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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2013, at 38,541. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 5. The median was 363 and the figure for the United States was 106,610. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38,541Texas
Lowest5District of Columbia
Median36351 states
United States106,610History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 698 countAlaska: 324 countArizona: 363 countArkansas: 1,274 countCalifornia: 4,550 countColorado: 3,949 countConnecticut: 71 countDelaware: 6 countDistrict of Columbia: 5 countFlorida: 1,112 countGeorgia: 148 countHawaii: 12 countIdaho: 188 countIllinois: 2,298 countIndiana: 856 countIowa: 40 countKansas: 6,265 countKentucky: 1,793 countLouisiana: 6,098 countMaine: 84 countMaryland: 78 countMassachusetts: 84 countMichigan: 2,380 countMinnesota: 175 countMississippi: 1,770 countMissouri: 409 countMontana: 776 countNebraska: 151 countNevada: 424 countNew Hampshire: 56 countNew Jersey: 65 countNew Mexico: 1,322 countNew York: 856 countNorth Carolina: 167 countNorth Dakota: 942 countOhio: 4,084 countOklahoma: 14,562 countOregon: 154 countPennsylvania: 3,287 countRhode Island: 16 countSouth Carolina: 90 countSouth Dakota: 78 countTennessee: 311 countTexas: 38,541 countUtah: 509 countVermont: 65 countVirginia: 219 countWashington: 231 countWest Virginia: 3,204 countWisconsin: 132 countWyoming: 1,338 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Texas: 38,541 countTexas38,541Oklahoma: 14,562 countOklahoma14,562Kansas: 6,265 countKansas6,265Louisiana: 6,098 countLouisiana6,098California: 4,550 countCalifornia4,550Ohio: 4,084 countOhio4,084Colorado: 3,949 countColorado3,949Pennsylvania: 3,287 countPennsylvania3,287West Virginia: 3,204 countWest Virginia3,204Michigan: 2,380 countMichigan2,380Illinois: 2,298 countIllinois2,298Kentucky: 1,793 countKentucky1,793Mississippi: 1,770 countMississippi1,770Wyoming: 1,338 countWyoming1,338New Mexico: 1,322 countNew Mexico1,322Arkansas: 1,274 countArkansas1,274Florida: 1,112 countFlorida1,112North Dakota: 942 countNorth Dakota942Indiana: 856 countIndiana856New York: 856 countNew York856Montana: 776 countMontana776Alabama: 698 countAlabama698Utah: 509 countUtah509Nevada: 424 countNevada424Missouri: 409 countMissouri409Arizona: 363 countArizona363Alaska: 324 countAlaska324Tennessee: 311 countTennessee311Washington: 231 countWashington231Virginia: 219 countVirginia219Idaho: 188 countIdaho188Minnesota: 175 countMinnesota175North Carolina: 167 countNorth Carolina167Oregon: 154 countOregon154Nebraska: 151 countNebraska151Georgia: 148 countGeorgia148Wisconsin: 132 countWisconsin132South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maine: 84 countMaine84Massachusetts: 84 countMassachusetts84Maryland: 78 countMaryland78South Dakota: 78 countSouth Dakota78Connecticut: 71 countConnecticut71New Jersey: 65 countNew Jersey65Vermont: 65 countVermont65New Hampshire: 56 countNew Hampshire56Iowa: 40 countIowa40Rhode Island: 16 countRhode Island16Hawaii: 12 countHawaii12Delaware: 6 countDelaware6District of Columbia: 5 countDistrict of Columbia5Texas: 38,541 countTexas38,541Oklahoma: 14,562 countOklahoma14,562Kansas: 6,265 countKansas6,265Louisiana: 6,098 countLouisiana6,098California: 4,550 countCalifornia4,550Ohio: 4,084 countOhio4,084Colorado: 3,949 countColorado3,949Pennsylvania: 3,287 countPennsylvania3,287West Virginia: 3,204 countWest Virginia3,204Michigan: 2,380 countMichigan2,380Illinois: 2,298 countIllinois2,298Kentucky: 1,793 countKentucky1,793Mississippi: 1,770 countMississippi1,770Wyoming: 1,338 countWyoming1,338New Mexico: 1,322 countNew Mexico1,322Arkansas: 1,274 countArkansas1,274Florida: 1,112 countFlorida1,112North Dakota: 942 countNorth Dakota942Indiana: 856 countIndiana856New York: 856 countNew York856Montana: 776 countMontana776Alabama: 698 countAlabama698Utah: 509 countUtah509Nevada: 424 countNevada424Missouri: 409 countMissouri409Arizona: 363 countArizona363Alaska: 324 countAlaska324Tennessee: 311 countTennessee311Washington: 231 countWashington231Virginia: 219 countVirginia219Idaho: 188 countIdaho188Minnesota: 175 countMinnesota175North Carolina: 167 countNorth Carolina167Oregon: 154 countOregon154Nebraska: 151 countNebraska151Georgia: 148 countGeorgia148Wisconsin: 132 countWisconsin132South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maine: 84 countMaine84Massachusetts: 84 countMassachusetts84Maryland: 78 countMaryland78South Dakota: 78 countSouth Dakota78Connecticut: 71 countConnecticut71New Jersey: 65 countNew Jersey65Vermont: 65 countVermont65New Hampshire: 56 countNew Hampshire56Iowa: 40 countIowa40Rhode Island: 16 countRhode Island16Hawaii: 12 countHawaii12Delaware: 6 countDelaware6District of Columbia: 5 countDistrict of Columbia5
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

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1Texas38,541-2.5%
2Oklahoma14,562-2.5%
3Kansas6,265+0.3%
4Louisiana6,098-4.3%
5California4,550-11.1%
6Ohio4,084-2.2%
7Colorado3,949-1.2%
8Pennsylvania3,287-3.1%
9West Virginia3,204-2.4%
10Michigan2,380-6.4%
11Illinois2,298-0.6%
12Kentucky1,793-4%
13Mississippi1,770-1%
14Wyoming1,338-4.2%
15New Mexico1,322-0.5%
16Arkansas1,274-2.5%
17Florida1,112-4.1%
18North Dakota942+5.1%
19Indiana856-0.2%
19New York856-5.2%
21Montana776-4.1%
22Alabama698+0.7%
23Utah509-11%
24Nevada424-0.5%
25Missouri409-8.9%
26Arizona363-6.9%
27Alaska324+4.2%
28Tennessee311-6.6%
29Washington231-4.1%
30Virginia219-6%
31Idaho188-6.9%
32Minnesota175-5.9%
33North Carolina167-16.9%
34Oregon154-15.8%
35Nebraska151-7.4%
36Georgia148-18.2%
37Wisconsin132-7.7%
38South Carolina90+20%
39Maine84-4.5%
39Massachusetts84-1.2%
41Maryland78-13.3%
41South Dakota78-15.2%
43Connecticut71+6%
44New Jersey65-13.3%
44Vermont65+3.2%
46New Hampshire56-9.7%
47Iowa40-14.9%
48Rhode Island16+45.5%
49Hawaii12-33.3%
50Delaware6-40%
51District of Columbia5-44.4%

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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/2013/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/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, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 38,541 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 5 in 2013.

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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