Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses


Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses      
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census      
       
  1992
United States Number of Number of Sales
  employees firms (in $1000)
Total 27,403,974 17,253,143 3,324,200,000
Total minority 1,872,870 1,965,565 202,011,421
Black 345,193 620,912 32,197,361
Hispanic 691,056 771,708 72,824,270
Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, Alaskan Native 860,408 606,426 99,709,460
Women 6,252,029 5,888,883 642,484,352
       
  1992
Pennsylvania Number of Number of Sales
  employees firms (in $1000)
Total 1,349,642 728,063 166,894,000
Total minority 39,893 32,712 4,745,334
Black 12,366 15,917 1,133,581
Hispanic 5,174 5,186 560,027
Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, Alaskan Native 22,540 12,053 3,082,924
Women 291,800 227,500 29,400,204
       
       
Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding and because a firm may be included in more than one minority group.      

Source:        U.S. Census Bureau,  Economic Census

Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg