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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 2020, at 89,371. Alaska had the lowest, at 818. The median was 9,411 and the figure for the United States was 758,239. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89,371California
Lowest818Alaska
Median9,41151 states
United States758,239History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 8,534 countAlaska: 818 countArizona: 14,946 countArkansas: 6,086 countCalifornia: 89,371 countColorado: 15,091 countConnecticut: 10,538 countDelaware: 3,258 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,023 countFlorida: 80,977 countGeorgia: 24,220 countHawaii: 3,045 countIdaho: 3,909 countIllinois: 28,362 countIndiana: 11,599 countIowa: 7,159 countKansas: 7,156 countKentucky: 6,982 countLouisiana: 10,081 countMaine: 1,832 countMaryland: 11,783 countMassachusetts: 14,245 countMichigan: 17,589 countMinnesota: 12,045 countMississippi: 6,542 countMissouri: 13,235 countMontana: 2,109 countNebraska: 5,256 countNevada: 8,478 countNew Hampshire: 2,470 countNew Jersey: 23,432 countNew Mexico: 2,875 countNew York: 51,483 countNorth Carolina: 20,892 countNorth Dakota: 2,169 countOhio: 22,191 countOklahoma: 8,949 countOregon: 5,964 countPennsylvania: 24,908 countRhode Island: 1,977 countSouth Carolina: 11,305 countSouth Dakota: 2,839 countTennessee: 14,357 countTexas: 85,460 countUtah: 9,411 countVermont: 870 countVirginia: 14,515 countWashington: 11,239 countWest Virginia: 1,913 countWisconsin: 10,766 countWyoming: 1,985 count
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  • 2,300 to 6,000
  • 6,000 to 9,400
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  • 22K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 89,371 countCalifornia89,371Texas: 85,460 countTexas85,460Florida: 80,977 countFlorida80,977New York: 51,483 countNew York51,483Illinois: 28,362 countIllinois28,362Pennsylvania: 24,908 countPennsylvania24,908Georgia: 24,220 countGeorgia24,220New Jersey: 23,432 countNew Jersey23,432Ohio: 22,191 countOhio22,191North Carolina: 20,892 countNorth Carolina20,892Michigan: 17,589 countMichigan17,589Colorado: 15,091 countColorado15,091Arizona: 14,946 countArizona14,946Virginia: 14,515 countVirginia14,515Tennessee: 14,357 countTennessee14,357Massachusetts: 14,245 countMassachusetts14,245Missouri: 13,235 countMissouri13,235Minnesota: 12,045 countMinnesota12,045Maryland: 11,783 countMaryland11,783Indiana: 11,599 countIndiana11,599South Carolina: 11,305 countSouth Carolina11,305Washington: 11,239 countWashington11,239Wisconsin: 10,766 countWisconsin10,766Connecticut: 10,538 countConnecticut10,538Louisiana: 10,081 countLouisiana10,081Utah: 9,411 countUtah9,411Oklahoma: 8,949 countOklahoma8,949Alabama: 8,534 countAlabama8,534Nevada: 8,478 countNevada8,478Iowa: 7,159 countIowa7,159Kansas: 7,156 countKansas7,156Kentucky: 6,982 countKentucky6,982Mississippi: 6,542 countMississippi6,542Arkansas: 6,086 countArkansas6,086Oregon: 5,964 countOregon5,964Nebraska: 5,256 countNebraska5,256Idaho: 3,909 countIdaho3,909Delaware: 3,258 countDelaware3,258Hawaii: 3,045 countHawaii3,045New Mexico: 2,875 countNew Mexico2,875South Dakota: 2,839 countSouth Dakota2,839New Hampshire: 2,470 countNew Hampshire2,470North Dakota: 2,169 countNorth Dakota2,169Montana: 2,109 countMontana2,109Wyoming: 1,985 countWyoming1,985Rhode Island: 1,977 countRhode Island1,977West Virginia: 1,913 countWest Virginia1,913Maine: 1,832 countMaine1,832District of Columbia: 1,023 countDistrict of Columbia1,023Vermont: 870 countVermont870Alaska: 818 countAlaska818California: 89,371 countCalifornia89,371Texas: 85,460 countTexas85,460Florida: 80,977 countFlorida80,977New York: 51,483 countNew York51,483Illinois: 28,362 countIllinois28,362Pennsylvania: 24,908 countPennsylvania24,908Georgia: 24,220 countGeorgia24,220New Jersey: 23,432 countNew Jersey23,432Ohio: 22,191 countOhio22,191North Carolina: 20,892 countNorth Carolina20,892Michigan: 17,589 countMichigan17,589Colorado: 15,091 countColorado15,091Arizona: 14,946 countArizona14,946Virginia: 14,515 countVirginia14,515Tennessee: 14,357 countTennessee14,357Massachusetts: 14,245 countMassachusetts14,245Missouri: 13,235 countMissouri13,235Minnesota: 12,045 countMinnesota12,045Maryland: 11,783 countMaryland11,783Indiana: 11,599 countIndiana11,599South Carolina: 11,305 countSouth Carolina11,305Washington: 11,239 countWashington11,239Wisconsin: 10,766 countWisconsin10,766Connecticut: 10,538 countConnecticut10,538Louisiana: 10,081 countLouisiana10,081Utah: 9,411 countUtah9,411Oklahoma: 8,949 countOklahoma8,949Alabama: 8,534 countAlabama8,534Nevada: 8,478 countNevada8,478Iowa: 7,159 countIowa7,159Kansas: 7,156 countKansas7,156Kentucky: 6,982 countKentucky6,982Mississippi: 6,542 countMississippi6,542Arkansas: 6,086 countArkansas6,086Oregon: 5,964 countOregon5,964Nebraska: 5,256 countNebraska5,256Idaho: 3,909 countIdaho3,909Delaware: 3,258 countDelaware3,258Hawaii: 3,045 countHawaii3,045New Mexico: 2,875 countNew Mexico2,875South Dakota: 2,839 countSouth Dakota2,839New Hampshire: 2,470 countNew Hampshire2,470North Dakota: 2,169 countNorth Dakota2,169Montana: 2,109 countMontana2,109Wyoming: 1,985 countWyoming1,985Rhode Island: 1,977 countRhode Island1,977West Virginia: 1,913 countWest Virginia1,913Maine: 1,832 countMaine1,832District of Columbia: 1,023 countDistrict of Columbia1,023Vermont: 870 countVermont870Alaska: 818 countAlaska818
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

