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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 2021, at 272,745. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,465. The median was 25,029 and the figure for the United States was 2.12 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest272,745California
Lowest3,465Wyoming
Median25,02951 states
United States2,124,050History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 25,525 countAlaska: 3,513 countArizona: 43,523 countArkansas: 18,722 countCalifornia: 272,745 countColorado: 39,507 countConnecticut: 25,968 countDelaware: 5,173 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,400 countFlorida: 231,052 countGeorgia: 79,915 countHawaii: 8,677 countIdaho: 10,220 countIllinois: 81,875 countIndiana: 29,618 countIowa: 17,503 countKansas: 15,198 countKentucky: 21,083 countLouisiana: 37,356 countMaine: 8,146 countMaryland: 53,444 countMassachusetts: 42,987 countMichigan: 60,095 countMinnesota: 28,438 countMississippi: 21,403 countMissouri: 29,454 countMontana: 5,839 countNebraska: 11,536 countNevada: 20,580 countNew Hampshire: 6,875 countNew Jersey: 58,734 countNew Mexico: 12,467 countNew York: 144,121 countNorth Carolina: 58,348 countNorth Dakota: 4,574 countOhio: 66,035 countOklahoma: 19,594 countOregon: 25,029 countPennsylvania: 63,453 countRhode Island: 6,170 countSouth Carolina: 27,670 countSouth Dakota: 4,828 countTennessee: 40,408 countTexas: 193,329 countUtah: 15,591 countVermont: 5,085 countVirginia: 48,937 countWashington: 36,177 countWest Virginia: 6,597 countWisconsin: 23,068 countWyoming: 3,465 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

California: 272,745 countCalifornia272,745Florida: 231,052 countFlorida231,052Texas: 193,329 countTexas193,329New York: 144,121 countNew York144,121Illinois: 81,875 countIllinois81,875Georgia: 79,915 countGeorgia79,915Ohio: 66,035 countOhio66,035Pennsylvania: 63,453 countPennsylvania63,453Michigan: 60,095 countMichigan60,095New Jersey: 58,734 countNew Jersey58,734North Carolina: 58,348 countNorth Carolina58,348Maryland: 53,444 countMaryland53,444Virginia: 48,937 countVirginia48,937Arizona: 43,523 countArizona43,523Massachusetts: 42,987 countMassachusetts42,987Tennessee: 40,408 countTennessee40,408Colorado: 39,507 countColorado39,507Louisiana: 37,356 countLouisiana37,356Washington: 36,177 countWashington36,177Indiana: 29,618 countIndiana29,618Missouri: 29,454 countMissouri29,454Minnesota: 28,438 countMinnesota28,438South Carolina: 27,670 countSouth Carolina27,670Connecticut: 25,968 countConnecticut25,968Alabama: 25,525 countAlabama25,525Oregon: 25,029 countOregon25,029Wisconsin: 23,068 countWisconsin23,068Mississippi: 21,403 countMississippi21,403Kentucky: 21,083 countKentucky21,083Nevada: 20,580 countNevada20,580Oklahoma: 19,594 countOklahoma19,594Arkansas: 18,722 countArkansas18,722Iowa: 17,503 countIowa17,503Utah: 15,591 countUtah15,591Kansas: 15,198 countKansas15,198New Mexico: 12,467 countNew Mexico12,467Nebraska: 11,536 countNebraska11,536Idaho: 10,220 countIdaho10,220Hawaii: 8,677 countHawaii8,677Maine: 8,146 countMaine8,146New Hampshire: 6,875 countNew Hampshire6,875West Virginia: 6,597 countWest Virginia6,597Rhode Island: 6,170 countRhode Island6,170Montana: 5,839 countMontana5,839Delaware: 5,173 countDelaware5,173Vermont: 5,085 countVermont5,085South Dakota: 4,828 countSouth Dakota4,828North Dakota: 4,574 countNorth Dakota4,574District of Columbia: 4,400 countDistrict of Columbia4,400Alaska: 3,513 countAlaska3,513Wyoming: 3,465 countWyoming3,465California: 272,745 countCalifornia272,745Florida: 231,052 countFlorida231,052Texas: 193,329 countTexas193,329New York: 144,121 countNew York144,121Illinois: 81,875 countIllinois81,875Georgia: 79,915 countGeorgia79,915Ohio: 66,035 countOhio66,035Pennsylvania: 63,453 countPennsylvania63,453Michigan: 60,095 countMichigan60,095New Jersey: 58,734 countNew Jersey58,734North Carolina: 58,348 countNorth Carolina58,348Maryland: 53,444 countMaryland53,444Virginia: 48,937 countVirginia48,937Arizona: 43,523 countArizona43,523Massachusetts: 42,987 countMassachusetts42,987Tennessee: 40,408 countTennessee40,408Colorado: 39,507 countColorado39,507Louisiana: 37,356 countLouisiana37,356Washington: 36,177 countWashington36,177Indiana: 29,618 countIndiana29,618Missouri: 29,454 countMissouri29,454Minnesota: 28,438 countMinnesota28,438South Carolina: 27,670 countSouth Carolina27,670Connecticut: 25,968 countConnecticut25,968Alabama: 25,525 countAlabama25,525Oregon: 25,029 countOregon25,029Wisconsin: 23,068 countWisconsin23,068Mississippi: 21,403 countMississippi21,403Kentucky: 21,083 countKentucky21,083Nevada: 20,580 countNevada20,580Oklahoma: 19,594 countOklahoma19,594Arkansas: 18,722 countArkansas18,722Iowa: 17,503 countIowa17,503Utah: 15,591 countUtah15,591Kansas: 15,198 countKansas15,198New Mexico: 12,467 countNew Mexico12,467Nebraska: 11,536 countNebraska11,536Idaho: 10,220 countIdaho10,220Hawaii: 8,677 countHawaii8,677Maine: 8,146 countMaine8,146New Hampshire: 6,875 countNew Hampshire6,875West Virginia: 6,597 countWest Virginia6,597Rhode Island: 6,170 countRhode Island6,170Montana: 5,839 countMontana5,839Delaware: 5,173 countDelaware5,173Vermont: 5,085 countVermont5,085South Dakota: 4,828 countSouth Dakota4,828North Dakota: 4,574 countNorth Dakota4,574District of Columbia: 4,400 countDistrict of Columbia4,400Alaska: 3,513 countAlaska3,513Wyoming: 3,465 countWyoming3,465
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

