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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 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).

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

3001Peach County, GAGA29,87710.1%−5.2 pts

3002Jennings County, ININ27,62210.1%+0.5 pts

3003Blount County, ALAL60,15610.1%+0.1 pts

3004St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10610.1%−0.9 pts

3005Wexford County, MIMI34,44510.1%+0.5 pts

3006Armstrong County, PAPA63,69810.1%−0.1 pts

3007Whitfield County, GAGA106,21210.1%−1.1 pts

3008Decatur County, ININ26,57610.1%+1.2 pts

3009Stonewall County, TXTX1,18610.0%−12.2 pts

3010Lee County, FLFL875,60710.0%−1.7 pts

3011Jay County, ININ20,11810.0%−0.2 pts

3012Phillips County, MTMT4,20310.0%−4.3 pts

3013Hickman County, KYKY4,37210.0%−7.5 pts

3014Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.0%+1.7 pts

3015Macomb County, MIMI886,22110.0%+0.6 pts

3016Elkhart County, ININ208,77410.0%+0.2 pts

3017Churchill County, NVNV25,85110.0%−4.6 pts

3018Berks County, PAPA440,07210.0%−0.9 pts

3019Barry County, MOMO36,20010.0%+0.1 pts

3020Madison County, IAIA17,27010.0%−1.4 pts

3021Collier County, FLFL417,13110.0%+0.4 pts

3022Hayes County, NENE82110.0%−5.2 pts

3023Evans County, GAGA11,02810.0%−3.2 pts

3024Livingston County, MIMI197,31510.0%+0.2 pts

3025Montcalm County, MIMI69,40610.0%−1.2 pts

3026Gregg County, TXTX126,09510.0%−1.9 pts

3027Cass County, MOMO115,8599.9%−0.2 pts

3028DeKalb County, ININ44,5359.9%−0.5 pts

3029Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0999.9%+0.1 pts

3030Barry County, MIMI63,9919.9%−0.5 pts

3031Liberty County, MTMT1,9579.9%+0.7 pts

3032Laclede County, MOMO36,9439.9%−0.3 pts

3033Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9959.9%+0.6 pts

3034Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3379.9%−0.3 pts

3035Montgomery County, MOMO11,5909.9%−2.3 pts

3036Orange County, FLFL1,528,0029.9%+0.2 pts

3037Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%−2.5 pts

3038Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.9%−0.6 pts

3039Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.8%−0.2 pts

3040Allegan County, MIMI123,1889.8%+0.4 pts

3041Osceola County, FLFL481,7189.8%−0.7 pts

3042Clark County, NVNV2,407,2269.8%+0.5 pts

3043Clark County, ININ130,4519.8%+0.4 pts

3044Marshall County, SDSD4,4269.7%−4.0 pts

3045Piute County, UTUT1,5099.7%−15.4 pts

3046Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.7%−1.3 pts

3047Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009.7%−4.6 pts

3048Warren County, MOMO39,0169.7%−0.0 pts

3049Marion County, MSMS24,0019.7%−9.1 pts

3050Menominee County, MIMI22,9419.7%−1.6 pts

3051Carroll County, ARAR29,2639.7%−1.0 pts

3052Pearl River County, MSMS59,3639.6%−1.8 pts

3053Butler County, PAPA200,1699.6%+0.2 pts

3054Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.6%−0.9 pts

3055Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7919.6%−0.3 pts

3056Putnam County, ININ37,8769.6%−3.2 pts

3057Boundary County, IDID13,9979.6%−7.9 pts

3058Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+0.2 pts

3059Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.6%−0.8 pts

3060Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.6%−9.3 pts

3061Lapeer County, MIMI89,5169.6%−2.6 pts

3062Branch County, MIMI45,9939.6%−4.1 pts

3063Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%−5.0 pts

3064Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1159.6%−1.1 pts

3065St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9689.6%−0.7 pts

3066Marion County, KYKY20,1159.5%−2.7 pts

3067Sarasota County, FLFL479,9589.5%−1.7 pts

