Rank List: States in Profile

5 to 9 Person Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	Wyoming	56000	6.95
2	Montana	30000	6.61
3	North Dakota	38000	6.15
4	Vermont	50000	6.02
5	District of Columbia	11000	5.96
6	South Dakota	46000	5.80
7	Alaska	02000	5.70
8	Maine	23000	5.66
9	New Hampshire	33000	5.48
10	Oregon	41000	5.46
11	Nebraska	31000	5.10
12	Idaho	16000	5.02
13	Colorado	08000	4.94
14	Iowa	19000	4.85
15	Rhode Island	44000	4.81
16	Kansas	20000	4.78
17	Massachusetts	25000	4.71
18	Minnesota	27000	4.70
19	Delaware	10000	4.68
20	Louisiana	22000	4.67
21	Connecticut	09000	4.66
21	Washington	53000	4.66
23	Wisconsin	55000	4.58
24	West Virginia	54000	4.56
25	Pennsylvania	42000	4.54
26	Arkansas	05000	4.50
27	New York	36000	4.46
28	New Jersey	34000	4.43
29	Oklahoma	40000	4.42
30	Missouri	29000	4.40
31	California	06000	4.34
32	Michigan	26000	4.33
33	Indiana	18000	4.31
34	Mississippi	28000	4.30
35	Hawaii	15000	4.26
36	North Carolina	37000	4.24
36	Ohio	39000	4.24
36	Virginia	51000	4.24
39	Illinois	17000	4.23
39	South Carolina	45000	4.23
41	Utah	49000	4.22
42	Tennessee	47000	4.16
43	Alabama	01000	4.14
44	New Mexico	35000	4.13
45	Florida	12000	4.12
46	Kentucky	21000	4.07
47	Maryland	24000	3.97
48	Nevada	32000	3.96
49	Georgia	13000	3.95
50	Texas	48000	3.86
51	Arizona	04000	3.61

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

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