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US states by nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: manufacturing of 51 states in 2024, at 48,711. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 294. The median was 5,591 and the figure for the United States was 421,812. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48,711Texas
Lowest294District of Columbia
Median5,59151 states
United States421,812History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 5,834 countAlaska: 1,207 countArizona: 8,920 countArkansas: 3,404 countCalifornia: 46,435 countColorado: 8,121 countConnecticut: 3,855 countDelaware: 1,009 countDistrict of Columbia: 294 countFlorida: 38,899 countGeorgia: 15,384 countHawaii: 1,944 countIdaho: 3,574 countIllinois: 12,061 countIndiana: 8,353 countIowa: 3,491 countKansas: 3,326 countKentucky: 4,851 countLouisiana: 6,111 countMaine: 2,459 countMaryland: 5,456 countMassachusetts: 6,558 countMichigan: 13,493 countMinnesota: 7,708 countMississippi: 3,812 countMissouri: 7,175 countMontana: 2,476 countNebraska: 2,025 countNevada: 3,477 countNew Hampshire: 2,026 countNew Jersey: 8,479 countNew Mexico: 2,766 countNew York: 21,339 countNorth Carolina: 12,542 countNorth Dakota: 866 countOhio: 15,069 countOklahoma: 5,034 countOregon: 6,889 countPennsylvania: 16,410 countRhode Island: 1,125 countSouth Carolina: 5,843 countSouth Dakota: 1,178 countTennessee: 8,128 countTexas: 48,711 countUtah: 5,591 countVermont: 1,688 countVirginia: 7,710 countWashington: 7,964 countWest Virginia: 1,421 countWisconsin: 8,069 countWyoming: 1,252 count
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  • 1,800 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 7,800
  • 7,800 to 12K
  • 12K and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

