Water Damage Restoration Statistics 2026 by State and Metro

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California (4,053), Florida (3,488) and Texas (2,890) have the most restoration and remediation businesses in our count of 29,821.
The top 3 states hold 35 percent of all restoration and remediation businesses we counted.
Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL is the single largest metro for restoration and remediation businesses, with 1,128.
84.2 percent of restoration and remediation businesses list a website on their public business profile, so about 16 in 100 still have none.
48.7 percent of restoration and remediation businesses say they are open or answer 24 hours.
89.7 percent of restoration and remediation businesses have claimed their Google Business Profile.
The median public star rating for restoration and remediation businesses is 4.9.

States With the Most Restoration And Remediation BusinessesTop 10 of 51

California4,053

Florida3,488

Texas2,890

New York1,597

Georgia1,100

Illinois1,070

Colorado936

North Carolina920

Pennsylvania886

Ohio858

41 more11,599

Table view

Item	Restoration and remediation businesses	Share
California	4,053	13.8%
Florida	3,488	11.9%
Texas	2,890	9.8%
New York	1,597	5.4%
Georgia	1,100	3.7%
Illinois	1,070	3.6%
Colorado	936	3.2%
North Carolina	920	3.1%
Pennsylvania	886	3.0%
Ohio	858	2.9%
Michigan	763	2.6%
Washington	761	2.6%
Arizona	694	2.4%
Missouri	591	2.0%
New Jersey	554	1.9%
Tennessee	550	1.9%
Virginia	506	1.7%
Oregon	486	1.7%
Indiana	444	1.5%
Utah	439	1.5%
Massachusetts	425	1.4%
South Carolina	386	1.3%
District of Columbia	382	1.3%
Minnesota	360	1.2%
Maryland	351	1.2%
Connecticut	329	1.1%
Louisiana	328	1.1%
Alabama	315	1.1%
Wisconsin	312	1.1%
Oklahoma	294	1.0%
Idaho	250	0.9%
Kentucky	249	0.8%
Nevada	234	0.8%
Arkansas	182	0.6%
Iowa	164	0.6%
Nebraska	129	0.4%
Rhode Island	126	0.4%
Kansas	115	0.4%
New Mexico	114	0.4%
Hawaii	104	0.4%
Montana	95	0.3%
Mississippi	92	0.3%
Delaware	77	0.3%
New Hampshire	75	0.3%
Maine	74	0.3%
North Dakota	64	0.2%
Alaska	47	0.2%
West Virginia	47	0.2%
South Dakota	34	0.1%
Wyoming	34	0.1%
Vermont	23	0.1%

Largest Metros for Restoration And Remediation BusinessesTop 10 of 30

Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL1,128

Dallas and Fort Worth, TX956

Houston, TX856

Atlanta, GA743

Denver, CO596

Chicago, IL525

Phoenix, AZ521

Orange County, CA490

Long Island, NY471

Orlando, FL430

20 more6,128

Table view

Item	Restoration and remediation businesses	Share
Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL	1,128	8.8%
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX	956	7.4%
Houston, TX	856	6.7%
Atlanta, GA	743	5.8%
Denver, CO	596	4.6%
Chicago, IL	525	4.1%
Phoenix, AZ	521	4.1%
Orange County, CA	490	3.8%
Long Island, NY	471	3.7%
Orlando, FL	430	3.3%
Tampa Bay, FL	421	3.3%
Philadelphia, PA	419	3.3%
Detroit, MI	403	3.1%
Washington, DC, DC	382	3.0%
San Diego, CA	357	2.8%
Chicago Western Suburbs, IL	337	2.6%
Portland, OR	315	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	306	2.4%
Riverside and San Bernardino, CA	305	2.4%
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN	305	2.4%
Seattle, WA	295	2.3%
Austin, TX	282	2.2%
Baltimore, MD	264	2.1%
Indianapolis, IN	261	2.0%
Raleigh, NC	252	2.0%
Kansas City, MO	251	2.0%
Newark and Jersey City, NJ	251	2.0%
Boston, MA	250	1.9%
San Francisco and Oakland, CA	241	1.9%
San Antonio, TX	231	1.8%

States With the Most Restoration And Remediation Businesses

Rank	Name	Restoration and remediation businesses
1	California	4,053
2	Florida	3,488
3	Texas	2,890
4	New York	1,597
5	Georgia	1,100
6	Illinois	1,070
7	Colorado	936
8	North Carolina	920
9	Pennsylvania	886
10	Ohio	858
11	Michigan	763
12	Washington	761
13	Arizona	694
14	Missouri	591
15	New Jersey	554

Largest Metros for Restoration And Remediation Businesses

Rank	Name	Restoration and remediation businesses
1	Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL	1,128
2	Dallas and Fort Worth, TX	956
3	Houston, TX	856
4	Atlanta, GA	743
5	Denver, CO	596
6	Chicago, IL	525
7	Phoenix, AZ	521
8	Orange County, CA	490
9	Long Island, NY	471
10	Orlando, FL	430
11	Tampa Bay, FL	421
12	Philadelphia, PA	419
13	Detroit, MI	403
14	Washington, DC, DC	382
15	San Diego, CA	357

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How We Counted

Counts come from Remediational directory checks of Google Business listings, aggregated.
A state, city or metro is shown only with 15 or more businesses.
Shares are of all businesses counted.

Sources

Water Damage, Mold and Fire Restoration Firms by Metro, from Remediational directory checks of Google Business listings, aggregated, updated 2026-09-23

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