diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
index 6d73f8ea6e7..d632e9710cf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, cast
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import DOMAIN as BINARY_SENSOR_DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.recorder import get_instance
 from homeassistant.components.recorder.models import StateAttributes, States
 from homeassistant.components.recorder.util import execute, session_scope
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
@@ -470,17 +471,8 @@ class StatisticsSensor(SensorEntity):
                 self.hass, _scheduled_update, next_to_purge_timestamp
             )
 
-    async def _initialize_from_database(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the list of states from the database.
-
-        The query will get the list of states in DESCENDING order so that we
-        can limit the result to self._sample_size. Afterwards reverse the
-        list so that we get it in the right order again.
-
-        If MaxAge is provided then query will restrict to entries younger then
-        current datetime - MaxAge.
-        """
-
+    def _fetch_states_from_database(self) -> list[State]:
+        """Fetch the states from the database."""
         _LOGGER.debug("%s: initializing values from the database", self.entity_id)
         states = []
 
@@ -512,8 +504,21 @@ class StatisticsSensor(SensorEntity):
                     if not native.attributes:
                         native.attributes = attributes.to_native()
                     states.append(native)
+        return states
 
-        if states:
+    async def _initialize_from_database(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the list of states from the database.
+
+        The query will get the list of states in DESCENDING order so that we
+        can limit the result to self._sample_size. Afterwards reverse the
+        list so that we get it in the right order again.
+
+        If MaxAge is provided then query will restrict to entries younger then
+        current datetime - MaxAge.
+        """
+        if states := await get_instance(self.hass).async_add_executor_job(
+            self._fetch_states_from_database
+        ):
             for state in reversed(states):
                 self._add_state_to_queue(state)