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US states by nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing

California had the highest nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing of 51 states in 2013, at 306,663. Alaska had the lowest, at 4,613. The median was 30,866 and the figure for the United States was 2.45 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest306,663California
Lowest4,613Alaska
Median30,86651 states
United States2,448,282History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 29,081 countAlaska: 4,613 countArizona: 57,904 countArkansas: 16,936 countCalifornia: 306,663 countColorado: 57,775 countConnecticut: 34,876 countDelaware: 8,614 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,693 countFlorida: 216,384 countGeorgia: 69,827 countHawaii: 11,196 countIdaho: 15,046 countIllinois: 87,512 countIndiana: 41,273 countIowa: 22,038 countKansas: 19,399 countKentucky: 26,978 countLouisiana: 32,464 countMaine: 10,723 countMaryland: 46,284 countMassachusetts: 53,379 countMichigan: 72,960 countMinnesota: 41,094 countMississippi: 14,653 countMissouri: 43,081 countMontana: 11,187 countNebraska: 14,221 countNevada: 27,606 countNew Hampshire: 11,938 countNew Jersey: 90,597 countNew Mexico: 11,636 countNew York: 181,540 countNorth Carolina: 71,088 countNorth Dakota: 6,671 countOhio: 78,192 countOklahoma: 23,119 countOregon: 30,866 countPennsylvania: 83,117 countRhode Island: 9,366 countSouth Carolina: 34,995 countSouth Dakota: 7,655 countTennessee: 37,676 countTexas: 167,731 countUtah: 30,809 countVermont: 5,416 countVirginia: 61,682 countWashington: 51,293 countWest Virginia: 8,372 countWisconsin: 38,920 countWyoming: 7,143 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 306,663 countCalifornia306,663Florida: 216,384 countFlorida216,384New York: 181,540 countNew York181,540Texas: 167,731 countTexas167,731New Jersey: 90,597 countNew Jersey90,597Illinois: 87,512 countIllinois87,512Pennsylvania: 83,117 countPennsylvania83,117Ohio: 78,192 countOhio78,192Michigan: 72,960 countMichigan72,960North Carolina: 71,088 countNorth Carolina71,088Georgia: 69,827 countGeorgia69,827Virginia: 61,682 countVirginia61,682Arizona: 57,904 countArizona57,904Colorado: 57,775 countColorado57,775Massachusetts: 53,379 countMassachusetts53,379Washington: 51,293 countWashington51,293Maryland: 46,284 countMaryland46,284Missouri: 43,081 countMissouri43,081Indiana: 41,273 countIndiana41,273Minnesota: 41,094 countMinnesota41,094Wisconsin: 38,920 countWisconsin38,920Tennessee: 37,676 countTennessee37,676South Carolina: 34,995 countSouth Carolina34,995Connecticut: 34,876 countConnecticut34,876Louisiana: 32,464 countLouisiana32,464Oregon: 30,866 countOregon30,866Utah: 30,809 countUtah30,809Alabama: 29,081 countAlabama29,081Nevada: 27,606 countNevada27,606Kentucky: 26,978 countKentucky26,978Oklahoma: 23,119 countOklahoma23,119Iowa: 22,038 countIowa22,038Kansas: 19,399 countKansas19,399Arkansas: 16,936 countArkansas16,936Idaho: 15,046 countIdaho15,046Mississippi: 14,653 countMississippi14,653Nebraska: 14,221 countNebraska14,221New Hampshire: 11,938 countNew Hampshire11,938New Mexico: 11,636 countNew Mexico11,636Hawaii: 11,196 countHawaii11,196Montana: 11,187 countMontana11,187Maine: 10,723 countMaine10,723Rhode Island: 9,366 countRhode Island9,366Delaware: 8,614 countDelaware8,614West Virginia: 8,372 countWest Virginia8,372South Dakota: 7,655 countSouth Dakota7,655Wyoming: 7,143 countWyoming7,143North Dakota: 6,671 countNorth Dakota6,671Vermont: 5,416 countVermont5,416District of Columbia: 4,693 countDistrict of Columbia4,693Alaska: 4,613 countAlaska4,613California: 306,663 countCalifornia306,663Florida: 216,384 countFlorida216,384New York: 181,540 countNew York181,540Texas: 167,731 countTexas167,731New Jersey: 90,597 countNew Jersey90,597Illinois: 