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US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 2024

California had the highest nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance of 51 states in 2024, at 306,663. Alaska had the lowest, at 3,733. The median was 26,901 and the figure for the United States was 2.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest306,663California
Lowest3,733Alaska
Median26,90151 states
United States2,395,760History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 26,901 countAlaska: 3,733 countArizona: 51,014 countArkansas: 21,620 countCalifornia: 306,663 countColorado: 47,224 countConnecticut: 30,452 countDelaware: 5,882 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,822 countFlorida: 284,555 countGeorgia: 84,925 countHawaii: 9,298 countIdaho: 11,501 countIllinois: 88,674 countIndiana: 33,075 countIowa: 17,151 countKansas: 16,348 countKentucky: 22,620 countLouisiana: 36,700 countMaine: 8,939 countMaryland: 58,949 countMassachusetts: 49,592 countMichigan: 66,924 countMinnesota: 32,593 countMississippi: 24,069 countMissouri: 30,938 countMontana: 6,446 countNebraska: 12,315 countNevada: 22,911 countNew Hampshire: 7,595 countNew Jersey: 68,403 countNew Mexico: 13,115 countNew York: 166,397 countNorth Carolina: 66,285 countNorth Dakota: 4,701 countOhio: 73,851 countOklahoma: 21,130 countOregon: 28,095 countPennsylvania: 72,292 countRhode Island: 7,483 countSouth Carolina: 31,649 countSouth Dakota: 5,109 countTennessee: 43,505 countTexas: 211,751 countUtah: 17,363 countVermont: 5,514 countVirginia: 53,600 countWashington: 43,719 countWest Virginia: 7,332 countWisconsin: 26,167 countWyoming: 3,870 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 27K
  • 27K to 44K
  • 44K to 68K
  • 68K and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

