Percentage of Firms Owned by Women in the US

Percentage of Firms Owned by Women 20-24% 24-26% 26-28% 28-30% 30%+ States by Rank Top 5 1. District of Columbia 34.5% 2. Maryland 32.6% 5. Georgia 30.9% 3. New Mexico 4. Hawaii 31.7% 31% Illinois 30.5% West Virginia 28% Ohio 27.7% South Carolina 27.6% Kansas 27.5% Louisiana 27.3% New Jersey 27.3% Rhode Island 27.3% Pennsylvania 27% Mississippi 26.9% Indiana 26.8% Wisconsin 25.9% 22 23 24 25 26 38 39 Michigan 30.4% New York 30.4% California 30.3% Virginia 30.1% Massachusetts 29.8% Oregon 29.7% Colorado 29.2% Florida 28.9% Nevada 28.6% Washington 28.6% North Carolina 28.2% New Hampshire 25.9% Nebraska 25.7% Kentucky 25.6% Maine 25.6% lowa 25.5% Wyoming 25.5% Oklahoma 25.3% Utah 24.9% North Dakota 24.7% 40 41 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 42 27 43 44 45 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 46 47 Minnesota 26.8% Missouri 26.1% Vermont 26% Alaska 25.9% Delaware 25.9% Tennessee 25.9% 48 Montana 24.6% Arkansas 24.5% Idaho 23.5% South Dakota 22.1% 49 18 Texas 28.2% Alabama 28.1% Arizona 28.1% Connecticut 28.1% 50 51 19 20 21 35 36 37 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Survey of Business Owners Growth in the Number of Women-Owned Firms: 1997-2014 1-20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81%+ States by Rank Top 5 1. Georgia 117.9% 2. Texas 98.4% 5. Mississippi 81.4% 3. North Carolina 4. Nevada 91.4% 90.6% Colorado 55.3% Arkansas 54.5% South Carolina 78.3% Florida 76.5% Alabama 76.1% Maryland 74.7% Utah 73.8% New York 73.1% 22 23 Montana 37.5% Oklahoma 36.8% 38 39 Wisconsin 36.6% 24 25 26 27 Wyoming 53.4% Kentucky 52.2% New Jersey 48.6% Pennsylvania 46.7% Oregon 46.6% Idaho 46.3% 40 41 Minnesota 37.5% South Dakota 35.3% Maine 34.6% Connecticut 33.2% Indiana 32.2% Ohio 31% 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 42 43 Louisiana 70.9% North Dakota 66.7% Tennessee 66.3% 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 44 45 New Hampshire 44.1% Washington 42.8% Rhode Island 41.8% Michigan 41.6% Nebraska 40.1% 46 Virginia 65.3% Hawaii 64.7% illinois 62.1% District of Columbia 61% 47 Vermont 30.4% Kansas 29.8% 48 49 50 51 lowa 22.7% West Virginia 22.7% Alaska 11.2% Arizona 60.2% California 59.2% Delaware 57.4% Missouri 38.8% Massachusetts 38.7% New Mexico 38.2% 20 36 37 21 Source: American Express OPEN State Women-Owned Businesses Report, 2014. expert market www.expertmarket.us