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 2018, at $8.58 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $60 million. The median was $409.5 million and the figure for the United States was $40.35 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,576.5California

Lowest60North Dakota

Median409.551 states

United States40,345.7History

Map of states, 2018

Under 130
130 to 190
190 to 410
410 to 680
680 to 1,000
1,000 and over

USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California Series break	8,576.5	+8.6%
2	New York Series break	4,982.4	+7.4%
3	Florida Series break	3,015.6	+8.8%
4	Texas Series break	2,469.5	+8.4%
5	Tennessee Series break	1,391.7	+9.8%
6	New Jersey Series break	1,254.6	+7.5%
7	Illinois Series break	1,185.5	+1.1%
8	Pennsylvania Series break	1,113.3	+2.7%
9	Georgia Series break	1,029.1	+9.1%
10	Massachusetts Series break	931.3	+6.4%
11	Ohio Series break	896.9	+6.4%
12	North Carolina Series break	892.9	+10.9%
13	Michigan Series break	839	+7.6%
14	Nevada Series break	740.9	+2.6%
15	Virginia Series break	736.3	+10.2%
16	Colorado Series break	712.7	+7.5%
17	Washington Series break	685.2	+5.5%
18	Arizona Series break	675.2	+12.4%
19	Maryland Series break	635.7	+9.3%
20	Minnesota Series break	603	+2.7%
21	Connecticut Series break	508.9	+8.4%
22	Oregon Series break	483.5	+8.1%
23	Louisiana Series break	431	+8.9%
24	Missouri Series break	427.2	+4.8%
25	Indiana Series break	416.8	+7.5%
26	Wisconsin Series break	409.5	+6.5%
27	South Carolina Series break	371.7	+9.8%
28	Oklahoma Series break	333	+25.3%
29	Kentucky Series break	309.7	+8.2%
30	Utah Series break	299.1	+7.1%
31	Alabama Series break	266.2	+7.5%
32	Hawaii Series break	218.2	+7%
33	Kansas Series break	198.8	+11.2%
34	New Mexico Series break	187.3	+4.7%
35	Iowa Series break	183.4	+3.8%
36	New Hampshire Series break	175	+9.7%
37	District of Columbia Series break	158.1	+13.8%
38	Arkansas Series break	156	+10.1%
39	Maine Series break	155.4	+12.1%
40	Delaware Series break	145.9	+10.4%
41	Mississippi Series break	142.2	+6.1%
42	Idaho Series break	134.8	+9%
43	Montana Series break	134.2	+19.5%
44	Rhode Island Series break	128.2	+12.7%
45	Nebraska Series break	127.1	+11.9%
46	Vermont Series break	97.1	+8.9%
47	West Virginia Series break	85.4	+1.3%
48	Wyoming Series break	84.3	+10.8%
49	Alaska Series break	76.1	+5.8%
50	South Dakota Series break	74.5	+7.6%
51	North Dakota Series break	60	+26.3%

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/2018/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 21 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

California, with $8.58 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

North Dakota, with $60 million in 2018.

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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.