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States Where Women Grow Their Businesses
In the June.July issue of PINK, we list the top 10 states for majority women-owned (MWO) firms, according to the Center for Women's Business Research and OPEN from American Express.
Here we list rankings for all 50 states (and D.C.) in four categories: the number of MWO firms, the percentage of all privately held firms that MWO firms represent, those firms' sales and the number of people those firms employ. Find out how your state ranks:
No. of MWO Firms:
1. California (1,052,249)
2. New York, (637,037)
3. Texas (568,692)
4. Florida (553,296)
5. Illinois (343,331)
6. Ohio (269,267)
7. Pennsylvania (265,157)
8. Michigan (260,684)
9. Georgia (248,170)
10. New Jersey (228,667)
11. North Carolina (211,980)
12. Virginia (189,573)
13. Massachusetts (189,297)
14. Maryland (167,107)
15. Colorado (160,198)
16. Washington (158,881)
17. Minnesota (144,125)
18. Missouri (141,986)
19. Tennessee (141,802)
20. Indiana (139,140)
21. Arizona (133,252)
22. Wisconsin (122,023)
23. Louisiana (106,540)
24. Oregon (100,690)
25. Alabama (97,417)
26. Connecticut (96,561)
27. Kentucky (93,233)
28. South Carolina (92,576)
29. Oklahoma (87,851)
30. Iowa (73,889)
31. Kansas (68,725)
32. Nevada (61,709)
33. Arkansas (58,585)
34. Mississippi (58,049)
35. Utah (56,691)
36. New Mexico (47,560)
37. Nebraska (45,466)
38. Maine (36,897)
39. New Hampshire (36,660)
40. Hawaii (36,162)
41. West Virginia (36,102)
42. Idaho (33,118)
43. Rhode Island (27,990)
44. Montana (27,512)
45. Vermont (21,685)
46. District of Columbia (19,080)
47. Delaware (18,096)
48. Alaska (17,720)
49. South Dakota (17,267)
50. Wyoming (15,130)
51. North Dakota (15,036)
Percentage of all privately held firms that are MWO:
1. District of Columbia (35%)
2. Maryland (32.6%)
3. Hawaii (32.5%)
4. New Mexico (32.1%)
5. New York (31.8%)
6. Illinois (31.6%)
7. California (31.5%)
7. Michigan (31.5%)
9. Virginia (31.3%)
10. Oregon (31.2%)
10. Washington (31.2%)
12. Georgia (30.9%)
13. Massachusetts (30.6%)
14. Arizona (30.1%)
14. Colorado (30.1%)
14. Florida (30.1%)
17. Ohio (29.8%)
18. Nevada (29.4%)
19. West Virginia (29.2%)
20. Indiana (29%)
20. Minnesota (29%)
20. Missouri (29%)
23. Kansas (28.8%)
24. Connecticut (28.7%)
25. Iowa (28.6%)
25. North Carolina (28.6%)
27. Texas (28.4%)
28. Rhode Island (28.3%)
28. Nebraska (28.3%)
30. New Jersey (28.2%)
31. Louisiana (28.1%)
32. Wisconsin (27.9%)
33. Alabama (27.7%)
34. Pennsylvania (27.6%)
35. Tennessee (27.5%)
36. Kentucky (27.3%)
36. South Carolina (27.3%)
38. Oklahoma (27.1%)
39. Vermont (27%)
40. Mississippi (26.7%)
41. Alaska (26.6%)
42. New Hampshire (26.1%)
43. Wyoming (25.6%)
44. Utah (25.4%)
45. Montana (24.8%)
46. Arkansas (24.7%)
47. Delaware (24.6%)
48. North Dakota (24.4%)
49. Maine (24.3%)
50. Idaho (24.1%)
51. South Dakota (22.5%)
MWO Firms' Sales:
1. California ($152 billion)
2. New York ($88 billion)
3. Florida ($76 billion)
4. Texas ($71 billion)
5. Illinois ($51 billion)
6. Pennsylvania ($46 billion)
7. New Jersey ($42 billion)
8. Georgia ($36 billion)
9. Ohio ($35 billion)
10. Michigan ($33 billion)
11. Massachusetts ($30.6 billion)
12. North Carolina ($30 billion)
13. Virginia ($28 billion)
14. Missouri ($23 billion)
15. Tennessee ($22 billion)
16. Maryland ($21 billion)
17. Washington ($20.2 billion)
18. Arizona ($20 billion)
18. Colorado ($20 billion)
18. Indiana ($20 billion)
18. Minnesota ($20 billion)
18. Wisconsin ($20 billion)
23. Connecticut ($16 billion)
24. Louisiana ($13 billion)
25. South Carolina ($11 billion)
25. Alabama ($11 billion)
25. Nevada ($11 billion)
25. Oregon ($11 billion)
29. Oklahoma ($10 billion)
30. Kentucky ($9.3 billion)
31. Mississippi ($8 billion)
32. Iowa ($7.4 billion)
32. Kansas ($7.4 billion)
34. Nebraska ($7.2 billion)
35. Utah ($7 billion)
36. New Hampshire ($6.4 billion)
37. Hawaii ($6.3 billion)
38. Arkansas ($5.8 billion)
39. Rhode Island ($5 billion)
39. New Mexico ($5 billion)
41. Idaho ($4.2 billion)
42. District of Columbia ($4 billion)
43. Maine ($3.5 billion)
44. Alaska ($3.2 billion)
45. West Virginia ($3 billion)
46. Delaware ($2.7 billion)
47. Montana ($2.5 billion)
48. South Dakota ($1.8 billion)
49. Vermont ($1.7 billion)
50. North Dakota ($1.5 billion)
51. Wyoming ($1.3 billion)
No. of Employees at MWO Firms:
1. California (1,008,588)
2. Texas (576,244)
3. Florida (493,000)
4. New York (488,939)
5. Illinois (316,217)
6. Pennsylvania (285,513)
7. New Jersey (267,455)
8. Ohio (234,636)
9. Michigan (234,323)
10. North Carolina (231,419)
11. Georgia (208,049)
12. Virginia (197,883)
13. Massachusetts (177,020)
14. Missouri (152,782)
15. Arizona (151,877)
16. Wisconsin (148,434)
17. Maryland (142,863)
18. Indiana (137,480)
19. Colorado (130,217)
20. Washington (105,884)
20. Oklahoma (105,884)
20. Louisiana (105,884)
23. Tennessee (94,658)
24. South Carolina (91,845)
25. Alabama (89,624)
26. Connecticut (86,195)
27. Minnesota (84,098)
28. Oregon (78,355)
29. Kentucky (71,566)
30. Kansas (67,565)
31. Iowa (58,567)
32. Utah (52,388)
33. Hawaii (47,058)
34. Mississippi (45,562)
35. Arkansas (42,916)
36. New Hampshire (39,892)
37. Nebraska (39,567)
38. Nevada (39,198)
39. New Mexico (33,116)
40. West Virginia (30,087)
41. Idaho (27,763)
42. Rhode Island (26,195)
43. Maine (25,349)
44. Montana (22,563)
45. Alaska (17,399)
46. South Dakota (15,297)
47. District of Columbia (14,225)
48. Wyoming (13,421)
49. Vermont (12,141)
50. Delaware (10,930)
51. North Dakota (10,855)
