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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 2014, at 274,662. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,246. The median was 22,828 and the figure for the United States was 1.99 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest274,662California
Lowest3,246Wyoming
Median22,82851 states
United States1,986,042History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 22,097 countAlaska: 3,722 countArizona: 35,981 countArkansas: 15,362 countCalifornia: 274,662 countColorado: 32,879 countConnecticut: 24,496 countDelaware: 4,285 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,696 countFlorida: 168,427 countGeorgia: 69,943 countHawaii: 7,874 countIdaho: 9,048 countIllinois: 95,732 countIndiana: 28,732 countIowa: 20,053 countKansas: 15,628 countKentucky: 18,097 countLouisiana: 31,724 countMaine: 7,721 countMaryland: 53,286 countMassachusetts: 40,788 countMichigan: 64,447 countMinnesota: 30,804 countMississippi: 20,525 countMissouri: 28,685 countMontana: 5,084 countNebraska: 12,349 countNevada: 15,371 countNew Hampshire: 6,234 countNew Jersey: 53,628 countNew Mexico: 11,713 countNew York: 172,057 countNorth Carolina: 50,028 countNorth Dakota: 5,126 countOhio: 67,367 countOklahoma: 17,915 countOregon: 24,861 countPennsylvania: 63,370 countRhode Island: 5,678 countSouth Carolina: 22,828 countSouth Dakota: 4,869 countTennessee: 36,127 countTexas: 155,875 countUtah: 12,809 countVermont: 4,870 countVirginia: 42,254 countWashington: 32,515 countWest Virginia: 7,267 countWisconsin: 22,907 countWyoming: 3,246 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 274,662 countCalifornia274,662New York: 172,057 countNew York172,057Florida: 168,427 countFlorida168,427Texas: 155,875 countTexas155,875Illinois: 95,732 countIllinois95,732Georgia: 69,943 countGeorgia69,943Ohio: 67,367 countOhio67,367Michigan: 64,447 countMichigan64,447Pennsylvania: 63,370 countPennsylvania63,370New Jersey: 53,628 countNew Jersey53,628Maryland: 53,286 countMaryland53,286North Carolina: 50,028 countNorth Carolina50,028Virginia: 42,254 countVirginia42,254Massachusetts: 40,788 countMassachusetts40,788Tennessee: 36,127 countTennessee36,127Arizona: 35,981 countArizona35,981Colorado: 32,879 countColorado32,879Washington: 32,515 countWashington32,515Louisiana: 31,724 countLouisiana31,724Minnesota: 30,804 countMinnesota30,804Indiana: 28,732 countIndiana28,732Missouri: 28,685 countMissouri28,685Oregon: 24,861 countOregon24,861Connecticut: 24,496 countConnecticut24,496Wisconsin: 22,907 countWisconsin22,907South Carolina: 22,828 countSouth Carolina22,828Alabama: 22,097 countAlabama22,097Mississippi: 20,525 countMississippi20,525Iowa: 20,053 countIowa20,053Kentucky: 18,097 countKentucky18,097Oklahoma: 17,915 countOklahoma17,915Kansas: 15,628 countKansas15,628Nevada: 15,371 countNevada15,371Arkansas: 15,362 countArkansas15,362Utah: 12,809 countUtah12,809Nebraska: 12,349 countNebraska12,349New Mexico: 11,713 countNew Mexico11,713Idaho: 9,048 countIdaho9,048Hawaii: 7,874 countHawaii7,874Maine: 7,721 countMaine7,721West Virginia: 7,267 countWest Virginia7,267New Hampshire: 6,234 countNew Hampshire6,234Rhode Island: 5,678 countRhode Island5,678North Dakota: 5,126 countNorth Dakota5,126Montana: 5,084 countMontana5,084Vermont: 4,870 countVermont4,870South Dakota: 4,869 countSouth Dakota4,869District of Columbia: 4,696 countDistrict of Columbia4,696Delaware: 4,285 countDelaware4,285Alaska: 3,722 countAlaska3,722Wyoming: 