US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services

California had the highest nonemployer business receipts: other services of 51 states in 2018, at $13.11 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $145.62 million. The median was $1.12 billion and the figure for the United States was $90.82 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13,107.3California

Lowest145.6Wyoming

Median1,121.251 states

United States90,820.2History

Map of states, 2018

Under 300
300 to 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 and over

USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	California Series break	13,107.3	-16.8%
2	Florida Series break	9,721.2	-7.7%
3	Texas Series break	9,447.7	-10.2%
4	New York Series break	4,665.2	-18.5%
5	Georgia Series break	3,646.4	-8.1%
6	Illinois Series break	3,223.1	-12.2%
7	North Carolina Series break	2,916.1	-10.1%
8	Pennsylvania Series break	2,607.8	-16.2%
9	Michigan Series break	2,524.7	-13.5%
10	Ohio Series break	2,434	-13.7%
11	New Jersey Series break	2,038.2	-18.9%
12	Virginia Series break	1,987.6	-14.6%
13	Tennessee Series break	1,984.7	-15.6%
14	Arizona Series break	1,983	-11%
15	Colorado Series break	1,601.7	-11.4%
16	Massachusetts Series break	1,589.1	-17.9%
17	Maryland Series break	1,496.2	-14.1%
18	Missouri Series break	1,475.6	-14.1%
19	Indiana Series break	1,433.4	-13.5%
20	South Carolina Series break	1,412.6	-10.8%
21	Louisiana Series break	1,367.3	-14.4%
22	Washington Series break	1,325.7	-11.7%
23	Alabama Series break	1,309.4	-12.7%
24	Minnesota Series break	1,178.4	-17.3%
25	Wisconsin Series break	1,122.5	-16.2%
26	Oklahoma Series break	1,121.2	-14.7%
27	Kentucky Series break	1,107	-14.3%
28	Nevada Series break	963.7	-9.9%
29	Oregon Series break	879.5	-9.8%
30	Connecticut Series break	824.8	-17.9%
31	Mississippi Series break	805.1	-13.5%
32	Utah Series break	792.5	-7.1%
33	Arkansas Series break	785	-13.8%
34	Iowa Series break	701	-15.5%
35	Kansas Series break	653.6	-14.4%
36	Nebraska Series break	465.8	-16.3%
37	Hawaii Series break	455	-17.9%
38	Idaho Series break	442.6	-11.9%
39	New Mexico Series break	385.6	-10.1%
40	New Hampshire Series break	378.8	-15.4%
41	Maine Series break	332.2	-14.6%
42	West Virginia Series break	310.2	-12.4%
43	Montana Series break	299.3	-12.6%
44	Rhode Island Series break	281.7	-14%
45	Delaware Series break	223.4	-15.3%
46	South Dakota Series break	211.2	-15.2%
47	Vermont Series break	173.3	-19.3%
48	North Dakota Series break	171.4	-15.8%
49	Alaska Series break	159.6	-8.4%
50	District of Columbia Series break	151.8	-16.5%
51	Wyoming Series break	145.6	-11.3%

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/historical-datasets/

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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, 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-other-services/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), other services (NAICS 81), all legal forms and receipts sizes. US states by nonemployer business receipts: other services, 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-other-services/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2018/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonemployer-receipts-other-services/us-states?period=2018 (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=2018. 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/2018/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which state has the highest nonemployer business receipts: other services?

California, with $13.11 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming, with $145.62 million in 2018.

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.