There are about 7.0 million small businesses (those with 500 employees or fewer) as of 2022, accounting for about $3.5 trillion in payroll, according to data from the U.S. Census.
Businesses By State
US Small Businesses by State, 2022 (1)
| State | Number of establishments |
Employment | Annual payroll ($000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 82,357 | 816,850 | $38,921,973 |
| Alaska | 18,991 | 139,534 | 8,381,682 |
| American Samoa | 593 | 5,010 | 89,278 |
| Arizona | 129,426 | 1,186,389 | 61,567,062 |
| Arkansas | 56,131 | 501,512 | 21,908,717 |
| California | 890,157 | 7,595,688 | 497,789,174 |
| Colorado | 154,263 | 1,206,660 | 70,715,182 |
| Connecticut | 73,171 | 726,097 | 45,521,487 |
| Delaware | 23,990 | 214,539 | 13,023,421 |
| District of Columbia | 18,420 | 259,181 | 23,251,634 |
| Florida | 539,983 | 3,813,075 | 196,474,688 |
| Georgia | 210,491 | 1,806,632 | 94,151,658 |
| Guam | 3,260 | 40,012 | 1,164,881 |
| Hawaii | 27,409 | 251,556 | 12,753,857 |
| Idaho | 49,750 | 386,078 | 17,296,645 |
| Illinois | 269,798 | 2,420,971 | 146,838,198 |
| Indiana | 121,338 | 1,241,838 | 59,400,647 |
| Iowa | 69,449 | 637,557 | 30,582,757 |
| Kansas | 62,009 | 599,134 | 28,864,692 |
| Kentucky | 72,241 | 710,613 | 32,064,395 |
| Louisiana | 88,797 | 889,431 | 43,791,788 |
| Maine | 37,372 | 290,518 | 14,613,173 |
| Maryland | 117,420 | 1,167,051 | 69,811,429 |
| Massachusetts | 153,026 | 1,516,837 | 109,572,729 |
| Michigan | 188,305 | 1,879,244 | 98,332,116 |
| Minnesota | 129,107 | 1,252,842 | 67,912,942 |
| Mississippi | 47,712 | 444,113 | 18,235,704 |
| Missouri | 123,830 | 1,139,031 | 55,067,015 |
| Montana | 37,365 | 264,567 | 12,154,224 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,482 | 11,322 | 237,247 |
| Nebraska | 47,651 | 422,756 | 20,365,565 |
| Nevada | 62,733 | 578,767 | 29,753,410 |
| New Hampshire | 32,562 | 309,420 | 17,984,247 |
| New Jersey | 203,427 | 1,861,009 | 111,706,230 |
| New Mexico | 36,303 | 340,706 | 15,515,295 |
| New York | 476,132 | 3,932,389 | 256,162,368 |
| North Carolina | 206,680 | 1,815,569 | 87,605,826 |
| North Dakota | 21,334 | 197,212 | 10,702,496 |
| Ohio | 201,035 | 2,175,029 | 107,350,687 |
| Oklahoma | 79,011 | 706,906 | 32,815,308 |
| Oregon | 105,268 | 889,528 | 46,486,575 |
| Pennsylvania | 249,282 | 2,526,466 | 133,109,039 |
| Puerto Rico | 44,639 | 407,296 | 11,399,632 |
| Rhode Island | 25,032 | 224,480 | 11,785,630 |
| South Carolina | 96,948 | 863,326 | 39,236,068 |
| South Dakota | 25,047 | 216,705 | 10,005,056 |
| Tennessee | 113,603 | 1,182,437 | 60,800,616 |
| Texas | 531,206 | 5,108,008 | 281,183,777 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2,223 | 19,903 | 827,352 |
| Utah | 80,799 | 690,069 | 35,341,753 |
| Vermont | 18,292 | 157,959 | 7,961,484 |
| Virginia | 168,938 | 1,602,868 | 93,120,452 |
| Washington | 172,992 | 1,451,617 | 87,591,355 |
| West Virginia | 27,253 | 256,281 | 10,767,185 |
| Wisconsin | 118,322 | 1,247,875 | 61,856,048 |
| Wyoming | 20,304 | 135,636 | 6,844,060 |
| United States | 6,964,659 | 62,734,099 | $3,478,767,909 |
(1) Number of establishments with less than 500 employees. Including the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
Source: U.S. Census.
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