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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 2019, at 274,106. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,461. The median was 24,446 and the figure for the United States was 2.06 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest274,106California
Lowest3,461Wyoming
Median24,44651 states
United States2,062,908History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 24,446 countAlaska: 3,590 countArizona: 41,775 countArkansas: 17,842 countCalifornia: 274,106 countColorado: 36,796 countConnecticut: 25,769 countDelaware: 4,635 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,422 countFlorida: 206,290 countGeorgia: 72,263 countHawaii: 8,648 countIdaho: 9,701 countIllinois: 81,081 countIndiana: 28,588 countIowa: 17,925 countKansas: 14,875 countKentucky: 20,026 countLouisiana: 37,013 countMaine: 7,971 countMaryland: 52,753 countMassachusetts: 42,164 countMichigan: 62,377 countMinnesota: 28,769 countMississippi: 22,752 countMissouri: 28,509 countMontana: 5,650 countNebraska: 11,617 countNevada: 18,433 countNew Hampshire: 6,396 countNew Jersey: 57,626 countNew Mexico: 11,652 countNew York: 155,558 countNorth Carolina: 55,914 countNorth Dakota: 4,770 countOhio: 65,018 countOklahoma: 18,777 countOregon: 24,782 countPennsylvania: 64,656 countRhode Island: 6,118 countSouth Carolina: 26,425 countSouth Dakota: 4,742 countTennessee: 38,476 countTexas: 177,202 countUtah: 14,191 countVermont: 4,955 countVirginia: 47,334 countWashington: 34,719 countWest Virginia: 6,777 countWisconsin: 22,573 countWyoming: 3,461 count
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  • 37K to 61K
  • 61K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 274,106 countCalifornia274,106Florida: 206,290 countFlorida206,290Texas: 177,202 countTexas177,202New York: 155,558 countNew York155,558Illinois: 81,081 countIllinois81,081Georgia: 72,263 countGeorgia72,263Ohio: 65,018 countOhio65,018Pennsylvania: 64,656 countPennsylvania64,656Michigan: 62,377 countMichigan62,377New Jersey: 57,626 countNew Jersey57,626North Carolina: 55,914 countNorth Carolina55,914Maryland: 52,753 countMaryland52,753Virginia: 47,334 countVirginia47,334Massachusetts: 42,164 countMassachusetts42,164Arizona: 41,775 countArizona41,775Tennessee: 38,476 countTennessee38,476Louisiana: 37,013 countLouisiana37,013Colorado: 36,796 countColorado36,796Washington: 34,719 countWashington34,719Minnesota: 28,769 countMinnesota28,769Indiana: 28,588 countIndiana28,588Missouri: 28,509 countMissouri28,509South Carolina: 26,425 countSouth Carolina26,425Connecticut: 25,769 countConnecticut25,769Oregon: 24,782 countOregon24,782Alabama: 24,446 countAlabama24,446Mississippi: 22,752 countMississippi22,752Wisconsin: 22,573 countWisconsin22,573Kentucky: 20,026 countKentucky20,026Oklahoma: 18,777 countOklahoma18,777Nevada: 18,433 countNevada18,433Iowa: 17,925 countIowa17,925Arkansas: 17,842 countArkansas17,842Kansas: 14,875 countKansas14,875Utah: 14,191 countUtah14,191New Mexico: 11,652 countNew Mexico11,652Nebraska: 11,617 countNebraska11,617Idaho: 9,701 countIdaho9,701Hawaii: 8,648 countHawaii8,648Maine: 7,971 countMaine7,971West Virginia: 6,777 countWest Virginia6,777New Hampshire: 6,396 countNew Hampshire6,396Rhode Island: 6,118 countRhode Island6,118Montana: 5,650 countMontana5,650Vermont: 4,955 countVermont4,955North Dakota: 4,770 countNorth Dakota4,770South Dakota: 4,742 countSouth Dakota4,742Delaware: 4,635 countDelaware4,635District of Columbia: 4,422 countDistrict of Columbia4,422Alaska: 3,590 countAlaska3,590Wyoming: 3,461 countWyoming3,461California: 274,106 countCalifornia274,106Florida: 206,290 countFlorida206,290Texas: 177,202 countTexas177,202New York: 155,558 countNew