# Painting contractors by state and city There are **129,689 painting contractors** in the United States (CityPreferred count, October 2026). New York, NY has the most (918), then Houston, TX (892) and Orlando, FL (784). ## By state California has the most: 12,168. Choose a state for its cities. **Painting contractors by state, October 2026** | State | Companies | | --- | --- | | [California](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ca) | 12,168 | | [Florida](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/fl) | 12,144 | | [Texas](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/tx) | 7,842 | | [Pennsylvania](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/pa) | 5,443 | | [New York](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ny) | 5,424 | | [Ohio](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/oh) | 5,053 | | [Illinois](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/il) | 4,803 | | [North Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nc) | 4,717 | | [Massachusetts](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ma) | 4,341 | | [Georgia](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ga) | 4,177 | | [New Jersey](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nj) | 4,142 | | [Michigan](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/mi) | 4,101 | | [Washington](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/wa) | 3,872 | | [Colorado](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/co) | 3,497 | | [Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/va) | 3,496 | | [Minnesota](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/mn) | 3,068 | | [Wisconsin](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/wi) | 2,578 | | [Connecticut](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ct) | 2,563 | | [Arizona](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/az) | 2,543 | | [Missouri](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/mo) | 2,493 | | [Oregon](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/or) | 2,432 | | [Tennessee](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/tn) | 2,420 | | [Indiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/in) | 2,386 | | [Maryland](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/md) | 2,192 | | [Alabama](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/al) | 1,881 | | [South Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/sc) | 1,855 | | [Louisiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/la) | 1,627 | | [Kentucky](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ky) | 1,420 | | [Kansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ks) | 1,255 | | [Oklahoma](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ok) | 1,231 | | [Iowa](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ia) | 1,169 | | [Nebraska](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ne) | 1,115 | | [Arkansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ar) | 959 | | [Utah](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ut) | 943 | | [Idaho](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/id) | 862 | | [New Hampshire](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nh) | 818 | | [Mississippi](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ms) | 730 | | [Nevada](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nv) | 713 | | [Montana](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/mt) | 619 | | Maine | 559 | | [Delaware](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/de) | 543 | | [Rhode Island](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ri) | 534 | | [New Mexico](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nm) | 500 | | [Hawaii](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/hi) | 456 | | South Dakota | 401 | | Vermont | 348 | | [North Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/nd) | 340 | | [Alaska](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/ak) | 319 | | West Virginia | 311 | | [Wyoming](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/wy) | 215 | | District of Columbia | 71 | ## The 100 cities with the most **Painting contractors by city, October 2026** | City | State | Companies | | --- | --- | --- | | New York | NY | 918 | | Houston | TX | 892 | | Orlando | FL | 784 | | Phoenix | AZ | 597 | | Miami | FL | 585 | | San Antonio | TX | 545 | | Denver | CO | 539 | | Jacksonville | FL | 533 | | Charlotte | NC | 529 | | Chicago | IL | 523 | | Los Angeles | CA | 505 | | Omaha | NE | 475 | | Portland | OR | 473 | | Indianapolis | IN | 471 | | Austin | TX | 455 | | San Diego | CA | 443 | | Columbus | OH | 438 | | Minneapolis | MN | 413 | | Dallas | TX | 412 | | Cincinnati | OH | 407 | | Tampa | FL | 392 | | Seattle | WA | 378 | | Raleigh | NC | 367 | | St. Louis | MO | 363 | | Pittsburgh | PA | 349 | | Las Vegas | NV | 345 | | Philadelphia | PA | 340 | | Colorado Springs | CO | 339 | | Atlanta | GA | 336 | | St. Paul | MN | 313 | | Sarasota | FL | 304 | | Tucson | AZ | 296 | | San Jose | CA | 289 | | San Francisco | CA | 289 | | Louisville | KY | 281 | | Aurora | CO | 280 | | Nashville | TN | 278 | | Naples | FL | 270 | | Virginia Beach | VA | 266 | | Tulsa | OK | 262 | | Sacramento | CA | 260 | | Oklahoma City | OK | 260 | | Fort Worth | TX | 255 | | Milwaukee | WI | 235 | | Wichita | KS | 232 | | Marietta | GA | 231 | | Durham | NC | 229 | | Memphis | TN | 226 | | Lawrenceville | GA | 215 | | Kansas City | MO | 214 | | Mesa | AZ | 212 | | Kissimmee | FL | 208 | | Cleveland | OH | 205 | | Richmond | VA | 203 | | Albuquerque | NM | 202 | | Vancouver | WA | 188 | | El Paso | TX | 187 | | Tallahassee | FL | 186 | | Dayton | OH | 185 | | Boston | MA | 183 | | Fresno | CA | 183 | | Lincoln | NE | 180 | | Fort Myers | FL | 179 | | Knoxville | TN | 178 | | Boise | ID | 175 | | North Island | LA | 175 | | Rochester | NY | 175 | | Ocala | FL | 172 | | Birmingham | AL | 169 | | Baltimore | MD | 167 | | Tacoma | WA | 165 | | Greensboro | NC | 163 | | Bradenton | FL | 162 | | Lexington | KY | 162 | | Salt Lake City | UT | 161 | | Baton Rouge | LA | 160 | | Grand Rapids | MI | 159 | | Wilmington | NC | 159 | | Buffalo | NY | 157 | | Lakeland | FL | 157 | | Stamford | CT | 156 | | Anaheim | CA | 156 | | Fort Wayne | IN | 156 | | Pensacola | FL | 154 | | Pompano Beach | FL | 154 | | Bend | OR | 153 | | Brooklyn | NY | 153 | | Columbia | SC | 151 | | Madison | WI | 150 | | Riverside | CA | 150 | | Silver Spring | MD | 149 | | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 148 | | Chattanooga | TN | 147 | | Spokane | WA | 147 | | Littleton | CO | 145 | | Cape Coral | FL | 144 | | Anchorage | AK | 143 | | Billings | MT | 142 | | Huntsville | AL | 140 | | St. Petersburg | FL | 139 | ## 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 [painting](https://citypreferred.com/services/painting). These numbers are free to quote with the credit "CityPreferred count, October 2026"; there is a [CSV file](https://citypreferred.com/data/painting/download) too. ## Questions and answers ### How many painting contractors are there in the United States? 129,689, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026. ### Which city has the most painting contractors? New York, NY, with 918, followed by Houston, TX (892) and Orlando, FL (784). ## 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/painting Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Publisher: CityPreferred (https://citypreferred.com)