RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most self-employed workers, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). Loving County, Texas leads at 84.6%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Alaska carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,49913.1%–

01Loving County, TXTX5284.6%+335%

02Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93245.5%–

03Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09545.5%+29%

04Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33845.4%–

05Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39145.1%−0%

06Harding County, NMNM61743.4%+117%

07Buffalo County, SDSD1,80242.6%+3%

08Mora County, NMNM4,05142.4%+126%

09Ziebach County, SDSD2,38941.9%+53%

10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83040.6%+20%

11Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02840.1%−15%

12Menominee County, WIWI4,19939.5%+20%

13Kenedy County, TXTX31939.3%+25%

14Dewey County, SDSD5,41938.5%+22%

15Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77738.1%+10%

16Sioux County, NDND3,66737.9%−29%

17Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48337.1%−6%

18King County, TXTX19237.0%+25%

19San Juan County, COCO81336.3%+112%

20Hamilton County, NYNY5,00636.0%+6%

21Hall County, TXTX2,73734.5%+117%

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35733.0%−36%

23Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15332.7%−9%

24Kiowa County, COCO1,41232.2%+23%

25North Slope, AKAK10,58232.1%−43%

26Crockett County, TXTX2,76932.1%+140%

27Benson County, NDND5,75931.9%+5%

28Clark County, IDID78331.8%+27%

29Glacier County, MTMT13,46331.8%+0%

30Corson County, SDSD3,78131.6%+16%

31Ferry County, WAWA7,51731.5%+38%

32Foard County, TXTX1,04431.2%+38%

33Jackson County, SDSD2,66631.2%−2%

34Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55330.6%–

35Lyman County, SDSD3,69430.1%+3%

36Juneau, AKAK31,60929.5%+6%

37Wibaux County, MTMT88529.5%+27%

38Kent County, TXTX67429.3%−24%

39Wheeler County, OROR1,47229.2%−16%

40Thurston County, NENE6,75229.1%−16%

41Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27129.0%+5%

42San Miguel County, NMNM26,26029.0%+9%

43Inyo County, CACA18,15829.0%+21%

44Lexington, VAVA7,76928.9%+6%

45Skagway, AKAK1,10428.8%+271%

46Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.7%+83%

47Brooks County, TXTX6,57928.5%+46%

48Apache County, AZAZ64,44528.5%−2%

49Dolores County, COCO2,46628.4%+34%

50Sierra County, CACA3,09827.8%+63%

51Sumter County, ALAL11,58827.8%+18%

52Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92927.7%+7%

53Morton County, KSKS2,47027.7%−16%

54Mellette County, SDSD2,13727.4%−24%

55Kane County, UTUT8,59727.3%+40%

56Loup County, NENE57027.0%+58%

57Clinch County, GAGA6,84726.8%+66%

58Sierra County, NMNM11,39526.2%+85%

59San Juan County, UTUT14,54226.1%+7%

60Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66625.8%–

61La Salle County, TXTX6,51725.8%+32%

62Lincoln County, NVNV4,32025.7%+28%

63Deuel County, NENE1,86225.7%+48%

64Tensas Parish, LALA3,70025.6%+26%

65Swisher County, TXTX6,70325.6%+36%

66Otero County, COCO17,68325.6%+47%

67Dawes County, NENE7,85825.5%+59%

68Comanche County, KSKS1,67325.4%+41%

69East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76025.3%+38%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,36425.3%+52%

