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US states by nonemployer businesses: mining

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: mining of 51 states in 2019, at 27,952. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 5. The median was 321 and the figure for the United States was 78,854. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27,952Texas
Lowest5District of Columbia
Median32151 states
United States78,854History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 321 countAlaska: 272 countArizona: 1,098 countArkansas: 1,319 countCalifornia: 3,227 countColorado: 3,885 countConnecticut: 66 countDelaware: 12 countDistrict of Columbia: 5 countFlorida: 957 countGeorgia: 169 countHawaii: 16 countIdaho: 174 countIllinois: 1,515 countIndiana: 465 countIowa: 61 countKansas: 5,190 countKentucky: 1,139 countLouisiana: 4,415 countMaine: 72 countMaryland: 80 countMassachusetts: 74 countMichigan: 1,263 countMinnesota: 162 countMississippi: 911 countMissouri: 353 countMontana: 599 countNebraska: 150 countNevada: 342 countNew Hampshire: 48 countNew Jersey: 68 countNew Mexico: 1,077 countNew York: 545 countNorth Carolina: 185 countNorth Dakota: 848 countOhio: 2,313 countOklahoma: 11,393 countOregon: 152 countPennsylvania: 1,850 countRhode Island: 6 countSouth Carolina: 83 countSouth Dakota: 84 countTennessee: 215 countTexas: 27,952 countUtah: 446 countVermont: 33 countVirginia: 192 countWashington: 208 countWest Virginia: 1,642 countWisconsin: 121 countWyoming: 1,081 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Texas: 27,952 countTexas27,952Oklahoma: 11,393 countOklahoma11,393Kansas: 5,190 countKansas5,190Louisiana: 4,415 countLouisiana4,415Colorado: 3,885 countColorado3,885California: 3,227 countCalifornia3,227Ohio: 2,313 countOhio2,313Pennsylvania: 1,850 countPennsylvania1,850West Virginia: 1,642 countWest Virginia1,642Illinois: 1,515 countIllinois1,515Arkansas: 1,319 countArkansas1,319Michigan: 1,263 countMichigan1,263Kentucky: 1,139 countKentucky1,139Arizona: 1,098 countArizona1,098Wyoming: 1,081 countWyoming1,081New Mexico: 1,077 countNew Mexico1,077Florida: 957 countFlorida957Mississippi: 911 countMississippi911North Dakota: 848 countNorth Dakota848Montana: 599 countMontana599New York: 545 countNew York545Indiana: 465 countIndiana465Utah: 446 countUtah446Missouri: 353 countMissouri353Nevada: 342 countNevada342Alabama: 321 countAlabama321Alaska: 272 countAlaska272Tennessee: 215 countTennessee215Washington: 208 countWashington208Virginia: 192 countVirginia192North Carolina: 185 countNorth Carolina185Idaho: 174 countIdaho174Georgia: 169 countGeorgia169Minnesota: 162 countMinnesota162Oregon: 152 countOregon152Nebraska: 150 countNebraska150Wisconsin: 121 countWisconsin121South Dakota: 84 countSouth Dakota84South Carolina: 83 countSouth Carolina83Maryland: 80 countMaryland80Massachusetts: 74 countMassachusetts74Maine: 72 countMaine72New Jersey: 68 countNew Jersey68Connecticut: 66 countConnecticut66Iowa: 61 countIowa61New Hampshire: 48 countNew Hampshire48Vermont: 33 countVermont33Hawaii: 16 countHawaii16Delaware: 12 countDelaware12Rhode Island: 6 countRhode Island6District of Columbia: 5 countDistrict of Columbia5Texas: 27,952 countTexas27,952Oklahoma: 11,393 countOklahoma11,393Kansas: 5,190 countKansas5,190Louisiana: 4,415 countLouisiana4,415Colorado: 3,885 countColorado3,885California: 3,227 countCalifornia3,227Ohio: 2,313 countOhio2,313Pennsylvania: 1,850 countPennsylvania1,850West Virginia: 1,642 countWest Virginia1,642Illinois: 1,515 countIllinois1,515Arkansas: 1,319 countArkansas1,319Michigan: 1,263 countMichigan1,263Kentucky: 1,139 countKentucky1,139Arizona: 1,098 countArizona1,098Wyoming: 1,081 countWyoming1,081New Mexico: 1,077 countNew Mexico1,077Florida: 957 countFlorida957Mississippi: 911 countMississippi911North Dakota: 848 countNorth Dakota848Montana: 599 countMontana599New York: 545 countNew York545Indiana: 465 countIndiana465Utah: 446 countUtah446Missouri: 353 countMissouri353Nevada: 342 countNevada342Alabama: 321 countAlabama321Alaska: 272 countAlaska272Tennessee: 215 countTennessee215Washington: 208 countWashington208Virginia: 192 countVirginia192North Carolina: 185 countNorth Carolina185Idaho: 174 countIdaho174Georgia: 169 countGeorgia169Minnesota: 162 countMinnesota162Oregon: 152 countOregon152Nebraska: 150 countNebraska150Wisconsin: 121 countWisconsin121South Dakota: 84 countSouth Dakota84South Carolina: 83 countSouth Carolina83Maryland: 80 countMaryland80Massachusetts: 74 countMassachusetts74Maine: 72 countMaine72New Jersey: 68 countNew Jersey68Connecticut: 66 countConnecticut66Iowa: 61 countIowa61New Hampshire: 48 countNew Hampshire48Vermont: 33 countVermont33Hawaii: 16 countHawaii16Delaware: 12 countDelaware12Rhode Island: 6 countRhode Island6District 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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1Texas27,952-4.4%
2Oklahoma11,393-7.1%
3Kansas5,190-4.9%
4Louisiana4,415+12.9%
5Colorado3,885-8.1%
6California3,227-9.8%
7Ohio2,313-9.8%
8Pennsylvania1,850-3.5%
9West Virginia1,642-14.7%
10Illinois1,515-1.2%
11Arkansas1,319-4.6%
12Michigan1,263-0.3%
13Kentucky1,139-5.9%
14Arizona1,098-1.7%
15Wyoming1,081-8.8%
16New Mexico1,077-6.5%
17Florida957+8.6%
18Mississippi911+15.2%
19North Dakota848-2.1%
20Montana599-1.8%
21New York545-15.4%
22Indiana465+24%
23Utah446+7.7%
24Missouri353-3.8%
25Nevada342-13%
26Alabama321-23%
27Alaska272-6.8%
28Tennessee215-1.8%
29Washington208-6.3%
30Virginia192-16.9%
31North Carolina185-6.1%
32Idaho174-4.9%
33Georgia169+9%
34Minnesota162-3.6%
35Oregon152-1.9%
36Nebraska150-1.3%
37Wisconsin1210%
38South Dakota84-6.7%
39South Carolina83-1.2%
40Maryland80-11.1%
41Massachusetts74-14.9%
42Maine72-7.7%
43New Jersey68-2.9%
44Connecticut66+3.1%
45Iowa61+17.3%
46New Hampshire48+4.3%
47Vermont33-26.7%
48Hawaii160%
49Delaware120%
50Rhode Island6-33.3%
51District of Columbia5+25%

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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/2019/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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2019/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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 8 Oct. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2019/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2019. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2019/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-mining/us-states?period=2019.

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

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: mining?

Texas, with 27,952 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: mining?

District of Columbia, with 5 in 2019.

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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