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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2015, at 36,592. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4. The median was 344 and the figure for the United States was 98,134. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36,592Texas
Lowest4District of Columbia
Median34451 states
United States98,134History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 617 countAlaska: 290 countArizona: 344 countArkansas: 1,201 countCalifornia: 3,616 countColorado: 3,756 countConnecticut: 61 countDelaware: 11 countDistrict of Columbia: 4 countFlorida: 949 countGeorgia: 145 countHawaii: 10 countIdaho: 182 countIllinois: 1,969 countIndiana: 729 countIowa: 48 countKansas: 6,000 countKentucky: 1,614 countLouisiana: 5,458 countMaine: 92 countMaryland: 89 countMassachusetts: 72 countMichigan: 1,866 countMinnesota: 145 countMississippi: 1,649 countMissouri: 354 countMontana: 733 countNebraska: 159 countNevada: 355 countNew Hampshire: 52 countNew Jersey: 49 countNew Mexico: 1,203 countNew York: 792 countNorth Carolina: 153 countNorth Dakota: 883 countOhio: 3,433 countOklahoma: 14,005 countOregon: 148 countPennsylvania: 2,915 countRhode Island: 10 countSouth Carolina: 90 countSouth Dakota: 72 countTennessee: 314 countTexas: 36,592 countUtah: 476 countVermont: 61 countVirginia: 187 countWashington: 235 countWest Virginia: 2,562 countWisconsin: 131 countWyoming: 1,253 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Texas: 36,592 countTexas36,592Oklahoma: 14,005 countOklahoma14,005Kansas: 6,000 countKansas6,000Louisiana: 5,458 countLouisiana5,458Colorado: 3,756 countColorado3,756California: 3,616 countCalifornia3,616Ohio: 3,433 countOhio3,433Pennsylvania: 2,915 countPennsylvania2,915West Virginia: 2,562 countWest Virginia2,562Illinois: 1,969 countIllinois1,969Michigan: 1,866 countMichigan1,866Mississippi: 1,649 countMississippi1,649Kentucky: 1,614 countKentucky1,614Wyoming: 1,253 countWyoming1,253New Mexico: 1,203 countNew Mexico1,203Arkansas: 1,201 countArkansas1,201Florida: 949 countFlorida949North Dakota: 883 countNorth Dakota883New York: 792 countNew York792Montana: 733 countMontana733Indiana: 729 countIndiana729Alabama: 617 countAlabama617Utah: 476 countUtah476Nevada: 355 countNevada355Missouri: 354 countMissouri354Arizona: 344 countArizona344Tennessee: 314 countTennessee314Alaska: 290 countAlaska290Washington: 235 countWashington235Virginia: 187 countVirginia187Idaho: 182 countIdaho182Nebraska: 159 countNebraska159North Carolina: 153 countNorth Carolina153Oregon: 148 countOregon148Georgia: 145 countGeorgia145Minnesota: 145 countMinnesota145Wisconsin: 131 countWisconsin131Maine: 92 countMaine92South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maryland: 89 countMaryland89Massachusetts: 72 countMassachusetts72South Dakota: 72 countSouth Dakota72Connecticut: 61 countConnecticut61Vermont: 61 countVermont61New Hampshire: 52 countNew Hampshire52New Jersey: 49 countNew Jersey49Iowa: 48 countIowa48Delaware: 11 countDelaware11Hawaii: 10 countHawaii10Rhode Island: 10 countRhode Island10District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4Texas: 36,592 countTexas36,592Oklahoma: 14,005 countOklahoma14,005Kansas: 6,000 countKansas6,000Louisiana: 5,458 countLouisiana5,458Colorado: 3,756 countColorado3,756California: 3,616 countCalifornia3,616Ohio: 3,433 countOhio3,433Pennsylvania: 2,915 countPennsylvania2,915West Virginia: 2,562 countWest Virginia2,562Illinois: 1,969 countIllinois1,969Michigan: 1,866 countMichigan1,866Mississippi: 1,649 countMississippi1,649Kentucky: 1,614 countKentucky1,614Wyoming: 1,253 countWyoming1,253New Mexico: 1,203 countNew Mexico1,203Arkansas: 1,201 countArkansas1,201Florida: 949 countFlorida949North Dakota: 883 countNorth Dakota883New York: 792 countNew York792Montana: 733 countMontana733Indiana: 729 countIndiana729Alabama: 617 countAlabama617Utah: 476 countUtah476Nevada: 355 countNevada355Missouri: 354 countMissouri354Arizona: 344 countArizona344Tennessee: 314 countTennessee314Alaska: 290 countAlaska290Washington: 235 countWashington235Virginia: 187 countVirginia187Idaho: 182 countIdaho182Nebraska: 159 countNebraska159North Carolina: 153 countNorth Carolina153Oregon: 148 countOregon148Georgia: 145 countGeorgia145Minnesota: 145 countMinnesota145Wisconsin: 131 countWisconsin131Maine: 92 countMaine92South Carolina: 90 countSouth Carolina90Maryland: 89 countMaryland89Massachusetts: 72 countMassachusetts72South Dakota: 72 countSouth Dakota72Connecticut: 61 countConnecticut61Vermont: 61 countVermont61New Hampshire: 52 countNew Hampshire52New Jersey: 49 countNew Jersey49Iowa: 48 countIowa48Delaware: 11 countDelaware11Hawaii: 10 countHawaii10Rhode Island: 10 countRhode Island10District 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

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1Texas36,592-9.3%
2Oklahoma14,005-9.1%
3Kansas6,000-8%
4Louisiana5,458-12.7%
5Colorado3,756-7.7%
6California3,616-17.2%
7Ohio3,433-15.9%
8Pennsylvania2,915-12.3%
9West Virginia2,562-18.3%
10Illinois1,969-15.1%
11Michigan1,866-19.2%
12Mississippi1,649-10.6%
13Kentucky1,614-9.3%
14Wyoming1,253-12.3%
15New Mexico1,203-6.6%
16Arkansas1,201-10.3%
17Florida949-11.7%
18North Dakota883-13.8%
19New York792-12.2%
20Montana733-7.9%
21Indiana729-14%
22Alabama617-12.9%
23Utah476-8.5%
24Nevada355-9%
25Missouri354-12.8%
26Arizona344-8%
27Tennessee314-4%
28Alaska290-11.9%
29Washington235-4.1%
30Virginia187-12.6%
31Idaho182+2.2%
32Nebraska159-12.6%
33North Carolina153-6.7%
34Oregon148-10.3%
35Georgia145-5.2%
35Minnesota145-17.1%
37Wisconsin1310%
38Maine92+4.5%
39South Carolina900%
40Maryland89+11.3%
41Massachusetts72-16.3%
41South Dakota72-18.2%
43Connecticut61-14.1%
43Vermont61-9%
45New Hampshire52-11.9%
46New Jersey49-21%
47Iowa48+4.3%
48Delaware110%
49Hawaii10+25%
49Rhode Island10+25%
51District of Columbia40%

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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/2015/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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 July 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2015/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 36,592 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 4 in 2015.

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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