71Lake County, OROR8,18725.2%+72%

72Upton County, TXTX3,13125.2%−15%

73Swain County, NCNC14,02425.0%+0%

74Fisher County, TXTX3,69225.0%+43%

75Magoffin County, KYKY11,11024.9%+33%

76Cheyenne County, COCO1,71324.9%+39%

77Karnes County, TXTX15,01824.8%+15%

78Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66224.8%+38%

79Hughes County, SDSD17,57024.7%+10%

80Liberty County, FLFL8,03524.7%+8%

81Mariposa County, CACA16,91824.6%+22%

82Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60024.6%+14%

83Bennett County, SDSD3,30724.6%−2%

84Tompkins County, NYNY104,04724.5%+5%

85Big Horn County, MTMT12,75224.5%+45%

86Clay County, WVWV7,53824.5%+26%

87Costilla County, COCO3,67924.5%−7%

88Saguache County, COCO6,73224.4%+60%

89Haskell County, TXTX5,49924.4%+27%

90Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87324.4%+86%

91Knox County, TXTX3,19224.4%+36%

92Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.3%+42%

93Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53724.3%+4%

94Garza County, TXTX4,51024.2%+64%

95Highland County, VAVA2,31824.2%+107%

96Tucker County, WVWV6,54024.2%+32%

97Alamosa County, COCO16,68824.2%+9%

98Fremont County, WYWY39,46424.0%+11%

99Menard County, TXTX1,95623.9%+53%

100Letcher County, KYKY19,95223.9%+42%

101Alexander County, ILIL4,57023.9%+22%

102Franklin County, KYKY52,64923.9%+7%

103Wakulla County, FLFL38,08923.9%−1%

104Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48123.8%+1%

105Hinsdale County, COCO75323.8%−2%

106Lawrence County, KYKY15,76523.7%+109%

107Oliver County, NDND1,89823.6%+119%

108Wheatland County, MTMT2,10023.6%+42%

109Richmond County, VAVA9,29423.6%+52%

110Hancock County, GAGA8,68223.5%−5%

111Powder River County, MTMT1,78123.5%+18%

112Chouteau County, MTMT5,86523.4%+3%

113Graham County, KSKS2,37123.4%+4%

114Petroleum County, MTMT54823.4%+24%

115Presidio County, TXTX5,43323.4%+4%

116Graham County, NCNC8,19023.4%+35%

117Webster County, GAGA2,36923.4%+81%

118Ward County, TXTX11,12523.2%+3%

119Columbia County, WAWA4,14123.2%−13%

120Kearny County, KSKS3,88823.2%+14%

121Somerset County, MDMD24,97323.1%+11%

122Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82323.1%+30%

123Wallace County, KSKS1,44123.1%−7%

124Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22323.0%+24%

125Randolph County, GAGA6,15623.0%+3%

126Sterling County, TXTX1,34923.0%+39%

127McDowell County, WVWV16,87823.0%−13%

128Beltrami County, MNMN47,05522.9%+5%

129Grant County, NMNM27,25222.9%−10%

130Forest County, WIWI9,57422.9%+66%

131Wrangell, AKAK2,00722.9%+5%

132Franklin County, NYNY46,50022.8%−7%

133Montgomery County, GAGA8,63522.8%+13%

134Borden County, TXTX56722.8%−7%

135Van Buren County, TNTN6,87422.8%+57%

136Harper County, OKOK3,17222.8%+19%

137Daggett County, UTUT93422.7%−19%

138Niobrara County, WYWY2,34122.7%+12%

139Socorro County, NMNM15,83822.7%+4%

140Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24222.7%−30%

141Wilcox County, GAGA8,79722.6%−18%

142Sabine County, TXTX10,01222.6%−1%

143Sutton County, TXTX3,20322.5%+26%

144Plumas County, CACA18,58322.5%+37%

145Greeley County, KSKS1,18222.5%+6%

146Albany County, WYWY38,55822.5%+3%

147Elk County, KSKS2,45822.5%+51%

148Lewis County, NYNY26,47922.4%+21%

149Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.4%+17%

150Starr County, TXTX66,31922.3%+8%

151Franklin, VAVA8,47822.3%+25%

152Carbon County, WYWY14,01322.3%+30%

153Dickens County, TXTX1,69222.3%−11%

154Allen County, KSKS12,30222.3%+45%

155Union County, NMNM3,84422.2%+24%

156Eureka County, NVNV1,86722.2%−17%

157Aleutians East, AKAK3,47922.2%+541%

158Cloud County, KSKS8,83322.2%+53%

159Sangamon County, ILIL194,17022.2%+15%

160Navajo County, AZAZ109,94622.2%−6%

161Charlottesville, VAVA44,38822.2%+0%