California: 306,663 countCalifornia306,663Florida: 284,555 countFlorida284,555Texas: 211,751 countTexas211,751New York: 166,397 countNew York166,397Illinois: 88,674 countIllinois88,674Georgia: 84,925 countGeorgia84,925Ohio: 73,851 countOhio73,851Pennsylvania: 72,292 countPennsylvania72,292New Jersey: 68,403 countNew Jersey68,403Michigan: 66,924 countMichigan66,924North Carolina: 66,285 countNorth Carolina66,285Maryland: 58,949 countMaryland58,949Virginia: 53,600 countVirginia53,600Arizona: 51,014 countArizona51,014Massachusetts: 49,592 countMassachusetts49,592Colorado: 47,224 countColorado47,224Washington: 43,719 countWashington43,719Tennessee: 43,505 countTennessee43,505Louisiana: 36,700 countLouisiana36,700Indiana: 33,075 countIndiana33,075Minnesota: 32,593 countMinnesota32,593South Carolina: 31,649 countSouth Carolina31,649Missouri: 30,938 countMissouri30,938Connecticut: 30,452 countConnecticut30,452Oregon: 28,095 countOregon28,095Alabama: 26,901 countAlabama26,901Wisconsin: 26,167 countWisconsin26,167Mississippi: 24,069 countMississippi24,069Nevada: 22,911 countNevada22,911Kentucky: 22,620 countKentucky22,620Arkansas: 21,620 countArkansas21,620Oklahoma: 21,130 countOklahoma21,130Utah: 17,363 countUtah17,363Iowa: 17,151 countIowa17,151Kansas: 16,348 countKansas16,348New Mexico: 13,115 countNew Mexico13,115Nebraska: 12,315 countNebraska12,315Idaho: 11,501 countIdaho11,501Hawaii: 9,298 countHawaii9,298Maine: 8,939 countMaine8,939New Hampshire: 7,595 countNew Hampshire7,595Rhode Island: 7,483 countRhode Island7,483West Virginia: 7,332 countWest Virginia7,332Montana: 6,446 countMontana6,446Delaware: 5,882 countDelaware5,882Vermont: 5,514 countVermont5,514South Dakota: 5,109 countSouth Dakota5,109District of Columbia: 4,822 countDistrict of Columbia4,822North Dakota: 4,701 countNorth Dakota4,701Wyoming: 3,870 countWyoming3,870Alaska: 3,733 countAlaska3,733California: 306,663 countCalifornia306,663Florida: 284,555 countFlorida284,555Texas: 211,751 countTexas211,751New York: 166,397 countNew York166,397Illinois: 88,674 countIllinois88,674Georgia: 84,925 countGeorgia84,925Ohio: 73,851 countOhio73,851Pennsylvania: 72,292 countPennsylvania72,292New Jersey: 68,403 countNew Jersey68,403Michigan: 66,924 countMichigan66,924North Carolina: 66,285 countNorth Carolina66,285Maryland: 58,949 countMaryland58,949Virginia: 53,600 countVirginia53,600Arizona: 51,014 countArizona51,014Massachusetts: 49,592 countMassachusetts49,592Colorado: 47,224 countColorado47,224Washington: 43,719 countWashington43,719Tennessee: 43,505 countTennessee43,505Louisiana: 36,700 countLouisiana36,700Indiana: 33,075 countIndiana33,075Minnesota: 32,593 countMinnesota32,593South Carolina: 31,649 countSouth Carolina31,649Missouri: 30,938 countMissouri30,938Connecticut: 30,452 countConnecticut30,452Oregon: 28,095 countOregon28,095Alabama: 26,901 countAlabama26,901Wisconsin: 26,167 countWisconsin26,167Mississippi: 24,069 countMississippi24,069Nevada: 22,911 countNevada22,911Kentucky: 22,620 countKentucky22,620Arkansas: 21,620 countArkansas21,620Oklahoma: 21,130 countOklahoma21,130Utah: 17,363 countUtah17,363Iowa: 17,151 countIowa17,151Kansas: 16,348 countKansas16,348New Mexico: 13,115 countNew Mexico13,115Nebraska: 12,315 countNebraska12,315Idaho: 11,501 countIdaho11,501Hawaii: 9,298 countHawaii9,298Maine: 8,939 countMaine8,939New Hampshire: 7,595 countNew Hampshire7,595Rhode Island: 7,483 countRhode Island7,483West Virginia: 7,332 countWest Virginia7,332Montana: 6,446 countMontana6,446Delaware: 5,882 countDelaware5,882Vermont: 5,514 countVermont5,514South Dakota: 5,109 countSouth Dakota5,109District of Columbia: 4,822 countDistrict of Columbia4,822North Dakota: 4,701 countNorth Dakota4,701Wyoming: 3,870 countWyoming3,870Alaska: 3,733 countAlaska3,733
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1California306,663+5.4%
2Florida284,555+9%
3Texas211,751+4.5%
4New York166,397+2.1%
5Illinois88,674+1.8%
6Georgia84,925+4.5%
7Ohio73,851+3.6%
8Pennsylvania72,292+4%
9New Jersey68,403+4.9%
10Michigan66,924+2%
11North Carolina66,285+5.1%
12Maryland58,949+2.9%
13Virginia53,600+3.7%
14Arizona51,014+4.2%
15Massachusetts49,592+4%
16Colorado47,224+5%
17Washington43,719+4.9%
18Tennessee43,505+2.7%
19Louisiana36,700+1%
20Indiana33,075+3.3%
21Minnesota32,593+3.8%
22South Carolina31,649+6.8%
23Missouri30,938-0.3%
24Connecticut30,452-3.9%
25Oregon28,095+3.2%
26Alabama26,901+1.9%
27Wisconsin26,167+2.5%
28Mississippi24,069+4.4%
29Nevada22,911+3.9%
30Kentucky22,6200%
31Arkansas21,620+2.4%
32Oklahoma21,130-2.2%
33Utah17,363+2.8%
34Iowa17,151-4.8%
35Kansas16,348+0.1%
36New Mexico13,115+3.3%
37Nebraska12,315-3%
38Idaho11,501+3.9%
39Hawaii9,298+2.3%
40Maine8,939+2.2%
41New Hampshire7,595+4.3%
42Rhode Island7,483+3.6%
43West Virginia7,332+1.6%
44Montana6,446+1%
45Delaware5,882+2.7%
46Vermont5,514+2.6%
47South Dakota5,109+0.8%
48District of Columbia4,822-0.1%
49North Dakota4,701-0.3%
50Wyoming3,870+5.7%
51Alaska3,733+0.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 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-health-care/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 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-health-care/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance?

California, with 306,663 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance?

Alaska, with 3,733 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), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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