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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 2016, at 262,480. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,361. The median was 22,818 and the figure for the United States was 1.95 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest262,480California
Lowest3,361Wyoming
Median22,81851 states
United States1,953,802History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 22,818 countAlaska: 3,738 countArizona: 36,753 countArkansas: 15,783 countCalifornia: 262,480 countColorado: 33,087 countConnecticut: 25,039 countDelaware: 4,268 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,313 countFlorida: 174,719 countGeorgia: 66,638 countHawaii: 8,059 countIdaho: 9,098 countIllinois: 86,572 countIndiana: 27,728 countIowa: 19,119 countKansas: 15,353 countKentucky: 18,596 countLouisiana: 34,302 countMaine: 7,686 countMaryland: 50,677 countMassachusetts: 40,980 countMichigan: 61,639 countMinnesota: 29,612 countMississippi: 20,333 countMissouri: 28,180 countMontana: 5,116 countNebraska: 11,809 countNevada: 15,684 countNew Hampshire: 6,124 countNew Jersey: 54,045 countNew Mexico: 11,285 countNew York: 160,465 countNorth Carolina: 51,144 countNorth Dakota: 4,879 countOhio: 64,611 countOklahoma: 17,990 countOregon: 24,433 countPennsylvania: 63,658 countRhode Island: 5,670 countSouth Carolina: 24,145 countSouth Dakota: 4,803 countTennessee: 36,067 countTexas: 157,676 countUtah: 12,997 countVermont: 4,785 countVirginia: 43,556 countWashington: 32,761 countWest Virginia: 7,029 countWisconsin: 22,139 countWyoming: 3,361 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

California: 262,480 countCalifornia262,480Florida: 174,719 countFlorida174,719New York: 160,465 countNew York160,465Texas: 157,676 countTexas157,676Illinois: 86,572 countIllinois86,572Georgia: 66,638 countGeorgia66,638Ohio: 64,611 countOhio64,611Pennsylvania: 63,658 countPennsylvania63,658Michigan: 61,639 countMichigan61,639New Jersey: 54,045 countNew Jersey54,045North Carolina: 51,144 countNorth Carolina51,144Maryland: 50,677 countMaryland50,677Virginia: 43,556 countVirginia43,556Massachusetts: 40,980 countMassachusetts40,980Arizona: 36,753 countArizona36,753Tennessee: 36,067 countTennessee36,067Louisiana: 34,302 countLouisiana34,302Colorado: 33,087 countColorado33,087Washington: 32,761 countWashington32,761Minnesota: 29,612 countMinnesota29,612Missouri: 28,180 countMissouri28,180Indiana: 27,728 countIndiana27,728Connecticut: 25,039 countConnecticut25,039Oregon: 24,433 countOregon24,433South Carolina: 24,145 countSouth Carolina24,145Alabama: 22,818 countAlabama22,818Wisconsin: 22,139 countWisconsin22,139Mississippi: 20,333 countMississippi20,333Iowa: 19,119 countIowa19,119Kentucky: 18,596 countKentucky18,596Oklahoma: 17,990 countOklahoma17,990Arkansas: 15,783 countArkansas15,783Nevada: 15,684 countNevada15,684Kansas: 15,353 countKansas15,353Utah: 12,997 countUtah12,997Nebraska: 11,809 countNebraska11,809New Mexico: 11,285 countNew Mexico11,285Idaho: 9,098 countIdaho9,098Hawaii: 8,059 countHawaii8,059Maine: 7,686 countMaine7,686West Virginia: 7,029 countWest Virginia7,029New Hampshire: 6,124 countNew Hampshire6,124Rhode Island: 5,670 countRhode Island5,670Montana: 5,116 countMontana5,116North Dakota: 4,879 countNorth Dakota4,879South Dakota: 4,803 countSouth Dakota4,803Vermont: 4,785 countVermont4,785District of Columbia: 4,313 countDistrict of Columbia4,313Delaware: 4,268 countDelaware4,268Alaska: 3,738 countAlaska3,738Wyoming: 3,361 countWyoming3,361California: 262,480 countCalifornia262,480Florida: 174,719 countFlorida174,719New York: 160,465 countNew York160,465Texas: 157,676 countTexas157,676Illinois: 86,572 countIllinois86,572Georgia: 66,638 countGeorgia66,638Ohio: 64,611 countOhio64,611Pennsylvania: 63,658 countPennsylvania63,658Michigan: 61,639 countMichigan61,639New Jersey: 54,045 countNew Jersey54,045North Carolina: 51,144 countNorth Carolina51,144Maryland: 50,677 countMaryland50,677Virginia: 43,556 countVirginia43,556Massachusetts: 40,980 countMassachusetts40,980Arizona: 36,753 countArizona36,753Tennessee: 36,067 countTennessee36,067Louisiana: 34,302 countLouisiana34,302Colorado: 33,087 countColorado33,087Washington: 32,761 countWashington32,761Minnesota: 29,612 countMinnesota29,612Missouri: 28,180 countMissouri28,180Indiana: 27,728 countIndiana27,728Connecticut: 25,039 countConnecticut25,039Oregon: 24,433 countOregon24,433South Carolina: 24,145 countSouth Carolina24,145Alabama: 22,818 countAlabama22,818Wisconsin: 22,139 countWisconsin22,139Mississippi: 20,333 countMississippi20,333Iowa: 19,119 countIowa19,119Kentucky: 18,596 countKentucky18,596Oklahoma: 17,990 countOklahoma17,990Arkansas: 15,783 countArkansas15,783Nevada: 15,684 countNevada15,684Kansas: 15,353 countKansas15,353Utah: 12,997 countUtah12,997Nebraska: 11,809 countNebraska11,809New Mexico: 11,285 countNew Mexico11,285Idaho: 9,098 countIdaho9,098Hawaii: 8,059 countHawaii8,059Maine: 7,686 countMaine7,686West Virginia: 7,029 countWest Virginia7,029New Hampshire: 6,124 countNew Hampshire6,124Rhode Island: 5,670 countRhode Island5,670Montana: 5,116 countMontana5,116North Dakota: 4,879 countNorth Dakota4,879South Dakota: 4,803 countSouth Dakota4,803Vermont: 4,785 countVermont4,785District of Columbia: 4,313 countDistrict of Columbia4,313Delaware: 4,268 countDelaware4,268Alaska: 3,738 countAlaska3,738Wyoming: 3,361 countWyoming3,361
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