3068Pettis County, MOMO44,2549.5%−1.4 pts

3069Logan County, KYKY28,6699.5%−2.8 pts

3070Pleasants County, WVWV7,3389.5%−6.6 pts

3071McLeod County, MNMN36,6319.5%−0.4 pts

3072Dallas County, ARAR6,0119.5%−4.0 pts

3073Meade County, KYKY30,6999.4%−2.2 pts

3074Hall County, GAGA226,5689.4%−3.5 pts

3075Coosa County, ALAL10,1619.4%−6.3 pts

3076Fayette County, PAPA123,0219.4%−2.6 pts

3077Owen County, ININ21,8869.4%−1.3 pts

3078Madison County, ALAL433,5169.4%−1.4 pts

3079Elk County, PAPA29,9269.4%+1.2 pts

3080Collin County, TXTX1,297,1799.4%+0.3 pts

3081Martin County, FLFL166,2729.4%−2.9 pts

3082Teton County, WYWY23,3339.3%−0.2 pts

3083Oscoda County, MIMI8,7239.3%−4.5 pts

3084Lincoln County, MOMO66,6769.3%−0.9 pts

3085Mifflin County, PAPA46,1279.3%−0.9 pts

3086Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.3%−1.6 pts

3087Washington County, MOMO23,8109.2%−3.8 pts

3088Floyd County, ININ82,1539.2%−1.1 pts

3089Dade County, MOMO7,8049.2%−3.8 pts

3090Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%−0.3 pts

3091Gibson County, ININ33,0919.2%+0.1 pts

3092Blaine County, IDID25,5179.1%−3.4 pts

3093Sheridan County, NDND1,2969.1%−5.8 pts

3094Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.1%−2.8 pts

3095Denali, AKAK1,6169.1%−0.8 pts

3096Scotland County, MOMO4,7969.1%−8.0 pts

3097Platte County, NENE35,6499.1%−1.9 pts

3098Haakon County, SDSD1,8029.1%−2.0 pts

3099Jackson County, ININ47,3709.1%+0.1 pts

3100Storey County, NVNV4,2609.0%−8.1 pts

3101McDonald County, MOMO23,9929.0%+1.1 pts

3102Rush County, ININ16,7679.0%−2.0 pts

3103Fulton County, KYKY6,2189.0%−6.3 pts

3104Dubois County, ININ44,0169.0%−0.1 pts

3105Kosciusko County, ININ80,8929.0%−0.5 pts

3106Bartholomew County, ININ85,7299.0%−1.2 pts

3107Hart County, KYKY20,1178.9%−1.4 pts

3108Lemhi County, IDID8,4748.8%−1.8 pts

3109Van Buren County, ARAR16,2388.7%−2.4 pts

3110Meigs County, TNTN14,1868.7%−3.8 pts

3111Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.7%−5.9 pts

3112Franklin County, ININ23,2868.7%−0.9 pts

3113Benton County, ARAR332,5548.7%−0.0 pts

3114Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.6%−1.2 pts

3115Daviess County, ININ34,2098.6%−1.9 pts

3116Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.6%−3.4 pts

3117Madison County, ARAR18,4108.5%−5.9 pts

3118Glades County, FLFL13,2708.5%−14.0 pts

3119Ohio County, ININ5,9948.4%−6.1 pts

3120Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.3%−0.7 pts

3121Brown County, ILIL6,4018.3%−11.5 pts

3122Dakota County, NENE21,6878.3%+0.3 pts

3123Bates County, MOMO16,5128.3%−2.6 pts

3124Richland County, ILIL15,2198.3%−3.9 pts

3125Pennington County, MNMN13,6868.3%−3.9 pts

3126Blackford County, ININ11,7308.1%−4.3 pts

3127Baylor County, TXTX3,4728.1%−19.9 pts

3128Colfax County, NENE10,9348.0%−2.6 pts

3129Nowata County, OKOK9,5227.9%−3.5 pts

3130Edwards County, ILIL5,8987.8%−0.1 pts

3131Lewis County, MOMO9,8797.8%−2.9 pts

3132Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.7%−3.5 pts

3133Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.7%−8.7 pts

3134Holmes County, OHOH44,9707.7%−2.2 pts

3135Butte County, IDID2,7837.3%−10.7 pts

3136Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7117.2%−15.1 pts

3137Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%−10.3 pts

3138Hooker County, NENE6866.4%−5.5 pts

3139Grant County, KSKS7,0286.3%−10.8 pts

3140LaGrange County, ININ41,3056.3%−2.1 pts

3141Quitman County, GAGA2,2545.7%−11.1 pts

3142Griggs County, NDND2,2394.9%−8.3 pts

3143Edwards County, TXTX1,3704.7%−20.3 pts

3144Catron County, NMNM3,8272.0%−9.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES