The Kauffman Index: Rate of New Entrepreneurs, 2017 (best, state, largest)

[Trafalgar Law]

The Kauffman Index: Rate of New Entrepreneurs, 2017
01. Miami/Fort Lauderdale
02. Austin
03. Los Angeles
04. San Diego
05. Las Vegas
06. San Antonio
07. New York
08. Phoenix
09. Houston
10. Denver
11. Dallas/Fort Worth
12. Atlanta
13. Riverside/San Bernardino
14. San Francisco/Oakland
15. Kansas City
16. San Jose
17. Charlotte
18. Tampa
19. Cincinnati
20. Sacramento
21. Boston
22. Orlando
23. Columbus
24. Seattle
25. Washington, D.C.
26. Saint Louis
27. Portland
28. Cleveland
29. Nashville
30. Jacksonville
31. Chicago
32. Detroit
33. Virginia Beach/Norfolk
34. Providence
35. Baltimore
36. Philadelphia
37. Minneapolis/Saint Paul
38. Indianapolis
39. Pittsburgh
40. Milwaukee

Rankings | The Kauffman Index | Kauffman.org

I don't care much for "states" for anything so I'm just going to sum up the Top 5 or 6: 1) California; 2) Texas; 3) Florida; 4) Arizona; 5) Colorado; 6) New York.

[rnc2mbfl]

Yet another "40 largest" list that excludes places like NC's Triangle area because it's split into two MSAs with Raleigh's being #43 and Durham's being #97.

[Ant131531]

Miami n1 lol.

[GatsbyGatz]

It's a list that has San Bernardino ahead of Boston and DC! Don't see that every day.

[Bunjee]

I've looked with interest at the Kauffman Index before. When you understand what it's actually measuring there are fewer surprises. It's about entrepreneurship not wealth. Latinos have a very high rate of small business self-development (perhaps Cubans in Miami help the list make more sense).

[pinytr]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

Miami n1 lol.

This study takes into account the relative sizes of each metro area. I wouldn't be surprised if the Miami metro area ranks number one in new entrepreneur growth relative to the metro area population. Here are some other things you can lol about as your reading through each one. I have many more if you ever need more lols.






South Florida ranking first in small businesses per capita out of all the major U.S. metro areas

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...-with-the.html





Miami having the same number of small businesses as cities much larger in population





https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/06/t...epreneurs.html





8 out of the top 50 U.S. cities for entrepreneur growth located in the Miami metro

Total Businesses, Ownership Statistics for Cities





This very forum showing Florida ranking #1 for number of small businesses per capita, with South Florida naturally being the epicenter

https://www.city-data.com/blog/1654-small-businesses/





Miami ranking near Chicago in total number of small businesses

Small business in America: The cities with the most small businesses – Nevada Business Connections





The Miami metro ranking ranking 3rd out of the U.S. metros for small business growth



Equitable Commercial Realty – The Cities Adding – and Shredding – the Most Small Businesses in America: Austin Ranks #1





Miami once again ranking above cities with much larger populations for total small businesses

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...-the-most.html





South Florida's three largest cities ranking in the top 35 for best cities to start a business out of the 150 largest U.S. cities

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-citie...business/2281/





Miami metro ranking #1 for percentage of private sector jobs generated by small businesses out of the major U.S. metros


http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...ere-small.html





Florida ranking #1 for business entrepreneurship

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ss-environment



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[pinytr]

Originally Posted by Bunjee

I've looked with interest at the Kauffman Index before. When you understand what it's actually measuring there are fewer surprises. It's about entrepreneurship not wealth. Latinos have a very high rate of small business self-development (perhaps Cubans in Miami help the list make more sense).

I think it's also all the tourists and snowbirds that boost the small businesses tremendously while at the same time not taking up any of the jobs. I also think the snowbirds and international tourists prefer small businesses much more than the average person in the U.S., especially while they're "in town". No other metro area in the U S. has that unique combination of receiving a lot of tourists while at the same time also receiving a lot of snowbirds.

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