.com/data/electrical Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Publisher: CityPreferred (https://citypreferred.com)