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Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois

Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois was 12,061 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count12,061
Change on 2023+2.4%
Rank10th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,0612024
Series low10,1732017
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Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois, 2012 to 2024

10K10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K20122014201620182020202220242012: 10,978 count2013: 10,599 count2014: 10,574 count2015: 10,665 count2016: 10,267 count2017: 10,173 count2018: 10,238 count2019: 10,191 count2020: 10,349 count2021: 10,870 count2022: 11,928 count2023: 11,779 count2024: 12,061 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202412,061
202311,779
202211,928 Series break
202110,870
202010,349
201910,191
201810,238 Series break
201710,173
201610,267
201510,665
201410,574
201310,599
201210,978

Compared with United States

Place2024
Illinois12,061
United States421,812

Rankings

Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Illinois, 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), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Illinois, 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-manufacturing/illinois. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Illinois, 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-manufacturing/illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, Illinois, 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-manufacturing/illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois?

Nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois was 12,061 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: manufacturing in Illinois?

12,061 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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