162Olmsted County, MNMN166,73122.2%+48%

163Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34322.1%+21%

164Telfair County, GAGA11,19522.1%+7%

165Gove County, KSKS2,63122.1%+25%

166Meade County, KSKS3,85222.1%−9%

167Calhoun County, FLFL13,28922.1%−6%

168Rosebud County, MTMT8,25322.1%+25%

169Mineral County, COCO91022.1%−22%

170Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61522.1%+2%

171Hemphill County, TXTX3,08322.0%+46%

172Cook County, MNMN5,52222.0%+17%

173Schuyler County, ILIL6,65722.0%+27%

174McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.0%+17%

175Craig County, VAVA4,80021.9%+41%

176Yakutat, AKAK67221.9%−39%

177Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05821.9%+17%

178Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95521.9%+15%

179Claiborne County, MSMS8,05821.8%−6%

180Glascock County, GAGA3,14121.8%+33%

181Bent County, COCO5,71621.8%−4%

182Carter County, MTMT1,38321.8%+55%

183Schoharie County, NYNY30,17621.7%+11%

184Adair County, OKOK19,82821.7%+34%

185Wichita County, KSKS2,03121.7%+14%

186Prowers County, COCO11,88421.7%+8%

187Lake County, CACA67,77221.6%+8%

188Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89621.6%−14%

189La Paz County, AZAZ16,71121.6%−19%

190Washington County, COCO4,73221.6%+24%

191Quay County, NMNM8,45421.6%+15%

192Garfield County, NENE1,71021.6%+48%

193Toole County, MTMT5,21121.5%−25%

194Billings County, NDND1,07121.5%+15%

195Uinta County, WYWY20,72821.5%+9%

196Wheeler County, NENE78921.5%+251%

197Goliad County, TXTX7,20821.5%+25%

198St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75821.5%+38%

199Carroll County, MSMS9,22621.5%+37%

200Dent County, MOMO14,58421.5%+101%

201Lake County, SDSD10,99321.4%+42%

202Moffat County, COCO13,12221.4%+41%

203Bradley County, ARAR9,82821.4%+11%

204Richmond County, NYNY501,29021.3%+3%

205Vinton County, OHOH12,64521.3%+65%

206Rio Grande County, COCO11,08721.3%+36%

207Newton County, TXTX11,95421.2%+15%

208Chicot County, ARAR9,10721.2%+4%

209Treutlen County, GAGA6,46621.2%−5%

210Todd County, SDSD8,86321.2%−55%

211St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48821.2%+6%

212Coahoma County, MSMS19,84921.2%+32%

213Miller County, GAGA5,81221.2%+18%

214Sherman County, OROR2,05121.1%+20%

215Leon County, FLFL299,04821.1%−10%

216Morris County, TXTX12,13321.1%+10%

217Yolo County, CACA224,41021.1%−3%

218Stafford County, KSKS4,00521.1%+6%

219East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91121.1%−13%

220Mills County, TXTX4,58021.1%+24%

221Delaware County, NYNY44,30521.0%+9%

222Scurry County, TXTX16,16221.0%+21%

223McPherson County, SDSD2,34721.0%+57%

224Thurston County, WAWA304,26121.0%−4%

225Yuma County, COCO9,89621.0%+52%

226Cochran County, TXTX2,54621.0%+7%

227Otsego County, NYNY60,58920.9%+12%

228Jackson County, FLFL49,62920.9%−15%

229Hancock County, TNTN7,07520.9%+32%

230Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48820.9%+33%

231Stevens County, KSKS4,98420.9%−2%

232Albany County, NYNY321,22520.9%−1%

233Lynn County, TXTX6,01720.9%+9%

234Roberts County, TXTX86720.9%−24%

235Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+42%

236Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.8%+36%

237Wheeler County, TXTX4,77320.8%+19%

238Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32120.8%+5%

239Kiowa County, KSKS2,43220.8%+9%

240Hampshire County, WVWV24,10520.8%+103%

241Summers County, WVWV11,53220.8%+31%

242Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43320.8%+9%

243Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38720.7%+31%

244Whitman County, WAWA48,51220.7%−16%

245Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60420.7%+52%

246Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.7%+23%

247Blaine County, MTMT6,86020.7%−31%

