# US states by nonemployer businesses: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2024

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `nonemployer_establishments_arts_entertainment`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of businesses without paid employees in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-arts-entertainment/us-states

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | California | 241,947 |
| 2 | New York | 153,688 |
| 3 | Texas | 138,289 |
| 4 | Florida | 128,669 |
| 5 | Illinois | 64,834 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 62,776 |
| 7 | Georgia | 58,708 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 54,125 |
| 9 | Ohio | 54,043 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 49,378 |
| 11 | Michigan | 47,770 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 47,130 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 45,477 |
| 14 | Virginia | 44,618 |
| 15 | Colorado | 41,139 |
| 16 | Washington | 39,511 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 38,160 |
| 18 | Maryland | 36,046 |
| 19 | Arizona | 34,388 |
| 20 | Missouri | 28,719 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 28,110 |
| 22 | Indiana | 27,538 |
| 23 | Oregon | 27,376 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 24,577 |
| 25 | Nevada | 21,835 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 21,598 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 19,860 |
| 28 | Utah | 19,678 |
| 29 | Alabama | 18,159 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 18,134 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 16,080 |
| 32 | Iowa | 13,487 |
| 33 | Kansas | 12,990 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 10,875 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 10,230 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 9,603 |
| 37 | Maine | 9,454 |
| 38 | Idaho | 9,081 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 9,012 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 8,504 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 7,762 |
| 42 | Montana | 7,389 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 6,998 |
| 44 | District of Columbia | 5,868 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 5,638 |
| 46 | Vermont | 5,615 |
| 47 | Delaware | 5,061 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 4,942 |
| 49 | Alaska | 4,058 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 3,773 |
| 51 | North Dakota | 3,668 |