US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services

California had the highest nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services of 51 states in 2016, at $2.52 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $32.47 million. The median was $212.35 million and the figure for the United States was $17.63 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,520.2California

Lowest32.5North Dakota

Median212.451 states

United States17,627.7History

Map of states, 2016

Under 70
70 to 140
140 to 210
210 to 300
300 to 480
480 and over

USD million, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2016 USD million	Change on 2015
1	California	2,520.2	+1.8%
2	Texas	1,865.2	-1.5%
3	Florida	1,796.9	-10.4%
4	New York	1,056	+1.7%
5	Pennsylvania	662.3	+1.5%
6	New Jersey	565.4	+0.5%
7	Illinois	544.6	-0.5%
8	Georgia	531	-2.6%
9	Ohio	497.2	+1%
10	Michigan	432	-8.5%
11	North Carolina	416.4	+4.8%
12	Louisiana	371.5	+1.2%
13	Tennessee	330.9	+2.8%
14	Arizona	326.6	+6.2%
15	Virginia	323	+2.4%
16	Wisconsin	320.7	-1.1%
17	Maryland	303.2	+7.4%
18	Massachusetts	299.4	-8.9%
19	Colorado	284.2	+5.1%
20	Washington	281.8	+4%
21	Missouri	252.8	+0.4%
22	Alabama	245.1	-2.3%
23	South Carolina	236.5	+3.9%
24	Oregon	225	+2.6%
25	Indiana	218.6	-1.1%
26	Minnesota	212.4	+4.2%
27	Oklahoma	202.2	+3.8%
28	Connecticut	192	+2.5%
29	Nevada	162.7	+6.1%
30	Mississippi	152.9	+1%
31	Arkansas	152.4	+1.3%
32	Hawaii	145.6	+14.9%
33	Utah	145	+1.4%
34	Kentucky	143.3	-3.8%
35	Iowa	125.7	+2.5%
36	Kansas	120.1	+10.2%
37	Montana	97.4	+18.2%
38	New Mexico	94.7	+3.9%
39	New Hampshire	89.9	-0.5%
40	Nebraska	85.8	+1.9%
41	Alaska	78.3	+4%
42	Maine	76.2	+2.6%
43	Idaho	69.8	+2.6%
44	West Virginia	59.9	-2.3%
45	Rhode Island	55.6	+6.2%
46	Delaware	51	+1%
47	South Dakota	48.2	+18.2%
48	Vermont	46.9	-6.3%
49	District of Columbia	43.9	+18.5%
50	Wyoming	37	+12.6%
51	North Dakota	32.5	+0.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), in millions of current US dollars, 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. Receipts are published in thousands of dollars with noise added to protect individual businesses, and are not adjusted for inflation.

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: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes (US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 21 June 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2016/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services?

California, with $2.52 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services?

North Dakota, with $32.47 million in 2016.

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: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.