Official U.S. market statistics
U.S. small-business statistics by state
Search the actual SBA 2025 state dataset for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These are aggregate figures, not named companies, contact records, or sales leads.
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U.S. Small Business Administration State Small Business Statistics 2025| State / district | Small businesses | Employment share | Establishments opened | Net new jobs |
| Alabama | 465,610 | 46.0% | 14,917 | 4,814 |
| Alaska | 77,814 | 54.2% | 2,065 | 4,814 |
| Arizona | 706,640 | 42.6% | 26,603 | 80,016 |
| Arkansas | 292,728 | 46.1% | 9,630 | 14,245 |
| California | 4,340,784 | 47.4% | 132,020 | 86,885 |
| Colorado | 730,887 | 48.6% | 30,729 | 6,384 |
| Connecticut | 381,129 | 48.1% | 13,718 | 10,840 |
| Delaware | 111,346 | 50.6% | 4,378 | 5,323 |
| District of Columbia | 82,666 | 49.1% | 5,817 | 2,678 |
| Florida | 3,485,976 | 39.6% | 100,178 | 139,887 |
| Georgia | 1,374,972 | 42.5% | 38,952 | 45,950 |
| Hawaii | 144,375 | 49.6% | 4,265 | 129 |
| Idaho | 207,670 | 56.0% | 10,350 | 17,233 |
| Illinois | 1,353,957 | 43.7% | 33,940 | 14,131 |
| Indiana | 591,671 | 43.2% | 15,661 | 23,008 |
| Iowa | 289,962 | 46.0% | 8,689 | 12,573 |
| Kansas | 273,419 | 48.9% | 10,314 | 10,601 |
| Kentucky | 393,860 | 42.6% | 12,964 | 22,043 |
| Louisiana | 511,235 | 54.1% | 11,047 | 5,470 |
| Maine | 160,215 | 54.5% | 6,025 | 7,026 |
| Maryland | 696,710 | 47.9% | 17,678 | 16,613 |
| Massachusetts | 756,096 | 44.7% | 21,452 | 4,824 |
| Michigan | 983,079 | 47.7% | 24,975 | 27,947 |
| Minnesota | 560,428 | 45.8% | 15,229 | 617 |
| Mississippi | 294,768 | 47.0% | 6,915 | 5,426 |
| Missouri | 590,131 | 44.4% | 26,682 | 19,137 |
| Montana | 141,011 | 66.3% | 6,094 | 3,827 |
| Nebraska | 193,495 | 47.5% | 6,767 | 12,739 |
| Nevada | 353,621 | 45.0% | 14,403 | 23,302 |
| New Hampshire | 145,314 | 50.3% | 6,479 | 6,023 |
| New Jersey | 1,051,630 | 48.8% | 33,317 | 38,432 |
| New Mexico | 172,113 | 53.3% | 5,925 | 4,651 |
| New York | 2,378,996 | 46.6% | 62,612 | 54,510 |
| North Carolina | 1,107,537 | 44.2% | 36,990 | 52,820 |
| North Dakota | 78,219 | 57.6% | 2,940 | 6,358 |
| Ohio | 1,081,292 | 43.8% | 24,725 | 31,354 |
| Oklahoma | 395,520 | 50.8% | 12,517 | 16,295 |
| Oregon | 417,747 | 53.4% | 17,826 | -548 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,169,008 | 45.2% | 32,635 | 46,429 |
| Rhode Island | 116,149 | 51.1% | 5,144 | 4,102 |
| South Carolina | 530,402 | 42.9% | 19,401 | 25,358 |
| South Dakota | 96,770 | 58.0% | 3,646 | 6,662 |
| Tennessee | 741,196 | 41.5% | 23,336 | 40,433 |
| Texas | 3,517,343 | 44.4% | 80,833 | 148,641 |
| Utah | 371,569 | 45.4% | 15,470 | 21,320 |
| Vermont | 81,949 | 62.1% | 3,388 | 1,533 |
| Virginia | 880,366 | 45.9% | 31,514 | 34,814 |
| Washington | 695,695 | 48.7% | 22,873 | 27,671 |
| West Virginia | 118,045 | 47.4% | 6,099 | 5,885 |
| Wisconsin | 497,370 | 48.0% | 17,959 | 15,910 |
| Wyoming | 81,924 | 65.2% | 3,151 | 1,494 |
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, State Small Business Statistics 2025 (published January 30, 2026). Values are state-level aggregates. Net new jobs can be negative.