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US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities of 51 states in 2014, at 2,729. Delaware had the lowest, at 46. The median was 237 and the figure for the United States was 19,984. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,729Texas
Lowest46Delaware
Median23751 states
United States19,984History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 289 countAlaska: 56 countArizona: 332 countArkansas: 166 countCalifornia: 1,535 countColorado: 372 countConnecticut: 237 countDelaware: 46 countDistrict of Columbia: 55 countFlorida: 1,613 countGeorgia: 671 countHawaii: 182 countIdaho: 131 countIllinois: 550 countIndiana: 328 countIowa: 206 countKansas: 143 countKentucky: 173 countLouisiana: 243 countMaine: 76 countMaryland: 576 countMassachusetts: 546 countMichigan: 340 countMinnesota: 343 countMississippi: 330 countMissouri: 274 countMontana: 91 countNebraska: 74 countNevada: 134 countNew Hampshire: 89 countNew Jersey: 680 countNew Mexico: 110 countNew York: 1,567 countNorth Carolina: 628 countNorth Dakota: 65 countOhio: 567 countOklahoma: 229 countOregon: 191 countPennsylvania: 854 countRhode Island: 106 countSouth Carolina: 249 countSouth Dakota: 72 countTennessee: 304 countTexas: 2,729 countUtah: 144 countVermont: 92 countVirginia: 446 countWashington: 360 countWest Virginia: 110 countWisconsin: 215 countWyoming: 65 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Texas: 2,729 countTexas2,729Florida: 1,613 countFlorida1,613New York: 1,567 countNew York1,567California: 1,535 countCalifornia1,535Pennsylvania: 854 countPennsylvania854New Jersey: 680 countNew Jersey680Georgia: 671 countGeorgia671North Carolina: 628 countNorth Carolina628Maryland: 576 countMaryland576Ohio: 567 countOhio567Illinois: 550 countIllinois550Massachusetts: 546 countMassachusetts546Virginia: 446 countVirginia446Colorado: 372 countColorado372Washington: 360 countWashington360Minnesota: 343 countMinnesota343Michigan: 340 countMichigan340Arizona: 332 countArizona332Mississippi: 330 countMississippi330Indiana: 328 countIndiana328Tennessee: 304 countTennessee304Alabama: 289 countAlabama289Missouri: 274 countMissouri274South Carolina: 249 countSouth Carolina249Louisiana: 243 countLouisiana243Connecticut: 237 countConnecticut237Oklahoma: 229 countOklahoma229Wisconsin: 215 countWisconsin215Iowa: 206 countIowa206Oregon: 191 countOregon191Hawaii: 182 countHawaii182Kentucky: 173 countKentucky173Arkansas: 166 countArkansas166Utah: 144 countUtah144Kansas: 143 countKansas143Nevada: 134 countNevada134Idaho: 131 countIdaho131New Mexico: 110 countNew Mexico110West Virginia: 110 countWest Virginia110Rhode Island: 106 countRhode Island106Vermont: 92 countVermont92Montana: 91 countMontana91New Hampshire: 89 countNew Hampshire89Maine: 76 countMaine76Nebraska: 74 countNebraska74South Dakota: 72 countSouth Dakota72North Dakota: 65 countNorth Dakota65Wyoming: 65 countWyoming65Alaska: 56 countAlaska56District of Columbia: 55 countDistrict of Columbia55Delaware: 46 countDelaware46Texas: 2,729 countTexas2,729Florida: 1,613 countFlorida1,613New York: 1,567 countNew York1,567California: 1,535 countCalifornia1,535Pennsylvania: 854 countPennsylvania854New Jersey: 680 countNew Jersey680Georgia: 671 countGeorgia671North Carolina: 628 countNorth Carolina628Maryland: 576 countMaryland576Ohio: 567 countOhio567Illinois: 550 countIllinois550Massachusetts: 546 countMassachusetts546Virginia: 446 countVirginia446Colorado: 372 countColorado372Washington: 360 countWashington360Minnesota: 343 countMinnesota343Michigan: 340 countMichigan340Arizona: 332 countArizona332Mississippi: 330 countMississippi330Indiana: 328 countIndiana328Tennessee: 304 countTennessee304Alabama: 289 countAlabama289Missouri: 274 countMissouri274South Carolina: 249 countSouth Carolina249Louisiana: 243 countLouisiana243Connecticut: 237 countConnecticut237Oklahoma: 229 countOklahoma229Wisconsin: 215 countWisconsin215Iowa: 206 countIowa206Oregon: 191 countOregon191Hawaii: 182 countHawaii182Kentucky: 173 countKentucky173Arkansas: 166 countArkansas166Utah: 144 countUtah144Kansas: 143 countKansas143Nevada: 134 countNevada134Idaho: 131 countIdaho131New Mexico: 110 countNew Mexico110West Virginia: 110 countWest Virginia110Rhode Island: 106 countRhode Island106Vermont: 92 countVermont92Montana: 91 countMontana91New Hampshire: 89 countNew Hampshire89Maine: 76 countMaine76Nebraska: 74 countNebraska74South Dakota: 72 countSouth Dakota72North Dakota: 65 countNorth Dakota65Wyoming: 65 countWyoming65Alaska: 56 countAlaska56District of Columbia: 55 countDistrict of Columbia55Delaware: 46 countDelaware46
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1Texas2,729+6.1%
2Florida1,613-0.7%
3New York1,567+5.9%
4California1,535+2.7%
5Pennsylvania854+0.9%
6New Jersey680-0.3%
7Georgia671+4%
8North Carolina628+1%
9Maryland576+7.7%
10Ohio567-8.7%
11Illinois550+6.8%
12Massachusetts546+14.9%
13Virginia446+5.2%
14Colorado372+16.3%
15Washington360+11.1%
16Minnesota343-3.9%
17Michigan340+1.2%
18Arizona332+1.8%
19Mississippi330+6.5%
20Indiana328+4.1%
21Tennessee304+2.7%
22Alabama289+12.9%
23Missouri274+7.5%
24South Carolina249+9.2%
25Louisiana243+0.8%
26Connecticut237+1.3%
27Oklahoma229+15.7%
28Wisconsin2150%
29Iowa206-3.3%
30Oregon191+6.7%
31Hawaii182+6.4%
32Kentucky173+3%
33Arkansas166-0.6%
34Utah144-8.3%
35Kansas143-6.5%
36Nevada134+11.7%
37Idaho131-3.7%
38New Mexico110-12.7%
38West Virginia110+0.9%
40Rhode Island106-10.9%
41Vermont92+5.7%
42Montana91-9.9%
43New Hampshire89+1.1%
44Maine76+2.7%
45Nebraska74-2.6%
46South Dakota72-2.7%
47North Dakota65-3%
47Wyoming65+8.3%
49Alaska56-6.7%
50District of Columbia55-1.8%
51Delaware46+27.8%

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/2014/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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/us-states?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/us-states?period=2014.

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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2014/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

Texas, with 2,729 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

Delaware, with 46 in 2014.

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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