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Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers aren't as popular as as many other business types in the United States. Still, across the entire country, there are more than 10,000 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers. Based on some simple math, it appears that each one of those Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers serves about 30,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. So, it's safe to say that Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers play an important role in the national economy.

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States with Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
California
7,877
23.26
2.
New York
2,403
12.66
3.
Nevada
234
11.74
4.
District of Columbia
60
10.59
5.
Vermont
62
10.18
6.
Wyoming
45
9.16
7.
345
8.02
8.
Montana
65
7.22
9.
Florida
1,107
6.93
10.
Utah
142
6.37
11.
New Mexico
111
6.12
12.
Maine
69
5.43
13.
Connecticut
181
5.41
14.
Minnesota
264
5.37
15.
314
5.36
16.
Oregon
175
5.13
17.
Georgia
382
4.73
18.
Tennessee
268
4.72
19.
South Dakota
35
4.66
20.
Hawaii
55
4.54
21.
Delaware
35
4.47
22.
Idaho
57
4.41
23.
371
4.41
24.
Maryland
218
4.12
25.
Arizona
204
3.98
26.
Illinois
480
3.87
27.
Massachusetts
240
3.78
28.
Nebraska
63
3.68
29.
Virginia
260
3.67
30.
Missouri
205
3.67
31.
191
3.56
32.
Alaska
21
3.36
33.
Rhode Island
35
3.34
34.
New Hampshire
40
3.24
35.
Kansas
77
2.86
36.
Iowa
83
2.84
37.
North Carolina
228
2.83
38.
Pennsylvania
325
2.65
39.
254
2.56
40.
Texas
495
2.37
41.
North Dakota
15
2.34
42.
Oklahoma
70
2.03
43.
Ohio
223
1.97
44.
Kentucky
72
1.78
45.
South Carolina
66
1.65
46.
Indiana
97
1.60
47.
71
1.59
48.
Arkansas
40
1.50
49.
Alabama
62
1.40
50.
West Virginia
19
1.06
51.
Mississippi
29
1.02

Number of Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
17159
5 to 9
994
10 to 19
393
20 to 49
220
50 to 99
55
100 to 249
19
250 to 499
3
500 to 999
1
1000 or more
0

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