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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 2022, at 352,733. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 5,986. The median was 39,446 and the figure for the United States was 3.15 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest352,733California
Lowest5,986District of Columbia
Median39,44651 states
United States3,145,367History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 38,420 countAlaska: 6,596 countArizona: 67,717 countArkansas: 23,035 countCalifornia: 352,733 countColorado: 71,703 countConnecticut: 39,628 countDelaware: 12,191 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,986 countFlorida: 333,550 countGeorgia: 96,075 countHawaii: 15,090 countIdaho: 21,392 countIllinois: 102,499 countIndiana: 50,066 countIowa: 27,402 countKansas: 24,170 countKentucky: 33,289 countLouisiana: 39,446 countMaine: 14,072 countMaryland: 54,213 countMassachusetts: 64,965 countMichigan: 85,845 countMinnesota: 47,516 countMississippi: 19,096 countMissouri: 53,545 countMontana: 15,951 countNebraska: 18,858 countNevada: 32,996 countNew Hampshire: 14,686 countNew Jersey: 115,508 countNew Mexico: 13,333 countNew York: 231,627 countNorth Carolina: 97,251 countNorth Dakota: 8,628 countOhio: 91,002 countOklahoma: 32,001 countOregon: 36,736 countPennsylvania: 103,573 countRhode Island: 10,858 countSouth Carolina: 47,130 countSouth Dakota: 10,599 countTennessee: 57,279 countTexas: 256,601 countUtah: 42,060 countVermont: 6,651 countVirginia: 74,317 countWashington: 62,025 countWest Virginia: 9,406 countWisconsin: 45,143 countWyoming: 10,908 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 352,733 countCalifornia352,733Florida: 333,550 countFlorida333,550Texas: 256,601 countTexas256,601New York: 231,627 countNew York231,627New Jersey: 115,508 countNew Jersey115,508Pennsylvania: 103,573 countPennsylvania103,573Illinois: 102,499 countIllinois102,499North Carolina: 97,251 countNorth Carolina97,251Georgia: 96,075 countGeorgia96,075Ohio: 91,002 countOhio91,002Michigan: 85,845 countMichigan85,845Virginia: 74,317 countVirginia74,317Colorado: 71,703 countColorado71,703Arizona: 67,717 countArizona67,717Massachusetts: 64,965 countMassachusetts64,965Washington: 62,025 countWashington62,025Tennessee: 57,279 countTennessee57,279Maryland: 54,213 countMaryland54,213Missouri: 53,545 countMissouri53,545Indiana: 50,066 countIndiana50,066Minnesota: 47,516 countMinnesota47,516South Carolina: 47,130 countSouth Carolina47,130Wisconsin: 45,143 countWisconsin45,143Utah: 42,060 countUtah42,060Connecticut: 39,628 countConnecticut39,628Louisiana: 39,446 countLouisiana39,446Alabama: 38,420 countAlabama38,420Oregon: 36,736 countOregon36,736Kentucky: 33,289 countKentucky33,289Nevada: 32,996 countNevada32,996Oklahoma: 32,001 countOklahoma32,001Iowa: 27,402 countIowa27,402Kansas: 24,170 countKansas24,170Arkansas: 23,035 countArkansas23,035Idaho: 21,392 countIdaho21,392Mississippi: 19,096 countMississippi19,096Nebraska: 18,858 countNebraska18,858Montana: 15,951 countMontana15,951Hawaii: 15,090 countHawaii15,090New Hampshire: 14,686 countNew Hampshire14,686Maine: 14,072 countMaine14,072New Mexico: 13,333 countNew Mexico13,333Delaware: 12,191 countDelaware12,191Wyoming: 10,908 countWyoming10,908Rhode Island: 10,858 countRhode Island10,858South Dakota: 10,599 countSouth Dakota10,599West Virginia: 9,406 countWest Virginia9,406North Dakota: 8,628 countNorth Dakota8,628Vermont: 6,651 countVermont6,651Alaska: 6,596 countAlaska6,596District of Columbia: 5,986 countDistrict of Columbia5,986California: 352,733 countCalifornia352,733Florida: 333,550 countFlorida333,550Texas: 256,601 countTexas256,601New York: 231,627 countNew York231,627New Jersey: 115,508 countNew Jersey115,508Pennsylvania: 103,573 countPennsylvania103,573Illinois: 102,499 countIllinois102,499North Carolina: 97,251 countNorth Carolina97,251Georgia: 96,075 countGeorgia96,075Ohio: 91,002 countOhio91,002Michigan: 85,845 countMichigan85,845Virginia: 