# Plumbing companies by state and city There are **185,402 plumbing companies** in the United States (CityPreferred count, October 2026). New York, NY has the most (2,895), then Los Angeles, CA (1,561) and Houston, TX (1,426). ## By state California has the most: 25,215. Choose a state for its cities. **Plumbing companies by state, October 2026** | State | Companies | | --- | --- | | [California](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ca) | 25,215 | | [Texas](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/tx) | 14,284 | | [New York](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ny) | 11,596 | | [Florida](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/fl) | 11,441 | | [Pennsylvania](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/pa) | 8,645 | | [Illinois](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/il) | 7,754 | | [New Jersey](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nj) | 7,116 | | [Massachusetts](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ma) | 6,310 | | [Ohio](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/oh) | 5,910 | | [Georgia](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ga) | 5,489 | | [North Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nc) | 5,043 | | [Michigan](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/mi) | 4,689 | | [Washington](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/wa) | 4,629 | | [Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/va) | 4,425 | | [Arizona](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/az) | 4,378 | | [Colorado](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/co) | 3,816 | | [Missouri](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/mo) | 3,502 | | [Maryland](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/md) | 3,228 | | [Minnesota](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/mn) | 3,051 | | [Indiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/in) | 3,014 | | [Connecticut](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ct) | 2,925 | | [Louisiana](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/la) | 2,883 | | [Tennessee](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/tn) | 2,790 | | [Alabama](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/al) | 2,715 | | [Wisconsin](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/wi) | 2,461 | | [South Carolina](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/sc) | 2,343 | | [Oregon](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/or) | 2,324 | | [Oklahoma](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ok) | 2,276 | | [Kentucky](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ky) | 2,184 | | [Arkansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ar) | 1,687 | | [Utah](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ut) | 1,687 | | [Kansas](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ks) | 1,647 | | [Iowa](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ia) | 1,563 | | [Nevada](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nv) | 1,376 | | [Mississippi](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ms) | 1,277 | | [New Mexico](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nm) | 1,078 | | [Idaho](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/id) | 1,021 | | [Nebraska](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ne) | 985 | | [New Hampshire](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nh) | 896 | | Maine | 824 | | [Rhode Island](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ri) | 641 | | [Hawaii](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/hi) | 631 | | [Delaware](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/de) | 624 | | [West Virginia](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/wv) | 544 | | [Montana](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/mt) | 540 | | [Vermont](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/vt) | 413 | | [South Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/sd) | 399 | | [North Dakota](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/nd) | 361 | | [Wyoming](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/wy) | 323 | | [Alaska](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/ak) | 316 | | District of Columbia | 133 | ## The 100 cities with the most **Plumbing companies by city, October 2026** | City | State | Companies | | --- | --- | --- | | New York | NY | 2,895 | | Los Angeles | CA | 1,561 | | Houston | TX | 1,426 | | Chicago | IL | 1,337 | | Phoenix | AZ | 879 | | San Diego | CA | 856 | | North Island | LA | 849 | | Miami | FL | 799 | | Dallas | TX | 738 | | Brooklyn | NY | 676 | | Philadelphia | PA | 667 | | San Antonio | TX | 651 | | Las Vegas | NV | 610 | | Atlanta | GA | 560 | | Fort Worth | TX | 541 | | Tucson | AZ | 501 | | Denver | CO | 501 | | Austin | TX | 497 | | Tampa | FL | 485 | | Seattle | WA | 464 | | Indianapolis | IN | 450 | | San Jose | CA | 448 | | San Francisco | CA | 436 | | Norge | OK | 435 | | Pittsburgh | PA | 433 | | Boston | MA | 429 | | Detroit | MI | 405 | | St. Louis | MO | 395 | | Mesa | AZ | 394 | | Cincinnati | OH | 394 | | Portland | OR | 382 | | Oklahoma City | OK | 378 | | Sacramento | CA | 364 | | Orlando | FL | 354 | | Charlotte | NC | 346 | | Jacksonville | FL | 339 | | Anaheim | CA | 332 | | Albuquerque | NM | 324 | | Riverside | CA | 317 | | Columbus | OH | 303 | | Louisville | KY | 297 | | Coronado | CA | 295 | | Minneapolis | MN | 290 | | Colorado Springs | CO | 285 | | Tacoma | WA | 263 | | West Palm Beach | FL | 255 | | Salt Lake City | UT | 255 | | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 247 | | Cleveland | OH | 246 | | Birmingham | AL | 244 | | Long Beach | CA | 241 | | El Paso | TX | 237 | | Raleigh | NC | 236 | | Oakland | CA | 234 | | Baltimore | MD | 232 | | Bakersfield | CA | 230 | | Fort Myers | FL | 228 | | Nashville | TN | 228 | | Arlington | TX | 224 | | Fresno | CA | 223 | | Kansas City | MO | 223 | | Aurora | CO | 222 | | Memphis | TN | 218 | | Santa Ana | CA | 212 | | Glendale | CA | 211 | | Stamford | CT | 209 | | St. Paul | MN | 207 | | Gilbert | AZ | 206 | | Spring | TX | 203 | | Virginia Beach | VA | 201 | | Scottsdale | AZ | 200 | | Vancouver | WA | 198 | | Knoxville | TN | 197 | | Sarasota | FL | 196 | | Omaha | NE | 193 | | Glendale | AZ | 192 | | Marietta | GA | 192 | | Dayton | OH | 192 | | Naples | FL | 191 | | Katy | TX | 182 | | Tulsa | OK | 181 | | Boca Raton | FL | 181 | | Jersey City | NJ | 168 | | Honolulu | HI | 168 | | St. Petersburg | FL | 165 | | Orange | CA | 165 | | Wichita | KS | 164 | | Torrance | CA | 164 | | Huntington Beach | CA | 163 | | Chula Vista | CA | 161 | | Buffalo | NY | 160 | | Cape Coral | FL | 160 | | Burbank | CA | 159 | | Lubbock | TX | 157 | | Rochester | NY | 156 | | Van Nuys | CA | 155 | | Plano | TX | 154 | | Corona | CA | 154 | | Hialeah | FL | 154 | | Henderson | NV | 151 | ## 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 [plumbing](https://citypreferred.com/services/plumbing). These numbers are free to quote with the credit "CityPreferred count, October 2026"; there is a [CSV file](https://citypreferred.com/data/plumbing/download) too. ## Questions and answers ### How many plumbing companies are there in the United States? 185,402, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026. ### Which city has the most plumbing companies? New York, NY, with 2,895, followed by Los Angeles, CA (1,561) and Houston, TX (1,426). ## 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/plumbing Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Publisher: CityPreferred (https://citypreferred.com)