Rank List: States in Profile

10 to 19 Person Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	North Dakota	38000	4.59
1	Wyoming	56000	4.59
3	District of Columbia	11000	4.48
4	Montana	30000	4.39
5	Vermont	50000	4.16
6	South Dakota	46000	4.10
7	Oregon	41000	3.82
8	New Hampshire	33000	3.79
9	Alaska	02000	3.78
9	Maine	23000	3.78
11	Nebraska	31000	3.69
12	Idaho	16000	3.59
13	Colorado	08000	3.57
14	Iowa	19000	3.53
14	Minnesota	27000	3.53
16	Delaware	10000	3.51
17	Kansas	20000	3.42
18	Utah	49000	3.39
19	Rhode Island	44000	3.38
20	Wisconsin	55000	3.37
21	Massachusetts	25000	3.30
22	Missouri	29000	3.28
23	Washington	53000	3.26
24	Connecticut	09000	3.25
24	Louisiana	22000	3.25
26	Nevada	32000	3.21
27	Virginia	51000	3.15
28	Ohio	39000	3.14
29	California	06000	3.12
29	Michigan	26000	3.12
31	Arkansas	05000	3.11
31	Pennsylvania	42000	3.11
33	Indiana	18000	3.10
33	Oklahoma	40000	3.10
35	Illinois	17000	3.05
35	New Jersey	34000	3.05
37	North Carolina	37000	3.03
38	New Mexico	35000	3.00
38	Tennessee	47000	3.00
40	Kentucky	21000	2.99
41	New York	36000	2.98
42	Maryland	24000	2.97
42	South Carolina	45000	2.97
42	West Virginia	54000	2.97
45	Hawaii	15000	2.93
46	Alabama	01000	2.92
47	Florida	12000	2.88
48	Mississippi	28000	2.83
48	Texas	48000	2.83
50	Georgia	13000	2.81
51	Arizona	04000	2.76

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

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