US states by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)

California had the highest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census) of 51 states in 2017, at $53.11 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $272.83 million. The median was $2.41 billion and the figure for the United States was $265.62 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53,107.2California

Lowest272.8North Dakota

Median2,406.151 states

United States265,620History

Map of states, 2017

Under 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 2,400
2,400 to 4,900
4,900 to 6,400
6,400 and over

USD million, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2017

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2017 USD million
1	California	53,107.2
2	New York	29,269.9
3	Florida	23,434.9
4	Texas	14,841.6
5	Pennsylvania	10,655.4
6	Illinois	10,067.4
7	Ohio	8,595.6
8	Massachusetts	7,037.2
9	Washington	6,483.5
10	North Carolina	6,354.3
11	New Jersey	5,967.2
12	Colorado	5,681.1
13	Georgia	5,245.3
14	Nevada	5,143.2
15	Tennessee	5,036.9
16	Michigan	4,998.3
17	Maryland	4,970.1
18	Arizona	4,812.4
19	Virginia	4,446.8
20	Minnesota	4,161.5
21	Indiana	3,998.5
22	Missouri	3,953.3
23	Wisconsin	3,493.7
24	Oklahoma	3,470.1
25	Louisiana	2,788.6
26	Connecticut	2,406.1
27	Oregon	2,255.9
28	Kentucky	1,965
29	South Carolina	1,880.7
30	Utah	1,760.2
31	District of Columbia	1,736.5
32	Kansas	1,230.8
33	Alabama	1,158.3
34	Iowa	1,158.2
35	New Mexico	1,119.7
36	Arkansas	1,056.6
37	Hawaii	1,025.8
38	New Hampshire	978.1
39	Nebraska	891.3
40	Montana	876.7
41	Delaware	853.9
42	Rhode Island	739.5
43	Maine	676.8
44	Idaho	601.6
45	Mississippi	582.8
46	South Dakota	540.7
47	Vermont	517
48	West Virginia	487.7
49	Alaska	449.2
50	Wyoming	384.3
51	North Dakota	272.8

Other periods

2022
2017

About this ranking

Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments (US states by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments, US states by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. US states by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments, US states by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)?

California, with $53.11 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)?

North Dakota, with $272.83 million in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.