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US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities

Texas had the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities of 51 states in 2022, at 2,065. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 36. The median was 202 and the figure for the United States was 17,263. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,065Texas
Lowest36District of Columbia
Median20251 states
United States17,263History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 172 countAlaska: 36 countArizona: 379 countArkansas: 200 countCalifornia: 1,523 countColorado: 362 countConnecticut: 199 countDelaware: 56 countDistrict of Columbia: 36 countFlorida: 1,490 countGeorgia: 547 countHawaii: 185 countIdaho: 131 countIllinois: 347 countIndiana: 214 countIowa: 211 countKansas: 134 countKentucky: 187 countLouisiana: 206 countMaine: 91 countMaryland: 372 countMassachusetts: 808 countMichigan: 262 countMinnesota: 271 countMississippi: 235 countMissouri: 202 countMontana: 93 countNebraska: 46 countNevada: 110 countNew Hampshire: 84 countNew Jersey: 491 countNew Mexico: 116 countNew York: 1,254 countNorth Carolina: 466 countNorth Dakota: 38 countOhio: 393 countOklahoma: 169 countOregon: 179 countPennsylvania: 786 countRhode Island: 217 countSouth Carolina: 199 countSouth Dakota: 58 countTennessee: 264 countTexas: 2,065 countUtah: 241 countVermont: 192 countVirginia: 315 countWashington: 340 countWest Virginia: 72 countWisconsin: 142 countWyoming: 77 count
  • Under 90
  • 90 to 170
  • 170 to 200
  • 200 to 270
  • 270 to 440
  • 440 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Texas: 2,065 countTexas2,065California: 1,523 countCalifornia1,523Florida: 1,490 countFlorida1,490New York: 1,254 countNew York1,254Massachusetts: 808 countMassachusetts808Pennsylvania: 786 countPennsylvania786Georgia: 547 countGeorgia547New Jersey: 491 countNew Jersey491North Carolina: 466 countNorth Carolina466Ohio: 393 countOhio393Arizona: 379 countArizona379Maryland: 372 countMaryland372Colorado: 362 countColorado362Illinois: 347 countIllinois347Washington: 340 countWashington340Virginia: 315 countVirginia315Minnesota: 271 countMinnesota271Tennessee: 264 countTennessee264Michigan: 262 countMichigan262Utah: 241 countUtah241Mississippi: 235 countMississippi235Rhode Island: 217 countRhode Island217Indiana: 214 countIndiana214Iowa: 211 countIowa211Louisiana: 206 countLouisiana206Missouri: 202 countMissouri202Arkansas: 200 countArkansas200Connecticut: 199 countConnecticut199South Carolina: 199 countSouth Carolina199Vermont: 192 countVermont192Kentucky: 187 countKentucky187Hawaii: 185 countHawaii185Oregon: 179 countOregon179Alabama: 172 countAlabama172Oklahoma: 169 countOklahoma169Wisconsin: 142 countWisconsin142Kansas: 134 countKansas134Idaho: 131 countIdaho131New Mexico: 116 countNew Mexico116Nevada: 110 countNevada110Montana: 93 countMontana93Maine: 91 countMaine91New Hampshire: 84 countNew Hampshire84Wyoming: 77 countWyoming77West Virginia: 72 countWest Virginia72South Dakota: 58 countSouth Dakota58Delaware: 56 countDelaware56Nebraska: 46 countNebraska46North Dakota: 38 countNorth Dakota38Alaska: 36 countAlaska36District of Columbia: 36 countDistrict of Columbia36Texas: 2,065 countTexas2,065California: 1,523 countCalifornia1,523Florida: 1,490 countFlorida1,490New York: 1,254 countNew York1,254Massachusetts: 808 countMassachusetts808Pennsylvania: 786 countPennsylvania786Georgia: 547 countGeorgia547New Jersey: 491 countNew Jersey491North Carolina: 466 countNorth Carolina466Ohio: 393 countOhio393Arizona: 379 countArizona379Maryland: 372 countMaryland372Colorado: 362 countColorado362Illinois: 347 countIllinois347Washington: 340 countWashington340Virginia: 315 countVirginia315Minnesota: 271 countMinnesota271Tennessee: 264 countTennessee264Michigan: 262 countMichigan262Utah: 241 countUtah241Mississippi: 235 countMississippi235Rhode Island: 217 countRhode Island217Indiana: 214 countIndiana214Iowa: 211 countIowa211Louisiana: 206 countLouisiana206Missouri: 202 countMissouri202Arkansas: 200 countArkansas200Connecticut: 199 countConnecticut199South Carolina: 199 countSouth Carolina199Vermont: 192 countVermont192Kentucky: 187 countKentucky187Hawaii: 185 countHawaii185Oregon: 179 countOregon179Alabama: 172 countAlabama172Oklahoma: 169 countOklahoma169Wisconsin: 142 countWisconsin142Kansas: 134 countKansas134Idaho: 131 countIdaho131New Mexico: 116 countNew Mexico116Nevada: 110 countNevada110Montana: 93 countMontana93Maine: 91 countMaine91New Hampshire: 84 countNew Hampshire84Wyoming: 77 countWyoming77West Virginia: 72 countWest Virginia72South Dakota: 58 countSouth Dakota58Delaware: 56 countDelaware56Nebraska: 46 countNebraska46North Dakota: 38 countNorth Dakota38Alaska: 36 countAlaska36District of Columbia: 36 countDistrict of Columbia36
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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1Texas Series break2,065+10.6%
2California Series break1,523+10.4%
3Florida Series break1,490+11.3%
4New York Series break1,254+49.6%
5Massachusetts Series break808+20.2%
6Pennsylvania Series break786+31.2%
7Georgia Series break547+5.4%
8New Jersey Series break491+19.8%
9North Carolina Series break466+12.6%
10Ohio Series break393+7.1%
11Arizona Series break379+12.1%
12Maryland Series break372+10.4%
13Colorado Series break362+8.1%
14Illinois Series break347+9.5%
15Washington Series break340+11.5%
16Virginia Series break315+14.5%
17Minnesota Series break271+12.9%
18Tennessee Series break264+6.5%
19Michigan Series break262+15.9%
20Utah Series break241+37.7%
21Mississippi Series break235+7.3%
22Rhode Island Series break217+5.9%
23Indiana Series break214+10.3%
24Iowa Series break211+11.6%
25Louisiana Series break206-1%
26Missouri Series break202-7.3%
27Arkansas Series break200+21.2%
28Connecticut Series break199+30.9%
28South Carolina Series break199+23.6%
30Vermont Series break192+15%
31Kentucky Series break187+14.7%
32Hawaii Series break185+6.9%
33Oregon Series break179+17%
34Alabama Series break172+13.9%
35Oklahoma Series break169+15%
36Wisconsin Series break142+10.9%
37Kansas Series break134+21.8%
38Idaho Series break131+21.3%
39New Mexico Series break116-3.3%
40Nevada Series break110+4.8%
41Montana Series break93+13.4%
42Maine Series break91+18.2%
43New Hampshire Series break84+10.5%
44Wyoming Series break77+28.3%
45West Virginia Series break72+9.1%
46South Dakota Series break58-3.3%
47Delaware Series break56+1.8%
48Nebraska Series break46+4.5%
49North Dakota Series break38+26.7%
50Alaska Series break36+2.9%
50District of Columbia Series break36+12.5%

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

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 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-utilities/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, US states by nonemployer businesses: utilities, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-businesses-utilities/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

Texas, with 2,065 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer businesses: utilities?

District of Columbia, with 36 in 2022.

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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