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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2017, at 35,053. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4. The median was 378 and the figure for the United States was 88,882. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35,053Texas
Lowest4District of Columbia
Median37851 states
United States88,882History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 439 countAlaska: 278 countArizona: 1,128 countArkansas: 1,430 countCalifornia: 3,394 countColorado: 4,335 countConnecticut: 77 countDelaware: 9 countDistrict of Columbia: 4 countFlorida: 953 countGeorgia: 171 countHawaii: 18 countIdaho: 202 countIllinois: 1,620 countIndiana: 501 countIowa: 52 countKansas: 5,411 countKentucky: 1,461 countLouisiana: 3,614 countMaine: 85 countMaryland: 87 countMassachusetts: 100 countMichigan: 1,439 countMinnesota: 174 countMississippi: 787 countMissouri: 433 countMontana: 658 countNebraska: 164 countNevada: 378 countNew Hampshire: 40 countNew Jersey: 71 countNew Mexico: 1,158 countNew York: 705 countNorth Carolina: 179 countNorth Dakota: 870 countOhio: 1,599 countOklahoma: 12,533 countOregon: 146 countPennsylvania: 2,414 countRhode Island: 9 countSouth Carolina: 85 countSouth Dakota: 84 countTennessee: 254 countTexas: 35,053 countUtah: 405 countVermont: 50 countVirginia: 224 countWashington: 242 countWest Virginia: 2,087 countWisconsin: 126 countWyoming: 1,146 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Texas: 35,053 countTexas35,053Oklahoma: 12,533 countOklahoma12,533Kansas: 5,411 countKansas5,411Colorado: 4,335 countColorado4,335Louisiana: 3,614 countLouisiana3,614California: 3,394 countCalifornia3,394Pennsylvania: 2,414 countPennsylvania2,414West Virginia: 2,087 countWest Virginia2,087Illinois: 1,620 countIllinois1,620Ohio: 1,599 countOhio1,599Kentucky: 1,461 countKentucky1,461Michigan: 1,439 countMichigan1,439Arkansas: 1,430 countArkansas1,430New Mexico: 1,158 countNew Mexico1,158Wyoming: 1,146 countWyoming1,146Arizona: 1,128 countArizona1,128Florida: 953 countFlorida953North Dakota: 870 countNorth Dakota870Mississippi: 787 countMississippi787New York: 705 countNew York705Montana: 658 countMontana658Indiana: 501 countIndiana501Alabama: 439 countAlabama439Missouri: 433 countMissouri433Utah: 405 countUtah405Nevada: 378 countNevada378Alaska: 278 countAlaska278Tennessee: 254 countTennessee254Washington: 242 countWashington242Virginia: 224 countVirginia224Idaho: 202 countIdaho202North Carolina: 179 countNorth Carolina179Minnesota: 174 countMinnesota174Georgia: 171 countGeorgia171Nebraska: 164 countNebraska164Oregon: 146 countOregon146Wisconsin: 126 countWisconsin126Massachusetts: 100 countMassachusetts100Maryland: 87 countMaryland87Maine: 85 countMaine85South Carolina: 85 countSouth Carolina85South Dakota: 84 countSouth Dakota84Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77New Jersey: 71 countNew Jersey71Iowa: 52 countIowa52Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 40 countNew Hampshire40Hawaii: 18 countHawaii18Delaware: 9 countDelaware9Rhode Island: 9 countRhode Island9District of Columbia: 4 countDistrict of Columbia4Texas: 35,053 countTexas35,053Oklahoma: 12,533 countOklahoma12,533Kansas: 5,411 countKansas5,411Colorado: 4,335 countColorado4,335Louisiana: 3,614 countLouisiana3,614California: 3,394 countCalifornia3,394Pennsylvania: 2,414 countPennsylvania2,414West Virginia: 2,087 countWest Virginia2,087Illinois: 1,620 countIllinois1,620Ohio: 1,599 countOhio1,599Kentucky: 1,461 countKentucky1,461Michigan: 1,439 countMichigan1,439Arkansas: 1,430 countArkansas1,430New Mexico: 1,158 countNew Mexico1,158Wyoming: 1,146 countWyoming1,146Arizona: 1,128 countArizona1,128Florida: 953 countFlorida953North Dakota: 870 countNorth Dakota870Mississippi: 787 countMississippi787New York: 705 countNew York705Montana: 658 countMontana658Indiana: 501 countIndiana501Alabama: 439 countAlabama439Missouri: 433 countMissouri433Utah: 405 countUtah405Nevada: 378 countNevada378Alaska: 278 countAlaska278Tennessee: 254 countTennessee254Washington: 242 countWashington242Virginia: 224 countVirginia224Idaho: 202 countIdaho202North Carolina: 179 countNorth Carolina179Minnesota: 174 countMinnesota174Georgia: 171 countGeorgia171Nebraska: 164 countNebraska164Oregon: 146 countOregon146Wisconsin: 126 countWisconsin126Massachusetts: 100 countMassachusetts100Maryland: 87 countMaryland87Maine: 85 countMaine85South Carolina: 85 countSouth Carolina85South Dakota: 84 countSouth Dakota84Connecticut: 77 countConnecticut77New Jersey: 71 countNew Jersey71Iowa: 52 countIowa52Vermont: 50 countVermont50New Hampshire: 40 countNew Hampshire40Hawaii: 18 countHawaii18Delaware: 9 countDelaware9Rhode Island: 9 countRhode Island9District 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

RankStates2017
count		Change on 2016
1Texas35,053+11%
2Oklahoma12,533-1.8%
3Kansas5,411-3.3%
4Colorado4,335+27.5%
5Louisiana3,614-27.6%
6California3,394+11.6%
7Pennsylvania2,414-3.2%
8West Virginia2,087+5.8%
9Illinois1,620-8%
10Ohio1,599-45.8%
11Kentucky1,461-1.1%
12Michigan1,439-7%
13Arkansas1,430+31.2%
14New Mexico1,158+2.6%
15Wyoming1,146+1.4%
16Arizona1,128+227.9%
17Florida953+19.6%
18North Dakota870+10.3%
19Mississippi787-46.2%
20New York705-4.7%
21Montana658-1.8%
22Indiana501-20.7%
23Alabama439-16.4%
24Missouri433+32%
25Utah405-4.3%
26Nevada378+7.7%
27Alaska278-5.4%
28Tennessee254-4.9%
29Washington242+12%
30Virginia224+12%
31Idaho202+21.7%
32North Carolina179+24.3%
33Minnesota174+20%
34Georgia171+28.6%
35Nebraska164+10.8%
36Oregon146+13.2%
37Wisconsin126+6.8%
38Massachusetts100+23.5%
39Maryland87+20.8%
40Maine85-1.2%
40South Carolina85+14.9%
42South Dakota84+25.4%
43Connecticut77+37.5%
44New Jersey71+24.6%
45Iowa52+62.5%
46Vermont50-5.7%
47New Hampshire40-7%
48Hawaii18+50%
49Delaware90%
49Rhode Island9+28.6%
51District of Columbia4n/a

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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/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 35,053 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 4 in 2017.

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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