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Washington
1085
Delaware
678
Nevada
654
New Jersey
627
Kentucky
553
Arizona
537
Maryland
520
Connecticut
441
California
437
Tennessee
435
Ohio
383
Indiana
350
Illinois
345
Colorado
341
Georgia
335
Texas
311
Oregon
308
Massachusetts
301
Oklahoma
296
North Carolina
295
Kansas
272
Florida
260
Michigan
259
Wisconsin
254
Utah
234
Pennsylvania
232
Idaho
228
New York
200
Alabama
177
New Mexico
166
Missouri
162
Minnesota
157
Louisiana
154
Arkansas
131
Mississippi
119
North Dakota
115
New Hampshire
114
South Carolina
112
Virginia
92
Rhode Island
92
Iowa
78
Hawaii
70
Nebraska
25
West Virginia
23
Maine
22
South Dakota
11
Alaska
7
Montana
3

Amazon Employees by State 2023

Amazon Employees by State 2023

Worldwide, Amazon employs about 1.6 million people. Most of these employees (about 1.1 million) are in the United States. Amazon has employees in 47 out of 50 states. The company has been steadily growing, as there were 18 states with no measurable Amazon employee presence in 2016. As of 2021, only Wyoming, Vermont, and Alaska do not have Amazon workers. These employees work in corporate offices, shipping hubs, fulfillment centers, and physical retail stores.

Although Washington state, home of Amazon’s headquarters, had the highest number of employees until 2020, that has changed over the past few years. To keep up with increased demand and lower shipping times, Amazon has added many workers between 2020 and 2022.

Amazon Employees by State

In 2020, California passed Washington for the number one position in states with the most Amazon workers. Approximately 153,000 people were employed by Amazon in California during that year. This increase was caused by the increased development of the distribution network, Amazon Pantry facilities, and retail store openings. Amazon additionally opened last-mile delivery stations in rural areas; California was one of the first states to offer this service.

California remained the top state in 2021, with 170,000 employees. Texas also has a large jump in employees, putting the state’s Amazon employment at about 95,000 people. This made them the second state in the number of Amazon employees. For the first time, Amazon’s home state of Washington was third in the number of employees (85,000). Florida (59,000) and New Jersey (58,000) rounded out the top five.

Each of these states has seen great growth in numbers since 2018. At that time, Washington employed the most Amazon workers (53,000). California (45,000), Texas (20,000), New Jersey (17,500), and Florida (13,500), still made up the rest of the top five. It is easy to see, however, that all of these states had a large increase in new Amazon employees in just three years.

Continuing Development

Amazon plans to add to its employee numbers in the coming years. One way this will happen is through the building of more distribution centers. There are plans to open two distribution centers in Alabama. Five new fulfillment centers were constructed in California in 2022 as well. Florida plans to open two new warehouses in 2023 after opening five in 2022.

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington all have either recently added fulfillment centers or plan to do so in 2023. Some of these facilities have had a delayed opening as consumer spending has slowed. Some open delivery stations and fulfillment centers have been closed for the same reason.

Amazon Employees by State 2023

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State
Amazon Employees
Employees per 100k People
Washington85,0001085
Delaware7,000678
Nevada21,000654
New Jersey58,000627
Kentucky25,000553
Arizona40,000537
Maryland32,000520
Connecticut16,000441
California170,000437
Tennessee31,000435
Ohio45,000383
Indiana24,000350
Illinois43,000345
Colorado20,000341
Georgia37,000335
Texas95,000311
Oregon13,000308
Massachusetts21,000301
Oklahoma12,000296
North Carolina32,000295
Kansas8,000272
Florida59,000260
Michigan26,000259
Wisconsin15,000254
Utah8,000234
Pennsylvania30,000232
Idaho4,500228
New York39,000200
Alabama9,000177
New Mexico3,500166
Missouri10,000162
Minnesota9,000157
Louisiana7,000154
Arkansas4,000131
Mississippi3,500119
North Dakota900115
New Hampshire1,600114
South Carolina6,000112
Virginia8,00092
Rhode Island1,00092
Iowa2,50078
Hawaii1,00070
Nebraska50025
West Virginia40023
Maine30022
South Dakota10011
Alaska507
Montana303
United States1,084,880326
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Amazon Employees by State 2023

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