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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining, 2024

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2024, at 26,375. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 7. The median was 265 and the figure for the United States was 65,880. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26,375Texas
Lowest7District of Columbia
Median26551 states
United States65,880History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 285 countAlaska: 231 countArizona: 355 countArkansas: 943 countCalifornia: 2,105 countColorado: 2,051 countConnecticut: 65 countDelaware: 11 countDistrict of Columbia: 7 countFlorida: 729 countGeorgia: 180 countHawaii: 14 countIdaho: 155 countIllinois: 1,404 countIndiana: 132 countIowa: 50 countKansas: 4,562 countKentucky: 1,035 countLouisiana: 3,470 countMaine: 67 countMaryland: 60 countMassachusetts: 76 countMichigan: 870 countMinnesota: 152 countMississippi: 989 countMissouri: 280 countMontana: 536 countNebraska: 121 countNevada: 310 countNew Hampshire: 34 countNew Jersey: 76 countNew Mexico: 878 countNew York: 469 countNorth Carolina: 159 countNorth Dakota: 842 countOhio: 1,738 countOklahoma: 9,084 countOregon: 128 countPennsylvania: 1,589 countRhode Island: 12 countSouth Carolina: 71 countSouth Dakota: 77 countTennessee: 265 countTexas: 26,375 countUtah: 441 countVermont: 41 countVirginia: 181 countWashington: 188 countWest Virginia: 990 countWisconsin: 120 countWyoming: 877 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

Texas: 26,375 countTexas26,375Oklahoma: 9,084 countOklahoma9,084Kansas: 4,562 countKansas4,562Louisiana: 3,470 countLouisiana3,470California: 2,105 countCalifornia2,105Colorado: 2,051 countColorado2,051Ohio: 1,738 countOhio1,738Pennsylvania: 1,589 countPennsylvania1,589Illinois: 1,404 countIllinois1,404Kentucky: 1,035 countKentucky1,035West Virginia: 990 countWest Virginia990Mississippi: 989 countMississippi989Arkansas: 943 countArkansas943New Mexico: 878 countNew Mexico878Wyoming: 877 countWyoming877Michigan: 870 countMichigan870North Dakota: 842 countNorth Dakota842Florida: 729 countFlorida729Montana: 536 countMontana536New York: 469 countNew York469Utah: 441 countUtah441Arizona: 355 countArizona355Nevada: 310 countNevada310Alabama: 285 countAlabama285Missouri: 280 countMissouri280Tennessee: 265 countTennessee265Alaska: 231 countAlaska231Washington: 188 countWashington188Virginia: 181 countVirginia181Georgia: 180 countGeorgia180North Carolina: 159 countNorth Carolina159Idaho: 155 countIdaho155Minnesota: 152 countMinnesota152Indiana: 132 countIndiana132Oregon: 128 countOregon128Nebraska: 121 countNebraska121Wisconsin: 120 countWisconsin120South Dakota: 77 countSouth Dakota77Massachusetts: 76 countMassachusetts76New Jersey: 76 countNew Jersey76South Carolina: 71 countSouth Carolina71Maine: 67 countMaine67Connecticut: 65 countConnecticut65Maryland: 60 countMaryland60Iowa: 50 countIowa50Vermont: 41 countVermont41New Hampshire: 34 countNew Hampshire34Hawaii: 14 countHawaii14Rhode Island: 12 countRhode Island12Delaware: 11 countDelaware11District of Columbia: 7 countDistrict of Columbia7Texas: 26,375 countTexas26,375Oklahoma: 9,084 countOklahoma9,084Kansas: 4,562 countKansas4,562Louisiana: 3,470 countLouisiana3,470California: 2,105 countCalifornia2,105Colorado: 2,051 countColorado2,051Ohio: 1,738 countOhio1,738Pennsylvania: 1,589 countPennsylvania1,589Illinois: 1,404 countIllinois1,404Kentucky: 1,035 countKentucky1,035West Virginia: 990 countWest Virginia990Mississippi: 989 countMississippi989Arkansas: 943 countArkansas943New Mexico: 878 countNew Mexico878Wyoming: 877 countWyoming877Michigan: 870 countMichigan870North Dakota: 842 countNorth Dakota842Florida: 729 countFlorida729Montana: 536 countMontana536New York: 469 countNew York469Utah: 441 countUtah441Arizona: 355 countArizona355Nevada: 310 countNevada310Alabama: 285 countAlabama285Missouri: 280 countMissouri280Tennessee: 265 countTennessee265Alaska: 231 countAlaska231Washington: 188 countWashington188Virginia: 181 countVirginia181Georgia: 180 countGeorgia180North Carolina: 159 countNorth Carolina159Idaho: 155 countIdaho155Minnesota: 152 countMinnesota152Indiana: 132 countIndiana132Oregon: 128 countOregon128Nebraska: 121 countNebraska121Wisconsin: 120 countWisconsin120South Dakota: 77 countSouth Dakota77Massachusetts: 76 countMassachusetts76New Jersey: 76 countNew Jersey76South Carolina: 71 countSouth Carolina71Maine: 67 countMaine67Connecticut: 65 countConnecticut65Maryland: 60 countMaryland60Iowa: 50 countIowa50Vermont: 41 countVermont41New Hampshire: 34 countNew Hampshire34Hawaii: 14 countHawaii14Rhode Island: 12 countRhode Island12Delaware: 11 countDelaware11District of Columbia: 7 countDistrict of Columbia7
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1Texas26,375-3.7%
2Oklahoma9,084-5.2%
3Kansas4,562-3.7%
4Louisiana3,470-2.6%
5California2,105-7.3%
6Colorado2,051-6.9%
7Ohio1,738-9.9%
8Pennsylvania1,589-9.6%
9Illinois1,404+4.5%
10Kentucky1,035-4.7%
11West Virginia990-17.2%
12Mississippi989-7.5%
13Arkansas943-8.7%
14New Mexico878-6.5%
15Wyoming877-3.9%
16Michigan870-9.7%
17North Dakota842-5.1%
18Florida729-10.2%
19Montana536-5.8%
20New York469-5.1%
21Utah441-0.7%
22Arizona355-63.3%
23Nevada310-6.9%
24Alabama285+0.7%
25Missouri280-7.9%
26Tennessee265-4.3%
27Alaska2310%
28Washington188-8.7%
29Virginia181+5.8%
30Georgia180-1.6%
31North Carolina159+6.7%
32Idaho155-4.9%
33Minnesota152-6.2%
34Indiana132-67.4%
35Oregon128-9.2%
36Nebraska121-6.9%
37Wisconsin120-8.4%
38South Dakota77-7.2%
39Massachusetts76-14.6%
39New Jersey760%
41South Carolina71-21.1%
42Maine670%
43Connecticut65+8.3%
44Maryland60-17.8%
45Iowa50-13.8%
46Vermont41-10.9%
47New Hampshire34-5.6%
48Hawaii14-22.2%
49Rhode Island12-7.7%
50Delaware11-31.3%
51District of Columbia7+16.7%

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About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: mining, 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: mining, 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-mining/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: mining, 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-mining/us-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: mining, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 26,375 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 7 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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