74,317 countVirginia74,317Colorado: 71,703 countColorado71,703Arizona: 67,717 countArizona67,717Massachusetts: 64,965 countMassachusetts64,965Washington: 62,025 countWashington62,025Tennessee: 57,279 countTennessee57,279Maryland: 54,213 countMaryland54,213Missouri: 53,545 countMissouri53,545Indiana: 50,066 countIndiana50,066Minnesota: 47,516 countMinnesota47,516South Carolina: 47,130 countSouth Carolina47,130Wisconsin: 45,143 countWisconsin45,143Utah: 42,060 countUtah42,060Connecticut: 39,628 countConnecticut39,628Louisiana: 39,446 countLouisiana39,446Alabama: 38,420 countAlabama38,420Oregon: 36,736 countOregon36,736Kentucky: 33,289 countKentucky33,289Nevada: 32,996 countNevada32,996Oklahoma: 32,001 countOklahoma32,001Iowa: 27,402 countIowa27,402Kansas: 24,170 countKansas24,170Arkansas: 23,035 countArkansas23,035Idaho: 21,392 countIdaho21,392Mississippi: 19,096 countMississippi19,096Nebraska: 18,858 countNebraska18,858Montana: 15,951 countMontana15,951Hawaii: 15,090 countHawaii15,090New Hampshire: 14,686 countNew Hampshire14,686Maine: 14,072 countMaine14,072New Mexico: 13,333 countNew Mexico13,333Delaware: 12,191 countDelaware12,191Wyoming: 10,908 countWyoming10,908Rhode Island: 10,858 countRhode Island10,858South Dakota: 10,599 countSouth Dakota10,599West Virginia: 9,406 countWest Virginia9,406North Dakota: 8,628 countNorth Dakota8,628Vermont: 6,651 countVermont6,651Alaska: 6,596 countAlaska6,596District of Columbia: 5,986 countDistrict of Columbia5,986
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California Series break352,733+0.8%
2Florida Series break333,550+3.3%
3Texas Series break256,601+5.1%
4New York Series break231,627+4.2%
5New Jersey Series break115,508+2.2%
6Pennsylvania Series break103,573+2%
7Illinois Series break102,499+1.4%
8North Carolina Series break97,251+3%
9Georgia Series break96,075+2.7%
10Ohio Series break91,002+1.1%
11Michigan Series break85,845+1.6%
12Virginia Series break74,317+1.6%
13Colorado Series break71,703+0.7%
14Arizona Series break67,717-0.3%
15Massachusetts Series break64,965+1.8%
16Washington Series break62,025+0.6%
17Tennessee Series break57,279+4%
18Maryland Series break54,213+1.3%
19Missouri Series break53,545+1.1%
20Indiana Series break50,066+2.5%
21Minnesota Series break47,516+0.6%
22South Carolina Series break47,130+0.7%
23Wisconsin Series break45,143+1%
24Utah Series break42,060+3.9%
25Connecticut Series break39,628+1%
26Louisiana Series break39,446+1.1%
27Alabama Series break38,420+2.8%
28Oregon Series break36,736+0.3%
29Kentucky Series break33,289+2.3%
30Nevada Series break32,996+0.6%
31Oklahoma Series break32,001+3.4%
32Iowa Series break27,402+2.4%
33Kansas Series break24,170+1.4%
34Arkansas Series break23,035+3.5%
35Idaho Series break21,392+2.9%
36Mississippi Series break19,096+3.5%
37Nebraska Series break18,858+3.7%
38Montana Series break15,951+3.3%
39Hawaii Series break15,090-0.6%
40New Hampshire Series break14,686-0.2%
41Maine Series break14,072+1.2%
42New Mexico Series break13,3330%
43Delaware Series break12,191+7%
44Wyoming Series break10,908+6.8%
45Rhode Island Series break10,858+1.7%
46South Dakota Series break10,599+3.4%
47West Virginia Series break9,406+3.7%
48North Dakota Series break8,628+2.7%
49Vermont Series break6,651+2.3%
50Alaska Series break6,596+5.6%
51District of Columbia Series break5,986+4.1%

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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/2022/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 12 Dec. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-real-estate/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-real-estate/us-states?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-real-estate/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 352,733 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 5,986 in 2022.

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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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