California small Business Facts



	2010*	2009	2000
Number of Businesses
Small employers (<500 employees)	684,953	691,479	658,898
Large employers (500+ employees)	5,501	5,603	5,687
Nonemployers	2,814,409	2,743,935	2,103,178


Business Owner Demographics
Male-owned	1,686	4,677	923,356
Woman-owned	1,039	962	152,867
Equally male/female-owned	597	1,213	184,496
African American-owned	138	85	14,982
Asian-owned	509	906	161,825
Hispanic-owned	567	459	61,844
Native American/Alaskan-owned	46	21	3,070
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-owned	9	6	812
Veteran-owned	370	873	193,897
Publicly held, unclassified	104	6,774	2,364,650

Source of California Small Business Facts: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Admin. Office of the U.S. Courts; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and U.S. Small Business Admin., Office of Advocacy. * Latest available data. †Percentage point change. ‡Data are for CRA loans.