Nonemployer business receipts: real estate, rental and leasing

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

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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. Receipts are published in thousands of dollars with noise added to protect individual businesses, and are not adjusted for inflation.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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US states by nonemployer business receipts: real estate, rental and leasing, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

California: 51,868.7 USD millionCalifornia51,868.7New York: 32,996.3 USD millionNew York32,996.3Florida: 31,435.3 USD millionFlorida31,435.3Texas: 29,177.6 USD millionTexas29,177.6New Jersey: 14,120.5 USD millionNew Jersey14,120.5Illinois: 11,869.3 USD millionIllinois11,869.3Pennsylvania: 11,484.5 USD millionPennsylvania11,484.5North Carolina: 10,012 USD millionNorth Carolina10,012Ohio: 9,912.4 USD millionOhio9,912.4Georgia: 9,387.4 USD millionGeorgia9,387.4Michigan: 9,148.6 USD millionMichigan9,148.6Massachusetts: 8,484 USD millionMassachusetts8,484Colorado: 8,006 USD millionColorado8,006Washington: 7,830.4 USD millionWashington7,830.4Virginia: 7,745.9 USD millionVirginia7,745.9California: 51,868.7 USD millionCalifornia51,868.7New York: 32,996.3 USD millionNew York32,996.3Florida: 31,435.3 USD millionFlorida31,435.3Texas: 29,177.6 USD millionTexas29,177.6New Jersey: 14,120.5 USD millionNew Jersey14,120.5Illinois: 11,869.3 USD millionIllinois11,869.3Pennsylvania: 11,484.5 USD millionPennsylvania11,484.5North Carolina: 10,012 USD millionNorth Carolina10,012Ohio: 9,912.4 USD millionOhio9,912.4Georgia: 9,387.4 USD millionGeorgia9,387.4Michigan: 9,148.6 USD millionMichigan9,148.6Massachusetts: 8,484 USD millionMassachusetts8,484Colorado: 8,006 USD millionColorado8,006Washington: 7,830.4 USD millionWashington7,830.4Virginia: 7,745.9 USD millionVirginia7,745.9
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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