3,246 countWyoming3,246California: 274,662 countCalifornia274,662New York: 172,057 countNew York172,057Florida: 168,427 countFlorida168,427Texas: 155,875 countTexas155,875Illinois: 95,732 countIllinois95,732Georgia: 69,943 countGeorgia69,943Ohio: 67,367 countOhio67,367Michigan: 64,447 countMichigan64,447Pennsylvania: 63,370 countPennsylvania63,370New Jersey: 53,628 countNew Jersey53,628Maryland: 53,286 countMaryland53,286North Carolina: 50,028 countNorth Carolina50,028Virginia: 42,254 countVirginia42,254Massachusetts: 40,788 countMassachusetts40,788Tennessee: 36,127 countTennessee36,127Arizona: 35,981 countArizona35,981Colorado: 32,879 countColorado32,879Washington: 32,515 countWashington32,515Louisiana: 31,724 countLouisiana31,724Minnesota: 30,804 countMinnesota30,804Indiana: 28,732 countIndiana28,732Missouri: 28,685 countMissouri28,685Oregon: 24,861 countOregon24,861Connecticut: 24,496 countConnecticut24,496Wisconsin: 22,907 countWisconsin22,907South Carolina: 22,828 countSouth Carolina22,828Alabama: 22,097 countAlabama22,097Mississippi: 20,525 countMississippi20,525Iowa: 20,053 countIowa20,053Kentucky: 18,097 countKentucky18,097Oklahoma: 17,915 countOklahoma17,915Kansas: 15,628 countKansas15,628Nevada: 15,371 countNevada15,371Arkansas: 15,362 countArkansas15,362Utah: 12,809 countUtah12,809Nebraska: 12,349 countNebraska12,349New Mexico: 11,713 countNew Mexico11,713Idaho: 9,048 countIdaho9,048Hawaii: 7,874 countHawaii7,874Maine: 7,721 countMaine7,721West Virginia: 7,267 countWest Virginia7,267New Hampshire: 6,234 countNew Hampshire6,234Rhode Island: 5,678 countRhode Island5,678North Dakota: 5,126 countNorth Dakota5,126Montana: 5,084 countMontana5,084Vermont: 4,870 countVermont4,870South Dakota: 4,869 countSouth Dakota4,869District of Columbia: 4,696 countDistrict of Columbia4,696Delaware: 4,285 countDelaware4,285Alaska: 3,722 countAlaska3,722Wyoming: 3,246 countWyoming3,246
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California274,662+1.9%
2New York172,057-0.7%
3Florida168,427+5.3%
4Texas155,875+2.1%
5Illinois95,732+0.8%
6Georgia69,943+2.6%
7Ohio67,367-1.2%
8Michigan64,447-2.5%
9Pennsylvania63,370+1.1%
10New Jersey53,628+3.1%
11Maryland53,286+0.5%
12North Carolina50,028+2.9%
13Virginia42,254+4.3%
14Massachusetts40,788+0.4%
15Tennessee36,127+2.9%
16Arizona35,981+3.4%
17Colorado32,879+1.7%
18Washington32,515+1.4%
19Louisiana31,724+1.4%
20Minnesota30,804-2%
21Indiana28,732+1.2%
22Missouri28,685-1.6%
23Oregon24,861+1.6%
24Connecticut24,496+3.2%
25Wisconsin22,907-2.9%
26South Carolina22,828+3.6%
27Alabama22,097+1.3%
28Mississippi20,525+1.3%
29Iowa20,053-3.6%
30Kentucky18,097+0.6%
31Oklahoma17,915-0.2%
32Kansas15,628-0.9%
33Nevada15,371+4.6%
34Arkansas15,362+3.8%
35Utah12,809-0.5%
36Nebraska12,349-1.9%
37New Mexico11,713-0.2%
38Idaho9,048+1.5%
39Hawaii7,874+2%
40Maine7,721+0.4%
41West Virginia7,267-0%
42New Hampshire6,234+0.1%
43Rhode Island5,678-0.8%
44North Dakota5,126+0.3%
45Montana5,084-2.3%
46Vermont4,870-1.1%
47South Dakota4,869-2.7%
48District of Columbia4,696-1.7%
49Delaware4,285+1.8%
50Alaska3,722+2.9%
51Wyoming3,246-4.9%

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/2014/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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 274,662 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,246 in 2014.

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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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