RankStates2020
count		Change on 2019
1California89,371-0.9%
2Texas85,460+2.5%
3Florida80,977+6.7%
4New York51,483-3.5%
5Illinois28,362-1.1%
6Pennsylvania24,908-2.8%
7Georgia24,220+2.5%
8New Jersey23,432-1.4%
9Ohio22,191+2%
10North Carolina20,892+0.8%
11Michigan17,589-0.2%
12Colorado15,091-1.1%
13Arizona14,946+1.4%
14Virginia14,515-0.3%
15Tennessee14,357+2.1%
16Massachusetts14,245-1.2%
17Missouri13,235+0.9%
18Minnesota12,045-3.4%
19Maryland11,783+1.2%
20Indiana11,599+0.3%
21South Carolina11,305+4.9%
22Washington11,239-2.6%
23Wisconsin10,766-1.1%
24Connecticut10,538-3.7%
25Louisiana10,081-0.6%
26Utah9,411+2.2%
27Oklahoma8,949+0.8%
28Alabama8,534+2%
29Nevada8,478+1.9%
30Iowa7,159+1.3%
31Kansas7,156-1.6%
32Kentucky6,982-3.3%
33Mississippi6,542-4.1%
34Arkansas6,086+3.9%
35Oregon5,964-3.4%
36Nebraska5,256-1.4%
37Idaho3,909+1.3%
38Delaware3,258-1.2%
39Hawaii3,045+0.4%
40New Mexico2,875-2%
41South Dakota2,839-2.8%
42New Hampshire2,470-2.3%
43North Dakota2,169-3.4%
44Montana2,109-3.6%
45Wyoming1,985+6.1%
46Rhode Island1,977-1.5%
47West Virginia1,913-4%
48Maine1,832-1.5%
49District of Columbia1,023-2.2%
50Vermont870-7%
51Alaska818-39.1%

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/2020/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 17 Aug. 2023, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2023) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), finance and insurance (NAICS 52), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: finance and insurance, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-finance-insurance/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 89,371 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Alaska, with 818 in 2020.

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