Figure 2. Percent of employment attributed to nonprofits, 2012
State Percent

Alabama

 5.4

Alaska

 13.2

Arizona

 8.1

Arkansas

 9.1

California

 8.2

Colorado

 7.7

Connecticut

 14.4

Delaware

 11.6

District of Columbia

 26.6

Florida

 7.4

Georgia

 7.4

Hawaii

 11.6

Idaho

 7.0

Illinois

 11.3

Indiana

 10.1

Iowa

 11.5

Kansas

 8.8

Kentucky

 9.6

Louisiana

 7.3

Maine

 17.7

Maryland

 13.3

Massachusetts

 17.7

Michigan

 11.4

Minnesota

 14.4

Mississippi

 6.4

Missouri

 11.2

Montana

 14.8

Nebraska

 10.7

Nevada

 2.7

New Hampshire

 14.6

New Jersey

 9.8

New Mexico

 8.1

New York

 18.1

North Carolina

 8.8

North Dakota

 14.7

Ohio

 12.0

Oklahoma

 6.5

Oregon

 12.2

Pennsylvania

 15.9

Rhode Island

 18.1

South Carolina

 5.4

South Dakota

 14.6

Tennessee

 8.3

Texas

 5.1

Utah

 6.7

Vermont

 17.9

Virginia

 8.7

Washington

 9.5

West Virginia

 12.7

Wisconsin

 12.2

Wyoming

 5.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.