Rank List: States in Profile

Percent Distribution of 5 to 9 Person Establishments in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Percent Distribution of Establishments
1	West Virginia	54000	22.5%
2	Mississippi	28000	20.9%
3	Alabama	01000	20.0%
4	Louisiana	22000	19.8%
4	Tennessee	47000	19.8%
6	Arkansas	05000	19.6%
6	Kentucky	21000	19.6%
6	Ohio	39000	19.6%
9	New Hampshire	33000	19.5%
9	New Mexico	35000	19.5%
11	Pennsylvania	42000	19.2%
12	North Dakota	38000	19.1%
13	Connecticut	09000	19.0%
13	Indiana	18000	19.0%
13	Michigan	26000	19.0%
13	Oregon	41000	19.0%
17	Alaska	02000	18.9%
18	Wisconsin	55000	18.8%
19	Iowa	19000	18.7%
19	Vermont	50000	18.7%
21	Hawaii	15000	18.6%
21	Oklahoma	40000	18.6%
21	South Carolina	45000	18.6%
24	Kansas	20000	18.5%
25	Maine	23000	18.3%
25	South Dakota	46000	18.3%
27	Massachusetts	25000	18.1%
27	Washington	53000	18.1%
29	Missouri	29000	18.0%
29	Nebraska	31000	18.0%
31	Rhode Island	44000	17.9%
32	North Carolina	37000	17.8%
33	Texas	48000	17.7%
34	Montana	30000	17.6%
34	Virginia	51000	17.6%
36	Minnesota	27000	17.5%
36	New Jersey	34000	17.5%
38	Maryland	24000	17.2%
39	District of Columbia	11000	17.1%
40	Idaho	16000	17.0%
40	Wyoming	56000	17.0%
42	Georgia	13000	16.7%
43	Illinois	17000	16.6%
44	Arizona	04000	16.5%
44	California	06000	16.5%
44	Nevada	32000	16.5%
47	Delaware	10000	16.3%
47	New York	36000	16.3%
49	Colorado	08000	16.0%
50	Utah	49000	15.3%
51	Florida	12000	14.6%

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

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