Sources and Reference

Notes: Minority-owned firms are classified as any  race and ethnicity combination other than non-Hispanic and White.

Data includes firms with payroll at any time during 2018. Employment reflects the number of paid employees during the March 12 pay period.

The Annual Business Survey (ABS) includes employer businesses only. The ABS is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2019 Annual Business Survey, data year 2018.