Where America's custom programming shops actually are, by state

the U.S. AI economy · Data as of 2026-09-10 · ALEX Intelligence

11,059 Custom Programming Shops — California

#	State	Custom Programming Shops
1	California	11,059
2	Texas	6,213
3	Florida	4,825
4	Virginia	3,984
5	New York	3,603
6	New Jersey	2,971
7	Illinois	2,853
8	Georgia	2,499
9	Colorado	2,196
10	Pennsylvania	2,129

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 541511 (Custom computer programming services)
Measure: Custom Programming Shops, ranked highest first across all U.S. states (55 ranked in total).
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
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