Percentage of U.S. Businesses Owned – By Race and Gender
The Relevance of Reason
– The Hard Facts and Real Data About the State of Current America – Business and Politics
By Mack W. Borgen (2013)
In our Current America “…facts (too often) get lost and data gets buried. Good theories are inadvertently missed. Clear conclusions become water down or qualified. The answers remain hidden, and the waters stay muddy.” The Relevance of Reason – Business and Politics, p.2.
Today’s Fact
The percentage of U.S. businesses owned by race and gender are as follows:
Category Percentage of Total U.S. Firms
(Male-Owned) (71.2%)
Women-Owned 28.8%
(White-Owned) (78.8%)
Hispanic-Owned 8.3%
Black-Owned 7.1%
Asian-Owned 5.7%
Native American Owned 0.1%
U.S. Census Bureau. (The Relevance of Reason – Business and Politics, p. 108).