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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 2017, at 88,449. Vermont had the lowest, at 953. The median was 8,996 and the figure for the United States was 732,196. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88,449California
Lowest953Vermont
Median8,99651 states
United States732,196History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 8,452 countAlaska: 1,695 countArizona: 14,048 countArkansas: 5,686 countCalifornia: 88,449 countColorado: 14,870 countConnecticut: 10,899 countDelaware: 2,841 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,003 countFlorida: 67,474 countGeorgia: 22,583 countHawaii: 2,876 countIdaho: 3,724 countIllinois: 29,861 countIndiana: 11,578 countIowa: 7,434 countKansas: 7,554 countKentucky: 7,249 countLouisiana: 11,510 countMaine: 1,869 countMaryland: 11,577 countMassachusetts: 14,513 countMichigan: 17,918 countMinnesota: 12,817 countMississippi: 7,056 countMissouri: 13,212 countMontana: 2,132 countNebraska: 5,334 countNevada: 7,790 countNew Hampshire: 2,458 countNew Jersey: 23,381 countNew Mexico: 2,955 countNew York: 51,832 countNorth Carolina: 19,684 countNorth Dakota: 2,306 countOhio: 22,980 countOklahoma: 8,643 countOregon: 6,373 countPennsylvania: 25,522 countRhode Island: 1,938 countSouth Carolina: 10,189 countSouth Dakota: 2,917 countTennessee: 13,543 countTexas: 72,700 countUtah: 8,996 countVermont: 953 countVirginia: 14,557 countWashington: 11,451 countWest Virginia: 2,120 countWisconsin: 11,173 countWyoming: 1,521 count
  • Under 2,400
  • 2,400 to 6,100
  • 6,100 to 9,000
  • 9,000 to 13K
  • 13K to 22K
  • 22K and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 88,449 countCalifornia88,449Texas: 72,700 countTexas72,700Florida: 67,474 countFlorida67,474New York: 51,832 countNew York51,832Illinois: 29,861 countIllinois29,861Pennsylvania: 25,522 countPennsylvania25,522New Jersey: 23,381 countNew Jersey23,381Ohio: 22,980 countOhio22,980Georgia: 22,583 countGeorgia22,583North Carolina: 19,684 countNorth Carolina19,684Michigan: 17,918 countMichigan17,918Colorado: 14,870 countColorado14,870Virginia: 14,557 countVirginia14,557Massachusetts: 14,513 countMassachusetts14,513Arizona: 14,048 countArizona14,048Tennessee: 13,543 countTennessee13,543Missouri: 13,212 countMissouri13,212Minnesota: 12,817 countMinnesota12,817Indiana: 11,578 countIndiana11,578Maryland: 11,577 countMaryland11,577Louisiana: 11,510 countLouisiana11,510Washington: 11,451 countWashington11,451Wisconsin: 11,173 countWisconsin11,173Connecticut: 10,899 countConnecticut10,899South Carolina: 10,189 countSouth Carolina10,189Utah: 8,996 countUtah8,996Oklahoma: 8,643 countOklahoma8,643Alabama: 8,452 countAlabama8,452Nevada: 7,790 countNevada7,790Kansas: 7,554 countKansas7,554Iowa: 7,434 countIowa7,434Kentucky: 7,249 countKentucky7,249Mississippi: 7,056 countMississippi7,056Oregon: 6,373 countOregon6,373Arkansas: 5,686 countArkansas5,686Nebraska: 5,334 countNebraska5,334Idaho: 3,724 countIdaho3,724New Mexico: 2,955 countNew Mexico2,955South Dakota: 2,917 countSouth Dakota2,917Hawaii: 2,876 countHawaii2,876Delaware: 2,841 countDelaware2,841New Hampshire: 2,458 countNew Hampshire2,458North Dakota: 2,306 countNorth Dakota2,306Montana: 2,132 countMontana2,132West Virginia: 2,120 countWest Virginia2,120Rhode Island: 1,938 countRhode Island1,938Maine: 1,869 countMaine1,869Alaska: 