Rank List: States in Profile

1 to 4 Person Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	Wyoming	56000	25.52
2	Montana	30000	22.86
3	Colorado	08000	18.38
4	Vermont	50000	18.27
5	Florida	12000	17.89
6	Maine	23000	17.81
7	South Dakota	46000	17.71
8	District of Columbia	11000	17.46
9	Alaska	02000	17.37
10	Idaho	16000	17.34
11	North Dakota	38000	17.01
12	New York	36000	16.64
13	Delaware	10000	16.45
14	Utah	49000	16.27
15	Oregon	41000	15.70
16	Nebraska	31000	15.53
17	California	06000	15.32
18	Rhode Island	44000	14.87
19	New Hampshire	33000	14.61
20	Illinois	17000	14.52
21	Washington	53000	14.47
22	Minnesota	27000	14.46
23	New Jersey	34000	14.31
24	Massachusetts	25000	13.95
25	Iowa	19000	13.71
26	Kansas	20000	13.68
27	Georgia	13000	13.44
28	Nevada	32000	13.28
29	Missouri	29000	12.95
30	Virginia	51000	12.93
31	North Carolina	37000	12.84
32	Oklahoma	40000	12.82
33	Connecticut	09000	12.77
34	Maryland	24000	12.45
35	Hawaii	15000	12.44
36	Wisconsin	55000	12.33
37	South Carolina	45000	12.23
38	Pennsylvania	42000	12.15
39	Arizona	04000	12.10
40	Louisiana	22000	12.08
41	Arkansas	05000	11.98
42	Michigan	26000	11.83
43	Texas	48000	11.71
44	Indiana	18000	11.37
45	New Mexico	35000	10.88
46	Ohio	39000	10.37
47	Alabama	01000	10.36
48	Mississippi	28000	10.35
49	Kentucky	21000	10.33
50	Tennessee	47000	10.14
51	West Virginia	54000	9.73

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

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