Boudoir photographer
4.0
Recent 52-week average, -32% versus the prior 52 weeks. Full-period average: 3.6.
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U.S. photography business atlas
A state-by-state view of photography business supply, employer economics, and five years of Google search interest, anchored in 2023 U.S. Census Bureau business and population files.
Reference year 2,023 · Data refreshed
- Independent businesses
- 236.7K
- Independent receipts
- $6.8B
- Employer portrait studios
- 11.5K
- Employer studio jobs
- 37.5K
NAICS 54192 businesses with no paid employees.
Published receipts, not profit or owner income.
Establishments in NAICS 541921.
Employment reported by employer portrait studios.
Highest independent-business density
- 1Montana111.8 per 100k
- 2Hawaii107.9 per 100k
- 3Colorado105.7 per 100k
- 4Utah101.0 per 100k
- 5Wyoming96.9 per 100k
Highest average independent receipts
- 1New York$40,886
- 2New Jersey$36,491
- 3Hawaii$36,355
- 4Connecticut$34,779
- 5New Hampshire$33,590
Google search interest
Five years of photographer search signals
The comparison covers U.S. Web Search from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026 for the exact search terms “boudoir photographer,” “wedding photographer,” and “family photographer.” Google scales this fixed comparison from 0 to 100, so it measures relative interest rather than search volume.
Family-photographer interest averaged 21.0 in the most recent 52 weeks, up from 14.8 in the prior 52 weeks. Wedding-photographer interest remained the largest of the three terms at 57.0, while the lower-volume boudoir term averaged 4.0 and should be read with extra caution because sampling noise is more visible at low levels.
Wedding photographer
57.0
Recent 52-week average, -3% versus the prior 52 weeks. Full-period average: 52.2.
Family photographer
21.0
Recent 52-week average, +42% versus the prior 52 weeks. Full-period average: 13.8.
Boudoir interest leaders
- 1Alaska100 index
- 2Colorado100 index
- 3Utah100 index
- 4Wyoming100 index
- 5District of Columbia85 index
Wedding interest leaders
- 1New York100 index
- 2Wyoming90 index
- 3Oregon84 index
- 4Virginia79 index
- 5Rhode Island74 index
Family interest leaders
- 1Wyoming100 index
- 2Hawaii64 index
- 3Kansas47 index
- 4Oregon47 index
- 5Utah47 index
| Month | Boudoir | Wedding | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0 | 55.0 | 10.3 |
| February | 3.8 | 51.0 | 10.7 |
| March | 3.5 | 50.3 | 11.4 |
| April | 3.2 | 50.1 | 11.6 |
| May | 3.1 | 49.9 | 11.8 |
| June | 4.2 | 54.3 | 13.0 |
| July | 3.8 | 53.1 | 15.6 |
| August | 3.8 | 50.6 | 12.9 |
| September | 3.6 | 51.3 | 13.5 |
| October | 3.4 | 49.2 | 13.7 |
| November | 3.9 | 45.5 | 15.3 |
| December | 4.0 | 48.3 | 12.7 |
Explore the states
Compare published business measures
Sort Census business measures beside Google Trends state-level search interest. Neither source is a score for market quality, bookings, profitability, or competition.
