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Nonemployer businesses: information in California

Nonemployer businesses: information in California was 72,410 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count72,410
Change on 2023+4.2%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high72,4102024
Series low59,4822012
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Nonemployer businesses: information in California, 2012 to 2024

55K60K65K70K75K20122014201620182020202220242012: 59,482 count2013: 59,681 count2014: 60,832 count2015: 61,246 count2016: 63,372 count2017: 67,230 count2018: 69,518 count2019: 69,348 count2020: 60,390 count2021: 68,897 count2022: 69,618 count2023: 69,496 count2024: 72,410 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202472,410
202369,496
202269,618 Series break
202168,897
202060,390
201969,348
201869,518 Series break
201767,230
201663,372
201561,246
201460,832
201359,681
201259,482

Compared with United States

Place2024
California72,410
United States425,436

Rankings

Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: information, California, 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: information, 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-information/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: information, 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-information/california.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: information, 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-information/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the nonemployer businesses: information in California?

Nonemployer businesses: information in California was 72,410 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: information in California?

72,410 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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