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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2014, at 40,324. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4. The median was 374 and the figure for the United States was 109,866. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40,324Texas
Lowest4District of Columbia
Median37451 states
United States109,866History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 708 countAlaska: 329 countArizona: 374 countArkansas: 1,339 countCalifornia: 4,368 countColorado: 4,068 countConnecticut: 71 countDelaware: 11 countDistrict of Columbia: 4 countFlorida: 1,075 countGeorgia: 153 countHawaii: 8 countIdaho: 178 countIllinois: 2,320 countIndiana: 848 countIowa: 46 countKansas: 6,521 countKentucky: 1,779 countLouisiana: 6,249 countMaine: 88 countMaryland: 80 countMassachusetts: 86 countMichigan: 2,308 countMinnesota: 175 countMississippi: 1,844 countMissouri: 406 countMontana: 796 countNebraska: 182 countNevada: 390 countNew Hampshire: 59 countNew Jersey: 62 countNew Mexico: 1,288 countNew York: 902 countNorth Carolina: 164 countNorth Dakota: 1,024 countOhio: 4,083 countOklahoma: 15,412 countOregon: 165 countPennsylvania: 3,324 countRhode Island: 8 countSouth Carolina: 90 countSouth Dakota: 88 countTennessee: 327 countTexas: 40,324 countUtah: 520 countVermont: 67 countVirginia: 214 countWashington: 245 countWest Virginia: 3,137 countWisconsin: 131 countWyoming: 1,428 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Texas: 40,324 countTexas40,324Oklahoma: 15,412 countOklahoma15,412Kansas: 6,521 countKansas6,521Louisiana: 6,249 countLouisiana6,249California: 4,368 countCalifornia4,368Ohio: 4,083 countOhio4,083Colorado: 4,068 countColorado4,068Pennsylvania: 3,324 countPennsylvania3,324West Virginia: 3,137 countWest Virginia3,137Illinois: 2,320 countIllinois2,320Michigan: 2,308 countMichigan2,308Mississippi: 1,844 countMississippi1,844Kentucky: 1,779 countKentucky1,779Wyoming: 1,428 countWyoming1,428Arkansas: 1,339 countArkansas1,339New Mexico: 1,288 countNew Mexico1,288Florida: 1,075 countFlorida1,075North Dakota: 1,024 countNorth Dakota1,024New York: 902 countNew York902Indiana: 848 countIndiana848Montana: 796 countMontana796Alabama: 708 countAlabama708Utah: 520 countUtah520Missouri: 406 countMissouri406Nevada: 390 countNevada390Arizona: 374 countArizona374Alaska: 329 countAlaska329Tennessee: 327 countTennessee327Washington: 245 countWashington245Virginia: 214 countVirginia214Nebraska: 182 countNebraska182Idaho: 178 countIdaho178Minnesota: 175 countMinnesota175Oregon: 165 countOregon165North Carolina: 164 countNorth Carolina164Georgia: 153 countGeorgia153Wisconsin: 131 countWisconsin131South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maine: 88 countMaine88South Dakota: 88 countSouth Dakota88Massachusetts: 86 countMassachusetts86Maryland: 80 countMaryland80Connecticut: 71 countConnecticut71Vermont: 67 countVermont67New Jersey: 62 countNew Jersey62New Hampshire: 59 countNew Hampshire59Iowa: 46 countIowa46Delaware: 11 countDelaware11Hawaii: 8 countHawaii8Rhode Island: 8 countRhode Island8District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4Texas: 40,324 countTexas40,324Oklahoma: 15,412 countOklahoma15,412Kansas: 6,521 countKansas6,521Louisiana: 6,249 countLouisiana6,249California: 4,368 countCalifornia4,368Ohio: 4,083 countOhio4,083Colorado: 4,068 countColorado4,068Pennsylvania: 3,324 countPennsylvania3,324West Virginia: 3,137 countWest Virginia3,137Illinois: 2,320 countIllinois2,320Michigan: 2,308 countMichigan2,308Mississippi: 1,844 countMississippi1,844Kentucky: 1,779 countKentucky1,779Wyoming: 1,428 countWyoming1,428Arkansas: 1,339 countArkansas1,339New Mexico: 1,288 countNew Mexico1,288Florida: 1,075 countFlorida1,075North Dakota: 1,024 countNorth Dakota1,024New York: 902 countNew York902Indiana: 848 countIndiana848Montana: 796 countMontana796Alabama: 708 countAlabama708Utah: 520 countUtah520Missouri: 406 countMissouri406Nevada: 390 countNevada390Arizona: 374 countArizona374Alaska: 329 countAlaska329Tennessee: 327 countTennessee327Washington: 245 countWashington245Virginia: 214 countVirginia214Nebraska: 182 countNebraska182Idaho: 178 countIdaho178Minnesota: 175 countMinnesota175Oregon: 165 countOregon165North Carolina: 164 countNorth Carolina164Georgia: 153 countGeorgia153Wisconsin: 131 countWisconsin131South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maine: 88 countMaine88South Dakota: 88 countSouth Dakota88Massachusetts: 86 countMassachusetts86Maryland: 80 countMaryland80Connecticut: 71 countConnecticut71Vermont: 67 countVermont67New Jersey: 62 countNew Jersey62New Hampshire: 59 countNew Hampshire59Iowa: 46 countIowa46Delaware: 11 countDelaware11Hawaii: 8 countHawaii8Rhode Island: 8 countRhode Island8District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1Texas40,324+4.6%
2Oklahoma15,412+5.8%
3Kansas6,521+4.1%
4Louisiana6,249+2.5%
5California4,368-4%
6Ohio4,083-0%
7Colorado4,068+3%
8Pennsylvania3,324+1.1%
9West Virginia3,137-2.1%
10Illinois2,320+1%
11Michigan2,308-3%
12Mississippi1,844+4.2%
13Kentucky1,779-0.8%
14Wyoming1,428+6.7%
15Arkansas1,339+5.1%
16New Mexico1,288-2.6%
17Florida1,075-3.3%
18North Dakota1,024+8.7%
19New York902+5.4%
20Indiana848-0.9%
21Montana796+2.6%
22Alabama708+1.4%
23Utah520+2.2%
24Missouri406-0.7%
25Nevada390-8%
26Arizona374+3%
27Alaska329+1.5%
28Tennessee327+5.1%
29Washington245+6.1%
30Virginia214-2.3%
31Nebraska182+20.5%
32Idaho178-5.3%
33Minnesota1750%
34Oregon165+7.1%
35North Carolina164-1.8%
36Georgia153+3.4%
37Wisconsin131-0.8%
38South Carolina900%
39Maine88+4.8%
39South Dakota88+12.8%
41Massachusetts86+2.4%
42Maryland80+2.6%
43Connecticut710%
44Vermont67+3.1%
45New Jersey62-4.6%
46New Hampshire59+5.4%
47Iowa46+15%
48Delaware11+83.3%
49Hawaii8-33.3%
49Rhode Island8-50%
51District of Columbia4-20%

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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/2014/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 40,324 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 4 in 2014.

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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