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).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

3001Peach County, GAGA29,87710.1%−34%

3002Jennings County, ININ27,62210.1%+5%

3003Blount County, ALAL60,15610.1%+1%

3004St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10610.1%−8%

3005Wexford County, MIMI34,44510.1%+6%

3006Armstrong County, PAPA63,69810.1%−1%

3007Whitfield County, GAGA106,21210.1%−10%

3008Decatur County, ININ26,57610.1%+14%

3009Stonewall County, TXTX1,18610.0%−55%

3010Lee County, FLFL875,60710.0%−15%

3011Jay County, ININ20,11810.0%−2%

3012Phillips County, MTMT4,20310.0%−30%

3013Hickman County, KYKY4,37210.0%−43%

3014Effingham County, ILIL34,51910.0%+21%

3015Macomb County, MIMI886,22110.0%+6%

3016Elkhart County, ININ208,77410.0%+2%

3017Churchill County, NVNV25,85110.0%−31%

3018Berks County, PAPA440,07210.0%−8%

3019Barry County, MOMO36,20010.0%+1%

3020Madison County, IAIA17,27010.0%−13%

3021Collier County, FLFL417,13110.0%+4%

3022Hayes County, NENE82110.0%−34%

3023Evans County, GAGA11,02810.0%−25%

3024Livingston County, MIMI197,31510.0%+2%

3025Montcalm County, MIMI69,40610.0%−11%

3026Gregg County, TXTX126,09510.0%−16%

3027Cass County, MOMO115,8599.9%−2%

3028DeKalb County, ININ44,5359.9%−5%

3029Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0999.9%+1%

3030Barry County, MIMI63,9919.9%−5%

3031Liberty County, MTMT1,9579.9%+8%

3032Laclede County, MOMO36,9439.9%−3%

3033Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9959.9%+6%

3034Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3379.9%−3%

3035Montgomery County, MOMO11,5909.9%−19%

3036Orange County, FLFL1,528,0029.9%+3%

3037Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%−21%

3038Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.9%−6%

3039Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.8%−2%

3040Allegan County, MIMI123,1889.8%+4%

3041Osceola County, FLFL481,7189.8%−7%

3042Clark County, NVNV2,407,2269.8%+5%

3043Clark County, ININ130,4519.8%+4%

3044Marshall County, SDSD4,4269.7%−29%

3045Piute County, UTUT1,5099.7%−61%

3046Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.7%−12%

3047Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009.7%−32%

3048Warren County, MOMO39,0169.7%−0%

3049Marion County, MSMS24,0019.7%−49%

3050Menominee County, MIMI22,9419.7%−14%

3051Carroll County, ARAR29,2639.7%−10%

3052Pearl River County, MSMS59,3639.6%−16%

3053Butler County, PAPA200,1699.6%+2%

3054Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.6%−9%

3055Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7919.6%−3%

3056Putnam County, ININ37,8769.6%−25%

3057Boundary County, IDID13,9979.6%−45%

3058Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+2%

3059Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.6%−7%

3060Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.6%−49%

3061Lapeer County, MIMI89,5169.6%−21%

3062Branch County, MIMI45,9939.6%−30%

3063Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%−34%

3064Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1159.6%−11%

3065St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9689.6%−7%

3066Marion County, KYKY20,1159.5%−22%

3067Sarasota County, FLFL479,9589.5%−15%

3068Pettis County, MOMO44,2549.5%−13%

3069Logan County, KYKY28,6699.5%−23%

3070Pleasants County, WVWV7,3389.5%−41%

3071McLeod County, MNMN36,6319.5%−4%

3072Dallas County, ARAR6,0119.5%−30%

3073Meade County, KYKY30,6999.4%−19%

3074Hall County, GAGA226,5689.4%−27%

3075Coosa County, ALAL10,1619.4%−40%

3076Fayette County, PAPA123,0219.4%−21%

3077Owen County, ININ21,8869.4%−12%

3078Madison County, ALAL433,5169.4%−13%

3079Elk County, PAPA29,9269.4%+15%

3080Collin County, TXTX1,297,1799.4%+4%

3081Martin County, FLFL166,2729.4%−24%

3082Teton County, WYWY23,3339.3%−2%

3083Oscoda County, MIMI8,7239.3%−32%

3084Lincoln County, MOMO66,6769.3%−8%

3085Mifflin County, PAPA46,1279.3%−9%

3086Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.3%−14%

3087Washington County, MOMO23,8109.2%−29%

3088Floyd County, ININ82,1539.2%−10%

3089Dade County, MOMO7,8049.2%−29%

3090Iredell County, NCNC211,7989.2%−4%

3091Gibson County, ININ33,0919.2%+2%

3092Blaine County, IDID25,5179.1%−27%

3093Sheridan County, NDND1,2969.1%−39%

3094Fayette County, ILIL20,7909.1%−23%

3095Denali, AKAK1,6169.1%−8%

3096Scotland County, MOMO4,7969.1%−47%

3097Platte County, NENE35,6499.1%−17%

3098Haakon County, SDSD1,8029.1%−18%

3099Jackson County, ININ47,3709.1%+1%

3100Storey County, NVNV4,2609.0%−47%

3101McDonald County, MOMO23,9929.0%+14%

3102Rush County, ININ16,7679.0%−18%

3103Fulton County, KYKY6,2189.0%−41%

3104Dubois County, ININ44,0169.0%−1%

3105Kosciusko County, ININ80,8929.0%−5%

3106Bartholomew County, ININ85,7299.0%−12%

3107Hart County, KYKY20,1178.9%−14%

3108Lemhi County, IDID8,4748.8%−17%

3109Van Buren County, ARAR16,2388.7%−22%

3110Meigs County, TNTN14,1868.7%−31%

3111Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.7%−40%

3112Franklin County, ININ23,2868.7%−9%

3113Benton County, ARAR332,5548.7%−0%

3114Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3838.6%−12%

3115Daviess County, ININ34,2098.6%−18%

3116Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.6%−28%

3117Madison County, ARAR18,4108.5%−41%

3118Glades County, FLFL13,2708.5%−62%

3119Ohio County, ININ5,9948.4%−42%

3120Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.3%−8%

3121Brown County, ILIL6,4018.3%−58%

3122Dakota County, NENE21,6878.3%+4%

3123Bates County, MOMO16,5128.3%−24%

3124Richland County, ILIL15,2198.3%−32%

3125Pennington County, MNMN13,6868.3%−32%

3126Blackford County, ININ11,7308.1%−34%

3127Baylor County, TXTX3,4728.1%−71%

3128Colfax County, NENE10,9348.0%−24%

3129Nowata County, OKOK9,5227.9%−31%

3130Edwards County, ILIL5,8987.8%−1%

3131Lewis County, MOMO9,8797.8%−28%

3132Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.7%−31%

3133Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.7%−53%

3134Holmes County, OHOH44,9707.7%−22%

3135Butte County, IDID2,7837.3%−59%

3136Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7117.2%−68%

3137Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%−59%

3138Hooker County, NENE6866.4%−46%

3139Grant County, KSKS7,0286.3%−63%

3140LaGrange County, ININ41,3056.3%−25%

3141Quitman County, GAGA2,2545.7%−66%

3142Griggs County, NDND2,2394.9%−63%

3143Edwards County, TXTX1,3704.7%−81%

3144Catron County, NMNM3,8272.0%−83%

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