# Heating and air conditioning companies by state and city There are **169,801 heating and air conditioning companies** in the United States (CityPreferred count, October 2026). New York, NY has the most (1,801), then Houston, TX (1,665) and Chicago, IL (917). ## By state California has the most: 16,078. Choose a state for its cities. **Heating and air conditioning companies by state, October 2026** | State | Companies | | --- | --- | | [California](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ca) | 16,078 | | [Texas](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/tx) | 15,496 | | [Florida](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/fl) | 13,673 | | [New York](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ny) | 8,244 | | [Pennsylvania](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/pa) | 7,360 | | [Illinois](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/il) | 7,349 | | [New Jersey](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nj) | 6,158 | | [North Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nc) | 5,718 | | [Ohio](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/oh) | 5,588 | | [Georgia](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ga) | 5,472 | | [Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/va) | 4,808 | | [Arizona](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/az) | 4,223 | | [Michigan](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/mi) | 4,209 | | [Tennessee](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/tn) | 3,898 | | [Missouri](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/mo) | 3,883 | | [Massachusetts](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ma) | 3,705 | | [Maryland](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/md) | 3,677 | | [Colorado](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/co) | 3,509 | | [Indiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/in) | 3,302 | | [South Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/sc) | 3,092 | | [Alabama](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/al) | 3,058 | | [Louisiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/la) | 3,042 | | [Wisconsin](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/wi) | 2,805 | | [Washington](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/wa) | 2,640 | | [Minnesota](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/mn) | 2,608 | | [Oklahoma](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ok) | 2,479 | | [Kentucky](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ky) | 2,054 | | [Connecticut](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ct) | 1,876 | | [Arkansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ar) | 1,782 | | [Utah](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ut) | 1,703 | | [Kansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ks) | 1,648 | | [Mississippi](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ms) | 1,568 | | [Oregon](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/or) | 1,532 | | [Iowa](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ia) | 1,390 | | [Nevada](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nv) | 1,277 | | [Nebraska](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ne) | 1,060 | | [Idaho](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/id) | 965 | | [New Mexico](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nm) | 936 | | [New Hampshire](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nh) | 871 | | [West Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/wv) | 761 | | [Maine](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/me) | 696 | | [Montana](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/mt) | 572 | | [Delaware](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/de) | 547 | | [Rhode Island](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ri) | 469 | | [South Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/sd) | 451 | | [North Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/nd) | 360 | | [Hawaii](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/hi) | 321 | | [Wyoming](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/wy) | 286 | | [Alaska](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/ak) | 252 | | Vermont | 247 | | District of Columbia | 103 | ## The 100 cities with the most **Heating and air conditioning companies by city, October 2026** | City | State | Companies | | --- | --- | --- | | New York | NY | 1,801 | | Houston | TX | 1,665 | | Chicago | IL | 917 | | Phoenix | AZ | 915 | | Los Angeles | CA | 820 | | Dallas | TX | 806 | | San Antonio | TX | 803 | | Las Vegas | NV | 770 | | Miami | FL | 731 | | Tampa | FL | 653 | | Van Nuys | CA | 636 | | Austin | TX | 521 | | Orlando | FL | 499 | | Philadelphia | PA | 496 | | Denver | CO | 492 | | Jacksonville | FL | 478 | | Fort Worth | TX | 460 | | San Diego | CA | 441 | | Atlanta | GA | 440 | | Tucson | AZ | 437 | | Indianapolis | IN | 425 | | Mesa | AZ | 423 | | Oklahoma City | OK | 392 | | Cincinnati | OH | 389 | | St. Louis | MO | 386 | | Charlotte | NC | 385 | | Sacramento | CA | 383 | | San Jose | CA | 366 | | Albuquerque | NM | 352 | | Louisville | KY | 345 | | Pittsburgh | PA | 338 | | Brooklyn | NY | 330 | | Colorado Springs | CO | 327 | | Omaha | NE | 323 | | Cleveland | OH | 316 | | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 308 | | Kansas City | MO | 308 | | Raleigh | NC | 287 | | Nashville | TN | 274 | | El Paso | TX | 273 | | Portland | OR | 269 | | Columbus | OH | 269 | | Fort Myers | FL | 268 | | Memphis | TN | 267 | | Sarasota | FL | 258 | | Virginia Beach | VA | 254 | | Baton Rouge | LA | 253 | | West Palm Beach | FL | 245 | | Knoxville | TN | 245 | | Tulsa | OK | 242 | | Seattle | WA | 241 | | Glendale | AZ | 237 | | Arlington | TX | 233 | | Riverside | CA | 225 | | Baltimore | MD | 217 | | Anaheim | CA | 215 | | Milwaukee | WI | 215 | | Naples | FL | 211 | | Dayton | OH | 210 | | Salt Lake City | UT | 206 | | Birmingham | AL | 205 | | San Francisco | CA | 205 | | Bakersfield | CA | 203 | | Spring | TX | 202 | | New Orleans | LA | 201 | | Hialeah | FL | 200 | | Boca Raton | FL | 198 | | Chesapeake | VA | 196 | | Fresno | CA | 194 | | Richmond | VA | 192 | | Wichita | KS | 191 | | Marietta | GA | 191 | | Katy | TX | 191 | | Cape Coral | FL | 187 | | Minneapolis | MN | 184 | | St. Petersburg | FL | 182 | | Pompano Beach | FL | 182 | | Aurora | CO | 181 | | Plano | TX | 180 | | Lexington | KY | 179 | | Corpus Christi | TX | 178 | | Hollywood | FL | 177 | | Scottsdale | AZ | 176 | | Clearwater | FL | 176 | | Wilmington | NC | 172 | | Springfield | MO | 171 | | Tempe | AZ | 164 | | Pensacola | FL | 164 | | Peoria | AZ | 161 | | Gilbert | AZ | 160 | | Columbia | SC | 159 | | Ocala | FL | 158 | | Lakeland | FL | 158 | | Garland | TX | 157 | | Carrollton | TX | 153 | | Alexandria | VA | 152 | | Manassas | VA | 150 | | Bradenton | FL | 150 | | Greensboro | NC | 145 | | Detroit | MI | 145 | ## 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 [hvac](https://citypreferred.com/services/hvac). These numbers are free to quote with the credit "CityPreferred count, October 2026"; there is a [CSV file](https://citypreferred.com/data/hvac/download) too. ## Questions and answers ### How many heating and air conditioning companies are there in the United States? 169,801, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026. ### Which city has the most heating and air conditioning companies? New York, NY, with 1,801, followed by Houston, TX (1,665) and Chicago, IL (917). ## 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/hvac Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Publisher: CityPreferred (https://citypreferred.com)