Rank List: States in Profile

20 to 49 Person Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	District of Columbia	11000	3.97
2	North Dakota	38000	2.99
3	South Dakota	46000	2.79
4	Wyoming	56000	2.77
5	New Hampshire	33000	2.72
6	Montana	30000	2.68
6	Nebraska	31000	2.68
8	Minnesota	27000	2.57
9	Delaware	10000	2.56
9	Wisconsin	55000	2.56
11	Oregon	41000	2.55
12	Colorado	08000	2.54
13	Kansas	20000	2.50
14	Vermont	50000	2.48
15	Maine	23000	2.45
16	Massachusetts	25000	2.43
17	Iowa	19000	2.42
17	Rhode Island	44000	2.42
17	Virginia	51000	2.42
20	Connecticut	09000	2.41
20	Missouri	29000	2.41
22	Idaho	16000	2.39
23	Indiana	18000	2.38
23	Utah	49000	2.38
25	Ohio	39000	2.37
26	Pennsylvania	42000	2.34
27	North Carolina	37000	2.33
28	Tennessee	47000	2.31
29	Louisiana	22000	2.30
30	Nevada	32000	2.28
31	Maryland	24000	2.27
32	Illinois	17000	2.26
33	Alaska	02000	2.24
34	Michigan	26000	2.22
35	California	06000	2.21
35	Oklahoma	40000	2.21
35	Washington	53000	2.21
38	Arkansas	05000	2.17
38	New Jersey	34000	2.17
38	South Carolina	45000	2.17
41	Georgia	13000	2.15
42	Hawaii	15000	2.12
42	Texas	48000	2.12
44	Kentucky	21000	2.11
44	New Mexico	35000	2.11
46	Arizona	04000	2.10
47	Alabama	01000	2.08
48	Florida	12000	2.05
49	New York	36000	2.03
50	Mississippi	28000	1.99
50	West Virginia	54000	1.99

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

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