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US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance

California had the highest nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance of 51 states in 2016, at 87,937. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 983. The median was 8,925 and the figure for the United States was 716,791. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87,937California
Lowest983District of Columbia
Median8,92551 states
United States716,791History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 8,033 countAlaska: 2,833 countArizona: 14,563 countArkansas: 6,053 countCalifornia: 87,937 countColorado: 15,597 countConnecticut: 10,977 countDelaware: 2,691 countDistrict of Columbia: 983 countFlorida: 60,494 countGeorgia: 21,855 countHawaii: 2,872 countIdaho: 3,671 countIllinois: 29,882 countIndiana: 11,515 countIowa: 7,495 countKansas: 7,607 countKentucky: 7,185 countLouisiana: 9,948 countMaine: 1,805 countMaryland: 11,655 countMassachusetts: 14,089 countMichigan: 17,862 countMinnesota: 12,984 countMississippi: 6,388 countMissouri: 13,338 countMontana: 2,132 countNebraska: 5,390 countNevada: 7,782 countNew Hampshire: 2,435 countNew Jersey: 23,201 countNew Mexico: 2,952 countNew York: 50,632 countNorth Carolina: 19,708 countNorth Dakota: 2,273 countOhio: 21,535 countOklahoma: 8,275 countOregon: 6,235 countPennsylvania: 25,453 countRhode Island: 1,939 countSouth Carolina: 10,072 countSouth Dakota: 2,883 countTennessee: 13,424 countTexas: 69,784 countUtah: 8,925 countVermont: 989 countVirginia: 14,529 countWashington: 11,202 countWest Virginia: 2,120 countWisconsin: 11,164 countWyoming: 1,445 count
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  • 2,500 to 6,200
  • 6,200 to 8,900
  • 8,900 to 13K
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  • 21K and over
count, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

