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Nonemployer businesses: information in Kentucky

Nonemployer businesses: information in Kentucky was 3,619 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.1% from 2023. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count3,619
Change on 2023+6.1%
Rank31st of 51US states ranked
Series high3,6192024
Series low2,6732014

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Nonemployer businesses: information in Kentucky, 2012 to 2024

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,6003,80020122014201620182020202220242012: 2,727 count2013: 2,680 count2014: 2,673 count2015: 2,679 count2016: 2,676 count2017: 2,796 count2018: 2,877 count2019: 2,963 count2020: 2,766 count2021: 3,108 count2022: 3,241 count2023: 3,412 count2024: 3,619 count2,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7502012201720242012: 2,727 count2013: 2,680 count2014: 2,673 count2015: 2,679 count2016: 2,676 count2017: 2,796 count2018: 2,877 count2019: 2,963 count2020: 2,766 count2021: 3,108 count2022: 3,241 count2023: 3,412 count2024: 3,619 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
20243,619
20233,412
20223,241 Series break
20213,108
20202,766
20192,963
20182,877 Series break
20172,796
20162,676
20152,679
20142,673
20132,680
20122,727

Compared with United States

Place2024
Kentucky3,619
United States425,436

Kentucky compared with nearby places

Alabama: 3,963 countAlaska: 644 countArizona: 8,029 countArkansas: 2,367 countCalifornia: 72,410 countColorado: 9,075 countConnecticut: 4,545 countDelaware: 2,373 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,321 countFlorida: 35,383 countGeorgia: 16,631 countHawaii: 1,513 countIdaho: 2,129 countIllinois: 13,423 countIndiana: 5,739 countIowa: 2,483 countKansas: 2,503 countKentucky: 3,619 countLouisiana: 3,947 countMaine: 1,587 countMaryland: 8,034 countMassachusetts: 8,566 countMichigan: 10,050 countMinnesota: 6,171 countMississippi: 1,846 countMissouri: 5,632 countMontana: 1,335 countNebraska: 1,534 countNevada: 5,041 countNew Hampshire: 1,698 countNew Jersey: 12,440 countNew Mexico: 2,033 countNew York: 35,639 countNorth Carolina: 11,553 countNorth Dakota: 513 countOhio: 10,761 countOklahoma: 3,725 countOregon: 6,027 countPennsylvania: 12,761 countRhode Island: 1,186 countSouth Carolina: 4,816 countSouth Dakota: 782 countTennessee: 10,686 countTexas: 36,204 countUtah: 5,645 countVermont: 863 countVirginia: 9,756 countWashington: 9,424 countWest Virginia: 1,048 countWisconsin: 4,781 countWyoming: 1,202 count
  • 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. Kentucky 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 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, Kentucky, 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: information, Kentucky, 2012 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the nonemployer businesses: information in Kentucky?

Nonemployer businesses: information in Kentucky was 3,619 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.1% from 2023. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2024.

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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 Kentucky?

3,619 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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