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Radio Stations

Radio Stations aren't as prevalent as most other types of businesses in the U.S. Still, across the entire country, there are more than 6,000 Radio Stations. Given the current population of the United States, each one of those Radio Stations serves about 50,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Radio Stations will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. Hence, Radio Stations are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Radio Stations
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
58
9.06
2.
Alaska
49
7.84
3.
Wyoming
37
7.53
4.
Montana
58
6.44
5.
South Dakota
44
5.86
6.
Vermont
32
5.26
7.
Nebraska
78
4.56
8.
New Mexico
82
4.52
9.
115
4.31
10.
Iowa
123
4.20
11.
Mississippi
119
4.20
12.
Kentucky
161
3.99
13.
Idaho
51
3.95
14.
Maine
50
3.93
15.
West Virginia
68
3.79
16.
Tennessee
201
3.54
17.
20
3.53
18.
Oregon
119
3.49
19.
Alabama
150
3.38
20.
Kansas
90
3.35
21.
New Hampshire
40
3.24
22.
Oklahoma
110
3.19
23.
Minnesota
156
3.17
24.
Colorado
133
3.09
25.
236
2.92
26.
South Carolina
113
2.82
27.
Nevada
56
2.81
28.
Delaware
22
2.81
29.
Missouri
149
2.66
30.
Virginia
183
2.59
31.
Wisconsin
138
2.57
32.
North Carolina
200
2.49
33.
281
2.48
34.
Texas
497
2.38
35.
Florida
371
2.32
36.
Indiana
139
2.29
37.
Louisiana
102
2.28
38.
Washington
129
2.20
39.
Rhode Island
22
2.10
40.
Hawaii
25
2.06
41.
104
2.03
42.
Massachusetts
126
1.98
43.
California
666
1.97
44.
Pennsylvania
237
1.93
45.
Utah
43
1.93
46.
New York
365
1.92
47.
Maryland
101
1.91
48.
Illinois
216
1.74
49.
171
1.72
50.
Connecticut
55
1.64
51.
New Jersey
50
0.59

Number of Radio Stations by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
2584
5 to 9
1375
10 to 19
1387
20 to 49
1138
50 to 99
341
100 to 249
118
250 to 499
8
500 to 999
3
1000 or more
0

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