California: 87,937 countCalifornia87,937Texas: 69,784 countTexas69,784Florida: 60,494 countFlorida60,494New York: 50,632 countNew York50,632Illinois: 29,882 countIllinois29,882Pennsylvania: 25,453 countPennsylvania25,453New Jersey: 23,201 countNew Jersey23,201Georgia: 21,855 countGeorgia21,855Ohio: 21,535 countOhio21,535North Carolina: 19,708 countNorth Carolina19,708Michigan: 17,862 countMichigan17,862Colorado: 15,597 countColorado15,597Arizona: 14,563 countArizona14,563Virginia: 14,529 countVirginia14,529Massachusetts: 14,089 countMassachusetts14,089Tennessee: 13,424 countTennessee13,424Missouri: 13,338 countMissouri13,338Minnesota: 12,984 countMinnesota12,984Maryland: 11,655 countMaryland11,655Indiana: 11,515 countIndiana11,515Washington: 11,202 countWashington11,202Wisconsin: 11,164 countWisconsin11,164Connecticut: 10,977 countConnecticut10,977South Carolina: 10,072 countSouth Carolina10,072Louisiana: 9,948 countLouisiana9,948Utah: 8,925 countUtah8,925Oklahoma: 8,275 countOklahoma8,275Alabama: 8,033 countAlabama8,033Nevada: 7,782 countNevada7,782Kansas: 7,607 countKansas7,607Iowa: 7,495 countIowa7,495Kentucky: 7,185 countKentucky7,185Mississippi: 6,388 countMississippi6,388Oregon: 6,235 countOregon6,235Arkansas: 6,053 countArkansas6,053Nebraska: 5,390 countNebraska5,390Idaho: 3,671 countIdaho3,671New Mexico: 2,952 countNew Mexico2,952South Dakota: 2,883 countSouth Dakota2,883Hawaii: 2,872 countHawaii2,872Alaska: 2,833 countAlaska2,833Delaware: 2,691 countDelaware2,691New Hampshire: 2,435 countNew Hampshire2,435North Dakota: 2,273 countNorth Dakota2,273Montana: 2,132 countMontana2,132West Virginia: 2,120 countWest Virginia2,120Rhode Island: 1,939 countRhode Island1,939Maine: 1,805 countMaine1,805Wyoming: 1,445 countWyoming1,445Vermont: 989 countVermont989District of Columbia: 983 countDistrict of Columbia983California: 87,937 countCalifornia87,937Texas: 69,784 countTexas69,784Florida: 60,494 countFlorida60,494New York: 50,632 countNew York50,632Illinois: 29,882 countIllinois29,882Pennsylvania: 25,453 countPennsylvania25,453New Jersey: 23,201 countNew Jersey23,201Georgia: 21,855 countGeorgia21,855Ohio: 21,535 countOhio21,535North Carolina: 19,708 countNorth Carolina19,708Michigan: 17,862 countMichigan17,862Colorado: 15,597 countColorado15,597Arizona: 14,563 countArizona14,563Virginia: 14,529 countVirginia14,529Massachusetts: 14,089 countMassachusetts14,089Tennessee: 13,424 countTennessee13,424Missouri: 13,338 countMissouri13,338Minnesota: 12,984 countMinnesota12,984Maryland: 11,655 countMaryland11,655Indiana: 11,515 countIndiana11,515Washington: 11,202 countWashington11,202Wisconsin: 11,164 countWisconsin11,164Connecticut: 10,977 countConnecticut10,977South Carolina: 10,072 countSouth Carolina10,072Louisiana: 9,948 countLouisiana9,948Utah: 8,925 countUtah8,925Oklahoma: 8,275 countOklahoma8,275Alabama: 8,033 countAlabama8,033Nevada: 7,782 countNevada7,782Kansas: 7,607 countKansas7,607Iowa: 7,495 countIowa7,495Kentucky: 7,185 countKentucky7,185Mississippi: 6,388 countMississippi6,388Oregon: 6,235 countOregon6,235Arkansas: 6,053 countArkansas6,053Nebraska: 5,390 countNebraska5,390Idaho: 3,671 countIdaho3,671New Mexico: 2,952 countNew Mexico2,952South Dakota: 2,883 countSouth Dakota2,883Hawaii: 2,872 countHawaii2,872Alaska: 2,833 countAlaska2,833Delaware: 2,691 countDelaware2,691New Hampshire: 2,435 countNew Hampshire2,435North Dakota: 2,273 countNorth Dakota2,273Montana: 2,132 countMontana2,132West Virginia: 2,120 countWest Virginia2,120Rhode Island: 1,939 countRhode Island1,939Maine: 1,805 countMaine1,805Wyoming: 1,445 countWyoming1,445Vermont: 989 countVermont989District of Columbia: 983 countDistrict of Columbia983
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California87,937+0.7%
2Texas69,784-1.8%
3Florida60,494-4.8%
4New York50,632+1.3%
5Illinois29,882-1.6%
6Pennsylvania25,453+0.6%
7New Jersey23,201+0.8%
8Georgia21,855-2.9%
9Ohio21,535-1%
10North Carolina19,708-0.1%
11Michigan17,862-0.2%
12Colorado15,597-0.2%
13Arizona14,563+0.5%
14Virginia14,529+0.6%
15Massachusetts14,089-0.4%
16Tennessee13,424+1.8%
17Missouri13,338+0.5%
18Minnesota12,984-1.2%
19Maryland11,655+0.3%
20Indiana11,5150%
21Washington11,202-0%
22Wisconsin11,164-1%
23Connecticut10,977+1.3%
24South Carolina10,072+2.1%
25Louisiana9,948+4.6%
26Utah8,925-0.5%
27Oklahoma8,275+2.5%
28Alabama8,033+0.8%
29Nevada7,782+1.1%
30Kansas7,607+1.6%
31Iowa7,495-3.6%
32Kentucky7,185-0.3%
33Mississippi6,388+1.3%
34Oregon6,235-2.8%
35Arkansas6,053-0.9%
36Nebraska5,390+1.1%
37Idaho3,671+0.9%
38New Mexico2,952-1.5%
39South Dakota2,883-1.8%
40Hawaii2,872-0.4%
41Alaska2,833+116.3%
42Delaware2,691+6.4%
43New Hampshire2,435+1.3%
44North Dakota2,273-4%
45Montana2,132-1.6%
46West Virginia2,120-0.8%
47Rhode Island1,939-0.8%
48Maine1,805-0.1%
49Wyoming1,445+7.1%
50Vermont989-1.7%
51District of Columbia983+2.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in finance and insurance (NAICS 52), 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), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 21 June 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance?

California, with 87,937 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance?

District of Columbia, with 983 in 2016.

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