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 2020, at $2.31 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $31.43 million. The median was $210.85 million and the figure for the United States was $17.34 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,307California

Lowest31.4North Dakota

Median210.851 states

United States17,343.2History

Map of states, 2020

Under 70
70 to 120
120 to 210
210 to 290
290 to 450
450 and over

USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

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	2020 USD million	Change on 2019
1	California	2,307	-17.3%
2	Texas	2,119	-7%
3	Florida	1,769.3	-8.7%
4	New York	987.8	-13.7%
5	Georgia	605.6	-2.3%
6	Pennsylvania	589.2	-13.7%
7	New Jersey	548.4	-12.4%
8	Illinois	510.6	-14.5%
9	Ohio	471.1	-12.5%
10	Michigan	413.2	-8.5%
11	North Carolina	410.6	-11.6%
12	Tennessee	393.6	+2%
13	Arizona	340	-5.5%
14	Virginia	327.1	-11.6%
15	Louisiana	325.2	-11%
16	Colorado	311.9	-7.9%
17	Wisconsin	298.7	-13.4%
18	Massachusetts	282.8	-18.2%
19	Maryland	279.7	-9.2%
20	Washington	276.8	-15.2%
21	South Carolina	264.4	-4%
22	Alabama	238.1	-3.9%
23	Missouri	234.8	-10.2%
24	Oregon	231.9	-12.8%
25	Indiana	218.8	-10.2%
26	Minnesota	210.8	-3.5%
27	Oklahoma	194.7	-10.4%
28	Connecticut	175.8	-13.6%
29	Nevada	164.5	-15.5%
30	Arkansas	161.6	-3.2%
31	Mississippi	148.7	-1.4%
32	Utah	148	-15.2%
33	Kentucky	146.7	-11.7%
34	Hawaii	120	-21.8%
35	Iowa	109.8	-19.2%
36	Kansas	106.4	-12%
37	Montana	96.3	-6.7%
38	New Mexico	92	-11.1%
39	New Hampshire	79.2	-6.5%
40	Idaho	77.1	-2.6%
41	Maine	76.1	-14.2%
42	Nebraska	73.3	-5.7%
43	Alaska	61.2	-20%
44	Delaware	59.5	-3.6%
45	West Virginia	50.3	-15.2%
46	Rhode Island	47.4	-21.5%
47	South Dakota	43.5	-7.9%
48	Vermont	40.5	-9%
49	Wyoming	38.9	-3.8%
50	District of Columbia	34	-19.6%
51	North Dakota	31.4	-23.2%

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/2020/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2023). 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 17 Aug. 2023, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2023) 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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2020/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

California, with $2.31 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

North Dakota, with $31.43 million in 2020.

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.