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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Kentucky

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Kentucky was 33,957 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count33,957
Change on 2023+0.5%
Rank31st of 51US states ranked
Series high33,9572024
Series low28,1942013
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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Kentucky, 2012 to 2024

28K30K32K34K20122014201620182020202220242012: 28,207 count2013: 28,194 count2014: 28,846 count2015: 29,153 count2016: 29,684 count2017: 29,912 count2018: 31,413 count2019: 31,414 count2020: 30,517 count2021: 31,797 count2022: 33,424 count2023: 33,784 count2024: 33,957 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
202433,957
202333,784
202233,424 Series break
202131,797
202030,517
201931,414
201831,413 Series break
201729,912
201629,684
201529,153
201428,846
201328,194
201228,207

Compared with United States

Place2024
Kentucky33,957
United States4,233,838

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, 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), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services, 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-professional-services/kentucky. 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, 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-professional-services/kentucky.

Harvard

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, 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-professional-services/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Kentucky was 33,957 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Kentucky?

33,957 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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