| Rank | State | Independent businesses | Per 100k | Avg. receipts | Employer portrait studios | Employer jobs | Payroll per job | Boudoir search index | Wedding search index | Family search index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana MT | 1,266 | 111.8 | $28,448 | 74 | 109 | $34,037 | 85 | 52 | 35 |
| 2 | Hawaii HI | 1,548 | 107.9 | $36,355 | 102 | 281 | $27,306 | 28 | 60 | 64 |
| 3 | Colorado CO | 6,211 | 105.7 | $27,935 | 336 | 652 | $36,308 | 100 | 69 | 43 |
| 4 | Utah UT | 3,451 | 101.0 | $24,337 | 212 | 610 | $24,666 | 100 | 40 | 47 |
| 5 | Wyoming WY | 566 | 96.9 | $29,350 | 35 | 66 | $23,924 | 100 | 90 | 100 |
| 6 | Idaho ID | 1,821 | 92.7 | $21,639 | 72 | 218 | $24,638 | 57 | 48 | 35 |
| 7 | South Dakota SD | 841 | 91.5 | $24,249 | 44 | 119 | $25,109 | 57 | 34 | 26 |
| 8 | Oregon OR | 3,741 | 88.4 | $28,571 | 142 | 271 | $36,790 | 85 | 84 | 47 |
| 9 | Maine ME | 1,231 | 88.2 | $31,359 | 43 | 87 | $27,023 | 85 | 50 | 33 |
| 10 | Vermont VT | 567 | 87.6 | $27,402 | 23 | 41 | $33,634 | 57 | 54 | 39 |
| 11 | Alaska AK | 598 | 81.5 | $24,090 | 27 | 77 | $29,584 | 100 | 42 | 28 |
| 12 | Minnesota MN | 4,675 | 81.5 | $26,695 | 263 | 790 | $46,652 | 71 | 54 | 37 |
| 13 | New York NY | 15,795 | 80.7 | $40,886 | 873 | 1,916 | $44,818 | 71 | 100 | 43 |
| 14 | North Dakota ND | 627 | 80.0 | $25,072 | 36 | 155 | $29,239 | 57 | 35 | 16 |
| 15 | New Hampshire NH | 1,118 | 79.7 | $33,590 | 45 | 206 | $36,204 | 42 | 54 | 28 |
| 16 | District of Columbia DC | 540 | 79.5 | $33,333 | 15 | 49 | $32,061 | 85 | 72 | 45 |
| 17 | Tennessee TN | 5,505 | 77.2 | $32,652 | 189 | 1,089 | $35,468 | 71 | 43 | 35 |
| 18 | Washington WA | 5,961 | 76.3 | $28,602 | 252 | 719 | $37,609 | 71 | 60 | 41 |
| 19 | Georgia GA | 8,335 | 75.6 | $24,993 | 375 | 955 | $27,063 | 57 | 46 | 26 |
| 20 | Rhode Island RI | 815 | 74.4 | $31,460 | 39 | 206 | $36,238 | 42 | 74 | 26 |
| 21 | Nebraska NE | 1,455 | 73.5 | $23,219 | 118 | 275 | $24,171 | 57 | 36 | 37 |
| 22 | California CA | 28,616 | 73.4 | $33,073 | 1,456 | 4,550 | $37,049 | 42 | 57 | 35 |
| 23 | Wisconsin WI | 4,284 | 72.5 | $25,706 | 198 | 581 | $31,978 | 42 | 44 | 28 |
| 24 | Iowa IA | 2,279 | 71.1 | $24,305 | 121 | 278 | $26,827 | 42 | 47 | 26 |
| 25 | Maryland MD | 4,390 | 71.0 | $26,727 | 174 | 701 | $34,049 | 42 | 49 | 32 |
| 26 | Massachusetts MA | 4,928 | 70.4 | $33,349 | 194 | 527 | $48,368 | 42 | 56 | 32 |
| 27 | Michigan MI | 7,032 | 70.1 | $26,046 | 233 | 785 | $32,989 | 71 | 49 | 24 |
| 28 | Connecticut CT | 2,530 | 69.9 | $34,779 | 88 | 295 | $30,763 | 57 | 47 | 28 |
| 29 | Florida FL | 15,788 | 69.8 | $27,925 | 1,007 | 3,443 | $35,800 | 57 | 52 | 30 |
| 30 | Missouri MO | 4,323 | 69.8 | $24,690 | 223 | 1,970 | $31,522 | 71 | 40 | 24 |
| 31 | South Carolina SC | 3,731 | 69.4 | $25,565 | 171 | 398 | $29,741 | 57 | 57 | 35 |
| 32 | Virginia VA | 6,045 | 69.4 | $25,072 | 290 | 809 | $31,188 | 71 | 79 | 39 |
| 33 | Kansas KS | 1,987 | 67.6 | $24,611 | 99 | 198 | $25,929 | 57 | 56 | 47 |
| 34 | New Jersey NJ | 6,242 | 67.2 | $36,491 | 325 | 919 | $37,995 | 42 | 59 | 30 |
| 35 | North Carolina NC | 7,266 | 67.1 | $26,262 | 377 | 1,607 | $31,288 | 42 | 51 | 26 |