York155,558Illinois: 81,081 countIllinois81,081Georgia: 72,263 countGeorgia72,263Ohio: 65,018 countOhio65,018Pennsylvania: 64,656 countPennsylvania64,656Michigan: 62,377 countMichigan62,377New Jersey: 57,626 countNew Jersey57,626North Carolina: 55,914 countNorth Carolina55,914Maryland: 52,753 countMaryland52,753Virginia: 47,334 countVirginia47,334Massachusetts: 42,164 countMassachusetts42,164Arizona: 41,775 countArizona41,775Tennessee: 38,476 countTennessee38,476Louisiana: 37,013 countLouisiana37,013Colorado: 36,796 countColorado36,796Washington: 34,719 countWashington34,719Minnesota: 28,769 countMinnesota28,769Indiana: 28,588 countIndiana28,588Missouri: 28,509 countMissouri28,509South Carolina: 26,425 countSouth Carolina26,425Connecticut: 25,769 countConnecticut25,769Oregon: 24,782 countOregon24,782Alabama: 24,446 countAlabama24,446Mississippi: 22,752 countMississippi22,752Wisconsin: 22,573 countWisconsin22,573Kentucky: 20,026 countKentucky20,026Oklahoma: 18,777 countOklahoma18,777Nevada: 18,433 countNevada18,433Iowa: 17,925 countIowa17,925Arkansas: 17,842 countArkansas17,842Kansas: 14,875 countKansas14,875Utah: 14,191 countUtah14,191New Mexico: 11,652 countNew Mexico11,652Nebraska: 11,617 countNebraska11,617Idaho: 9,701 countIdaho9,701Hawaii: 8,648 countHawaii8,648Maine: 7,971 countMaine7,971West Virginia: 6,777 countWest Virginia6,777New Hampshire: 6,396 countNew Hampshire6,396Rhode Island: 6,118 countRhode Island6,118Montana: 5,650 countMontana5,650Vermont: 4,955 countVermont4,955North Dakota: 4,770 countNorth Dakota4,770South Dakota: 4,742 countSouth Dakota4,742Delaware: 4,635 countDelaware4,635District of Columbia: 4,422 countDistrict of Columbia4,422Alaska: 3,590 countAlaska3,590Wyoming: 3,461 countWyoming3,461
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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California274,106-1.2%
2Florida206,290+1.4%
3Texas177,202+1.7%
4New York155,558-2.9%
5Illinois81,081-3.6%
6Georgia72,263+0.8%
7Ohio65,018-0.7%
8Pennsylvania64,656-1%
9Michigan62,377-1.8%
10New Jersey57,626+0.3%
11North Carolina55,914+0.6%
12Maryland52,753+0.2%
13Virginia47,334-0.5%
14Massachusetts42,164-2.2%
15Arizona41,775+3.7%
16Tennessee38,476-1%
17Louisiana37,013-1.6%
18Colorado36,796+1.9%
19Washington34,719+0.1%
20Minnesota28,769-3.1%
21Indiana28,588-0.3%
22Missouri28,509-2.2%
23South Carolina26,425+1.2%
24Connecticut25,769-0.3%
25Oregon24,782+0.4%
26Alabama24,446+0.2%
27Mississippi22,752+1.4%
28Wisconsin22,573-1.3%
29Kentucky20,026-0.4%
30Oklahoma18,777-1.7%
31Nevada18,433+4.6%
32Iowa17,925-2.9%
33Arkansas17,842+2.9%
34Kansas14,875-3%
35Utah14,191+1.8%
36New Mexico11,652-0.6%
37Nebraska11,617-2.5%
38Idaho9,701+3.3%
39Hawaii8,648+1.6%
40Maine7,971-0.6%
41West Virginia6,777-6.1%
42New Hampshire6,396-1.8%
43Rhode Island6,118-1.1%
44Montana5,650+2.6%
45Vermont4,955-0.8%
46North Dakota4,770-1.4%
47South Dakota4,742-3.1%
48Delaware4,635+3.6%
49District of Columbia4,422-4.9%
50Alaska3,590+0.9%
51Wyoming3,461-3.7%

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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/2019/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2019/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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 8 Oct. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2019/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

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

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

California, with 274,106 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,461 in 2019.

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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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