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California262,480-2.8%
2Florida174,719+0.4%
3New York160,465-3.9%
4Texas157,676+0.4%
5Illinois86,572-6.9%
6Georgia66,638-4.6%
7Ohio64,611-2.7%
8Pennsylvania63,658+0.9%
9Michigan61,639-1.8%
10New Jersey54,045-0.1%
11North Carolina51,144+0.8%
12Maryland50,677-2.8%
13Virginia43,556+0.6%
14Massachusetts40,980+1%
15Arizona36,753+1%
16Tennessee36,067+0.1%
17Louisiana34,302+4.3%
18Colorado33,0870%
19Washington32,761+0.5%
20Minnesota29,612-1.6%
21Missouri28,180-1.2%
22Indiana27,728-1.7%
23Connecticut25,039+1%
24Oregon24,433-1.3%
25South Carolina24,145+1.5%
26Alabama22,818-0.7%
27Wisconsin22,139-2.1%
28Mississippi20,333-1.8%
29Iowa19,119-2.9%
30Kentucky18,596+0.6%
31Oklahoma17,990+1.7%
32Arkansas15,783+1.5%
33Nevada15,684+2.1%
34Kansas15,353-0.3%
35Utah12,997+1.7%
36Nebraska11,809-2%
37New Mexico11,285-0.8%
38Idaho9,098+0.2%
39Hawaii8,059+2.2%
40Maine7,686-0.9%
41West Virginia7,029-0.7%
42New Hampshire6,124-0.6%
43Rhode Island5,670+1.3%
44Montana5,116+0.6%
45North Dakota4,879-1.9%
46South Dakota4,803-0%
47Vermont4,785-0.8%
48District of Columbia4,313-0.8%
49Delaware4,268-1.8%
50Alaska3,738+0.5%
51Wyoming3,361+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/2016/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 21 June 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 262,480 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,361 in 2016.

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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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