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Petroleum Refineries

Petroleum Refineries aren't as prevalent as as many other business types in the United States. Still, across the entire United States, there are more than 300 Petroleum Refineries. That means that each one of those Petroleum Refineries serves about 1,000,000 citizens on average.

Our analysis suggests that Petroleum Refineries will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. Hence, Petroleum Refineries are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Petroleum Refineries
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
5
1.02
2.
Alaska
5
0.80
3.
Oklahoma
22
0.64
4.
Montana
5
0.56
5.
Louisiana
20
0.45
6.
Mississippi
9
0.32
7.
Kansas
8
0.30
8.
Utah
6
0.27
9.
2
0.26
10.
Texas
50
0.24
11.
New Mexico
4
0.22
12.
Iowa
5
0.17
13.
West Virginia
3
0.17
14.
Hawaii
2
0.17
15.
North Dakota
1
0.16
16.
Idaho
2
0.15
17.
3
0.15
18.
Illinois
17
0.14
19.
Washington
8
0.14
20.
South Dakota
1
0.13
21.
Colorado
5
0.12
22.
Alabama
5
0.11
23.
Pennsylvania
13
0.11
24.
Kentucky
4
0.10
25.
33
0.10
26.
Ohio
11
0.10
27.
Rhode Island
1
0.10
28.
New Jersey
8
0.10
29.
Tennessee
5
0.09
30.
Minnesota
4
0.08
31.
Georgia
6
0.07
32.
Indiana
4
0.07
33.
2
0.06
34.
Michigan
5
0.05
35.
Maryland
2
0.04
36.
Arkansas
1
0.04
37.
Wisconsin
2
0.04
38.
Florida
5
0.03
39.
Virginia
2
0.03
40.
South Carolina
1
0.02
41.
2
0.02
42.
New York
2
0.01

Number of Petroleum Refineries by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
91
5 to 9
15
10 to 19
23
20 to 49
28
50 to 99
20
100 to 249
42
250 to 499
38
500 to 999
35
1000 or more
9

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