Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Tennessee

Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Tennessee was 267 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count267

Change on 2023+4.3%

Rank21st of 51US states ranked

Series high3102015

Series low2052017

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Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Tennessee, 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	267
2023	256
2022	264 Series break
2021	248
2020	250
2019	206
2018	239 Series break
2017	205 Series break
2016	309
2015	310
2014	304
2013	296
2012	271

Compared with United States

Place	2024
Tennessee	267
United States	19,685

Tennessee compared with nearby places

Under 80
80 to 170
170 to 210
210 to 300
300 to 470
470 and over

Nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2024, count. Tennessee is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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.

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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, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee. 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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_nonemployer_businesses_utilities_tennessee_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: utilities, Tennessee, 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/tennessee. 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 Tennessee?

Nonemployer businesses: utilities in Tennessee was 267 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.3% from 2023. That is the 21st 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 Tennessee?

310 in 2015, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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