US states by nonemployer business receipts: information

California had the highest nonemployer business receipts: information of 51 states in 2013, at $2.62 billion. North Dakota had the lowest, at $15.26 million. The median was $111.64 million and the figure for the United States was $11.95 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,615.2California

Lowest15.3North Dakota

Median111.651 states

United States11,945.2History

Map of states, 2013

Under 30
30 to 60
60 to 110
110 to 210
210 to 270
270 and over

USD million, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2013 USD million	Change on 2012
1	California	2,615.2	+2.5%
2	New York	1,275.2	+5.3%
3	Florida	914.8	+0.9%
4	Texas	851.4	+0.4%
5	New Jersey	457.7	-1.2%
6	Illinois	379.5	+2.1%
7	Georgia	325.1	+5.7%
8	Pennsylvania	320.5	-3.2%
9	Massachusetts	273.9	-0.6%
10	Virginia	264.3	-1.5%
11	Ohio	262.7	-1.6%
12	Colorado	262.2	+6.3%
13	Maryland	245	+0.5%
14	North Carolina	242.8	+2.3%
15	Tennessee	230.3	+2.3%
16	Michigan	228.1	-1.8%
17	Washington	221.5	-2.2%
18	Arizona	208.3	-3.1%
19	Nevada	187	-4.1%
20	Connecticut	184.3	-2%
21	Minnesota	161.1	+2.1%
22	Oregon	139.9	-2.4%
23	Utah	131.5	+4.1%
24	Missouri	123.2	-3.2%
25	Indiana	121.8	+4%
26	Wisconsin	111.6	+4.3%
27	Louisiana	102.8	+6.8%
28	South Carolina	94.5	-2.4%
29	Alabama	88.3	-5%
30	Oklahoma	82.3	+1%
31	Kentucky	78.9	-2.5%
32	New Hampshire	70.4	+13.6%
33	Kansas	63.5	-3.7%
34	Delaware	58.7	+11.5%
35	District of Columbia	58.4	-5.6%
36	Iowa	53.5	-7.2%
37	Arkansas	46.2	+9%
38	New Mexico	43.1	+6.9%
39	Idaho	42.5	+7.3%
40	Hawaii	40.5	-4.9%
41	Mississippi	35.9	-7.1%
42	Maine	33.7	+6.3%
43	Rhode Island	31.4	-4.8%
44	Nebraska	30.7	+9.2%
45	Montana	27	-4.7%
46	Vermont	25.8	+1.8%
47	Wyoming	25.5	+5.6%
48	West Virginia	25	+11.1%
49	South Dakota	16.9	+0.9%
50	Alaska	15.3	-8%
51	North Dakota	15.3	-3.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), 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), information (NAICS 51), 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes (US states by nonemployer business receipts: information, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/

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Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: information, 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-information/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes. US states by nonemployer business receipts: information, 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-information/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2017) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: information, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-information/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes: US states by nonemployer business receipts: information, 2013}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2013/historical-datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-information/us-states?period=2013. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), information (NAICS 51), 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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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: information?

California, with $2.62 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer business receipts: information?

North Dakota, with $15.26 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), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.