| 36 | Texas TX | 20,012 | 65.6 | $26,892 | 790 | 3,020 | $34,889 | 71 | 47 | 33 |
| 37 | Ohio OH | 7,608 | 64.6 | $24,975 | 292 | 1,116 | $29,856 | 57 | 57 | 26 |
| 38 | Nevada NV | 2,045 | 64.0 | $29,226 | 184 | 716 | $29,714 | 85 | 37 | 28 |
| 39 | Oklahoma OK | 2,577 | 63.6 | $21,837 | 99 | 267 | $25,569 | 71 | 32 | 30 |
| 40 | Illinois IL | 7,752 | 61.8 | $26,644 | 501 | 1,924 | $32,265 | 42 | 50 | 24 |
| 41 | Arizona AZ | 4,569 | 61.5 | $28,143 | 229 | 644 | $32,547 | 57 | 52 | 32 |
| 42 | Indiana IN | 4,197 | 61.2 | $23,450 | 170 | 657 | $28,854 | 57 | 42 | 24 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania PA | 7,910 | 61.0 | $28,351 | 353 | 1,336 | $37,993 | 57 | 49 | 24 |
| 44 | Louisiana LA | 2,753 | 60.2 | $23,477 | 139 | 404 | $25,847 | 71 | 36 | 22 |
| 45 | Alabama AL | 2,974 | 58.2 | $24,676 | 117 | 430 | $30,309 | 57 | 39 | 22 |
| 46 | Delaware DE | 587 | 56.9 | $30,511 | 41 | 88 | $30,886 | 57 | 41 | 30 |
| 47 | Arkansas AR | 1,720 | 56.1 | $24,237 | 84 | 242 | $25,298 | 57 | 36 | 20 |
| 48 | Kentucky KY | 2,497 | 55.2 | $22,968 | 91 | 210 | $26,876 | 57 | 40 | 22 |
| 49 | New Mexico NM | 1,093 | 51.7 | $23,699 | 46 | 163 | $27,687 | 42 | 32 | 20 |
| 50 | West Virginia WV | 905 | 51.1 | $22,278 | 25 | 151 | $20,556 | 71 | 32 | 16 |
| 51 | Mississippi MS | 1,359 | 46.2 | $23,570 | 51 | 159 | $28,396 | 57 | 32 | 22 |
“Independent businesses” means Census nonemployer establishments in NAICS 54192. Average receipts are total receipts divided by establishments; they are not median revenue, owner income, or profit. Each Google Trends state index is normalized independently from 0 to 100 for one search term, so compare states within a term rather than scores across terms.
How to read it
Two related datasets, two different scopes
Nonemployer Statistics publishes state totals for NAICS 54192, Photographic Services. That category is broader than portrait photography and includes businesses with no paid employees that meet the Census receipts threshold.
County Business Patterns provides the narrower NAICS 541921, Photography Studios, Portrait, for businesses with paid employees. The two series are shown beside one another but are not treated as identical populations.
A high count may indicate a large population, a high concentration of photographers, or both. It does not reveal boudoir demand, booking volume, price, profitability, or how many listed businesses remain actively marketed today.
Google Trends uses a sampled, normalized index. State scores are normalized separately for each term, and equal values do not imply equal numbers of searches. Search interest is shown beside business supply as context, not combined into an opportunity score.
Primary sources
- 2023 Nonemployer Statistics state file for establishments and receipts in NAICS 54192.
- 2023 County Business Patterns state file for establishments, employment, and payroll in NAICS 541921.
- Vintage 2023 state population estimates for per-capita calculations.
- Google Trends five-year comparison for national weekly and state-level relative search interest.
- Google Trends data methodology for sampling, normalization, low-volume filtering, and noise caveats.