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Nonemployer businesses: mining in West Virginia

Nonemployer businesses: mining in West Virginia was 990 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 17.2% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count990
Change on 2023-17.2%
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,2822012
Series low9902024

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Nonemployer businesses: mining in West Virginia, 2012 to 2024

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50020122014201620182020202220242012: 3,282 count2013: 3,204 count2014: 3,137 count2015: 2,562 count2016: 1,972 count2017: 2,087 count2018: 1,926 count2019: 1,642 count2020: 1,248 count2021: 1,304 count2022: 1,102 count2023: 1,196 count2024: 990 count01,0002,0003,0004,0002012201720242012: 3,282 count2013: 3,204 count2014: 3,137 count2015: 2,562 count2016: 1,972 count2017: 2,087 count2018: 1,926 count2019: 1,642 count2020: 1,248 count2021: 1,304 count2022: 1,102 count2023: 1,196 count2024: 990 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
2024990
20231,196
20221,102 Series break
20211,304
20201,248
20191,642
20181,926 Series break
20172,087
20161,972
20152,562
20143,137
20133,204
20123,282

Compared with United States

Place2024
West Virginia990
United States65,880

West Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 285 countAlaska: 231 countArizona: 355 countArkansas: 943 countCalifornia: 2,105 countColorado: 2,051 countConnecticut: 65 countDelaware: 11 countDistrict of Columbia: 7 countFlorida: 729 countGeorgia: 180 countHawaii: 14 countIdaho: 155 countIllinois: 1,404 countIndiana: 132 countIowa: 50 countKansas: 4,562 countKentucky: 1,035 countLouisiana: 3,470 countMaine: 67 countMaryland: 60 countMassachusetts: 76 countMichigan: 870 countMinnesota: 152 countMississippi: 989 countMissouri: 280 countMontana: 536 countNebraska: 121 countNevada: 310 countNew Hampshire: 34 countNew Jersey: 76 countNew Mexico: 878 countNew York: 469 countNorth Carolina: 159 countNorth Dakota: 842 countOhio: 1,738 countOklahoma: 9,084 countOregon: 128 countPennsylvania: 1,589 countRhode Island: 12 countSouth Carolina: 71 countSouth Dakota: 77 countTennessee: 265 countTexas: 26,375 countUtah: 441 countVermont: 41 countVirginia: 181 countWashington: 188 countWest Virginia: 990 countWisconsin: 120 countWyoming: 877 count
  • Under 100
  • 100 to 300
  • 300 to 800
  • 800 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
Nonemployer businesses: mining, 2024, count. West Virginia 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 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, West Virginia, 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia. 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia.

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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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: mining in West Virginia?

Nonemployer businesses: mining in West Virginia was 990 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 17.2% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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 West Virginia?

3,282 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Nonemployer businesses: mining elsewhere in United States

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