Nonemployer businesses: information in Delaware

Nonemployer businesses: information in Delaware was 2,373 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.2% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count2,373

Change on 2023+20.2%

Rank34th of 51US states ranked

Series high2,3732024

Series low8782013

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Nonemployer businesses: information in Delaware, 2012 to 2024

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

Period	count
2024	2,373
2023	1,975
2022	1,755 Series break
2021	1,563
2020	1,306
2019	1,228
2018	1,204 Series break
2017	1,154
2016	1,043
2015	936
2014	947
2013	878
2012	883

Compared with United States

Place	2024
Delaware	2,373
United States	425,436

Delaware compared with nearby places

Under 1,400
1,400 to 2,400
2,400 to 4,800
4,800 to 8,000
8,000 to 11K
11K and over

Nonemployer businesses: information, 2024, count. Delaware is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by nonemployer businesses: information 51 places

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.

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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, Delaware, 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, Delaware, 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/delaware. 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, Delaware, 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/delaware.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_nonemployer_businesses_information_delaware_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: information, Delaware, 2012 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-information/delaware. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the nonemployer businesses: information in Delaware?

Nonemployer businesses: information in Delaware was 2,373 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.2% from 2023. That is the 34th 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 Delaware?

2,373 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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