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Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado

Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado was 11,499 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count11,499
Change on 2023+1.5%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high11,4992024
Series low5,1112012

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Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado, 2012 to 2024

4,0006,0008,00010K12K20122014201620182020202220242012: 5,111 count2013: 5,440 count2014: 5,849 count2015: 5,870 count2016: 6,366 count2017: 7,051 count2018: 8,545 count2019: 9,330 count2020: 8,731 count2021: 9,894 count2022: 10,525 count2023: 11,327 count2024: 11,499 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K2012201720242012: 5,111 count2013: 5,440 count2014: 5,849 count2015: 5,870 count2016: 6,366 count2017: 7,051 count2018: 8,545 count2019: 9,330 count2020: 8,731 count2021: 9,894 count2022: 10,525 count2023: 11,327 count2024: 11,499 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202411,499
202311,327
202210,525 Series break
20219,894
20208,731
20199,330
20188,545 Series break
20177,051
20166,366
20155,870
20145,849
20135,440
20125,111

Compared with United States

Place2024
Colorado11,499
United States721,546

Colorado compared with nearby places

Alabama: 10,330 countAlaska: 2,369 countArizona: 13,227 countArkansas: 6,378 countCalifornia: 73,552 countColorado: 11,499 countConnecticut: 5,938 countDelaware: 1,694 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,729 countFlorida: 79,994 countGeorgia: 36,712 countHawaii: 3,178 countIdaho: 3,187 countIllinois: 22,917 countIndiana: 10,536 countIowa: 4,475 countKansas: 4,190 countKentucky: 7,228 countLouisiana: 14,542 countMaine: 2,542 countMaryland: 14,226 countMassachusetts: 9,765 countMichigan: 19,749 countMinnesota: 7,076 countMississippi: 8,962 countMissouri: 9,981 countMontana: 2,518 countNebraska: 3,046 countNevada: 6,829 countNew Hampshire: 1,876 countNew Jersey: 18,551 countNew Mexico: 3,813 countNew York: 42,759 countNorth Carolina: 21,835 countNorth Dakota: 1,195 countOhio: 19,963 countOklahoma: 7,605 countOregon: 7,421 countPennsylvania: 20,486 countRhode Island: 1,656 countSouth Carolina: 12,583 countSouth Dakota: 1,615 countTennessee: 17,794 countTexas: 97,058 countUtah: 5,214 countVermont: 1,487 countVirginia: 17,096 countWashington: 10,798 countWest Virginia: 2,176 countWisconsin: 8,833 countWyoming: 1,363 count
  • Under 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,400
  • 4,400 to 7,600
  • 7,600 to 12K
  • 12K to 20K
  • 20K and over
Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services, 2024, count. Colorado is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with no paid employees that are subject to federal income tax, mostly the self-employed, counted from tax records, with receipts above small minimum amounts. Census says some years are not comparable with earlier ones, and they are marked as series breaks: 2018 in every sector (businesses were reclassified from their descriptions, which moved many out of other services), 2022 in every sector (new receipts cutoffs) and 2017 in utilities (the same reclassification). Most nonemployers are sole proprietors whose business may be a side activity. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services, Colorado, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services, Colorado, 2012 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-accommodation-food-services/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services, Colorado, 2012 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-accommodation-food-services/colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services, Colorado, 2012 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-accommodation-food-services/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado?

Nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado was 11,499 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: accommodation and food services in Colorado?

11,499 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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