Distribution of Hispanic-Owned Firms by Kind of Business: 2002 1,573,600
Other services (except public administration) 16% Construction 13%
All other kinds of businesses 27%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 9% Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 13%
Health care and social assistance 12%
Retail trade 10%
Note: Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each industry in which they operated, but only once in the U.S. total.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Survey of Business Owners Hispanic-Owned Firms – Released March 21, 2006
Industries With the Highest Average Receipts Per Firm For Hispanic-Owned Firms Compared to All U.S. Firms, excluding publicly held and other unclassifiable firms: 2002
1,151
Wholesale trade
2,672
582
Manufacturing
1,813
Hispanic All U.S. firms, excluding publicly held and other unclassifiable firms
488
Mining
531
267
Retail trade
666
Accommodation and food services
234 463
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Survey of Business Owners Hispanic-Owned Firms – Released March 21, 2006