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Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington

Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington was 39,511 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.8% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count39,511
Change on 2023+3.8%
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high39,5112024
Series low26,7882012

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Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington, 2012 to 2024

25K30K35K40K20122014201620182020202220242012: 26,788 count2013: 27,117 count2014: 28,659 count2015: 29,753 count2016: 30,823 count2017: 32,354 count2018: 33,713 count2019: 35,185 count2020: 28,239 count2021: 32,378 count2022: 36,403 count2023: 38,055 count2024: 39,511 count25K30K35K40K2012201720242012: 26,788 count2013: 27,117 count2014: 28,659 count2015: 29,753 count2016: 30,823 count2017: 32,354 count2018: 33,713 count2019: 35,185 count2020: 28,239 count2021: 32,378 count2022: 36,403 count2023: 38,055 count2024: 39,511 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202439,511
202338,055
202236,403 Series break
202132,378
202028,239
201935,185
201833,713 Series break
201732,354
201630,823
201529,753
201428,659
201327,117
201226,788

Compared with United States

Place2024
Washington39,511
United States1,806,368

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,159 countAlaska: 4,058 countArizona: 34,388 countArkansas: 10,230 countCalifornia: 241,947 countColorado: 41,139 countConnecticut: 21,598 countDelaware: 5,061 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,868 countFlorida: 128,669 countGeorgia: 58,708 countHawaii: 7,762 countIdaho: 9,081 countIllinois: 64,834 countIndiana: 27,538 countIowa: 13,487 countKansas: 12,990 countKentucky: 18,134 countLouisiana: 19,860 countMaine: 9,454 countMaryland: 36,046 countMassachusetts: 45,477 countMichigan: 47,770 countMinnesota: 38,160 countMississippi: 9,603 countMissouri: 28,719 countMontana: 7,389 countNebraska: 9,012 countNevada: 21,835 countNew Hampshire: 8,504 countNew Jersey: 49,378 countNew Mexico: 10,875 countNew York: 153,688 countNorth Carolina: 54,125 countNorth Dakota: 3,668 countOhio: 54,043 countOklahoma: 16,080 countOregon: 27,376 countPennsylvania: 62,776 countRhode Island: 6,998 countSouth Carolina: 24,577 countSouth Dakota: 4,942 countTennessee: 47,130 countTexas: 138,289 countUtah: 19,678 countVermont: 5,615 countVirginia: 44,618 countWashington: 39,511 countWest Virginia: 5,638 countWisconsin: 28,110 countWyoming: 3,773 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 11K
  • 11K to 22K
  • 22K to 37K
  • 37K to 52K
  • 52K and over
Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2024, count. Washington 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 arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, Washington, 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, Washington, 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-arts-entertainment/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, Washington, 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-arts-entertainment/washington.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, Washington, 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-arts-entertainment/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington?

Nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington was 39,511 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.8% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation in Washington?

39,511 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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