87,512 countIllinois87,512Pennsylvania: 83,117 countPennsylvania83,117Ohio: 78,192 countOhio78,192Michigan: 72,960 countMichigan72,960North Carolina: 71,088 countNorth Carolina71,088Georgia: 69,827 countGeorgia69,827Virginia: 61,682 countVirginia61,682Arizona: 57,904 countArizona57,904Colorado: 57,775 countColorado57,775Massachusetts: 53,379 countMassachusetts53,379Washington: 51,293 countWashington51,293Maryland: 46,284 countMaryland46,284Missouri: 43,081 countMissouri43,081Indiana: 41,273 countIndiana41,273Minnesota: 41,094 countMinnesota41,094Wisconsin: 38,920 countWisconsin38,920Tennessee: 37,676 countTennessee37,676South Carolina: 34,995 countSouth Carolina34,995Connecticut: 34,876 countConnecticut34,876Louisiana: 32,464 countLouisiana32,464Oregon: 30,866 countOregon30,866Utah: 30,809 countUtah30,809Alabama: 29,081 countAlabama29,081Nevada: 27,606 countNevada27,606Kentucky: 26,978 countKentucky26,978Oklahoma: 23,119 countOklahoma23,119Iowa: 22,038 countIowa22,038Kansas: 19,399 countKansas19,399Arkansas: 16,936 countArkansas16,936Idaho: 15,046 countIdaho15,046Mississippi: 14,653 countMississippi14,653Nebraska: 14,221 countNebraska14,221New Hampshire: 11,938 countNew Hampshire11,938New Mexico: 11,636 countNew Mexico11,636Hawaii: 11,196 countHawaii11,196Montana: 11,187 countMontana11,187Maine: 10,723 countMaine10,723Rhode Island: 9,366 countRhode Island9,366Delaware: 8,614 countDelaware8,614West Virginia: 8,372 countWest Virginia8,372South Dakota: 7,655 countSouth Dakota7,655Wyoming: 7,143 countWyoming7,143North Dakota: 6,671 countNorth Dakota6,671Vermont: 5,416 countVermont5,416District of Columbia: 4,693 countDistrict of Columbia4,693Alaska: 4,613 countAlaska4,613
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California306,663+0.9%
2Florida216,384+6.7%
3New York181,540+3.2%
4Texas167,731+3%
5New Jersey90,597+2.8%
6Illinois87,512+2%
7Pennsylvania83,117+2.6%
8Ohio78,192+1.6%
9Michigan72,960+2%
10North Carolina71,088+2%
11Georgia69,827+1.9%
12Virginia61,682+1.8%
13Arizona57,904+1.2%
14Colorado57,775+3.4%
15Massachusetts53,379+3%
16Washington51,293+1.6%
17Maryland46,284+0.7%
18Missouri43,081+1.4%
19Indiana41,273+1.4%
20Minnesota41,094+1.8%
21Wisconsin38,920+1.9%
22Tennessee37,676+1.9%
23South Carolina34,995+3%
24Connecticut34,876+1.3%
25Louisiana32,464+2.3%
26Oregon30,866+1.4%
27Utah30,809+3.3%
28Alabama29,081+0.3%
29Nevada27,606+0.3%
30Kentucky26,978+1.8%
31Oklahoma23,119+2.5%
32Iowa22,038+3.7%
33Kansas19,399+2.9%
34Arkansas16,936+0.6%
35Idaho15,046+1.9%
36Mississippi14,653+2.4%
37Nebraska14,221+4.3%
38New Hampshire11,938+2%
39New Mexico11,636+0.5%
40Hawaii11,196+0.8%
41Montana11,187+1.8%
42Maine10,723+1.3%
43Rhode Island9,366+2.9%
44Delaware8,614+3.4%
45West Virginia8,372+2.1%
46South Dakota7,655+5.6%
47Wyoming7,143+3.6%
48North Dakota6,671+4.9%
49Vermont5,416+1.7%
50District of Columbia4,693+1.5%
51Alaska4,613+1.7%

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About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing, 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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing, 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-real-estate/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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing, 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-real-estate/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-real-estate/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing?

California, with 306,663 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: real estate, rental and leasing?

Alaska, with 4,613 in 2013.

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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), real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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