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Insurance agencies in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
208
35 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
88
−9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$366.3M
On vehicle insurance
Listings per 10k households
6.4
59% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#9 of 51
Market score 69 · Upper middle

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are 208 insurance agencies on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 35 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 59% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,129 per household (42% below the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $366.3M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.8M per agency, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the District of Columbia in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,687 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $27K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #9 for insurance agencies, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 80.

Every market in the District of Columbia for insurance agencies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV802,51810.6$2.1M+3.3%#35 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored2086.4$1.8M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 insurance agencies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the District of Columbia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 208 insurance agencies in the District of Columbia. 35 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on vehicle insurance?

About $366.3M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 208 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The District of Columbia has 6.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 292, against 208 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,687 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for insurance agencies?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The District of Columbia scores 69 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #9 of the 50 states and DC.

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