There were 7,728,970 total businesses in the U.S. in 2016, with 1,069,096 retail trade businesses (13.8%) accounting for the largest proportion of these businesses. 4,201,916 businesses (54.4%) had fewer than 5 employees, and 52,723 (0.7%) had 250 or more.
Median-sized businesses in nine states have between five and nine employees. In all other states, median-sized businesses have fewer than five employees.
Median business size in all U.S. states (2016)
State
Total Employees
Alabama
5-9
Mississippi
5-9
West Virginia
5-9
Ohio
5-9
Wisconsin
5-9
Louisiana
5-9
Tennessee
5-9
District of Columbia
5-9
Indiana
5-9
Florida
less than 5
Kentucky
less than 5
Nevada
less than 5
South Dakota
less than 5
Connecticut
less than 5
Illinois
less than 5
Michigan
less than 5
New Hampshire
less than 5
Pennsylvania
less than 5
Vermont
less than 5
Arizona
less than 5
Hawaii
less than 5
Massachusetts
less than 5
North Carolina
less than 5
Texas
less than 5
Alaska
less than 5
Delaware
less than 5
Kansas
less than 5
Missouri
less than 5
New Mexico
less than 5
South Carolina
less than 5
Colorado
less than 5
Idaho
less than 5
Maine
less than 5
Nebraska
less than 5
Oregon
less than 5
Virginia
less than 5
Arkansas
less than 5
Georgia
less than 5
Montana
less than 5
New York
less than 5
Wyoming
less than 5
Minnesota
less than 5
New Jersey
less than 5
Rhode Island
less than 5
Washington
less than 5
California
less than 5
Iowa
less than 5
Maryland
less than 5
North Dakota
less than 5
Oklahoma
less than 5
Utah
less than 5
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