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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Washington

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Washington was 96,376 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count96,376
Change on 2023+3%
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high96,3762024
Series low76,5952012

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

75K80K85K90K95K100K20122014201620182020202220242012: 76,595 count2013: 76,665 count2014: 80,316 count2015: 81,936 count2016: 84,057 count2017: 85,703 count2018: 89,215 count2019: 90,128 count2020: 85,914 count2021: 89,054 count2022: 91,802 count2023: 93,524 count2024: 96,376 count75K80K85K90K95K100K2012201720242012: 76,595 count2013: 76,665 count2014: 80,316 count2015: 81,936 count2016: 84,057 count2017: 85,703 count2018: 89,215 count2019: 90,128 count2020: 85,914 count2021: 89,054 count2022: 91,802 count2023: 93,524 count2024: 96,376 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
202496,376
202393,524
202291,802 Series break
202189,054
202085,914
201990,128
201889,215 Series break
201785,703
201684,057
201581,936
201480,316
201376,665
201276,595

Compared with United States

Place2024
Washington96,376
United States4,233,838

Washington 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. Washington 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, Washington, 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, Washington, 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/washington. 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, Washington, 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/washington.

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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, Washington, 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/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in Washington was 96,376 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2023. That is the 15th 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 Washington?

96,376 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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