1997 Economic Census
Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
Alabama


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Group All firms Firms with paid employees
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Universe (All Firms) 285,206 237,406,593 75,987 228,632,577 1,530,488 36,646,331
Total minorities 28,292 3,231,787 4,701 2,764,167 35,581 730,738
 Black 19,077 1,008,966 2,266 728,041 13,232 231,869
 Hispanic 2,919 396,775 426 355,509 3,950 91,369
    Cuban S S S S S S
    Mexican Mexican American, Chicano 623 92,565 131 79,360 1,259 22,512
    Puerto Rican 173 95,511 43 93,238 797 33,285
    Spaniard 169 20,417 24 17,481 162 4,222
    Hispanic Latin American 520 56,153 116 50,459 731 10,815
    Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 1,150 102,835 80 88,698 623 11,588
 American Indian and Alaska Natives 3,513 459,539 592 382,184 4,001 75,893
 Asian and Pacific Islander 3,315 1,386,959 1,458 1,312,431 14,761 336,391
    Asian Indian 1,011 440,788 576 412,664 5,516 138,566
    Chinese 494 216,047 341 212,203 3,588 55,242
    Filipino 138 9,944 23 D 20 to 99 D
    Japanese 157 500,610 97 498,590 3,057 92,531
    Korean 389 85,358 132 71,877 972 16,851
    Vietnamese 735 42,676 150 26,404 286 5,141
    Other Asian 354 87,617 123 81,046 916 23,357
    Hawaiian 12 D 9 D 0 to 19 D
    Other Pacific Islander 25 D 8 D 250 to 499 D
Women 69,515 10,230,379 11,836 9,031,979 97,966 1,723,899

 



Universe (All Firms) All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code
Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 285,206 237,406,593 75,987 228,632,577 1,530,488 36,646,331
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 7,692 934,780 1,582 765,188 11,213 202,064
07 Agricultural services 5,996 688,709 1,411 570,105 9,677 164,818
08 Forestry 548 192,732 142 172,298 1,323 31,960
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 1,148 53,339 29 22,785 213 5,286
  Mineral Industries 833 2,501,061 251 2,451,107 10,315 448,467
10 Metal mining 5 1,258 3 D 20 to 99 D
12 Coal mining 89 1,097,330 55 1,083,044 6,033 293,094
13 Oil & gas extraction 621 1,081,742 121 1,048,088 1,709 60,450
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 119 320,731 73 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 40,641 14,144,154 9,990 12,769,824 99,791 2,502,273
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 7,342 7,075,367 2,914 6,606,378 30,606 884,848
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 1,369 1,836,622 719 1,803,628 14,594 362,889
17 Construction--special trade contractors 30,946 4,983,625 6,199 4,223,757 54,126 1,242,969
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 989 248,540 163 136,061 465 11,567
  Manufacturing 11,706 70,075,596 6,019 69,830,759 378,392 11,012,669
20 Food & kindred products 331 6,663,960 208 6,657,198 36,968 734,523
21 Tobacco products 2 D 2 D 500 to 999 D
22 Textile mill products 364 5,072,868 230 5,070,392 36,503 839,597
23 Apparel & other textile products 801 3,046,264 280 3,035,230 36,289 604,829
24 Lumber & wood products 3,869 5,648,940 1,700 5,538,138 36,734 847,590
25 Furniture & fixtures 410 1,346,303 197 1,336,668 11,908 263,026
26 Paper & allied products 122 6,351,593 79 6,349,719 20,072 1,001,832
27 Printing & publishing 1,303 1,704,936 689 1,680,577 16,149 462,551
28 Chemicals & allied products 205 6,956,374 173 6,952,159 15,639 700,089
29 Petroleum & coal products 32 D 30 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 216 3,536,679 200 3,535,073 19,825 653,108
31 Leather & leather products 93 12,846 18 D 100 to 249 D
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 397 1,698,606 224 1,693,611 9,186 279,038
33 Primary metal industries 188 7,137,503 143 7,134,790 25,499 959,760
34 Fabricated metal products 949 3,602,746 578 3,584,209 25,282 721,209
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 1,198 6,265,993 700 6,247,426 28,836 884,387
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 356 4,326,238 191 4,320,123 21,905 779,016
37 Transportation equipment 252 3,805,169 226 3,802,437 24,612 945,024
38 Instruments & related products 100 575,146 85 574,490 4,800 121,135
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 624 595,736 172 580,548 5,781 135,432
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 14,107 17,117,863 3,750 16,563,440 89,210 3,079,664
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 429 139,608 158 133,875 4,003 58,059
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 10,530 3,992,423 2,414 3,527,334 37,442 964,447
44 Water transportation 239 281,792 139 276,572 2,629 66,527
45 Transportation by air 348 312,455 88 301,365 3,738 115,882
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 6 46,342 6 46,342 87 4,241
47 Transportation services 1,248 294,509 340 251,549 2,899 70,989
48 Communications 967 5,102,739 395 5,085,897 22,971 958,169
49 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 356 6,947,995 226 6,940,506 15,441 841,350
  Wholesale trade 11,122 43,923,624 6,299 43,549,983 93,656 2,790,795
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 7,348 23,524,477 4,505 23,288,736 57,920 1,841,440
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 3,794 20,399,147 1,814 20,261,247 35,736 949,355
  Retail trade 47,074 38,709,326 17,749 37,343,128 352,238 4,241,899
52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, & mobile home dlr 1,770 2,556,371 1,127 2,514,856 13,743 253,688
53 General merchandise stores 688 5,680,935 173 5,655,596 49,132 581,732
54 Food stores 4,162 6,646,419 2,250 6,447,142 56,680 626,985
55 Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations 6,938 12,797,474 3,248 12,284,052 40,219 840,901
56 Apparel and accessory stores 2,223 1,712,004 1,021 1,668,766 18,125 214,321
57 Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores 2,788 1,710,120 1,609 1,647,100 13,727 238,030
58 Eating & drinking places 5,763 3,324,495 4,187 3,254,425 121,394 924,083
59 Miscellaneous retail 22,876 4,281,508 4,268 3,871,191 39,218 562,159
  Finance, insurance and real estate industries (ex sub & dev) 24,846 22,905,993 5,368 21,468,431 87,602 2,740,834
60 Depository institutions 401 6,830,222 399 D 25,000 to 49,999 D
61 Nondepository credit institutions 714 1,266,358 444 1,248,088 6,917 206,488
62 Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services 580 518,868 189 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
63 Insurance carriers 177 9,928,354 158 D 10,000 to 24,999 D
64 Insurance agents, brokers, and services 5,102 1,034,741 1,556 927,457 9,225 306,479
65pt Real estate (excluding subdividers and developers) 16,654 2,380,133 2,485 1,314,623 14,279 273,016
67 Holding and other investment offices, except trusts 1,344 947,317 263 893,936 2,848 139,749
  Service industries (exc membership org & private households) 106,415 26,375,996 25,340 23,868,889 407,593 9,622,230
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, & other lodging places 1,098 643,118 661 620,139 14,420 158,199
72 Personal services 20,348 1,069,414 2,553 787,116 19,942 260,098
73 Business services 26,378 4,576,173 3,938 4,141,826 102,880 1,879,102
75 Automotive repair, services, & parking 8,289 1,431,619 2,580 1,238,234 15,291 299,301
76 Miscellaneous repair services 3,973 694,026 1,120 612,306 7,250 184,859
78 Motion pictures 710 245,050 301 233,361 4,197 47,234
79 Amusement and recreation services 5,732 636,335 1,010 551,182 13,642 156,269
80 Health services 11,016 10,040,478 5,338 9,770,232 143,165 4,304,600
81 Legal services 3,979 1,464,659 2,317 1,393,132 12,579 519,286
82 Educational services 2,835 798,995 503 772,906 18,345 293,310
83 Social services 6,558 782,629 1,814 690,674 22,100 285,559
84 Museums, art galleries, & botanical & zoological gardens 56 34,661 52 D 250 to 499 D
87 Eng, acctg, research, mgt, & rel serv 14,719 3,875,478 3,173 2,959,402 32,599 1,203,187
89 Services, n.e.c. 838 83,361 94 D 500 to 999 D
  Industries not classified 21,528 718,200 397 21,828 478 5,436

