Dance & Fine Arts Schools by State and County (2023)
How many dance, music, drama and art schools operate where you live? County Business Patterns counts every “fine arts school” with paid employees — 16,284 nationwide in 2023.
| State | Schools | Employees | Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,336 | 21,002 | $485.9M |
| New York | 1,421 | 13,301 | $305M |
| Texas | 1,154 | 7,659 | $161M |
| Florida | 896 | 4,426 | $101.1M |
| New Jersey | 707 | 6,045 | $107.2M |
| Illinois | 644 | 5,755 | $118.1M |
| Massachusetts | 601 | 5,349 | $112.9M |
| Pennsylvania | 579 | 4,919 | $96.7M |
| Washington | 521 | 4,044 | $80.1M |
| North Carolina | 488 | 3,061 | $60.9M |
| Ohio | 439 | 3,363 | $56.9M |
| Virginia | 433 | 3,339 | $62.4M |
| Georgia | 400 | 2,252 | $43.6M |
| Colorado | 377 | 2,612 | $54.3M |
| Michigan | 319 | 2,222 | $37.7M |
| Wisconsin | 305 | 2,229 | $35.2M |
| Maryland | 292 | 2,234 | $56.2M |
| Utah | 283 | 3,108 | $36.3M |
| Arizona | 281 | 1,790 | $36.7M |
| Minnesota | 279 | 3,426 | $57M |
| Connecticut | 275 | 2,065 | $38.9M |
| Indiana | 262 | 1,887 | $28.9M |
| Missouri | 246 | 1,962 | $28M |
| Tennessee | 235 | 1,539 | $29M |
| Oregon | 226 | 1,628 | $30.7M |
| Iowa | 177 | 1,353 | $15.2M |
| South Carolina | 159 | 893 | $15.2M |
| Louisiana | 155 | 1,083 | $17.6M |
| Alabama | 153 | 1,042 | $14.7M |
| Kansas | 145 | 1,024 | $11.3M |
| Oklahoma | 122 | 754 | $13.9M |
| Nebraska | 117 | 1,028 | $13.8M |
| Kentucky | 115 | 902 | $13M |
| New Hampshire | 112 | 1,007 | $16.8M |
| Nevada | 111 | 620 | $12.7M |
| Arkansas | 107 | 545 | $9.1M |
| Rhode Island | 80 | 423 | $8.1M |
| Idaho | 76 | 524 | $6.2M |
| Maine | 66 | 464 | $10.5M |
| New Mexico | 61 | 436 | $11.4M |
| Hawaii | 59 | 319 | $5.7M |
| Mississippi | 59 | 294 | $3.7M |
| Montana | 59 | 353 | $4M |
| Vermont | 58 | 456 | $9.4M |
| Delaware | 55 | 466 | $8.1M |
| South Dakota | 47 | 299 | $3M |
| West Virginia | 46 | 219 | $2.4M |
| District of Columbia | 41 | 568 | $17.4M |
| Alaska | 39 | 226 | $3.9M |
| Wyoming | 36 | 308 | $4.4M |
| North Dakota | 30 | 245 | $3.1M |
Counties with the most fine arts schools
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Cook County, IL
- Orange County, CA
- New York County, NY
- King County, WA
- San Diego County, CA
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Santa Clara County, CA
- Harris County, TX
- Middlesex County, MA
- Nassau County, NY
- Alameda County, CA
- Kings County, NY
- Suffolk County, NY
- Westchester County, NY
- Travis County, TX
- Miami-Dade County, FL
- Queens County, NY
- Salt Lake County, UT
- Broward County, FL
- Hennepin County, MN
- Bergen County, NJ
- Dallas County, TX
- Tarrant County, TX
- Fairfax County, VA
- Allegheny County, PA
- Collin County, TX
- Riverside County, CA
- Fulton County, GA
- Palm Beach County, FL
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 611610 Fine Arts Schools.