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US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 2024

Florida had the highest nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management of 51 states in 2024, at 429,399. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 3,949. The median was 34,862 and the figure for the United States was 3.08 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest429,399Florida
Lowest3,949District of Columbia
Median34,86251 states
United States3,082,024History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 53,264 countAlaska: 4,385 countArizona: 61,354 countArkansas: 28,396 countCalifornia: 307,277 countColorado: 50,205 countConnecticut: 25,799 countDelaware: 7,158 countDistrict of Columbia: 3,949 countFlorida: 429,399 countGeorgia: 156,142 countHawaii: 12,486 countIdaho: 13,732 countIllinois: 97,854 countIndiana: 48,260 countIowa: 19,683 countKansas: 20,334 countKentucky: 37,770 countLouisiana: 55,453 countMaine: 11,390 countMaryland: 53,404 countMassachusetts: 46,207 countMichigan: 82,320 countMinnesota: 32,513 countMississippi: 34,862 countMissouri: 46,052 countMontana: 8,356 countNebraska: 13,845 countNevada: 28,907 countNew Hampshire: 9,180 countNew Jersey: 68,913 countNew Mexico: 11,999 countNew York: 151,153 countNorth Carolina: 108,092 countNorth Dakota: 4,824 countOhio: 86,995 countOklahoma: 37,100 countOregon: 23,698 countPennsylvania: 78,704 countRhode Island: 7,180 countSouth Carolina: 57,044 countSouth Dakota: 6,151 countTennessee: 76,869 countTexas: 382,088 countUtah: 23,929 countVermont: 5,829 countVirginia: 68,879 countWashington: 39,088 countWest Virginia: 9,005 countWisconsin: 29,555 countWyoming: 4,993 count
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  • 53K to 81K
  • 81K and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

