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US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities of 51 states in 2013, at 2,571. Delaware had the lowest, at 36. The median was 228 and the figure for the United States was 19,344. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,571Texas
Lowest36Delaware
Median22851 states
United States19,344History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 256 countAlaska: 60 countArizona: 326 countArkansas: 167 countCalifornia: 1,495 countColorado: 320 countConnecticut: 234 countDelaware: 36 countDistrict of Columbia: 56 countFlorida: 1,625 countGeorgia: 645 countHawaii: 171 countIdaho: 136 countIllinois: 515 countIndiana: 315 countIowa: 213 countKansas: 153 countKentucky: 168 countLouisiana: 241 countMaine: 74 countMaryland: 535 countMassachusetts: 475 countMichigan: 336 countMinnesota: 357 countMississippi: 310 countMissouri: 255 countMontana: 101 countNebraska: 76 countNevada: 120 countNew Hampshire: 88 countNew Jersey: 682 countNew Mexico: 126 countNew York: 1,480 countNorth Carolina: 622 countNorth Dakota: 67 countOhio: 621 countOklahoma: 198 countOregon: 179 countPennsylvania: 846 countRhode Island: 119 countSouth Carolina: 228 countSouth Dakota: 74 countTennessee: 296 countTexas: 2,571 countUtah: 157 countVermont: 87 countVirginia: 424 countWashington: 324 countWest Virginia: 109 countWisconsin: 215 countWyoming: 60 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

Texas: 2,571 countTexas2,571Florida: 1,625 countFlorida1,625California: 1,495 countCalifornia1,495New York: 1,480 countNew York1,480Pennsylvania: 846 countPennsylvania846New Jersey: 682 countNew Jersey682Georgia: 645 countGeorgia645North Carolina: 622 countNorth Carolina622Ohio: 621 countOhio621Maryland: 535 countMaryland535Illinois: 515 countIllinois515Massachusetts: 475 countMassachusetts475Virginia: 424 countVirginia424Minnesota: 357 countMinnesota357Michigan: 336 countMichigan336Arizona: 326 countArizona326Washington: 324 countWashington324Colorado: 320 countColorado320Indiana: 315 countIndiana315Mississippi: 310 countMississippi310Tennessee: 296 countTennessee296Alabama: 256 countAlabama256Missouri: 255 countMissouri255Louisiana: 241 countLouisiana241Connecticut: 234 countConnecticut234South Carolina: 228 countSouth Carolina228Wisconsin: 215 countWisconsin215Iowa: 213 countIowa213Oklahoma: 198 countOklahoma198Oregon: 179 countOregon179Hawaii: 171 countHawaii171Kentucky: 168 countKentucky168Arkansas: 167 countArkansas167Utah: 157 countUtah157Kansas: 153 countKansas153Idaho: 136 countIdaho136New Mexico: 126 countNew Mexico126Nevada: 120 countNevada120Rhode Island: 119 countRhode Island119West Virginia: 109 countWest Virginia109Montana: 101 countMontana101New Hampshire: 88 countNew Hampshire88Vermont: 87 countVermont87Nebraska: 76 countNebraska76Maine: 74 countMaine74South Dakota: 74 countSouth Dakota74North Dakota: 67 countNorth Dakota67Alaska: 60 countAlaska60Wyoming: 60 countWyoming60District of Columbia: 56 countDistrict of Columbia56Delaware: 36 countDelaware36Texas: 2,571 countTexas2,571Florida: 1,625 countFlorida1,625California: 1,495 countCalifornia1,495New York: 1,480 countNew York1,480Pennsylvania: 846 countPennsylvania846New Jersey: 682 countNew Jersey682Georgia: 645 countGeorgia645North Carolina: 622 countNorth Carolina622Ohio: 621 countOhio621Maryland: 535 countMaryland535Illinois: 515 countIllinois515Massachusetts: 475 countMassachusetts475Virginia: 424 countVirginia424Minnesota: 357 countMinnesota357Michigan: 336 countMichigan336Arizona: 326 countArizona326Washington: 324 countWashington324Colorado: 320 countColorado320Indiana: 315 countIndiana315Mississippi: 310 countMississippi310Tennessee: 296 countTennessee296Alabama: 256 countAlabama256Missouri: 255 countMissouri255Louisiana: 241 countLouisiana241Connecticut: 234 countConnecticut234South Carolina: 228 countSouth Carolina228Wisconsin: 215 countWisconsin215Iowa: 213 countIowa213Oklahoma: 198 countOklahoma198Oregon: 179 countOregon179Hawaii: 171 countHawaii171Kentucky: 168 countKentucky168Arkansas: 167 countArkansas167Utah: 157 countUtah157Kansas: 153 countKansas153Idaho: 136 countIdaho136New Mexico: 126 countNew Mexico126Nevada: 120 countNevada120Rhode Island: 119 countRhode Island119West Virginia: 109 countWest Virginia109Montana: 101 countMontana101New Hampshire: 88 countNew Hampshire88Vermont: 87 countVermont87Nebraska: 76 countNebraska76Maine: 74 countMaine74South Dakota: 74 countSouth Dakota74North Dakota: 67 countNorth Dakota67Alaska: 60 countAlaska60Wyoming: 60 countWyoming60District of Columbia: 56 countDistrict of Columbia56Delaware: 36 countDelaware36
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1Texas2,571-2.4%
2Florida1,625+4.8%
3California1,495+3.1%
4New York1,480+19.5%
5Pennsylvania846-3%
6New Jersey682+3.8%
7Georgia645+10.4%
8North Carolina622+13.9%
9Ohio621-0.3%
10Maryland535+11.7%
11Illinois515-3.2%
12Massachusetts475+24.7%
13Virginia424+7.3%
14Minnesota357-0.3%
15Michigan336+2.8%
16Arizona326+6.2%
17Washington324-0.6%
18Colorado320-0.6%
19Indiana315+4%
20Mississippi310+11.5%
21Tennessee296+9.2%
22Alabama256-4.5%
23Missouri255+2.4%
24Louisiana241+3.4%
25Connecticut234+10.9%
26South Carolina228+1.8%
27Wisconsin215+13.2%
28Iowa213+0.5%
29Oklahoma198-6.6%
30Oregon179-4.3%
31Hawaii171+30.5%
32Kentucky168-3.4%
33Arkansas167-4.6%
34Utah157+12.9%
35Kansas153+4.8%
36Idaho136-3.5%
37New Mexico126+12.5%
38Nevada120+0.8%
39Rhode Island119+116.4%
40West Virginia109+4.8%
41Montana101+7.4%
42New Hampshire88-3.3%
43Vermont87+20.8%
44Nebraska76+7%
45Maine74-6.3%
45South Dakota74+5.7%
47North Dakota67+4.7%
48Alaska60+7.1%
48Wyoming60+5.3%
50District of Columbia56+27.3%
51Delaware36-5.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of businesses without paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

Texas, with 2,571 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

Delaware, with 36 in 2013.

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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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