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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in West Virginia

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in West Virginia was 10,356 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count10,356
Change on 2023+0.7%
Rank47th of 51US states ranked
Series high10,3562024
Series low9,1932013
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Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in West Virginia, 2012 to 2024

9,0009,2509,5009,75010K10.3K10.5K20122014201620182020202220242012: 9,410 count2013: 9,193 count2014: 9,413 count2015: 9,455 count2016: 9,411 count2017: 9,561 count2018: 9,934 count2019: 9,705 count2020: 9,345 count2021: 9,785 count2022: 10,260 count2023: 10,285 count2024: 10,356 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
202410,356
202310,285
202210,260 Series break
20219,785
20209,345
20199,705
20189,934 Series break
20179,561
20169,411
20159,455
20149,413
20139,193
20129,410

Compared with United States

Place2024
West Virginia10,356
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, West Virginia, 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, 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-professional-services/west-virginia. 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, 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-professional-services/west-virginia.

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

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

Nonemployer businesses: professional, scientific and technical services in West Virginia was 10,356 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 47th 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 West Virginia?

10,356 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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