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Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California

Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California was 306,663 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count306,663
Change on 2023+5.4%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high306,6632024
Series low260,9092017

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Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California, 2012 to 2024

260K270K280K290K300K310K20122014201620182020202220242012: 266,155 count2013: 269,490 count2014: 274,662 count2015: 270,162 count2016: 262,480 count2017: 260,909 count2018: 277,376 count2019: 274,106 count2020: 265,228 count2021: 272,745 count2022: 283,111 count2023: 290,961 count2024: 306,663 count260K280K300K320K2012201720242012: 266,155 count2013: 269,490 count2014: 274,662 count2015: 270,162 count2016: 262,480 count2017: 260,909 count2018: 277,376 count2019: 274,106 count2020: 265,228 count2021: 272,745 count2022: 283,111 count2023: 290,961 count2024: 306,663 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
2024306,663
2023290,961
2022283,111 Series break
2021272,745
2020265,228
2019274,106
2018277,376 Series break
2017260,909
2016262,480
2015270,162
2014274,662
2013269,490
2012266,155

Compared with United States

Place2024
California306,663
United States2,395,760

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 26,901 countAlaska: 3,733 countArizona: 51,014 countArkansas: 21,620 countCalifornia: 306,663 countColorado: 47,224 countConnecticut: 30,452 countDelaware: 5,882 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,822 countFlorida: 284,555 countGeorgia: 84,925 countHawaii: 9,298 countIdaho: 11,501 countIllinois: 88,674 countIndiana: 33,075 countIowa: 17,151 countKansas: 16,348 countKentucky: 22,620 countLouisiana: 36,700 countMaine: 8,939 countMaryland: 58,949 countMassachusetts: 49,592 countMichigan: 66,924 countMinnesota: 32,593 countMississippi: 24,069 countMissouri: 30,938 countMontana: 6,446 countNebraska: 12,315 countNevada: 22,911 countNew Hampshire: 7,595 countNew Jersey: 68,403 countNew Mexico: 13,115 countNew York: 166,397 countNorth Carolina: 66,285 countNorth Dakota: 4,701 countOhio: 73,851 countOklahoma: 21,130 countOregon: 28,095 countPennsylvania: 72,292 countRhode Island: 7,483 countSouth Carolina: 31,649 countSouth Dakota: 5,109 countTennessee: 43,505 countTexas: 211,751 countUtah: 17,363 countVermont: 5,514 countVirginia: 53,600 countWashington: 43,719 countWest Virginia: 7,332 countWisconsin: 26,167 countWyoming: 3,870 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 27K
  • 27K to 44K
  • 44K to 68K
  • 68K and over
Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 2024, count. California 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 health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, California, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, California, 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-health-care/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, California, 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-health-care/california.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, California, 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-health-care/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California?

Nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California was 306,663 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance in California?

306,663 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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