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US states by nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance

California had the highest nonemployer businesses: health care and social assistance of 51 states in 2013, at 269,490. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,414. The median was 22,030 and the figure for the United States was 1.96 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest269,490California
Lowest3,414Wyoming
Median22,03051 states
United States1,959,723History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 21,808 countAlaska: 3,616 countArizona: 34,786 countArkansas: 14,800 countCalifornia: 269,490 countColorado: 32,319 countConnecticut: 23,734 countDelaware: 4,209 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,776 countFlorida: 159,924 countGeorgia: 68,185 countHawaii: 7,720 countIdaho: 8,912 countIllinois: 94,984 countIndiana: 28,388 countIowa: 20,806 countKansas: 15,766 countKentucky: 17,996 countLouisiana: 31,295 countMaine: 7,692 countMaryland: 52,997 countMassachusetts: 40,620 countMichigan: 66,074 countMinnesota: 31,421 countMississippi: 20,252 countMissouri: 29,144 countMontana: 5,202 countNebraska: 12,592 countNevada: 14,693 countNew Hampshire: 6,229 countNew Jersey: 52,000 countNew Mexico: 11,737 countNew York: 173,348 countNorth Carolina: 48,630 countNorth Dakota: 5,112 countOhio: 68,153 countOklahoma: 17,958 countOregon: 24,465 countPennsylvania: 62,655 countRhode Island: 5,722 countSouth Carolina: 22,030 countSouth Dakota: 5,006 countTennessee: 35,097 countTexas: 152,725 countUtah: 12,870 countVermont: 4,924 countVirginia: 40,527 countWashington: 32,056 countWest Virginia: 7,270 countWisconsin: 23,594 countWyoming: 3,414 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

California: 269,490 countCalifornia269,490New York: 173,348 countNew York173,348Florida: 159,924 countFlorida159,924Texas: 152,725 countTexas152,725Illinois: 94,984 countIllinois94,984Georgia: 68,185 countGeorgia68,185Ohio: 68,153 countOhio68,153Michigan: 66,074 countMichigan66,074Pennsylvania: 62,655 countPennsylvania62,655Maryland: 52,997 countMaryland52,997New Jersey: 52,000 countNew Jersey52,000North Carolina: 48,630 countNorth Carolina48,630Massachusetts: 40,620 countMassachusetts40,620Virginia: 40,527 countVirginia40,527Tennessee: 35,097 countTennessee35,097Arizona: 34,786 countArizona34,786Colorado: 32,319 countColorado32,319Washington: 32,056 countWashington32,056Minnesota: 31,421 countMinnesota31,421Louisiana: 31,295 countLouisiana31,295Missouri: 29,144 countMissouri29,144Indiana: 28,388 countIndiana28,388Oregon: 24,465 countOregon24,465Connecticut: 23,734 countConnecticut23,734Wisconsin: 23,594 countWisconsin23,594South Carolina: 22,030 countSouth Carolina22,030Alabama: 21,808 countAlabama21,808Iowa: 20,806 countIowa20,806Mississippi: 20,252 countMississippi20,252Kentucky: 17,996 countKentucky17,996Oklahoma: 17,958 countOklahoma17,958Kansas: 15,766 countKansas15,766Arkansas: 14,800 countArkansas14,800Nevada: 14,693 countNevada14,693Utah: 12,870 countUtah12,870Nebraska: 12,592 countNebraska12,592New Mexico: 11,737 countNew Mexico11,737Idaho: 8,912 countIdaho8,912Hawaii: 7,720 countHawaii7,720Maine: 7,692 countMaine7,692West Virginia: 7,270 countWest Virginia7,270New Hampshire: 6,229 countNew Hampshire6,229Rhode Island: 5,722 countRhode Island5,722Montana: 5,202 countMontana5,202North Dakota: 5,112 countNorth Dakota5,112South Dakota: 5,006 countSouth Dakota5,006Vermont: 4,924 countVermont4,924District of Columbia: 4,776 countDistrict of Columbia4,776Delaware: 4,209 countDelaware4,209Alaska: 3,616 countAlaska3,616Wyoming: 3,414 countWyoming3,414California: 269,490 countCalifornia269,490New York: 173,348 countNew York173,348Florida: 159,924 countFlorida159,924Texas: 152,725 countTexas152,725Illinois: 94,984 countIllinois94,984Georgia: 68,185 countGeorgia68,185Ohio: 68,153 countOhio68,153Michigan: 66,074 countMichigan66,074Pennsylvania: 62,655 countPennsylvania62,655Maryland: 52,997 countMaryland52,997New Jersey: 52,000 countNew Jersey52,000North Carolina: 48,630 countNorth Carolina48,630Massachusetts: 40,620 countMassachusetts40,620Virginia: 40,527 countVirginia40,527Tennessee: 35,097 countTennessee35,097Arizona: 34,786 countArizona34,786Colorado: 32,319 countColorado32,319Washington: 32,056 countWashington32,056Minnesota: 31,421 countMinnesota31,421Louisiana: 31,295 countLouisiana31,295Missouri: 29,144 countMissouri29,144Indiana: 28,388 countIndiana28,388Oregon: 24,465 countOregon24,465Connecticut: 23,734 countConnecticut23,734Wisconsin: 23,594 countWisconsin23,594South Carolina: 22,030 countSouth Carolina22,030Alabama: 21,808 countAlabama21,808Iowa: 20,806 countIowa20,806Mississippi: 20,252 countMississippi20,252Kentucky: 17,996 countKentucky17,996Oklahoma: 17,958 countOklahoma17,958Kansas: 15,766 countKansas15,766Arkansas: 14,800 countArkansas14,800Nevada: 14,693 countNevada14,693Utah: 12,870 countUtah12,870Nebraska: 12,592 countNebraska12,592New Mexico: 11,737 countNew Mexico11,737Idaho: 8,912 countIdaho8,912Hawaii: 7,720 countHawaii7,720Maine: 7,692 countMaine7,692West Virginia: 7,270 countWest Virginia7,270New Hampshire: 6,229 countNew Hampshire6,229Rhode Island: 5,722 countRhode Island5,722Montana: 5,202 countMontana5,202North Dakota: 5,112 countNorth Dakota5,112South Dakota: 5,006 countSouth Dakota5,006Vermont: 4,924 countVermont4,924District of Columbia: 4,776 countDistrict of Columbia4,776Delaware: 4,209 countDelaware4,209Alaska: 3,616 countAlaska3,616Wyoming: 3,414 countWyoming3,414
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

