US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services

California had the highest nonemployer business receipts: other services of 51 states in 2017, at $15.75 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $164.21 million. The median was $1.31 billion and the figure for the United States was $104.78 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15,749.7California

Lowest164.2Wyoming

Median1,314.351 states

United States104,779.9History

Map of states, 2017

Under 300
300 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 to 1,700
1,700 to 2,900
2,900 and over

USD million, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2017

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2017 USD million	Change on 2016
1	California	15,749.7	+4.1%
2	Florida	10,532.9	+12.1%
3	Texas	10,517.6	+8.7%
4	New York	5,720.7	+2.2%
5	Georgia	3,966.1	+4.7%
6	Illinois	3,669	+1%
7	North Carolina	3,243	+3%
8	Pennsylvania	3,111.4	+1.4%
9	Michigan	2,919.6	+2.6%
10	Ohio	2,820.5	+3.7%
11	New Jersey	2,513.3	+2.3%
12	Tennessee	2,352.4	+4.3%
13	Virginia	2,328.6	+4%
14	Arizona	2,228.3	+4.2%
15	Massachusetts	1,935.8	+2.5%
16	Colorado	1,807.2	+4%
17	Maryland	1,742.5	+2.5%
18	Missouri	1,717.6	+1.5%
19	Indiana	1,657.7	+2.6%
20	Louisiana	1,597.9	+0.9%
21	South Carolina	1,583	+3.2%
22	Washington	1,501.3	+4.3%
23	Alabama	1,500.1	+1.8%
24	Minnesota	1,424.3	+1.1%
25	Wisconsin	1,339.8	+1.8%
26	Oklahoma	1,314.3	+1.5%
27	Kentucky	1,292.5	+4.1%
28	Nevada	1,070.2	+5%
29	Connecticut	1,005.1	+1.3%
30	Oregon	975.4	+2.2%
31	Mississippi	931.1	+2.7%
32	Arkansas	910.9	+1.6%
33	Utah	852.7	+4.2%
34	Iowa	829.8	+0.3%
35	Kansas	763.6	+2.8%
36	Nebraska	556.4	+5.2%
37	Hawaii	554.4	+3%
38	Idaho	502.3	+5.7%
39	New Hampshire	447.8	+2.3%
40	New Mexico	428.7	+2.1%
41	Maine	388.9	+0.5%
42	West Virginia	354.1	+0.1%
43	Montana	342.6	+4.7%
44	Rhode Island	327.4	+3.1%
45	Delaware	263.8	+2.1%
46	South Dakota	249.1	-0.3%
47	Vermont	214.6	+3.5%
48	North Dakota	203.5	+2.6%
49	District of Columbia	181.7	+1.7%
50	Alaska	174.3	-0.4%
51	Wyoming	164.2	+6.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Receipts of businesses without paid employees in other services (repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and civic organizations) (NAICS 81), 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), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes (US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-other-services/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-other-services/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes, US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-other-services/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-other-services/us-states?period=2017. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: receipts (RCPTOT), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2017/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: other services?

California, with $15.75 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest nonemployer business receipts: other services?

Wyoming, with $164.21 million in 2017.

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), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. Retrieved 2026-10-12.