NES is an annual series that provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax. This series includes the number of businesses and total receipts by industry.
News
Census Bureau Releases New Demographic Data on Nonemployer Businesses
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new annual data product that provides demographic characteristics for nonemployer businesses in the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2018 Nonemployer Statistics
This annual series provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax.
U.S. Census Bureau Releases Update to COVID-19 Interactive Data Hub
The Census Bureau has released an updated version of the interactive data hub on its COVID-19 resource page.
Updates
2018 CBP and NES Combined Report
2018 NES was released on May 21, 2020
2017 CBP and NES Combined Report
Data
NES Tables
NES data tables are available on data.census.gov from 2012 to the current reference year and in print publication from 1997-2004.
NES Datasets
NES data are available in downloadable CSV format, along with record layouts and reference guides, from 1997 to the current reference year.
API
The Census Bureau’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows users to create custom queries. Users can embed these statistics into web or mobile apps.