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Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Delaware

Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Delaware was 7,544 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.3% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count7,544
Change on 2023+8.3%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high7,5442024
Series low5,1332012

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Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Delaware, 2012 to 2024

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,5008,00020122014201620182020202220242012: 5,133 count2013: 5,172 count2014: 5,283 count2015: 5,396 count2016: 5,690 count2017: 5,898 count2018: 5,948 count2019: 6,215 count2020: 6,778 count2021: 7,214 count2022: 6,942 count2023: 6,969 count2024: 7,544 count5,0006,0007,0008,0002012201720242012: 5,133 count2013: 5,172 count2014: 5,283 count2015: 5,396 count2016: 5,690 count2017: 5,898 count2018: 5,948 count2019: 6,215 count2020: 6,778 count2021: 7,214 count2022: 6,942 count2023: 6,969 count2024: 7,544 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
20247,544
20236,969
20226,942 Series break
20217,214
20206,778
20196,215
20185,948 Series break
20175,898
20165,690
20155,396
20145,283
20135,172
20125,133

Compared with United States

Place2024
Delaware7,544
United States2,178,016

Delaware 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. Delaware 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, Delaware, 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, Delaware, 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/delaware. 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, Delaware, 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/delaware.

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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, Delaware, 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/delaware (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nonemployer businesses: retail trade in Delaware was 7,544 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.3% from 2023. That is the 44th 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 Delaware?

7,544 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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