US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation

California had the highest nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation of 51 states in 2013, at $6.45 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $30.37 million. The median was $316.75 million and the figure for the United States was $30.89 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,451.5California

Lowest30.4North Dakota

Median316.851 states

United States30,892History

Map of states, 2013

Under 100
100 to 150
150 to 320
320 to 520
520 to 770
770 and over

USD million, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2013 USD million	Change on 2012
1	California	6,451.5	+2.8%
2	New York	4,047.4	+1.5%
3	Florida	2,221.1	+2%
4	Texas	1,851.9	+2.1%
5	Illinois	971.8	+1.6%
6	New Jersey	957.3	+1.1%
7	Pennsylvania	905.7	+2.1%
8	Tennessee	895.9	+0.3%
9	Massachusetts	765.9	+1.1%
10	Georgia	764.6	+3.7%
11	Michigan	671.9	+3.4%
12	Ohio	670.5	-0.3%
13	North Carolina	660.3	+3.2%
14	Nevada	629.1	+2.1%
15	Virginia	539	+1.5%
16	Washington	533.7	+0.2%
17	Colorado	521.7	+1.9%
18	Maryland	517.4	-3.7%
19	Arizona	498.4	+0.8%
20	Minnesota	475.5	+2.5%
21	Connecticut	428.7	+3.4%
22	Louisiana	356.7	+6.4%
23	Missouri	350.2	+7.1%
24	Oregon	346.7	+4%
25	Wisconsin	336.3	+1.6%
26	Indiana	316.8	-0.4%
27	South Carolina	263.3	+2.8%
28	Kentucky	247.8	+3.1%
29	Utah	223.5	+6.7%
30	Oklahoma	218.6	-3.5%
31	Alabama	211.2	+9.6%
32	Hawaii	168.9	+1%
33	New Mexico	161.2	-0.3%
34	Iowa	150.8	-2.1%
35	New Hampshire	149.3	+0.1%
36	Kansas	139.4	+3%
37	Maine	119.6	+5.4%
38	District of Columbia	110.6	+4.9%
39	Arkansas	109.8	+0.1%
40	Mississippi	108	+1.8%
41	Montana	99	+8.4%
42	Rhode Island	97.3	+1.9%
43	Idaho	94.6	+3.4%
44	Nebraska	93.1	+6.9%
45	Delaware	89.3	-6.7%
46	Vermont	81	+2.1%
47	West Virginia	78.5	+4.8%
48	Alaska	62.9	+1.6%
49	South Dakota	50.5	-5.6%
50	Wyoming	47.7	-6%
51	North Dakota	30.4	-2.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes (US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 June 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation?

California, with $6.45 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation?

North Dakota, with $30.37 million in 2013.

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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.