Table VI.B.1.a Percent of number of private-sector employees by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2019
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 131,332,886    69.0%    16.4%    14.6%    6.4%    93.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,481,128    72.1%    16.1%    11.8%    4.3%    95.7%   
Maine 566,335    59.2%    13.6%    27.3%    7.1%    92.9%   
Massachusetts 3,429,648    66.0%    13.0%    20.9%    3.4%    96.6%   
New Hampshire 620,492    56.4%    16.5%    27.1%    5.2%    94.8%   
Rhode Island 444,846    64.2%    10.5%    25.3%    4.0%    96.0%   
Vermont 260,383    61.1%    14.4%    24.5%    4.5%    95.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,838,021    58.4%    21.2%    20.4%    4.6%    95.4%   
New York 8,508,377    60.2%    15.9%    23.9%    5.8%    94.2%   
Pennsylvania 5,497,659    65.9%    16.5%    17.6%    7.8%    92.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,473,527    70.7%    13.5%    15.8%    5.2%    94.8%   
Indiana 2,796,162    73.8%    14.5%    11.8%    6.8%    93.2%   
Michigan 3,889,032    73.1%    16.7%    10.2%    4.4% * 95.6%   
Ohio 5,085,751    67.4%    18.3%    14.3%    6.9% * 93.1%   
Wisconsin 2,629,601    70.6%    13.3%    16.1%    4.0%    96.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,394,287    68.5%    16.6%    15.0%    3.4%    96.6%   
Kansas 1,186,186    72.6%    16.4%    11.1%    5.2%    94.8%   
Minnesota 2,768,637    59.5%    12.8%    27.7%    3.8%    96.2%   
Missouri 2,516,956    69.2%    16.6%    14.2%    5.7%    94.3%   
Nebraska 942,247    72.3%    10.7%    16.9%    4.2%    95.8%   
North Dakota 362,000    61.9%    19.1%    19.0%    6.5%    93.5%   
South Dakota 389,886    59.3%    16.2%    24.5%    4.9%    95.1%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 432,751    62.4%    14.2%    23.4%    5.6%    94.4%   
District of Columbia 535,636    39.6%    22.5%    37.9%    4.0%    96.0%   
Florida 8,371,110    76.3%    13.9%    9.7%    10.7%    89.3%   
Georgia 4,072,997    73.8%    12.7%    13.5%    6.6% * 93.4%   
Maryland 2,407,359    69.2%    16.3%    14.5%    3.5%    96.5%   
North Carolina 3,732,212    71.8%    11.2%    17.1%    6.0%    94.0%   
South Carolina 1,869,238    72.5%    14.3%    13.2%    7.8% * 92.2%   
Virginia 3,389,264    65.9%    15.0%    19.2% * 6.1%    93.9%   
West Virginia 552,250    58.9%    22.1%    19.0%    5.8%    94.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,665,571    79.9%    13.1%    7.0%    5.0%    95.0%   
Kentucky 1,735,929    63.6%    19.8%    16.6%    4.2%    95.8%   
Mississippi 924,603    67.6%    18.2%    14.2%    4.5%    95.5%   
Tennessee 2,735,281    63.8%    23.0%    13.2%    6.9%    93.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,037,098    66.2%    17.8%    16.0%    7.2%    92.8%   
Louisiana 1,645,625    61.4%    25.1%    13.5%    6.6%    93.4%   
Oklahoma 1,313,222    65.9%    19.2%    14.9%    3.8%    96.2%   
Texas 10,849,308    71.2%    19.5%    9.3%    6.9%    93.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,519,393    68.7%    17.4%    13.9%    7.0%    93.0%   
Colorado 2,436,932    74.1%    14.6%    11.3%    9.9%    90.1%   
Idaho 652,064    65.1%    19.1%    15.8%    6.5%    93.5%   
Montana 386,320    64.4%    18.9%    16.8%    9.4%    90.6%   
Nevada 1,246,153    73.6%    25.2%    1.2% * 7.1%    92.9%   
New Mexico 655,008    65.2%    18.8%    16.1%    5.9%    94.1%   
Utah 1,337,864    72.7%    17.9%    9.5%    6.5%    93.5%   
Wyoming 200,443    71.1%    22.0%    7.0%    7.9%    92.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 278,254    69.7%    14.0%    16.3%    6.7%    93.3%   
California 15,098,168    73.4%    16.6%    10.0%    7.7%    92.3%   
Hawaii 474,843    75.4%    16.5%    8.1%    5.5%    94.5%   
Oregon 1,711,732    68.2%    18.7%    13.0%    6.6%    93.4%   
