Table VI.B.1.a Percent of number of private-sector employees by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2017
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 125,415,757    69.5%    16.2%    14.2%    6.2%    93.8%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,463,183    63.7%    19.7%    16.6%    5.1%    94.9%   
Maine 546,780    66.4%    13.0%    20.7%    7.1%    92.9%   
Massachusetts 3,197,062    63.9%    13.8%    22.3%    4.2%    95.8%   
New Hampshire 601,384    73.6%    12.8%    13.6%    4.6%    95.4%   
Rhode Island 419,706    69.8%    11.5%    18.6%    4.8%    95.2%   
Vermont 256,092    64.1%    16.9%    19.0%    8.7%    91.3%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,649,537    62.2%    20.2%    17.6%    6.9%    93.1%   
New York 8,074,179    64.4%    14.8%    20.7%    6.7%    93.3%   
Pennsylvania 5,405,342    64.9%    14.5%    20.7%    4.8%    95.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,564,769    70.1%    14.7%    15.2%    4.7%    95.3%   
Indiana 2,643,904    74.1%    15.9%    10.0%    6.9% * 93.1%   
Michigan 3,890,148    64.7%    19.6%    15.7%    5.2%    94.8%   
Ohio 4,697,665    69.5%    15.6%    14.9%    4.9%    95.1%   
Wisconsin 2,566,194    69.9%    13.8%    16.3%    5.1%    94.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,341,755    67.5%    15.9%    16.6%    4.2%    95.8%   
Kansas 1,129,201    67.5%    17.5%    15.0%    4.8%    95.2%   
Minnesota 2,575,531    71.6%    11.3%    17.1%    6.7%    93.3%   
Missouri 2,651,438    69.2%    14.5%    16.3%    5.8%    94.2%   
Nebraska 867,860    74.8%    12.6%    12.5%    4.9%    95.1%   
North Dakota 350,511    61.8%    16.6%    21.5%    7.9%    92.1%   
South Dakota 410,682    57.3%    11.7%    31.0%    5.2%    94.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 406,396    66.7%    14.5%    18.8%    12.3%    87.7%   
District of Columbia 508,190    39.5%    26.2%    34.4%    4.6%    95.4%   
Florida 8,079,462    75.0%    13.5%    11.5%    7.5%    92.5%   
Georgia 3,710,976    77.0%    13.3%    9.8%    9.3%    90.7%   
Maryland 2,241,610    69.9%    14.5%    15.6%    5.2%    94.8%   
North Carolina 3,602,060    73.2%    14.8%    12.0%    5.4%    94.6%   
South Carolina 1,743,763    69.0%    18.1%    12.9%    5.9%    94.1%   
Virginia 3,186,820    65.9%    18.1%    15.9%    5.2%    94.8%   
West Virginia 549,918    65.6%    17.6%    16.8%    5.7%    94.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,563,142    79.1%    12.5%    8.4%    4.1%    95.9%   
Kentucky 1,597,551    64.6%    15.3%    20.1%    6.3% * 93.7%   
Mississippi 864,230    69.3%    16.9%    13.8%    5.7%    94.3%   
Tennessee 2,552,137    66.2%    22.0%    11.8%    4.2%    95.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,042,724    65.1%    18.3%    16.6%    5.5%    94.5%   
Louisiana 1,575,062    71.0%    18.4%    10.6%    4.6%    95.4%   
Oklahoma 1,249,714    63.8%    20.2%    16.0%    7.7%    92.3%   
Texas 10,281,941    70.2%    19.3%    10.4%    6.7%    93.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,415,684    72.2%    16.6%    11.2%    5.9%    94.1%   
Colorado 2,366,754    67.6%    16.3%    16.1%    7.1%    92.9%   
Idaho 619,266    68.8%    17.7%    13.6%    4.5%    95.5%   
Montana 401,953    59.7%    14.9%    25.4%    7.7%    92.3%   
Nevada 1,272,587    74.1%    22.0%    4.0%    7.1%    92.9%   
New Mexico 624,696    64.3%    22.3%    13.4%    5.7%    94.3%   
Utah 1,192,790    78.2%    18.0%    --    9.9%    90.1%   
Wyoming 207,129    71.6%    17.0%    11.5%    8.9%    91.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 259,256    73.8%    15.8%    10.4%    7.8%    92.2%   
California 14,193,963    73.8%    16.9%    9.3%    7.4%    92.6%   
Hawaii 555,199    70.5%    17.5%    12.0%    5.0%    95.0%   
Oregon 1,523,632    70.0%    16.3%    13.7%    7.1%    92.9%   
