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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas was 23,492 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count23,492
Change on 2023+2.8%
Rank35th of 51US states ranked
Series high23,4922024
Series low17,2122013

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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas, 2012 to 2024

16K18K20K22K24K20122014201620182020202220242012: 17,306 count2013: 17,212 count2014: 17,638 count2015: 17,780 count2016: 18,051 count2017: 18,680 count2018: 19,832 count2019: 20,503 count2020: 20,393 count2021: 21,313 count2022: 22,436 count2023: 22,854 count2024: 23,492 count16K18K20K22K24K2012201720242012: 17,306 count2013: 17,212 count2014: 17,638 count2015: 17,780 count2016: 18,051 count2017: 18,680 count2018: 19,832 count2019: 20,503 count2020: 20,393 count2021: 21,313 count2022: 22,436 count2023: 22,854 count2024: 23,492 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202423,492
202322,854
202222,436 Series break
202121,313
202020,393
201920,503
201819,832 Series break
201718,680
201618,051
201517,780
201417,638
201317,212
201217,306

Compared with United States

Place2024
Arkansas23,492
United States4,233,838

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 41,716 countAlaska: 7,394 countArizona: 86,304 countArkansas: 23,492 countCalifornia: 594,336 countColorado: 104,364 countConnecticut: 51,432 countDelaware: 15,755 countDistrict of Columbia: 17,873 countFlorida: 394,826 countGeorgia: 144,731 countHawaii: 17,205 countIdaho: 23,597 countIllinois: 143,762 countIndiana: 55,304 countIowa: 23,892 countKansas: 27,894 countKentucky: 33,957 countLouisiana: 46,677 countMaine: 16,633 countMaryland: 90,355 countMassachusetts: 110,753 countMichigan: 100,630 countMinnesota: 66,843 countMississippi: 22,812 countMissouri: 54,920 countMontana: 14,804 countNebraska: 16,434 countNevada: 43,221 countNew Hampshire: 19,950 countNew Jersey: 140,771 countNew Mexico: 18,336 countNew York: 307,048 countNorth Carolina: 121,133 countNorth Dakota: 6,135 countOhio: 112,755 countOklahoma: 36,807 countOregon: 54,730 countPennsylvania: 135,272 countRhode Island: 14,321 countSouth Carolina: 57,340 countSouth Dakota: 8,364 countTennessee: 77,291 countTexas: 382,886 countUtah: 55,694 countVermont: 10,154 countVirginia: 113,200 countWashington: 96,376 countWest Virginia: 10,356 countWisconsin: 51,935 countWyoming: 11,068 count
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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, 2024, count. Arkansas 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 professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Arkansas, 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Arkansas, 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-professional-services/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Arkansas, 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-professional-services/arkansas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, Arkansas, 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-professional-services/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas?

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas was 23,492 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Arkansas?

23,492 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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