401(k) plan audits by city
The 30 US cities whose sponsors filed the most 401(k) plans for the 2024 plan year, out of 760,583 nationally. Each page shows how many of that city’s plans need an independent audit, what local plans report, and who oversees them.
| City | 401(k) plans | Need an audit |
|---|---|---|
| 1.New York, NY | 14,545 | 1,616 |
| 2.Chicago, IL | 7,884 | 898 |
| 3.Houston, TX | 7,730 | 951 |
| 4.Los Angeles, CA | 7,332 | 458 |
| 5.San Francisco, CA | 6,920 | 648 |
| 6.San Diego, CA | 6,168 | 393 |
| 7.Austin, TX | 4,548 | 414 |
| 8.Atlanta, GA | 4,400 | 584 |
| 9.Washington, DC | 4,140 | 443 |
| 10.Dallas, TX | 4,063 | 514 |
| 11.Denver, CO | 3,919 | 360 |
| 12.Phoenix, AZ | 3,612 | 332 |
| 13.Miami, FL | 3,557 | 248 |
| 14.Portland, OR | 3,486 | 283 |
| 15.Seattle, WA | 3,455 | 365 |
| 16.Las Vegas, NV | 3,406 | 192 |
| 17.Brooklyn, NY | 3,348 | 145 |
| 18.San Jose, CA | 3,226 | 215 |
| 19.Charlotte, NC | 3,057 | 316 |
| 20.Boston, MA | 2,880 | 462 |
| 21.Sacramento, CA | 2,728 | 122 |
| 22.Irvine, CA | 2,678 | 276 |
| 23.Philadelphia, PA | 2,666 | 277 |
| 24.Tampa, FL | 2,625 | 256 |
| 25.Indianapolis, IN | 2,549 | 293 |
| 26.San Antonio, TX | 2,497 | 241 |
| 27.Cincinnati, OH | 2,361 | 308 |
| 28.Pittsburgh, PA | 2,332 | 240 |
| 29.Minneapolis, MN | 2,157 | 275 |
| 30.Orlando, FL | 2,157 | 183 |
From the Department of Labor’s 2024 Form 5500 and 5500-SF datasets. 401(k) plans (feature code 2J) in the DOL's 2024 Form 5500 and 5500-SF datasets, one record per plan, grouped by the sponsor's mailing city as filed. “Need an audit” means 100 or more participants with an account balance at the start of the plan year.