1,695 countAlaska1,695Wyoming: 1,521 countWyoming1,521District of Columbia: 1,003 countDistrict of Columbia1,003Vermont: 953 countVermont953California: 88,449 countCalifornia88,449Texas: 72,700 countTexas72,700Florida: 67,474 countFlorida67,474New York: 51,832 countNew York51,832Illinois: 29,861 countIllinois29,861Pennsylvania: 25,522 countPennsylvania25,522New Jersey: 23,381 countNew Jersey23,381Ohio: 22,980 countOhio22,980Georgia: 22,583 countGeorgia22,583North Carolina: 19,684 countNorth Carolina19,684Michigan: 17,918 countMichigan17,918Colorado: 14,870 countColorado14,870Virginia: 14,557 countVirginia14,557Massachusetts: 14,513 countMassachusetts14,513Arizona: 14,048 countArizona14,048Tennessee: 13,543 countTennessee13,543Missouri: 13,212 countMissouri13,212Minnesota: 12,817 countMinnesota12,817Indiana: 11,578 countIndiana11,578Maryland: 11,577 countMaryland11,577Louisiana: 11,510 countLouisiana11,510Washington: 11,451 countWashington11,451Wisconsin: 11,173 countWisconsin11,173Connecticut: 10,899 countConnecticut10,899South Carolina: 10,189 countSouth Carolina10,189Utah: 8,996 countUtah8,996Oklahoma: 8,643 countOklahoma8,643Alabama: 8,452 countAlabama8,452Nevada: 7,790 countNevada7,790Kansas: 7,554 countKansas7,554Iowa: 7,434 countIowa7,434Kentucky: 7,249 countKentucky7,249Mississippi: 7,056 countMississippi7,056Oregon: 6,373 countOregon6,373Arkansas: 5,686 countArkansas5,686Nebraska: 5,334 countNebraska5,334Idaho: 3,724 countIdaho3,724New Mexico: 2,955 countNew Mexico2,955South Dakota: 2,917 countSouth Dakota2,917Hawaii: 2,876 countHawaii2,876Delaware: 2,841 countDelaware2,841New Hampshire: 2,458 countNew Hampshire2,458North Dakota: 2,306 countNorth Dakota2,306Montana: 2,132 countMontana2,132West Virginia: 2,120 countWest Virginia2,120Rhode Island: 1,938 countRhode Island1,938Maine: 1,869 countMaine1,869Alaska: 1,695 countAlaska1,695Wyoming: 1,521 countWyoming1,521District of Columbia: 1,003 countDistrict of Columbia1,003Vermont: 953 countVermont953
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California88,449+0.6%
2Texas72,700+4.2%
3Florida67,474+11.5%
4New York51,832+2.4%
5Illinois29,861-0.1%
6Pennsylvania25,522+0.3%
7New Jersey23,381+0.8%
8Ohio22,980+6.7%
9Georgia22,583+3.3%
10North Carolina19,684-0.1%
11Michigan17,918+0.3%
12Colorado14,870-4.7%
13Virginia14,557+0.2%
14Massachusetts14,513+3%
15Arizona14,048-3.5%
16Tennessee13,543+0.9%
17Missouri13,212-0.9%
18Minnesota12,817-1.3%
19Indiana11,578+0.5%
20Maryland11,577-0.7%
21Louisiana11,510+15.7%
22Washington11,451+2.2%
23Wisconsin11,173+0.1%
24Connecticut10,899-0.7%
25South Carolina10,189+1.2%
26Utah8,996+0.8%
27Oklahoma8,643+4.4%
28Alabama8,452+5.2%
29Nevada7,790+0.1%
30Kansas7,554-0.7%
31Iowa7,434-0.8%
32Kentucky7,249+0.9%
33Mississippi7,056+10.5%
34Oregon6,373+2.2%
35Arkansas5,686-6.1%
36Nebraska5,334-1%
37Idaho3,724+1.4%
38New Mexico2,955+0.1%
39South Dakota2,917+1.2%
40Hawaii2,876+0.1%
41Delaware2,841+5.6%
42New Hampshire2,458+0.9%
43North Dakota2,306+1.5%
44Montana2,1320%
45West Virginia2,1200%
46Rhode Island1,938-0.1%
47Maine1,869+3.5%
48Alaska1,695-40.2%
49Wyoming1,521+5.3%
50District of Columbia1,003+2%
51Vermont953-3.6%

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/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 88,449 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermont, with 953 in 2017.

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