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Nonemployer businesses: mining in United States

Nonemployer businesses: mining in the United States was 65,880 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.1% from 2023.

2024, count65,880
Change on 2023-6.1%
Series high109,9312012
Series low65,8802024

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Nonemployer businesses: mining in United States, 2012 to 2024

60K70K80K90K100K110K20122014201620182020202220242012: 109,931 count2013: 106,610 count2014: 109,866 count2015: 98,134 count2016: 86,587 count2017: 88,882 count2018: 82,524 count2019: 78,854 count2020: 67,754 count2021: 72,952 count2022: 77,387 count2023: 70,159 count2024: 65,880 count60K80K100K120K2012201720242012: 109,931 count2013: 106,610 count2014: 109,866 count2015: 98,134 count2016: 86,587 count2017: 88,882 count2018: 82,524 count2019: 78,854 count2020: 67,754 count2021: 72,952 count2022: 77,387 count2023: 70,159 count2024: 65,880 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202465,880
202370,159
202277,387 Series break
202172,952
202067,754
201978,854
201882,524 Series break
201788,882
201686,587
201598,134
2014109,866
2013106,610
2012109,931

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Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: mining, United States, 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: mining, United States, 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-mining/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: mining, United States, 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-mining/united-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: mining, United States, 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-mining/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the nonemployer businesses: mining in United States?

Nonemployer businesses: mining in the United States was 65,880 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.1% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: mining in United States?

109,931 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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