RankStates2021
count		Change on 2020
1California272,745+2.8%
2Florida231,052+7%
3Texas193,329+12.4%
4New York144,121-2.1%
5Illinois81,875+5.2%
6Georgia79,915+13.6%
7Ohio66,035+8.2%
8Pennsylvania63,453+4.2%
9Michigan60,095+3.9%
10New Jersey58,734+4.9%
11North Carolina58,348+7.1%
12Maryland53,444+1.7%
13Virginia48,937+4.7%
14Arizona43,523+7.3%
15Massachusetts42,987+3.4%
16Tennessee40,408+8.4%
17Colorado39,507+8.1%
18Louisiana37,356+10.5%
19Washington36,177+5.1%
20Indiana29,618+6.8%
21Missouri29,454+5.9%
22Minnesota28,438+2.5%
23South Carolina27,670+9.1%
24Connecticut25,968+3.1%
25Alabama25,525+10.2%
26Oregon25,029+1.9%
27Wisconsin23,068+4.5%
28Mississippi21,403+9.4%
29Kentucky21,083+8.6%
30Nevada20,580+12.5%
31Oklahoma19,594+5.4%
32Arkansas18,722+9.3%
33Iowa17,503+0.9%
34Utah15,591+9.6%
35Kansas15,198+4.4%
36New Mexico12,467+6.7%
37Nebraska11,536+2%
38Idaho10,220+4.9%
39Hawaii8,677+4.3%
40Maine8,146+3.1%
41New Hampshire6,875+5.8%
42West Virginia6,597+1.7%
43Rhode Island6,170+4.4%
44Montana5,839+4.3%
45Delaware5,173+10.2%
46Vermont5,085+3.2%
47South Dakota4,828+4.4%
48North Dakota4,574+3.9%
49District of Columbia4,400+3.4%
50Alaska3,513+3.4%
51Wyoming3,465+4.9%

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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/2021/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 Mar. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2021/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-health-care/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 272,745 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with 3,465 in 2021.

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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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