Georgia leads the nation in the number of black-owned firms (Atlanta: hair salon, 2015)

[Airforceguy]

I found this bit of info in a press release yesterday from the census bureau discussing the increase in the number of women and minority owned businesses.

There were 2.6 million black or African American-owned firms nationally in 2012, up from 1.9 million or 34.5 percent from 2007.
All except for 109,137 or 4.2 percent, of black or African American-owned firms were nonemployers.
While 9.4 percent of all U.S. firms were black or African American-owned, the largest percentage was 19.2 percent in the health care and social assistance sector. For comparison, blacks or African Americans accounted for 13.1 percent of the 18 and older population in 2012.
The Atlanta metro area had more black or African American-owned firms (176,245) in 2012 than any other metro area besides the New York metro area (250,890).
Georgia had more black or African American-owned firms in 2012 than any other state (256,848), followed by Florida (251,216).
Cook County, Ill., led all counties in the number of black or African American-owned firms, with 110,155.
The District of Columbia, Mississippi and Georgia were the only states where more than one-quarter of all firms were black or African American-owned (34.8 percent, 27.7 percent and 27.6 percent, respectively).

Number of Minority- and Women-Owned Firms on the Rise

[ccdscott]

Yeah, that's a big deal. Thanks for the link.

[DreamerD]

That's wonderful!

[Atlwarrior]

I wonder how many are barber shops and hair salons. I would prefer the study measure the net worth of black companies.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

I wonder how many are barber shops and hair salons. I would prefer the study measure the net worth of black companies.

The yearly list from Black Enterprise usually does a good job with that, at least for the largest companies.

BE 100's 2014 - Black Enterprise

[roadtrip75]

How many are earning their business on their merits and how many rely on government mandates for business? Don't hold your breath waiting for an economist to produce that study.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by roadtrip75

How many are earning their business on their merits and how many rely on government mandates for business? Don't hold your breath waiting for an economist to produce that study.

Right because it would show White women leading the pack by far; it wouldn't even be close.