Florida: 429,399 countFlorida429,399Texas: 382,088 countTexas382,088California: 307,277 countCalifornia307,277Georgia: 156,142 countGeorgia156,142New York: 151,153 countNew York151,153North Carolina: 108,092 countNorth Carolina108,092Illinois: 97,854 countIllinois97,854Ohio: 86,995 countOhio86,995Michigan: 82,320 countMichigan82,320Pennsylvania: 78,704 countPennsylvania78,704Tennessee: 76,869 countTennessee76,869New Jersey: 68,913 countNew Jersey68,913Virginia: 68,879 countVirginia68,879Arizona: 61,354 countArizona61,354South Carolina: 57,044 countSouth Carolina57,044Louisiana: 55,453 countLouisiana55,453Maryland: 53,404 countMaryland53,404Alabama: 53,264 countAlabama53,264Colorado: 50,205 countColorado50,205Indiana: 48,260 countIndiana48,260Massachusetts: 46,207 countMassachusetts46,207Missouri: 46,052 countMissouri46,052Washington: 39,088 countWashington39,088Kentucky: 37,770 countKentucky37,770Oklahoma: 37,100 countOklahoma37,100Mississippi: 34,862 countMississippi34,862Minnesota: 32,513 countMinnesota32,513Wisconsin: 29,555 countWisconsin29,555Nevada: 28,907 countNevada28,907Arkansas: 28,396 countArkansas28,396Connecticut: 25,799 countConnecticut25,799Utah: 23,929 countUtah23,929Oregon: 23,698 countOregon23,698Kansas: 20,334 countKansas20,334Iowa: 19,683 countIowa19,683Nebraska: 13,845 countNebraska13,845Idaho: 13,732 countIdaho13,732Hawaii: 12,486 countHawaii12,486New Mexico: 11,999 countNew Mexico11,999Maine: 11,390 countMaine11,390New Hampshire: 9,180 countNew Hampshire9,180West Virginia: 9,005 countWest Virginia9,005Montana: 8,356 countMontana8,356Rhode Island: 7,180 countRhode Island7,180Delaware: 7,158 countDelaware7,158South Dakota: 6,151 countSouth Dakota6,151Vermont: 5,829 countVermont5,829Wyoming: 4,993 countWyoming4,993North Dakota: 4,824 countNorth Dakota4,824Alaska: 4,385 countAlaska4,385District of Columbia: 3,949 countDistrict of Columbia3,949Florida: 429,399 countFlorida429,399Texas: 382,088 countTexas382,088California: 307,277 countCalifornia307,277Georgia: 156,142 countGeorgia156,142New York: 151,153 countNew York151,153North Carolina: 108,092 countNorth Carolina108,092Illinois: 97,854 countIllinois97,854Ohio: 86,995 countOhio86,995Michigan: 82,320 countMichigan82,320Pennsylvania: 78,704 countPennsylvania78,704Tennessee: 76,869 countTennessee76,869New Jersey: 68,913 countNew Jersey68,913Virginia: 68,879 countVirginia68,879Arizona: 61,354 countArizona61,354South Carolina: 57,044 countSouth Carolina57,044Louisiana: 55,453 countLouisiana55,453Maryland: 53,404 countMaryland53,404Alabama: 53,264 countAlabama53,264Colorado: 50,205 countColorado50,205Indiana: 48,260 countIndiana48,260Massachusetts: 46,207 countMassachusetts46,207Missouri: 46,052 countMissouri46,052Washington: 39,088 countWashington39,088Kentucky: 37,770 countKentucky37,770Oklahoma: 37,100 countOklahoma37,100Mississippi: 34,862 countMississippi34,862Minnesota: 32,513 countMinnesota32,513Wisconsin: 29,555 countWisconsin29,555Nevada: 28,907 countNevada28,907Arkansas: 28,396 countArkansas28,396Connecticut: 25,799 countConnecticut25,799Utah: 23,929 countUtah23,929Oregon: 23,698 countOregon23,698Kansas: 20,334 countKansas20,334Iowa: 19,683 countIowa19,683Nebraska: 13,845 countNebraska13,845Idaho: 13,732 countIdaho13,732Hawaii: 12,486 countHawaii12,486New Mexico: 11,999 countNew Mexico11,999Maine: 11,390 countMaine11,390New Hampshire: 9,180 countNew Hampshire9,180West Virginia: 9,005 countWest Virginia9,005Montana: 8,356 countMontana8,356Rhode Island: 7,180 countRhode Island7,180Delaware: 7,158 countDelaware7,158South Dakota: 6,151 countSouth Dakota6,151Vermont: 5,829 countVermont5,829Wyoming: 4,993 countWyoming4,993North Dakota: 4,824 countNorth Dakota4,824Alaska: 4,385 countAlaska4,385District of Columbia: 3,949 countDistrict of Columbia3,949
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1Florida429,399+9.5%
2Texas382,088+8%
3California307,277+4.5%
4Georgia156,142+7%
5New York151,153+7.8%
6North Carolina108,092+5.5%
7Illinois97,854+3.2%
8Ohio86,995+3.2%
9Michigan82,320+5.1%
10Pennsylvania78,704+6.2%
11Tennessee76,869+4.9%
12New Jersey68,913+9.4%
13Virginia68,879+5.2%
14Arizona61,354+5.9%
15South Carolina57,044+8.2%
16Louisiana55,453+4.2%
17Maryland53,404+6%
18Alabama53,264+1.2%
19Colorado50,205+7.1%
20Indiana48,260+4.1%
21Massachusetts46,207+4.6%
22Missouri46,052+3.8%
23Washington39,088+6.6%
24Kentucky37,770+3.5%
25Oklahoma37,100+2.2%
26Mississippi34,862+3.6%
27Minnesota32,513+4.6%
28Wisconsin29,555+3.6%
29Nevada28,907+6%
30Arkansas28,396+3.8%
31Connecticut25,799+2.2%
32Utah23,929+9.1%
33Oregon23,698+4.3%
34Kansas20,334+4.1%
35Iowa19,683+4.7%
36Nebraska13,845+6.6%
37Idaho13,732+4%
38Hawaii12,486+2.5%
39New Mexico11,999+5.1%
40Maine11,390+5.1%
41New Hampshire9,180+2.7%
42West Virginia9,005+1.5%
43Montana8,356+4.1%
44Rhode Island7,180+3.7%
45Delaware7,158+4.1%
46South Dakota6,151+4.4%
47Vermont5,829+3%
48Wyoming4,993+4.7%
49North Dakota4,824+4.1%
50Alaska4,385+2.3%
51District of Columbia3,949+2.6%

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About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), 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.

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. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-administrative-support/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 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/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-administrative-support/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-administrative-support/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management?

Florida, with 429,399 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: administrative support and waste management?

District of Columbia, with 3,949 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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