2024 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation

Advocacy’s annual State Profiles use the latest federal economic data to create state-by-state snapshots of small business activity. The 2024 profiles describe small business employment by industry, establishment openings and closings, small business loans, small business exports, business owner demographics, and much more.

The interactive map below shows the share of jobs provided by small businesses in each state. Hover over a state to see statistics for that state. Select a state to see the full profile. Profiles can also be accessed using the links below the map, including not only profiles for every state, but also the District of Columbia, the nation, and five territories.

2024 Small Business Profiles for the United States
United States
2024 Small Business Profiles for the States
Alabama Alaska Arizona
Arkansas California Colorado
Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia
Florida Georgia Hawaii
Idaho Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas Kentucky
Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota
Mississippi Missouri Montana
Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington
West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
2024 Small Business Profiles for the Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands

All Profiles With Technical Notes