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 2022, at $11.98 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $72.01 million. The median was $551.66 million and the figure for the United States was $56.71 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of states, 2022
- Under 200
- 200 to 300
- 300 to 600
- 600 to 1,000
- 1,000 to 1,400
- 1,400 and over
All states, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Series break | 11,984.9 | +32.8% |
| 2 | New York Series break | 6,201.5 | +29.1% |
| 3 | Florida Series break | 4,822.2 | +27.5% |
| 4 | Texas Series break | 3,832.4 | +22.6% |
| 5 | Tennessee Series break | 2,129.3 | +22.2% |
| 6 | New Jersey Series break | 1,854.3 | +34.8% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania Series break | 1,559.2 | +20.4% |
| 8 | Georgia Series break | 1,512.7 | +19.5% |
| 9 | Illinois Series break | 1,504.8 | +20.3% |
| 10 | North Carolina Series break | 1,275.1 | +20.8% |
| 11 | Nevada Series break | 1,207.9 | +39.1% |
| 12 | Ohio Series break | 1,195.3 | +15% |
| 13 | Michigan Series break | 1,154.9 | +23.1% |
| 14 | Massachusetts Series break | 1,145.4 | +21.5% |
| 15 | Colorado Series break | 1,034 | +23% |
| 16 | Arizona Series break | 1,027.5 | +30.1% |
| 17 | Virginia Series break | 1,005.6 | +20.8% |
| 18 | Washington Series break | 1,003.4 | +19% |
| 19 | Maryland Series break | 837.3 | +25.5% |
| 20 | Minnesota Series break | 779.8 | +22.7% |
| 21 | Connecticut Series break | 707 | +30% |
| 22 | Oregon Series break | 639.9 | +21.6% |
| 23 | Missouri Series break | 561.7 | +18.2% |
| 24 | Wisconsin Series break | 560.4 | +19.5% |
| 25 | Indiana Series break | 559.2 | +16.6% |
| 26 | Louisiana Series break | 551.7 | +18.9% |
| 27 | South Carolina Series break | 528.8 | +14.7% |
| 28 | Oklahoma Series break | 492.7 | +20.8% |
| 29 | Utah Series break | 470.9 | +17.8% |
| 30 | Kentucky Series break | 415.1 | +20.5% |
| 31 | Alabama Series break | 389.5 | +15.2% |
| 32 | Delaware Series break | 299.2 | +85% |
| 33 | Iowa Series break | 276 | +32.5% |
| 34 | Hawaii Series break | 267.5 | +24.7% |
| 35 | Kansas Series break | 255.6 | +11.9% |
| 36 | New Mexico Series break | 249.2 | +17.4% |
| 37 | Arkansas Series break | 228.7 | +18.4% |
| 38 | Maine Series break | 214.4 | +10.6% |
| 39 | New Hampshire Series break | 205.9 | +10.6% |
| 40 | Montana Series break | 201.7 | +15.9% |
| 41 | Idaho Series break | 195 | +8.5% |
| 42 | Mississippi Series break | 189 | +11.4% |
| 43 | Nebraska Series break | 177.7 | +13.6% |
| 44 | Rhode Island Series break | 166.6 | +26.7% |
| 45 | District of Columbia Series break | 166.5 | +19.3% |
| 46 | Vermont Series break | 135.3 | +19.8% |
| 47 | Wyoming Series break | 134 | +27.2% |
| 48 | West Virginia Series break | 133.4 | +23.7% |
| 49 | South Dakota Series break | 106.5 | +9% |
| 50 | Alaska Series break | 92.5 | +20.3% |
| 51 | North Dakota Series break | 72 | +36.2% |
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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/2022/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation, 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-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 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-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2022.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2022/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-arts-entertainment/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation?
California, with $11.98 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which state has the lowest nonemployer business receipts: arts, entertainment and recreation?
North Dakota, with $72.01 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), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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