Georgia Small Business Facts



	2010*	2009	2000
Number of Businesses
Small employers (<500 employees)	166,389	167,864	156,507
Large employers (500+ employees)	3,856	3,883	3,933
Nonemployers	771,155	750,194	468,430


Business Owner Demographics
Male-owned	475	1,300	258,013
Woman-owned	278	228	34,553
Equally male/female-owned	122	179	23,625
African American-owned	184	55	5,278
Asian-owned	46	82	13,330
Hispanic-owned	33	26	4,667
Native American/Alaskan-owned	6	6	652
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-owned	–	–	–
Veteran-owned	133	270	54,885
Publicly held, unclassified	25	1,838	575,194

Sources of Georgia 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.