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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 2017, at 260,909. Alaska had the lowest, at 3,411. The median was 22,678 and the figure for the United States was 1.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest260,909California
Lowest3,411Alaska
Median22,67851 states
United States1,941,097History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 22,678 countAlaska: 3,411 countArizona: 36,943 countArkansas: 15,789 countCalifornia: 260,909 countColorado: 33,241 countConnecticut: 24,419 countDelaware: 4,215 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,305 countFlorida: 184,566 countGeorgia: 66,090 countHawaii: 7,969 countIdaho: 8,904 countIllinois: 81,470 countIndiana: 26,911 countIowa: 18,159 countKansas: 15,065 countKentucky: 18,349 countLouisiana: 34,872 countMaine: 7,548 countMaryland: 50,294 countMassachusetts: 41,236 countMichigan: 60,906 countMinnesota: 28,714 countMississippi: 20,587 countMissouri: 27,557 countMontana: 5,208 countNebraska: 11,544 countNevada: 15,934 countNew Hampshire: 6,148 countNew Jersey: 53,643 countNew Mexico: 11,227 countNew York: 154,154 countNorth Carolina: 51,021 countNorth Dakota: 4,756 countOhio: 62,368 countOklahoma: 17,933 countOregon: 23,816 countPennsylvania: 61,748 countRhode Island: 5,762 countSouth Carolina: 24,142 countSouth Dakota: 4,759 countTennessee: 35,406 countTexas: 160,204 countUtah: 12,964 countVermont: 4,779 countVirginia: 43,724 countWashington: 32,599 countWest Virginia: 6,977 countWisconsin: 21,741 countWyoming: 3,433 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