Washington 2,724,226    69.6%    14.1%    16.3%    6.7%    93.3%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

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, 2017
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 978,960    0.53%    0.40%    0.40%    0.22%    0.22%   
New England:
Connecticut 50,039    2.89%    2.05%    2.40%    1.03%    1.03%   
Maine 20,911    2.77%    1.87%    2.24%    1.40%    1.40%   
Massachusetts 107,591    3.01%    2.07%    2.62%    0.73%    0.73%   
New Hampshire 22,927    2.71%    1.50%    2.36%    1.01%    1.01%   
Rhode Island 16,366    2.86%    2.02%    2.38%    1.07%    1.07%   
Vermont 9,341    2.93%    2.67%    2.09%    1.41%    1.41%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 127,166    2.97%    2.02%    2.74%    1.31%    1.31%   
New York 349,977    2.74%    1.92%    2.20%    0.89%    0.89%   
Pennsylvania 159,833    2.49%    1.58%    2.17%    0.81%    0.81%   
East North Central:
Illinois 255,222    3.44%    2.85%    2.57%    1.42%    1.42%   
Indiana 137,445    3.06%    2.41%    2.07%    2.44% * 2.44%   
Michigan 155,601    3.12%    2.77%    2.52%    1.06%    1.06%   
Ohio 146,818    2.79%    2.34%    1.97%    1.10%    1.10%   
Wisconsin 99,446    2.90%    1.83%    2.36%    1.18%    1.18%   
West North Central:
Iowa 49,115    2.89%    2.05%    2.52%    0.95%    0.95%   
Kansas 49,908    3.41%    2.65%    2.69%    0.84%    0.84%   
Minnesota 81,760    2.71%    1.64%    2.41%    1.08%    1.08%   
Missouri 203,392    3.75%    2.03%    2.92%    1.16%    1.16%   
Nebraska 31,107    2.58%    1.74%    2.18%    1.02%    1.02%   
North Dakota 12,986    3.08%    1.92%    3.02%    1.27%    1.27%   
South Dakota 12,387    2.72%    1.31%    2.48%    0.89%    0.89%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18,120    3.69%    2.07%    3.42%    2.39%    2.39%   
District of Columbia 18,923    2.97%    3.07%    2.80%    0.97%    0.97%   
Florida 394,907    2.65%    1.94%    1.93%    1.35%    1.35%   
Georgia 166,444    2.82%    2.27%    1.88%    2.13%    2.13%   
Maryland 92,999    3.26%    2.12%    2.79%    1.25%    1.25%   
North Carolina 103,465    2.27%    1.87%    1.53%    0.91%    0.91%   
South Carolina 78,790    3.32%    3.20%    2.04%    1.54%    1.54%   
Virginia 127,611    3.11%    2.62%    2.38%    1.16%    1.16%   
West Virginia 22,926    2.94%    2.09%    2.33%    1.40%    1.40%   
East South Central:
Alabama 77,128    2.64%    1.81%    2.02%    0.78%    0.78%   
Kentucky 60,634    3.19%    2.26%    2.76%    2.07% * 2.07%   
Mississippi 46,684    3.80%    3.24%    2.81%    1.29%    1.29%   
Tennessee 99,276    3.09%    2.38%    2.44%    1.01%    1.01%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 51,676    3.53%    2.85%    2.84%    1.19%    1.19%   
Louisiana 67,854    2.97%    2.35%    2.11%    1.02%    1.02%   
Oklahoma 47,267    3.08%    2.38%    2.59%    1.50%    1.50%   
Texas 323,970    2.17%    1.84%    1.49%    0.89%    0.89%   
Mountain:
Arizona 159,843    3.62%    2.56%    2.74%    1.13%    1.13%   
Colorado 99,254    3.45%    2.20%    3.27%    1.17%    1.17%   
Idaho 24,434    2.77%    2.15%    2.09%    0.84%    0.84%   
Montana 17,946    3.53%    1.93%    3.50%    1.23%    1.23%   
Nevada 58,446    3.27%    3.14%    0.98%    1.14%    1.14%   
New Mexico 24,738    2.86%    3.36%    2.46%    1.17%    1.17%   
Utah 53,105    2.52%    2.28%    --    1.59%    1.59%   
Wyoming 7,648    2.57%    2.01%    1.87%    1.41%    1.41%   
Pacific:
Alaska 9,005    2.33%    1.89%    1.57%    1.59%    1.59%   
California 394,330    1.75%    1.41%    1.23%    0.74%    0.74%   
Hawaii 30,282    3.76%    2.85%    2.98%    1.30%    1.30%   
Oregon 77,460    2.96%    1.96%    2.44%    1.34%    1.34%   
Washington 128,265    3.60%    2.05%    3.35%    1.21%    1.21%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.