248Surry County, VAVA6,60320.6%+2%

249Buchanan County, VAVA18,49220.6%+22%

250Robertson County, KYKY2,32520.6%+1024%

251Lincoln County, WAWA11,98220.6%−22%

252Edwards County, KSKS2,64020.6%+1%

253Woods County, OKOK8,44320.6%−15%

254Schleicher County, TXTX2,24520.6%−5%

255Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.6%+46%

256Ness County, KSKS2,61720.6%+22%

257Clay County, KYKY19,46520.6%−11%

258Mineral County, NVNV4,40720.6%−35%

259Bath County, VAVA4,07620.5%+51%

260Concordia Parish, LALA17,83620.5%+9%

261Trinity County, CACA15,72020.5%−2%

262Haines, AKAK2,06820.5%−13%

263Baca County, COCO3,34720.5%−16%

264Terrell County, TXTX70220.5%−31%

265Stanton County, KSKS1,98620.5%−1%

266Greer County, OKOK5,37320.5%+2%

267Washington County, VTVT59,65220.5%+15%

268Cortland County, NYNY45,85020.5%+20%

269Turner County, GAGA8,98320.5%+9%

270Broadwater County, MTMT8,49320.4%+80%

271Gallia County, OHOH29,07220.4%+24%

272Kalawao County, HIHI8220.4%−61%

273Hill County, MTMT16,16720.4%+18%

274Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.4%+1%

275Broome County, NYNY195,73620.4%+14%

276Menard County, ILIL11,86320.4%+16%

277Jewell County, KSKS2,83020.3%−13%

278Petersburg, AKAK3,39420.3%−12%

279Klamath County, OROR70,27420.3%+38%

280Riley County, KSKS72,59820.3%−11%

281Linn County, MOMO11,81520.3%+61%

282Hughes County, OKOK13,45520.3%+19%

283Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.3%+6%

284Smith County, KSKS3,56620.3%+30%

285Johnson County, KYKY22,05120.2%+36%

286Kidder County, NDND2,39320.2%+30%

287Payne County, OKOK83,88920.2%−1%

288Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.2%+2%

289Hamilton County, TXTX8,68020.2%−5%

290Knott County, KYKY13,32120.2%−5%

291Mackinac County, MIMI11,23620.2%+10%

292Las Animas County, COCO14,39120.2%+12%

293Emery County, UTUT10,17720.1%+21%

294Wilson County, KSKS8,29920.1%+30%

295Wolfe County, KYKY6,29820.1%−26%

296Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.1%+2%

297Logan County, WVWV30,37520.1%+34%

298Washington County, IDID11,58320.1%+21%

299Cape May County, NJNJ93,39020.1%+3%

300McKinley County, NMNM68,11920.0%−13%

301Barber County, KSKS4,08320.0%+43%

302Bertie County, NCNC17,08620.0%+26%

303Wilcox County, ALAL9,66620.0%+39%

304Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68319.9%−2%

305Labette County, KSKS19,68519.9%+14%

306Mitchell County, NCNC15,06219.9%+30%

307Montgomery County, VAVA98,43419.9%−3%

308Humboldt County, CACA131,64719.9%+13%

309Del Norte County, CACA26,41019.9%−17%

310Morrill County, NENE4,40419.9%+13%

311Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619.9%+6%

312Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.9%−1%

313Rolette County, NDND11,68819.9%−25%

314Gilpin County, COCO6,07319.9%−5%

315Grant County, ARAR18,75619.9%+28%

316Tipton County, ININ15,31919.8%+75%

317Schuyler County, NYNY16,92419.8%+36%

318Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.8%+24%

319Tuolumne County, CACA53,16019.8%+8%

320Hertford County, NCNC19,01519.8%+7%

321Orange County, VTVT30,00219.8%+23%

322Ouray County, COCO5,26519.7%−1%

323Seneca County, NYNY32,88319.7%+13%

324Leslie County, KYKY9,62719.7%+36%

325Pawnee County, NENE2,51019.7%+8%

326Sitka, AKAK8,31919.7%−10%

327Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.7%−8%

328Phillips County, KSKS4,72819.7%+14%

329Essex County, VTVT6,05119.7%+21%

330Sharkey County, MSMS3,09719.7%+20%

331Hale County, ALAL15,19419.7%+40%

332Tehama County, CACA64,66519.6%+37%

333Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.6%+124%

334Willacy County, TXTX19,97119.6%−35%

335Cavalier County, NDND3,49719.6%+28%

336Lake County, COCO7,55219.6%+50%

337Benton County, OROR97,72819.6%+13%

338Limestone County, TXTX22,84919.6%−20%