 



Total minorities All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code
Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 28,292 3,231,787 4,701 2,764,167 35,581 730,738
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 792 D 80 7,991 376 2,461
07 Agricultural services 603 12,926 75 7,242 362 2,299
08 Forestry 27 D 5 749 14 162
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 162 D 0 0 0 0
  Mineral Industries 4 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
10 Metal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Coal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oil & gas extraction 4 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 3,024 331,534 680 265,071 3,508 50,901
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 423 119,917 130 105,209 658 13,755
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 59 49,711 15 D 250 to 499 D
17 Construction--special trade contractors 2,525 160,840 534 110,854 2,476 30,818
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 18 1,066 1 D 0 to 19 D
  Manufacturing 647 492,553 115 481,447 3,922 107,666
20 Food & kindred products 5 D 0 0 0 0
21 Tobacco products 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Textile mill products 1 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
23 Apparel & other textile products 80 10,712 6 D 100 to 249 D
24 Lumber & wood products 242 13,424 28 8,299 135 2,021
25 Furniture & fixtures 21 446 0 0 0 0
26 Paper & allied products 8 D 1 D 100 to 249 D
27 Printing & publishing 76 11,553 12 D 250 to 499 D
28 Chemicals & allied products 1 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
29 Petroleum & coal products S S S S S S
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 1 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
31 Leather & leather products 8 D 0 0 0 0
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 30 1,843 5 822 12 197
33 Primary metal industries 5 D 2 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
34 Fabricated metal products 73 89,601 14 89,029 638 19,621
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 62 79,808 34 78,651 803 24,514
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 7 D 2 D 0 to 19 D
37 Transportation equipment 3 D 3 D 20 to 99 D
38 Instruments & related products 1 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 21 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 1,303 111,764 197 75,205 985 16,801
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 128 3,193 8 D 20 to 99 D
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 956 88,454 154 59,426 698 13,167
44 Water transportation 12 D 1 D 20 to 99 D
45 Transportation by air 10 27 0 0 0 0
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Transportation services 101 4,911 7 D 0 to 19 D
48 Communications 77 6,682 23 5,943