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California269,490+1.3%
2New York173,348+0.3%
3Florida159,924+3.2%
4Texas152,725+1.8%
5Illinois94,984-0.2%
6Georgia68,185+3.6%
7Ohio68,153-0.4%
8Michigan66,074-3.4%
9Pennsylvania62,6550%
10Maryland52,997+4.9%
11New Jersey52,000+2%
12North Carolina48,630+1.8%
13Massachusetts40,620-1.1%
14Virginia40,527+2.7%
15Tennessee35,097-0.2%
16Arizona34,786+2.5%
17Colorado32,319-0.3%
18Washington32,056-1.3%
19Minnesota31,421-1.9%
20Louisiana31,295+3.9%
21Missouri29,144-2.1%
22Indiana28,388-1.1%
23Oregon24,465-1.6%
24Connecticut23,734+3.1%
25Wisconsin23,594-1.5%
26South Carolina22,030+3.9%
27Alabama21,808-1.7%
28Iowa20,806-1.7%
29Mississippi20,252+3.8%
30Kentucky17,996+0.1%
31Oklahoma17,958+1.1%
32Kansas15,766-1.3%
33Arkansas14,800+2.9%
34Nevada14,693+8.9%
35Utah12,870-0.5%
36Nebraska12,592-3.5%
37New Mexico11,737-3%
38Idaho8,912-2.2%
39Hawaii7,720+1.6%
40Maine7,692-1.3%
41West Virginia7,270-2.5%
42New Hampshire6,229-2.2%
43Rhode Island5,722+0.8%
44Montana5,202-2.5%
45North Dakota5,112+0.3%
46South Dakota5,006-0.6%
47Vermont4,924-3%
48District of Columbia4,776+2.6%
49Delaware4,209-1.6%
50Alaska3,616-3.4%
51Wyoming3,414-1.6%

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/2013/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/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, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 269,490 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,414 in 2013.

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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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