339Meagher County, MTMT2,13719.6%+91%

340Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74719.6%+26%

341Madison County, NYNY67,12019.6%+22%

342Converse County, WYWY13,82419.6%+28%

343Clay County, SDSD15,03119.6%−14%

344Leflore County, MSMS25,68619.6%+2%

345Lewis County, IDID3,70419.6%+4%

346Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18619.6%+20%

347Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.6%+6%

348Jackson Parish, LALA15,83419.5%+44%

349Lassen County, CACA28,11719.5%−18%

350Koochiching County, MNMN11,58719.5%+26%

351Huerfano County, COCO7,01119.5%+12%

352Athens County, OHOH63,19719.5%−15%

353Siskiyou County, CACA42,01319.5%−0%

354Cole County, MOMO77,90819.5%−10%

355Vilas County, WIWI23,76119.5%+49%

356Beaver County, OKOK4,88219.5%+15%

357Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97519.4%−18%

358Crosby County, TXTX4,85219.4%−15%

359Oneida County, NYNY226,39219.4%+14%

360Pawnee County, KSKS5,99119.4%−46%

361Martin County, NCNC21,60119.4%+8%

362Jones County, TXTX20,86119.4%+25%

363Monroe County, OHOH12,99419.3%+25%

364Polk County, TXTX53,43419.3%+26%

365Morris County, KSKS5,34819.3%+29%

366Hampshire County, MAMA164,06519.3%+0%

367Donley County, TXTX3,21319.3%−1%

368Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.3%−4%

369Refugio County, TXTX6,65719.3%+0%

370Real County, TXTX2,74519.3%+52%

371Kemper County, MSMS8,60019.3%+30%

372Bolivar County, MSMS28,26219.3%−7%

373Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.3%−3%

374McNairy County, TNTN26,23619.2%+31%

375Adams County, IAIA3,61719.2%+17%

376Lafayette County, MSMS59,59719.2%−1%

377Clearwater County, MNMN8,64719.2%−19%

378Orange County, NCNC152,49819.2%−3%

379Chase County, KSKS2,57219.2%−16%

380Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14419.2%+6%

381Traill County, NDND7,92019.2%+16%

382Early County, GAGA10,45519.2%−23%

383Martin County, TXTX5,28419.2%−19%

384Caribou County, IDID7,25219.2%+54%

385Gray County, TXTX20,91919.2%+40%

386Edmunds County, SDSD4,02219.1%+50%

387Appling County, GAGA19,10019.1%+61%

388Hitchcock County, NENE2,46719.1%+41%

389Chippewa County, MNMN12,40619.1%+33%

390Ashland County, WIWI16,20319.1%+13%

391Cherokee County, OKOK49,19619.1%−14%

392Robertson County, TXTX17,83919.0%+25%

393Osage County, KSKS15,69319.0%+30%

394Breathitt County, KYKY12,55819.0%−7%

395Staunton, VAVA26,80119.0%+20%

396Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58219.0%+3%

397Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41519.0%+3%

398Goshen County, WYWY12,64019.0%+46%

399Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.0%−7%

400Pike County, KYKY54,72119.0%+38%

401Grant County, WAWA105,72719.0%+13%

402Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58618.9%+35%

403Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18618.9%+18%

404Jenkins County, GAGA8,84318.9%+21%

405Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.9%+56%

406Walker County, TXTX83,84218.9%−21%

407Craig County, OKOK14,51818.9%+2%

408Heard County, GAGA12,14918.9%−16%

409Grant County, OROR7,07518.9%+16%

410Sullivan County, NYNY80,58618.9%−11%

411Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54918.8%−14%

412Floyd County, KYKY34,40118.8%+33%

413Baker County, FLFL29,73718.8%+6%

414Wayne County, TNTN16,41618.8%+31%

415Stevens County, WAWA49,66818.8%+19%

416Scott County, TNTN22,67118.8%+33%

417Roberts County, SDSD10,25518.8%−7%

418Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33118.8%−3%

419Powell County, MTMT7,15718.8%−2%

420Furnas County, NENE4,52418.8%+32%

421Rowan County, KYKY24,47618.8%−10%

422Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.8%+23%

423Woodson County, KSKS3,11818.8%+14%

424Johnston County, OKOK10,44818.8%+10%

