Nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management

Number of businesses without paid employees in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

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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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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Florida: 429,399 countFlorida429,399Texas: 382,088 countTexas382,088California: 307,277 countCalifornia307,277Georgia: 156,142 countGeorgia156,142New York: 151,153 countNew York151,153North Carolina: 108,092 countNorth Carolina108,092Illinois: 97,854 countIllinois97,854Ohio: 86,995 countOhio86,995Michigan: 82,320 countMichigan82,320Pennsylvania: 78,704 countPennsylvania78,704Tennessee: 76,869 countTennessee76,869New Jersey: 68,913 countNew Jersey68,913Virginia: 68,879 countVirginia68,879Arizona: 61,354 countArizona61,354South Carolina: 57,044 countSouth Carolina57,044Florida: 429,399 countFlorida429,399Texas: 382,088 countTexas382,088California: 307,277 countCalifornia307,277Georgia: 156,142 countGeorgia156,142New York: 151,153 countNew York151,153North Carolina: 108,092 countNorth Carolina108,092Illinois: 97,854 countIllinois97,854Ohio: 86,995 countOhio86,995Michigan: 82,320 countMichigan82,320Pennsylvania: 78,704 countPennsylvania78,704Tennessee: 76,869 countTennessee76,869New Jersey: 68,913 countNew Jersey68,913Virginia: 68,879 countVirginia68,879Arizona: 61,354 countArizona61,354South Carolina: 57,044 countSouth Carolina57,044
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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