Washington 2,985,097    69.8%    15.5%    14.7%    6.9%    93.1%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VI.B.1.a Standard errors for percent of number of private-sector employees by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2019
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 1,185,708    0.58%    0.42%    0.47%    0.28%    0.28%   
New England:
Connecticut 65,471    2.94%    2.23%    2.11%    0.94%    0.94%   
Maine 17,711    2.83%    1.73%    2.63%    1.27%    1.27%   
Massachusetts 156,206    3.25%    2.27%    2.66%    0.91%    0.91%   
New Hampshire 25,300    3.37%    2.10%    3.15%    1.06%    1.06%   
Rhode Island 16,821    3.12%    1.88%    2.83%    1.14%    1.14%   
Vermont 10,077    3.55%    1.77%    3.50%    0.96%    0.96%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 273,256    5.16%    3.28%    5.56%    1.10%    1.10%   
New York 260,077    2.20%    1.45%    1.95%    0.86%    0.86%   
Pennsylvania 184,976    2.71%    2.27%    2.12%    2.03%    2.03%   
East North Central:
Illinois 184,519    2.57%    1.96%    2.05%    0.95%    0.95%   
Indiana 104,094    2.74%    1.99%    2.07%    1.46%    1.46%   
Michigan 218,229    3.84%    3.68%    2.15%    1.34% * 1.34%   
Ohio 231,475    3.20%    2.68%    2.20%    2.69% * 2.69%   
Wisconsin 81,935    2.67%    1.79%    2.23%    0.91%    0.91%   
West North Central:
Iowa 65,511    3.15%    2.33%    2.51%    0.88%    0.88%   
Kansas 59,135    3.17%    2.60%    2.19%    1.06%    1.06%   
Minnesota 116,972    3.44%    1.85%    3.43%    0.88%    0.88%   
Missouri 114,747    3.35%    2.57%    2.59%    1.34%    1.34%   
Nebraska 43,656    3.18%    1.87%    2.75%    0.88%    0.88%   
North Dakota 17,084    3.32%    2.28%    3.14%    1.23%    1.23%   
South Dakota 17,784    3.57%    2.26%    3.39%    0.95%    0.95%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 19,594    3.84%    2.79%    3.44%    1.31%    1.31%   
District of Columbia 27,457    4.16%    2.72%    4.30%    1.08%    1.08%   
Florida 444,441    2.93%    2.15%    2.24%    2.13%    2.13%   
Georgia 296,577    3.40%    2.23%    2.60%    2.06% * 2.06%   
Maryland 117,511    3.77%    2.82%    3.19%    0.77%    0.77%   
North Carolina 186,984    2.94%    1.65%    2.46%    1.24%    1.24%   
South Carolina 80,713    3.57%    2.04%    3.30%    2.77% * 2.77%   
Virginia 241,457    5.09%    2.62%    5.88% * 1.34%    1.34%   
West Virginia 25,740    3.64%    3.31%    2.66%    1.51%    1.51%   
East South Central:
Alabama 64,306    2.53%    2.31%    1.39%    1.20%    1.20%   
Kentucky 77,188    3.48%    2.67%    3.09%    1.09%    1.09%   
Mississippi 41,399    3.46%    2.66%    2.92%    1.20%    1.20%   
Tennessee 114,031    3.03%    2.63%    2.14%    1.54%    1.54%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 49,133    3.38%    2.54%    3.13%    2.00%    2.00%   
Louisiana 61,249    3.29%    3.02%    2.44%    1.69%    1.69%   
Oklahoma 48,867    3.34%    2.78%    2.61%    0.80%    0.80%   
Texas 436,797    2.19%    1.71%    1.45%    0.90%    0.90%   
Mountain:
Arizona 163,194    3.86%    2.62%    3.34%    1.29%    1.29%   
Colorado 147,953    3.19%    2.25%    2.33%    1.79%    1.79%   
Idaho 28,794    3.44%    3.10%    2.68%    1.25%    1.25%   
Montana 15,391    3.12%    2.58%    2.58%    1.72%    1.72%   
Nevada 55,385    3.48%    3.48%    0.54% * 1.36%    1.36%   
New Mexico 26,693    3.00%    2.45%    2.07%    1.75%    1.75%   
Utah 64,332    3.23%    2.46%    2.57%    1.19%    1.19%   
Wyoming 8,810    2.64%    2.51%    1.19%    1.22%    1.22%   
Pacific:
Alaska 10,195    2.88%    1.72%    2.48%    1.36%    1.36%   
California 539,629    2.13%    1.63%    1.56%    0.93%    0.93%   
Hawaii 20,639    3.20%    2.48%    2.37%    1.12%    1.12%   
Oregon 78,146    3.35%    2.79%    2.26%    1.10%    1.10%   
Washington 170,164    3.44%    2.09%    2.75%    1.27%    1.27%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.