425Carbon County, UTUT20,68018.8%+27%

426Rich County, UTUT2,68718.8%+0%

427Hanson County, SDSD3,45618.8%+54%

428New Kent County, VAVA28,02218.7%+36%

429Modoc County, CACA8,42618.7%−25%

430Nemaha County, NENE7,10218.7%+7%

431Taylor County, GAGA7,81818.7%+10%

432Dickinson County, KSKS18,63718.7%+36%

433Jefferson County, KSKS18,29618.7%−4%

434Latimer County, OKOK9,64518.7%−9%

435Pulaski County, ILIL4,82018.7%−22%

436Green County, KYKY11,64418.6%+20%

437Castro County, TXTX7,29518.6%+9%

438Lanier County, GAGA10,62318.6%+51%

439Greensville County, VAVA11,18118.6%+1%

440Osage County, MOMO13,61118.6%+7%

441Grant Parish, LALA22,07518.6%+22%

442Lincoln County, WVWV19,17718.6%+26%

443Keya Paha County, NENE79218.6%+34%

444Latah County, IDID41,84218.6%−14%

445Bamberg County, SCSC12,79618.6%+5%

446Daniels County, MTMT1,61218.6%+23%

447Gulf County, FLFL15,94318.6%+7%

448Divide County, NDND2,11018.6%+16%

449Garden County, NENE1,80418.6%+0%

450Shawnee County, KSKS178,60718.6%+8%

451Dodge County, GAGA19,66318.5%−26%

452Oneida County, IDID5,08518.5%+27%

453Calhoun County, TXTX19,59918.5%+17%

454Stephens County, TXTX9,38018.5%+36%

455Hyde County, SDSD1,19118.5%+30%

456Benewah County, IDID10,50818.5%+24%

457Mountrail County, NDND9,39518.5%+4%

458Johnson County, NENE5,21818.5%+25%

459Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30318.5%+16%

460Blaine County, NENE45818.5%+14%

461Gilliam County, OROR1,97118.5%+10%

462Pike County, ILIL14,23118.5%+70%

463Mason County, WAWA71,16518.5%+13%

464Harlan County, KYKY24,72518.5%+33%

465Pacific County, WAWA24,35718.5%−4%

466Ellis County, KSKS29,07518.5%+15%

467Polk County, OROR90,03718.5%−8%

468Warren County, NYNY65,02018.5%+22%

469Schuyler County, MOMO4,14018.5%+39%

470Newberry County, SCSC39,56118.5%+37%

471Allendale County, SCSC7,35518.4%+5%

472Coffey County, KSKS8,46718.4%−15%

473Imperial County, CACA181,41118.4%−9%

474Arthur County, NENE39618.4%+51%

475Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25718.4%+28%

476Yoakum County, TXTX7,43818.4%−27%

477Barnes County, NDND10,57318.4%+5%

478Sumner County, KSKS22,31218.4%+23%

479Rooks County, KSKS4,64618.4%+2%

480Clearwater County, IDID9,11818.4%+6%

481Albemarle County, VAVA118,35618.4%−8%

482Steuben County, NYNY91,85518.4%+17%

483Perry County, TNTN9,12618.4%+44%

484New Madrid County, MOMO15,08618.4%+17%

485San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.3%+21%

486Schenectady County, NYNY162,58118.3%+2%

487Columbia County, NYNY60,16818.3%+8%

488Irion County, TXTX1,46318.3%+16%

489Clay County, KSKS7,99018.3%+29%

490Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.3%+2%

491Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.3%+31%

492Mitchell County, KSKS5,59018.3%+13%

493Chowan County, NCNC14,08218.3%+7%

494Washington County, NCNC10,63818.3%−12%

495Desha County, ARAR9,98418.3%−17%

496Decatur County, IAIA7,65518.3%+4%

497Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46018.3%+0%

498Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.3%−33%

499Cayuga County, NYNY74,36518.3%+21%

500Giles County, VAVA16,56418.3%+13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest self-employed workers?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 84.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by self-employed workers?

Loving County, Texas, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Alaska, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, Bethel Census Area, Alaska.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is self-employed workers measured?

Share of the employed civilian population 16+ who are self-employed (own incorporated or unincorporated business). Source: ACS B24080. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).