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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 2015, at 270,162. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,262. The median was 22,974 and the figure for the United States was 1.98 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest270,162California
Lowest3,262Wyoming
Median22,97451 states
United States1,978,850History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 22,974 countAlaska: 3,721 countArizona: 36,383 countArkansas: 15,553 countCalifornia: 270,162 countColorado: 33,084 countConnecticut: 24,779 countDelaware: 4,345 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,348 countFlorida: 174,063 countGeorgia: 69,835 countHawaii: 7,886 countIdaho: 9,081 countIllinois: 93,006 countIndiana: 28,194 countIowa: 19,698 countKansas: 15,396 countKentucky: 18,476 countLouisiana: 32,899 countMaine: 7,757 countMaryland: 52,135 countMassachusetts: 40,573 countMichigan: 62,763 countMinnesota: 30,080 countMississippi: 20,709 countMissouri: 28,516 countMontana: 5,083 countNebraska: 12,051 countNevada: 15,354 countNew Hampshire: 6,159 countNew Jersey: 54,086 countNew Mexico: 11,372 countNew York: 166,984 countNorth Carolina: 50,745 countNorth Dakota: 4,976 countOhio: 66,432 countOklahoma: 17,692 countOregon: 24,766 countPennsylvania: 63,103 countRhode Island: 5,596 countSouth Carolina: 23,787 countSouth Dakota: 4,804 countTennessee: 36,015 countTexas: 156,980 countUtah: 12,784 countVermont: 4,825 countVirginia: 43,301 countWashington: 32,595 countWest Virginia: 7,078 countWisconsin: 22,604 countWyoming: 3,262 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 270,162 countCalifornia270,162Florida: 174,063 countFlorida174,063New York: 166,984 countNew York166,984Texas: 156,980 countTexas156,980Illinois: 93,006 countIllinois93,006Georgia: 69,835 countGeorgia69,835Ohio: 66,432 countOhio66,432Pennsylvania: 63,103 countPennsylvania63,103Michigan: 62,763 countMichigan62,763New Jersey: 54,086 countNew Jersey54,086Maryland: 52,135 countMaryland52,135North Carolina: 50,745 countNorth Carolina50,745Virginia: 43,301 countVirginia43,301Massachusetts: 40,573 countMassachusetts40,573Arizona: 36,383 countArizona36,383Tennessee: 36,015 countTennessee36,015Colorado: 33,084 countColorado33,084Louisiana: 32,899 countLouisiana32,899Washington: 32,595 countWashington32,595Minnesota: 30,080 countMinnesota30,080Missouri: 28,516 countMissouri28,516Indiana: 28,194 countIndiana28,194Connecticut: 24,779 countConnecticut24,779Oregon: 24,766 countOregon24,766South Carolina: 23,787 countSouth Carolina23,787Alabama: 22,974 countAlabama22,974Wisconsin: 22,604 countWisconsin22,604Mississippi: 20,709 countMississippi20,709Iowa: 19,698 countIowa19,698Kentucky: 18,476 countKentucky18,476Oklahoma: 17,692 countOklahoma17,692Arkansas: 15,553 countArkansas15,553Kansas: 15,396 countKansas15,396Nevada: 15,354 countNevada15,354Utah: 12,784 countUtah12,784Nebraska: 12,051 countNebraska12,051New Mexico: 11,372 countNew Mexico11,372Idaho: 9,081 countIdaho9,081Hawaii: 7,886 countHawaii7,886Maine: 7,757 countMaine7,757West Virginia: 7,078 countWest Virginia7,078New Hampshire: 6,159 countNew Hampshire6,159Rhode Island: 5,596 countRhode Island5,596Montana: 5,083 countMontana5,083North Dakota: 4,976 countNorth Dakota4,976Vermont: 4,825 countVermont4,825South Dakota: 4,804 countSouth Dakota4,804District of Columbia: 4,348 countDistrict of Columbia4,348Delaware: 4,345 countDelaware4,345Alaska: 3,721 countAlaska3,721Wyoming: 3,262 countWyoming3,262California: 270,162 