California: 260,909 countCalifornia260,909Florida: 184,566 countFlorida184,566Texas: 160,204 countTexas160,204New York: 154,154 countNew York154,154Illinois: 81,470 countIllinois81,470Georgia: 66,090 countGeorgia66,090Ohio: 62,368 countOhio62,368Pennsylvania: 61,748 countPennsylvania61,748Michigan: 60,906 countMichigan60,906New Jersey: 53,643 countNew Jersey53,643North Carolina: 51,021 countNorth Carolina51,021Maryland: 50,294 countMaryland50,294Virginia: 43,724 countVirginia43,724Massachusetts: 41,236 countMassachusetts41,236Arizona: 36,943 countArizona36,943Tennessee: 35,406 countTennessee35,406Louisiana: 34,872 countLouisiana34,872Colorado: 33,241 countColorado33,241Washington: 32,599 countWashington32,599Minnesota: 28,714 countMinnesota28,714Missouri: 27,557 countMissouri27,557Indiana: 26,911 countIndiana26,911Connecticut: 24,419 countConnecticut24,419South Carolina: 24,142 countSouth Carolina24,142Oregon: 23,816 countOregon23,816Alabama: 22,678 countAlabama22,678Wisconsin: 21,741 countWisconsin21,741Mississippi: 20,587 countMississippi20,587Kentucky: 18,349 countKentucky18,349Iowa: 18,159 countIowa18,159Oklahoma: 17,933 countOklahoma17,933Nevada: 15,934 countNevada15,934Arkansas: 15,789 countArkansas15,789Kansas: 15,065 countKansas15,065Utah: 12,964 countUtah12,964Nebraska: 11,544 countNebraska11,544New Mexico: 11,227 countNew Mexico11,227Idaho: 8,904 countIdaho8,904Hawaii: 7,969 countHawaii7,969Maine: 7,548 countMaine7,548West Virginia: 6,977 countWest Virginia6,977New Hampshire: 6,148 countNew Hampshire6,148Rhode Island: 5,762 countRhode Island5,762Montana: 5,208 countMontana5,208Vermont: 4,779 countVermont4,779South Dakota: 4,759 countSouth Dakota4,759North Dakota: 4,756 countNorth Dakota4,756District of Columbia: 4,305 countDistrict of Columbia4,305Delaware: 4,215 countDelaware4,215Wyoming: 3,433 countWyoming3,433Alaska: 3,411 countAlaska3,411California: 260,909 countCalifornia260,909Florida: 184,566 countFlorida184,566Texas: 160,204 countTexas160,204New York: 154,154 countNew York154,154Illinois: 81,470 countIllinois81,470Georgia: 66,090 countGeorgia66,090Ohio: 62,368 countOhio62,368Pennsylvania: 61,748 countPennsylvania61,748Michigan: 60,906 countMichigan60,906New Jersey: 53,643 countNew Jersey53,643North Carolina: 51,021 countNorth Carolina51,021Maryland: 50,294 countMaryland50,294Virginia: 43,724 countVirginia43,724Massachusetts: 41,236 countMassachusetts41,236Arizona: 36,943 countArizona36,943Tennessee: 35,406 countTennessee35,406Louisiana: 34,872 countLouisiana34,872Colorado: 33,241 countColorado33,241Washington: 32,599 countWashington32,599Minnesota: 28,714 countMinnesota28,714Missouri: 27,557 countMissouri27,557Indiana: 26,911 countIndiana26,911Connecticut: 24,419 countConnecticut24,419South Carolina: 24,142 countSouth Carolina24,142Oregon: 23,816 countOregon23,816Alabama: 22,678 countAlabama22,678Wisconsin: 21,741 countWisconsin21,741Mississippi: 20,587 countMississippi20,587Kentucky: 18,349 countKentucky18,349Iowa: 18,159 countIowa18,159Oklahoma: 17,933 countOklahoma17,933Nevada: 15,934 countNevada15,934Arkansas: 15,789 countArkansas15,789Kansas: 15,065 countKansas15,065Utah: 12,964 countUtah12,964Nebraska: 11,544 countNebraska11,544New Mexico: 11,227 countNew Mexico11,227Idaho: 8,904 countIdaho8,904Hawaii: 7,969 countHawaii7,969Maine: 7,548 countMaine7,548West Virginia: 6,977 countWest Virginia6,977New Hampshire: 6,148 countNew Hampshire6,148Rhode Island: 5,762 countRhode Island5,762Montana: 5,208 countMontana5,208Vermont: 4,779 countVermont4,779South Dakota: 4,759 countSouth Dakota4,759North Dakota: 4,756 countNorth Dakota4,756District of Columbia: 4,305 countDistrict of Columbia4,305Delaware: 4,215 countDelaware4,215Wyoming: 3,433 countWyoming3,433Alaska: 3,411 countAlaska3,411
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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1California260,909-0.6%
2Florida184,566+5.6%
3Texas160,204+1.6%
4New York154,154-3.9%
5Illinois81,470-5.9%
6Georgia66,090-0.8%
7Ohio62,368-3.5%
8Pennsylvania61,748-3%
9Michigan60,906-1.2%
10New Jersey53,643-0.7%
11North Carolina51,021-0.2%
12Maryland50,294-0.8%
13Virginia43,724+0.4%
14Massachusetts41,236+0.6%
15Arizona36,943+0.5%
16Tennessee35,406-1.8%
17Louisiana34,872+1.7%
18Colorado33,241+0.5%
19Washington32,599-0.5%
20Minnesota28,714-3%
21Missouri27,557-2.2%
22Indiana26,911-2.9%
23Connecticut24,419-2.5%
24South Carolina24,142-0%
25Oregon23,816-2.5%
26Alabama22,678-0.6%
27Wisconsin21,741-1.8%
28Mississippi20,587+1.2%
29Kentucky18,349-1.3%
30Iowa18,159-5%
31Oklahoma17,933-0.3%
32Nevada15,934+1.6%
33Arkansas15,7890%
34Kansas15,065-1.9%
35Utah12,964-0.3%
36Nebraska11,544-2.2%
37New Mexico11,227-0.5%
38Idaho8,904-2.1%
39Hawaii7,969-1.1%
40Maine7,548-1.8%
41West Virginia6,977-0.7%
42New Hampshire6,148+0.4%
43Rhode Island5,762+1.6%
44Montana5,208+1.8%
45Vermont4,779-0.1%
46South Dakota4,759-0.9%
47North Dakota4,756-2.5%
48District of Columbia4,305-0.2%
49Delaware4,215-1.2%
50Wyoming3,433+2.1%
51Alaska3,411-8.7%

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/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 260,909 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Alaska, with 3,411 in 2017.

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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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