Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky

Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky was 156 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count156

Change on 2023-1.9%

Rank35th of 51US states ranked

Series high2172016

Series low1442017

Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky, 2012 to 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.

All 13 values

Period	count
2024	156
2023	159
2022	187 Series break
2021	163
2020	164
2019	149
2018	162 Series break
2017	144 Series break
2016	217
2015	198
2014	173
2013	168
2012	174

Compared with United States

Place	2024
Kentucky	156
United States	19,685

Rankings

US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities 51 places

Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), 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), utilities (NAICS 22), 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: utilities, Kentucky, 2012 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/kentucky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky?

Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky was 156 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities in Kentucky?

217 in 2016, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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