The Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics series (NES-D) provides information on the demographic characteristics of nonemployer businesses. The employer data in the Statistics for Employer and Nonemployer Firms dataset comes from the 2024 Annual Business Survey (ABS), reference year 2023.

• API Call: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesd.html
• Examples: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesd/examples.html
• Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesd/geography.html
• Variables: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesd/variables.html
• Example Call: US Level Nonemployer-firm data by Urban and Rural Classification

api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesd?get=NAME,GEO_ID,NAICS2022_LABEL,SEX,ETH_GROUP,RACE_GROUP,VET_GROUP,FIRMNOPD,URSZFI&for=us:*&NAICS2022=00&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE

For detailed information about the values available, please see Technical Information for ABS API – Statistics for Nonemployer and Employer Firms

• API Call: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesdo.html
• Examples: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesdo/examples.html
• Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesdo/geography.html
• Variables: api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesdo/variables.html
• Example Call: State Level Nonemployer-Owner data

api.census.gov/data/2023/absnesdo?get=NAME,GEO_ID,NAICS2022_LABEL,OWNER_SEX,OWNER_ETH,OWNER_RACE,OWNER_VET,QDESC,OWNCHAR,OWNNOPD&for=state:*&NAICS2022=00&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE

For detailed information about the values available, please see Technical Information for ABS API – Owner Characteristics of Nonemployer Firms