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Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Survey Results: 2012

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Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Survey Results: 2012

Results from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) are available.

Approximately 1.75 million businesses were selected for the 2012 SBO asking for information about characteristics of the businesses and their owners.

SBO data are presented by:

  • Gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status
  • Geography (U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places)
  • Industry (2- through 6-digit NAICS for selected geographies)
  • Firm receipts size
  • Firm employment size

Please note that data are not necessarily comparable between survey periods. Please refer to the methodology section for more information.

Methodology - 2012 Survey of Business Owners
The U.S. Census Bureau is working towards full electronic data collection so the 2012 SBO was selected to implement a letter-only initial mailing.

Estimates of Business Ownership by Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status: 2012

2012 SBO Data in Census API

The Census Bureau’s public Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers and power data users to build tables and queries directly from the datasets. The API lets developers customize Census Bureau statistics into web or mobile apps that provide users quick and easy access from an ever increasing pool of publicly available datasets.

Survey of Business Owners (2012)
February 03, 2022
Business data by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status at detailed geography and industry levels, including business and owner characteristics

Detailed Tables

web Industry, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race
web Industry, Veteran Status, and Gender
web Industry, Veteran Status, and Ethnicity
web Industry, Veteran Status, and Race
web Industry, Gender, and Receipts Size of Firm
web Industry, Ethnicity, and Receipts Size of Firm
web Industry, Race, and Receipts Size of Firm
web Industry, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
web Industry, Gender, and Employment Size of Firm
web Industry, Ethnicity, and Employment Size of Firm
web Industry, Race, and Employment Size of Firm
web Industry, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
web Gender and Number of NAICS Sectors in Which They Operate
web Gender and Number of States in Which They Operate
web Ethnicity and Number of NAICS Sectors in Which They Operate
web Ethnicity and Number of States in Which They Operate
web Race and Number of NAICS Sectors in Which They Operate
web Race and Number of States in Which They Operate
web Veteran Status and Number of NAICS Sectors in Which They Operate
web Veteran Status and Number of States in Which They Operate

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zip How Initially Acquired Business
zip Year Acquired Ownership of Business
zip Primary Function(s) in Business
zip Average Hours Per Week Spent Working
zip This Business Primary Source of Income
zip Prior Experience Owning a Business
zip Highest Level of Education Completed
zip Age of the Owner in 2012
zip Owner Born a Citizen of the United States
zip Service-Disabled and Other Veteran Characteristics

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Press Releases

Press Release
Number of Minority- and Women-Owned Firms on the Rise
December 15, 2015
Findings from the Survey of Business Owners show the number of minority- and women-owned firms each rose by more than 2 million from 2007 to 2012.
Press Release
El número de empresas de propietarios minorías y mujeres aumentó
December 15, 2015
Encuesta de Propietarios de Empresas demuestra que el número de empresas de propietarios minorías y mujeres aumentó más de 2 millones para cada cual.
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