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 2022, at $3.19 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $44.64 million. The median was $279.29 million and the figure for the United States was $24.44 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,188.6California

Lowest44.6North Dakota

Median279.351 states

United States24,440.4History

Map of states, 2022

Under 100
100 to 180
180 to 280
280 to 410
410 to 650
650 and over

USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

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	2022 USD million	Change on 2021
1	California Series break	3,188.6	+13.7%
2	Texas Series break	3,006.5	+14.9%
3	Florida Series break	2,456.1	+13.9%
4	New York Series break	1,402	+21.8%
5	Georgia Series break	877.3	+12.1%
6	Pennsylvania Series break	816	+12.1%
7	New Jersey Series break	800.8	+22.8%
8	Illinois Series break	752.5	+12.7%
9	Ohio Series break	660.4	+12.6%
10	North Carolina Series break	625.9	+16.7%
11	Michigan Series break	590.6	+13.8%
12	Tennessee Series break	539.2	+18%
13	Virginia Series break	487.5	+19.6%
14	Arizona Series break	473.5	+15%
15	Louisiana Series break	444.3	+5%
16	Washington Series break	422.6	+20.4%
17	Colorado Series break	422.3	+16.3%
18	Wisconsin Series break	405.4	+4.4%
19	Maryland Series break	386.2	+22%
20	Massachusetts Series break	380.1	+18.2%
21	South Carolina Series break	361.9	+14%
22	Indiana Series break	337	+19.3%
23	Oregon Series break	327	+9.6%
24	Missouri Series break	314.8	+12.7%
25	Alabama Series break	306.6	+11.1%
26	Minnesota Series break	279.3	+13.3%
27	Connecticut Series break	263.8	+20.4%
28	Oklahoma Series break	258.5	+10.5%
29	Arkansas Series break	231.1	+13.2%
30	Nevada Series break	229.8	+13.1%
31	Kentucky Series break	222.5	+18.3%
32	Mississippi Series break	216.8	+12.4%
33	Utah Series break	204.9	+14%
34	Hawaii Series break	188.2	+15.5%
35	Iowa Series break	159.2	+9.2%
36	Kansas Series break	136	+13.3%
37	New Mexico Series break	132	+14.3%
38	Montana Series break	119.8	+15.1%
39	Maine Series break	115.6	+17.1%
40	Idaho Series break	112.6	+19.1%
41	Nebraska Series break	104	+10.2%
42	New Hampshire Series break	101.9	+11.6%
43	Alaska Series break	97.6	+10%
44	West Virginia Series break	73	+19.3%
45	Delaware Series break	71.9	+18.8%
46	Rhode Island Series break	69.3	+7.4%
47	Vermont Series break	64.8	+15.7%
48	South Dakota Series break	56.5	+11.1%
49	District of Columbia Series break	52.4	+28.3%
50	Wyoming Series break	49.4	+15.4%
51	North Dakota Series break	44.6	+12.8%

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

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 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: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: accommodation and food services, 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-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 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-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-accommodation-food-services/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with $3.19 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

North Dakota, with $44.64 million 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: receipts (RCPTOT), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.