Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises _SMOBE_

1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE) American Indians and Alaska Natives Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ SMOBE Overview  Provides only comprehensive source of data on minority-owned business enterprises.  Data needed to evaluate the extent and growth of business ownership and to provide a framework for assessing and directing private and government programs. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ History  SMOBE first conducted in 1969 in response to executive order.  Incorporated into the economic census in 1972. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Scope and Coverage  Virtually all nonfarm businesses with greater than $1,000 in receipts • Full coverage of corporations was added in 1997. • Prior to 1997 only subchapter S corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships were included. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Scope and Coverage  Race and Ethnicity • Definitions for race and ethnicity defined by OMB Federal Directive 15, issued 1978   Race  American Indian or Alaska Native  Asian or Pacific Islander  Black  White Ethnicity  Hispanic Origin  Not of Hispanic Origin Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Scope and Coverage  Gender • For the 1997 survey, gender was defined as:     Male Female Equally male and female Other (includes publicly held, foreign-owned, and not for profit businesses)  Business Unit • Company Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Publications  1997 products were released starting March 2001.  Seven Publications • Women released • Black released • Hispanic released • Asians and Pacific Islanders released • American Indians and Alaska Natives released • Minority Summary • Company Summary Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Improvements for 1997  Inclusion of all corporations  Ownership based on race, ethnicity, and gender of 51% or greater  Improved sample design  Addition of equally male- and female-owned category for gender  State by 2-digit SIC data available Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Improvements for 1997 Fully inclusive estimates • In reports prior to 1997, estimates for minorityowned business enterprises for a part of the sample could not be allocated by industry and geography and were, therefore, not included in the detailed tables of the reports. • For 1997, the estimates for all levels of the data include all firms owned by the race and ethnic groups presented. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Improvements for 1997  Separate publication for American Indians and Alaska Natives  Separate publication for Asians and Pacific Islanders  Data tabulated by firm in each industry and geography  Company Summary report  Data free on internet  Improved CD-ROM software Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Growth of American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms  The number of American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned firms grew 84% from 1992 to 1997. • The number of all U.S. firms grew 7%.  The receipts of American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms grew 179%. • The receipts of all U.S. firms grew 40%. (Includes sole proprietorships, partnerships, and subchapter S corporations.) Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Percent Distribution of All U.S. Firms by Industry Division: 1997 Industries not classified 7% Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining 3% Construction 11% Manufacturing 3% Transportation, communications, and utilities 4% Services 43% Wholesale trade 4% Finance, insurance, and real estate 11% Retail trade 14% Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Percent Distribution of American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms by Industry Division: 1997 Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining 5% Construction 14% Manufacturing 3% Transportation, communications, and utilities 3% Wholesale trade 2% Retail trade 8% Finance, insurance, and real estate 2% Industries not classified 45% Services 17% Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ American Indian- and Alaska NativeOwned Firms as a Percent of Total Firms in State: 1997 Percent of Total 10.0 or greater (1) 5.0 to 9.9 (2) 1.0 to 4.9 (19) 0.0 to 0.9 (29) Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Average Receipts per Firm by Industry Division for American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms Compared to All U.S. Firms: 1997 All industries 891 174 386 91 405 196 5,839 373 1,287 258 5,352 723 917 313 1,147 258 294 152 42 109 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 All American Indian and Alaska Native Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation, communications, and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Industries not classified (Thousands of dollars) Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Number of American Indian- and Alaska NativeOwned Firms by Industry Division: 1997 All Industries 197,300 Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining 9,889 Construction 27,435 Manufacturing 6,717 T ransportation, communications and utilities 6,291 W holesale trade 4,365 Retail trade 14,768 Finance, insurance, and real estate 4,616 Services 34,144 Industries not classified 89,243 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Receipts for American Indian- and Alaska NativeOwned Firms by Industry Division: 1997 All Industries $34,343,907 Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining $904,392 Construction $5,384,815 Manufacturing $2,503,417 Transportation, communications and utilities $1,620,515 Wholesale trade $3,155,143 Retail trade $4,618,484 Finance, insurance, and real estate $1,190,741 Services $5,202,704 Industries not classified $9,763,696 (Thousand dollars) Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Five States With Largest Number of American Indian- and Alaska NativeOwned Firms  California - 26,603  Texas - 15,668  Oklahoma - 15,066  Florida - 10,546  North Carolina - 7,148 Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Five MAs With Largest Number of American Indian- and Alaska NativeOwned Firms  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - 8,541  Tulsa, OK - 3,822  Oklahoma City, OK - 3,295  Houston, TX - 3,128  New York, NY - 2,801 Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Size of American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms  33,277 (16.9%) American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms had paid employees.  355 (1.1% of firms with paid employees) American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms had 100 or more employees.  18,262 (54.9% of firms with paid employees) had 1 to 4 employees. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Size of American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms  Of all 197,300 American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, 4,892 (2%) had more than $1,000,000 in receipts.  50,433 (26%) had less than $5,000 in receipts. Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Legal Form of Organization  The majority (88%) of American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms were sole proprietorships. • 173,385 firms  Largest receipts group was the C corporations with 35% of all American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms’ receipts. • Accounted for almost $12 billion Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ For More Information  Web: • http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/  Phone: • 301-457-3316  E-mail: • csd@census.gov Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/