Nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California

Nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California was $189.62 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, USD million189.6

Change on 2023-0.6%

Rank2nd of 51US states ranked

Series high190.82023

Series low73.82012

Nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California, 2012 to 2024

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.

All 13 values

Period	USD million
2024	189.6
2023	190.8
2022	188.6 Series break
2021	127.5
2020	103.4
2019	98.9
2018	93.6 Series break
2017	86 Series break
2016	89.7
2015	93.9
2014	87.7
2013	85.7
2012	73.8

Compared with United States

Place	2024
California	189.6
United States	1,867.5

Rankings

US states by nonemployer business receipts: utilities 51 places

Definition

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), in millions of current US dollars, 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. Receipts are published in thousands of dollars with noise added to protect individual businesses, and are not adjusted for inflation.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes. 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: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes (Nonemployer business receipts: utilities, California, 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: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes, Nonemployer business receipts: utilities, California, 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-receipts-utilities/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Nonemployer business receipts: utilities, California, 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-receipts-utilities/california.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes, Nonemployer business receipts: utilities, California, 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-receipts-utilities/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes: Nonemployer business receipts: utilities, California, 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-receipts-utilities/california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms and receipts sizes. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California?

Nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California was $189.62 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest nonemployer business receipts: utilities in California?

$190.78 million in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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