countCalifornia270,162Florida: 174,063 countFlorida174,063New York: 166,984 countNew York166,984Texas: 156,980 countTexas156,980Illinois: 93,006 countIllinois93,006Georgia: 69,835 countGeorgia69,835Ohio: 66,432 countOhio66,432Pennsylvania: 63,103 countPennsylvania63,103Michigan: 62,763 countMichigan62,763New Jersey: 54,086 countNew Jersey54,086Maryland: 52,135 countMaryland52,135North Carolina: 50,745 countNorth Carolina50,745Virginia: 43,301 countVirginia43,301Massachusetts: 40,573 countMassachusetts40,573Arizona: 36,383 countArizona36,383Tennessee: 36,015 countTennessee36,015Colorado: 33,084 countColorado33,084Louisiana: 32,899 countLouisiana32,899Washington: 32,595 countWashington32,595Minnesota: 30,080 countMinnesota30,080Missouri: 28,516 countMissouri28,516Indiana: 28,194 countIndiana28,194Connecticut: 24,779 countConnecticut24,779Oregon: 24,766 countOregon24,766South Carolina: 23,787 countSouth Carolina23,787Alabama: 22,974 countAlabama22,974Wisconsin: 22,604 countWisconsin22,604Mississippi: 20,709 countMississippi20,709Iowa: 19,698 countIowa19,698Kentucky: 18,476 countKentucky18,476Oklahoma: 17,692 countOklahoma17,692Arkansas: 15,553 countArkansas15,553Kansas: 15,396 countKansas15,396Nevada: 15,354 countNevada15,354Utah: 12,784 countUtah12,784Nebraska: 12,051 countNebraska12,051New Mexico: 11,372 countNew Mexico11,372Idaho: 9,081 countIdaho9,081Hawaii: 7,886 countHawaii7,886Maine: 7,757 countMaine7,757West Virginia: 7,078 countWest Virginia7,078New Hampshire: 6,159 countNew Hampshire6,159Rhode Island: 5,596 countRhode Island5,596Montana: 5,083 countMontana5,083North Dakota: 4,976 countNorth Dakota4,976Vermont: 4,825 countVermont4,825South Dakota: 4,804 countSouth Dakota4,804District of Columbia: 4,348 countDistrict of Columbia4,348Delaware: 4,345 countDelaware4,345Alaska: 3,721 countAlaska3,721Wyoming: 3,262 countWyoming3,262
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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California270,162-1.6%
2Florida174,063+3.3%
3New York166,984-2.9%
4Texas156,980+0.7%
5Illinois93,006-2.8%
6Georgia69,835-0.2%
7Ohio66,432-1.4%
8Pennsylvania63,103-0.4%
9Michigan62,763-2.6%
10New Jersey54,086+0.9%
11Maryland52,135-2.2%
12North Carolina50,745+1.4%
13Virginia43,301+2.5%
14Massachusetts40,573-0.5%
15Arizona36,383+1.1%
16Tennessee36,015-0.3%
17Colorado33,084+0.6%
18Louisiana32,899+3.7%
19Washington32,595+0.2%
20Minnesota30,080-2.4%
21Missouri28,516-0.6%
22Indiana28,194-1.9%
23Connecticut24,779+1.2%
24Oregon24,766-0.4%
25South Carolina23,787+4.2%
26Alabama22,974+4%
27Wisconsin22,604-1.3%
28Mississippi20,709+0.9%
29Iowa19,698-1.8%
30Kentucky18,476+2.1%
31Oklahoma17,692-1.2%
32Arkansas15,553+1.2%
33Kansas15,396-1.5%
34Nevada15,354-0.1%
35Utah12,784-0.2%
36Nebraska12,051-2.4%
37New Mexico11,372-2.9%
38Idaho9,081+0.4%
39Hawaii7,886+0.2%
40Maine7,757+0.5%
41West Virginia7,078-2.6%
42New Hampshire6,159-1.2%
43Rhode Island5,596-1.4%
44Montana5,083-0%
45North Dakota4,976-2.9%
46Vermont4,825-0.9%
47South Dakota4,804-1.3%
48District of Columbia4,348-7.4%
49Delaware4,345+1.4%
50Alaska3,721-0%
51Wyoming3,262+0.5%

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/2015/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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 July 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 270,162 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,262 in 2015.

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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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