This statistic shows the number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of the owner. The statistic includes only data on employer businesses. In 2012, about 4.4 million small businesses with paid employees in the United States were owned by White people.
Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner
The Small Business Administration defines a small business for research purposes as an independent business having fewer than 500 employees.
Data on nonemployer businesses is not included.
Hispanic can be of any race.
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US Census Bureau. (December 31, 2015). Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/
US Census Bureau. "Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner." Chart. December 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/
US Census Bureau. (2015). Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Small Businesses in The United States in 2012, by Race and Ethnicity of Owner." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/
US Census Bureau, Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of small businesses in the United States in 2012, by race and ethnicity of owner [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530809/number-of-small-businesses-in-the-us-by-race/
