Rank List: States in Profile

50 to 99 Person Establishments per 1000 people in 2023

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Establishments per 1000 Persons
1	District of Columbia	11000	1.60
2	North Dakota	38000	0.90
3	Delaware	10000	0.87
4	Minnesota	27000	0.86
4	Wisconsin	55000	0.86
6	Massachusetts	25000	0.85
7	Ohio	39000	0.83
8	New Hampshire	33000	0.82
8	Pennsylvania	42000	0.82
10	Colorado	08000	0.81
10	Nebraska	31000	0.81
12	Indiana	18000	0.80
12	Kansas	20000	0.80
14	Illinois	17000	0.79
14	Iowa	19000	0.79
14	Maryland	24000	0.79
14	Virginia	51000	0.79
18	Missouri	29000	0.78
18	Utah	49000	0.78
20	Connecticut	09000	0.77
20	South Dakota	46000	0.77
22	Louisiana	22000	0.76
22	North Carolina	37000	0.76
24	New Jersey	34000	0.75
24	Tennessee	47000	0.75
26	Nevada	32000	0.74
26	Oregon	41000	0.74
26	Rhode Island	44000	0.74
29	Texas	48000	0.73
29	Vermont	50000	0.73
31	California	06000	0.72
31	Michigan	26000	0.72
31	Montana	30000	0.72
34	Arizona	04000	0.71
34	Hawaii	15000	0.71
34	Maine	23000	0.71
37	Oklahoma	40000	0.69
38	Arkansas	05000	0.68
38	Idaho	16000	0.68
38	Kentucky	21000	0.68
38	South Carolina	45000	0.68
42	Florida	12000	0.67
42	Georgia	13000	0.67
42	Washington	53000	0.67
45	New York	36000	0.66
46	Mississippi	28000	0.65
47	Alabama	01000	0.62
47	New Mexico	35000	0.62
47	Wyoming	56000	0.62
50	Alaska	02000	0.60
51	West Virginia	54000	0.57

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

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