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Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas

Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas was 19,176 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2023. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count19,176
Change on 2023-2.4%
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high21,0772021
Series low17,2692013

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Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas, 2012 to 2024

17K18K19K20K21K22K20122014201620182020202220242012: 17,504 count2013: 17,269 count2014: 18,062 count2015: 18,483 count2016: 18,617 count2017: 19,532 count2018: 19,348 count2019: 19,087 count2020: 20,615 count2021: 21,077 count2022: 20,710 count2023: 19,650 count2024: 19,176 count17K18K19K20K21K22K2012201720242012: 17,504 count2013: 17,269 count2014: 18,062 count2015: 18,483 count2016: 18,617 count2017: 19,532 count2018: 19,348 count2019: 19,087 count2020: 20,615 count2021: 21,077 count2022: 20,710 count2023: 19,650 count2024: 19,176 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202419,176
202319,650
202220,710 Series break
202121,077
202020,615
201919,087
201819,348 Series break
201719,532
201618,617
201518,483
201418,062
201317,269
201217,504

Compared with United States

Place2024
Arkansas19,176
United States2,178,016

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 30,406 countAlaska: 3,688 countArizona: 42,793 countArkansas: 19,176 countCalifornia: 240,437 countColorado: 37,238 countConnecticut: 20,256 countDelaware: 7,544 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,447 countFlorida: 194,347 countGeorgia: 81,918 countHawaii: 9,449 countIdaho: 13,915 countIllinois: 81,358 countIndiana: 39,470 countIowa: 19,980 countKansas: 18,338 countKentucky: 26,344 countLouisiana: 28,793 countMaine: 8,808 countMaryland: 39,959 countMassachusetts: 38,947 countMichigan: 61,268 countMinnesota: 35,258 countMississippi: 18,970 countMissouri: 42,076 countMontana: 8,336 countNebraska: 12,797 countNevada: 21,532 countNew Hampshire: 8,519 countNew Jersey: 68,018 countNew Mexico: 10,291 countNew York: 126,108 countNorth Carolina: 65,891 countNorth Dakota: 5,122 countOhio: 67,987 countOklahoma: 25,050 countOregon: 24,567 countPennsylvania: 76,861 countRhode Island: 5,678 countSouth Carolina: 33,455 countSouth Dakota: 7,181 countTennessee: 47,667 countTexas: 224,285 countUtah: 25,741 countVermont: 4,514 countVirginia: 53,659 countWashington: 39,468 countWest Virginia: 9,266 countWisconsin: 37,314 countWyoming: 5,526 count
  • Under 8,000
  • 8,000 to 19K
  • 19K to 26K
  • 26K to 39K
  • 39K to 67K
  • 67K and over
Nonemployer businesses: retail trade, 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 retail trade (NAICS 44-45), 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: retail trade, Arkansas, 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), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: retail trade, 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-retail-trade/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: retail trade, 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-retail-trade/arkansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: retail trade, 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-retail-trade/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas?

Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas was 19,176 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2023. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), retail trade (NAICS 44-45), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Arkansas?

21,077 in 2021, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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