Texas: 48,711 countTexas48,711California: 46,435 countCalifornia46,435Florida: 38,899 countFlorida38,899New York: 21,339 countNew York21,339Pennsylvania: 16,410 countPennsylvania16,410Georgia: 15,384 countGeorgia15,384Ohio: 15,069 countOhio15,069Michigan: 13,493 countMichigan13,493North Carolina: 12,542 countNorth Carolina12,542Illinois: 12,061 countIllinois12,061Arizona: 8,920 countArizona8,920New Jersey: 8,479 countNew Jersey8,479Indiana: 8,353 countIndiana8,353Tennessee: 8,128 countTennessee8,128Colorado: 8,121 countColorado8,121Wisconsin: 8,069 countWisconsin8,069Washington: 7,964 countWashington7,964Virginia: 7,710 countVirginia7,710Minnesota: 7,708 countMinnesota7,708Missouri: 7,175 countMissouri7,175Oregon: 6,889 countOregon6,889Massachusetts: 6,558 countMassachusetts6,558Louisiana: 6,111 countLouisiana6,111South Carolina: 5,843 countSouth Carolina5,843Alabama: 5,834 countAlabama5,834Utah: 5,591 countUtah5,591Maryland: 5,456 countMaryland5,456Oklahoma: 5,034 countOklahoma5,034Kentucky: 4,851 countKentucky4,851Connecticut: 3,855 countConnecticut3,855Mississippi: 3,812 countMississippi3,812Idaho: 3,574 countIdaho3,574Iowa: 3,491 countIowa3,491Nevada: 3,477 countNevada3,477Arkansas: 3,404 countArkansas3,404Kansas: 3,326 countKansas3,326New Mexico: 2,766 countNew Mexico2,766Montana: 2,476 countMontana2,476Maine: 2,459 countMaine2,459New Hampshire: 2,026 countNew Hampshire2,026Nebraska: 2,025 countNebraska2,025Hawaii: 1,944 countHawaii1,944Vermont: 1,688 countVermont1,688West Virginia: 1,421 countWest Virginia1,421Wyoming: 1,252 countWyoming1,252Alaska: 1,207 countAlaska1,207South Dakota: 1,178 countSouth Dakota1,178Rhode Island: 1,125 countRhode Island1,125Delaware: 1,009 countDelaware1,009North Dakota: 866 countNorth Dakota866District of Columbia: 294 countDistrict of Columbia294Texas: 48,711 countTexas48,711California: 46,435 countCalifornia46,435Florida: 38,899 countFlorida38,899New York: 21,339 countNew York21,339Pennsylvania: 16,410 countPennsylvania16,410Georgia: 15,384 countGeorgia15,384Ohio: 15,069 countOhio15,069Michigan: 13,493 countMichigan13,493North Carolina: 12,542 countNorth Carolina12,542Illinois: 12,061 countIllinois12,061Arizona: 8,920 countArizona8,920New Jersey: 8,479 countNew Jersey8,479Indiana: 8,353 countIndiana8,353Tennessee: 8,128 countTennessee8,128Colorado: 8,121 countColorado8,121Wisconsin: 8,069 countWisconsin8,069Washington: 7,964 countWashington7,964Virginia: 7,710 countVirginia7,710Minnesota: 7,708 countMinnesota7,708Missouri: 7,175 countMissouri7,175Oregon: 6,889 countOregon6,889Massachusetts: 6,558 countMassachusetts6,558Louisiana: 6,111 countLouisiana6,111South Carolina: 5,843 countSouth Carolina5,843Alabama: 5,834 countAlabama5,834Utah: 5,591 countUtah5,591Maryland: 5,456 countMaryland5,456Oklahoma: 5,034 countOklahoma5,034Kentucky: 4,851 countKentucky4,851Connecticut: 3,855 countConnecticut3,855Mississippi: 3,812 countMississippi3,812Idaho: 3,574 countIdaho3,574Iowa: 3,491 countIowa3,491Nevada: 3,477 countNevada3,477Arkansas: 3,404 countArkansas3,404Kansas: 3,326 countKansas3,326New Mexico: 2,766 countNew Mexico2,766Montana: 2,476 countMontana2,476Maine: 2,459 countMaine2,459New Hampshire: 2,026 countNew Hampshire2,026Nebraska: 2,025 countNebraska2,025Hawaii: 1,944 countHawaii1,944Vermont: 1,688 countVermont1,688West Virginia: 1,421 countWest Virginia1,421Wyoming: 1,252 countWyoming1,252Alaska: 1,207 countAlaska1,207South Dakota: 1,178 countSouth Dakota1,178Rhode Island: 1,125 countRhode Island1,125Delaware: 1,009 countDelaware1,009North Dakota: 866 countNorth Dakota866District of Columbia: 294 countDistrict of Columbia294
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1Texas48,711+8.4%
2California46,435+1.6%
3Florida38,899+9.8%
4New York21,339+4.8%
5Pennsylvania16,410+2.1%
6Georgia15,384+4.5%
7Ohio15,069+0.9%
8Michigan13,493+1.3%
9North Carolina12,542+5.8%
10Illinois12,061+2.4%
11Arizona8,920+5.2%
12New Jersey8,479+3.7%
13Indiana8,353+4%
14Tennessee8,128+4.6%
15Colorado8,121+0.6%
16Wisconsin8,069+1.6%
17Washington7,964-0.1%
18Virginia7,710+2.4%
19Minnesota7,708-0.6%
20Missouri7,175+2.7%
21Oregon6,889+1.1%
22Massachusetts6,558-0.9%
23Louisiana6,111+3.6%
24South Carolina5,843+5.8%
25Alabama5,834+4.3%
26Utah5,591+5.5%
27Maryland5,4560%
28Oklahoma5,034+2.6%
29Kentucky4,851+0.1%
30Connecticut3,855-1.8%
31Mississippi3,812+4.6%
32Idaho3,574+4.2%
33Iowa3,491+3.7%
34Nevada3,477+6.8%
35Arkansas3,404-0.8%
36Kansas3,326+1.1%
37New Mexico2,766-0.8%
38Montana2,4760%
39Maine2,459+0.6%
40New Hampshire2,026+3.8%
41Nebraska2,025+11%
42Hawaii1,944-3.6%
43Vermont1,688-4.7%
44West Virginia1,421+3.3%
45Wyoming1,252+2.5%
46Alaska1,207-4.2%
47South Dakota1,178+3.2%
48Rhode Island1,125+3.6%
49Delaware1,009+4.2%
50North Dakota866+2.1%
51District of Columbia294-3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/us-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: manufacturing, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-manufacturing/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: manufacturing?

Texas, with 48,711 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 294 in 2024.

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