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Business Associations aren't as popular as most other types of businesses in the U.S. Still, across the entire nation, there are more than 10,000 Business Associations. In other words, each one of those Business Associations serves about 30,000 citizens on average.

According to our business employment data, Business Associations will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. So, it's safe to say that Business Associations are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Business Associations
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
District of Columbia
486
85.74
2.
North Dakota
96
14.99
3.
Alaska
91
14.56
4.
Wyoming
67
13.63
5.
South Dakota
101
13.46
6.
Montana
121
13.43
7.
342
12.72
8.
Vermont
77
12.65
9.
Iowa
347
11.86
10.
Maine
126
9.91
11.
Nebraska
164
9.59
12.
Virginia
670
9.47
13.
Arkansas
235
8.80
14.
Mississippi
246
8.68
15.
365
8.49
16.
New Hampshire
103
8.34
17.
Minnesota
408
8.30
18.
Idaho
107
8.28
19.
Oregon
276
8.09
20.
Wisconsin
428
7.98
21.
Illinois
904
7.28
22.
Missouri
396
7.08
23.
241
6.99
24.
Kentucky
275
6.81
25.
Indiana
414
6.81
26.
Washington
393
6.71
27.
Delaware
52
6.64
28.
Tennessee
367
6.46
29.
Georgia
515
6.38
30.
North Carolina
501
6.23
31.
111
6.12
32.
South Carolina
240
5.98
33.
Texas
1,245
5.97
34.
Louisiana
266
5.96
35.
West Virginia
100
5.57
36.
Alabama
247
5.56
37.
Ohio
622
5.49
38.
Rhode Island
56
5.34
39.
527
5.30
40.
Florida
825
5.16
41.
Maryland
267
5.04
42.
Connecticut
165
4.93
43.
Hawaii
59
4.87
44.
Nevada
96
4.82
45.
Massachusetts
292
4.60
46.
New Jersey
381
4.53
47.
1,508
4.45
48.
Pennsylvania
544
4.43
49.
Arizona
226
4.40
50.
Utah
94
4.21
51.
New York
783
4.13

Number of Business Associations by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
11957
5 to 9
3140
10 to 19
1398
20 to 49
774
50 to 99
229
100 to 249
65
250 to 499
15
500 to 999
7
1000 or more
1

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